The San Francisco call., 1897-01-26
ELECTIVES ARE
STILL HOPEFUL
No Sign of the Swanhilda,
but She Is Hourly
Expected.
The Captain of the Snow and
Burgess Looks for Her
Next Week.
Rem arkab!e Experience OF Water
Front ExpreSsman Last
Week

Every vessel that is sighted from Point
Lobos nowadays is at once set down as tne
long-looked-for Swanhilda. Tow boatmen
and ship-owners look for her either to-
night or tomorrow. Should she not put
in an appearance during that time, then
they say she will not get in for week.
Their opinion is based on the reports OF
the barks Andrew Welch and Snow and
Burgess. "There must have been heavy
westerly weather outside" said Captain
Marshall of the tug Active yesterday.
There was heavy westerly swell rolling
in last Sunday, while the wind was from
the northwest. Both the Andrew Welch
and Snow and Burgess reported westerly
weather, and it should bring the Swan
hilda in tonight or tomorrow If she is
anywhere in the vicinity of San Francisco.
The Snow and Burgess took different
course altogether from that taken by the
Swanhilda. He stood away to the west
ward and came up around the Marshall
group. The other vessel was spoken in
the vicinity OF the Fiji group by the
| Taupo, and must thus be taking the same
course as the Morialta, that was 20 days
getting here from Newcastle. If the four
master reported by the Australia is any
where in the vicinity she should be along
inside of II hours"
The report of the Snow and Burgess will
make interesting reading for nautical mon
who are figuring upon the arrival OF the
Swanhilda. 1t is as follows:
Sailed from Sydney, N. S. w., November 25
Had northeast to north-nor theast wind the
first four days out, with fine weather; then
had easterly and southeasterly winds from
light 10 brisk. Crossed the lS0th meridian,
in latitude 81 deg. south, thirteen days out
Got the southeast trades in latitude % deg.
/ dn0 IUh rnrn
moderate to fresh, but lost them in latitude
10 deg. south, longitude 172 west. Then we
had Gains, battling, squally winds and much
rain. TIE weather WAS very sultry and warm.
Got the northwest monsoons in latitude 8
deg. 80 min. south, longitude III deg. west,
which carried US to latitude deg. south.
longitude 162 deg. west, where we got the
northeast trades. Crossed the equator in Ion
gitude 165 deg. 30 min. west thirty-five days
out Lost the northeast trades IN latitude %
deg. north, longitude 167 deg. 80 min. west,
and then we had southerly to southwesterly
| breezes, with occasional rain and hard squalls
| On Sunday, January II, We lost the fore and
main topgallant sails in q hard squall in lati-
tude 35 deg. north, longitude LAG west. In
fact, 1t has been very sQually for some time,
and we bursted several sails after we left the
northeast trades. Then we had south to south
east wind and misty, rainy weather to within
fifty miles OF San Francisco.
If the Swanhilda struck the same winds
and encountered the same conditions as
the Snow and Burgess she should be along
here any time If she struck the Gains
! encountered by the Morialta around the
| Fiji islands she will not be here for week.
The following notice 10 mariners in re-
| gard to the navigation of the Straits of
San Juan de Fuca has been issued by the
Branch photographic Office:
Notice is hereby given that the Point Wilson
buoy, trst-class red nun buoy, No. 8, has
dragged 200 yards 10 the eastward. 1t will be
replaced on its old bearings as soon as prac-
ticable.
This notice affects the list of beacons, buoys
and day marks, Pacific Coast, 1885, page SO.
| Jerry Sullivan, the well-known water
front expressman, had an experience the
other night that he is not likely to forget
in hurry. 1t was past midnight and
very dark and cold. The horse and wagon
| had been put up hours before and Jerry
was sleeping the sleep of the just. He
/ was aroused by S )me one humping on
the stable door, and when Jerry put his
! head out of the window upstairs he
| learned that the man who was making all
the noise had been directed to his place
and wanted him to go out TO Heggerty's
saloon on the ocean beach and bring in a
| trunk. He offered to pay well for the job
and Sullivan finally agreed to 60. He went
out alone and secured the trunk, but on
his way back got lost in the park and al
most ran over two men who were fighting
in one of the side walks. One of the men
ran toward the beach and the other man.
pulling gun, began TO fire and yell at
him to stop. Jerry's horse took
fright and ran away, and when he
| finally reached the Baker-street en-
trance the man who had done the firing
was waiting for him. He asked numbe
of questions, and ended up by letting
Jerry go with warning never to mix
himself up in scrimmage again. "Be-
dad" said Jerry at parting, lit was you'se
that mixed me up. Sure an | was the
innocent victim. Didn't my horse run
away, and haven't the trees scraped half
gallon of paint off the wag n"
IhJerry finally reached the water front
again and after stabing the horse carried
the trunk up to his room. Next morning
the stranger came along and had with him
large valise. He paid the expressman
well and said he would take the contents
of the trunk along with him. Jerry
offered to help, but the man said