The San Francisco call., 1898-01-06
A Fleet of Coasters De- layed by Adverse
 Winds.
The Warship Marion to Be =: Turned Over to the Naval
 Battalion.
Governor Budd and Captain Turner
 Will Go to the Navy Yard Saturday.

The barkentine Catherine Sudden ar rived from Everett yesterday after a lengthy passage of sixteen days. Cap tain Hansen reports exceedingly heavy weather for. the first ten days and thereafter southwest winds to port. On December 27 a ship was sighted off the Columbia River and when twenty-five miles west by north of Point Reyes a bark and a ship were sighted. These vessels may be the Gatherer, Harry Morse and Yosemite, now somewhat overdue from Puget Sound. The Gath erer is eighteen days out from Tacoma, the Harry Morse twenty-four days from Seattle and the Yosemite twenty days from Tacoma. The wind and weather have been altogether against coasters south-bound of late and the chances are that the vessels named have been driven out of their course and will arrive here in due time.
 The British ship Birkdale, which ar rived from Hamburg last Tuesday night, had rough time of it rounding Cape Horn. Arthur Hill, one or the apprentices, fell from the yard arm ana died from the injuries he received. Cap tain Williams of the Birkdale was to have taken command of the ship Vim cent, but owing to the long passage from Europe he did not arrive in time and the Vincent is now on her way 10 Cape Town in command or captain Bryce. The latter was formerly mate of the Conway, but when the captain or the Vincent was taken sick and had to go home to England, Bryce was made master of her and brought her from Newcastle, Australia, to San Francisco.
 Captain Davis, who takes command of the Birkdale, was formerly master of the Helenslea, the vessel that was wrecked on Inaccessible Island. The Birkdale was purchased to replace the lost vessel and Captain Davis was sent out here to take command of her. Captain Williams, the Vincent being on her way to Cape Town, will go back to England via New York.
 The members of Harbor 15 of the E Masters and Pilots Association are to have an intellectual treat at their regular meeting on Monday evening next in the AlcaZar building. Profes- sor c. Reichmann is to lecture on Nautical Astronomy
 Captain Turner and a detachment of the Naval Battalion will accompany Governor Budd to Mare Island next Saturday. They will leave here at ! a. m on the State tug Governor Mark ham, and on their arrival at the navy yard will take over the sloOp-ofwar Marion from the commandant. The Markham will then tow the warship - to San Francisco, where her home will be in future. She will be moored astern of the Camanche for a few days, until her permanent berth at Howard wharf is ready for her. Then the members of the battalion will move on board, bag and baggage.
 On February 21 next the battalion will give a reception and ball aboard, and on February 9 the ship will be thrown open to the public. While ly- ing alongside of the Camanche all the coal and stores in the latter vessel be- longing to the battalion will be trans ferred to the Marion.
 The old steamer Eureka is to be turned into coal hulk. She is one of the best-known vessels in Goodall, Perkins & Co.'s fleet, and has earned more money in her time than she could now carry. She was built in 1864, and was then called the California. She ran between here and the Columbia River in those days, and carried the money required to pay Uncle Sam S men to Portland. Later she was sold to her present owners and put into the passenger trade. She has a splen- did cabin, nearly all the woodwork in it having been taken out of the old side-wheeI steamer OriZaba- Her .. piano also came out Of that historic old craft, and is now almost as good : as ever. As a passenger and freight boat the Eureka has made her last :. trip, but her days of usefulness are ;; not over, and for many moons to :: come she will be used as coal hulk.