The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27
SUCCESS AND FAILURE.

nearly fortnight it has blown from
the northeast, and therefore dead
against vessels bound from the Ha-
waiian Islands or those due from New
York or Europe.
The heaviest gales that blow on this
coast are from the southeast or north
west, and they are never accompanied
by a breaking bar. Southwest or west
erly weather always makes trouble at
the Golden Gate, and therefore the off,
shore storm must have been from one
Of these points, while the prevailing
wind here has been from the northeast.
The ship Henry B. Hyde made a
good passage from New York, but it is
now outside fighting the battling north
east winds. On the 21st inst. she was
spoken 365 miles off shore by the Mail
steamer Australia but has not been
seen since. The Glenfinart, spoken by
the China, is in the same box, and the
bark Mauna Ala and the barkentine
s. n. Castle are now out nineteen and
twenty days, respectively, from Homo
lulu, and the chances are that they
also came up on the wings of the IA
voring southwest or westerly storm,
only to meet the fate Of the Henry B.
Hyde and Glenfinart at the hands of
the northeast zephyr.
The schooner Webfoot, for the Sound,
went out light last Saturday. 1t was
plain sailing until the bar was reached,
and then vessel and crew had a rough
time of IL. With very little warning the
bar began breaking and the schooner
was tossed about like a cork on the
crest Of the waves. Once over the
rough spot and cleared away on her
1hn IT,,
proverbial mill pond. The schooner
Martha w. Tufts. with a full cargo
and a deckload Of lumber for La Paz,
Mexico, attempted to follow the Web
foot out, but failed. Her captain
sought everywhere for a break in the
wall of foam, but could not find one.
even in the north channel. Not caring
TO endanger his deck load the schooner
was put about and came to an anchor
near Arch Rock. Yesterday the Web
foot was taken in tow by the tug Ida
w and another attempt to cross out
was made, but it also failed, and the
vessel is now anchored off Meiggs
wharf.
Jack" Healy and BILLY" Dugan.
boatmen at the Folsom-street wharf.
narrowly escaped drowning yesterday
Both of their whitehells capsized, and
had 1t not been for Bruno Nelson, the
Waterman on the old monitor Canaan
che, one or both of them might have
lost their lives. Healy is by far the
better oarsman, but Dugan thought
he could outrow him in a race around
the Camanche and back to the Fol-
som-street float. A bet of a New
Years dinner was made on the result,
and the two men stripped for the con-
test. Two Of Henry Peterson's white
halls were secured and Captain VIII
son saw to 1t that the men got away
on even terms. Healy was the first
around the monitor, but Dugan made
ried by the tide against the warship
and capsiZed. Healy at once went to
his assistance, but while clamberinE
aboard Dugan managed to capsize the
second boat. Both men held on and
their cries brought Nelson to their as
sistance. After getting them aboard
the monitor he went after the white
halls and brought them and their ut
tings alongside. By this time Healy
and Dugan were all right again, so
calling the race off they rowed ashore
to get a change of clothes. The New
Year dinner has not been called off.
however, but the rivals are to hold a
joint celebration and Bruno Nelson is
to be the guest of honor
Captain H. G. Killman Of the bark
Topgallant is to take command of the
ship Invincible on her arrival from Pu-
get Sound, vice Captain Rowland. who
is compelled to remain ashore on ac-
count Of i'll health Captain Andrews. |
formerly of the barkentine Marion and
lately mate Of the Topgallant. will go
out as master in Captain Killman's /
place. Captain Andrews was married /
a few days ago. and this will be his |
first voyage in the Topgallant as mas |
ter and benedict.
The repairs to the yacht Aggie are /
very slowly. She arrived /
here from the Sound over three weeks /
ago, but outside of getting some new
copper put on and a coat of paint, lit I