The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27
Plenty of Them Are Offering at the Naval
 Rendezvous.
Out of Over Seventy Who Ap- piled Only Fifteen Could Be
 Examined.
A Double Force of Surgeons and Examining Officers to Be in
 Attendance.

The recruiting office at 10 California street was crowded with men anxious +o enlist in Uncle Sans navy yeSter- dav. Over seventy machiniSts, ire men. coal passers and sailors put in an appearance during the day. but the doctor was only able to examine hf- teen of them, so another physician Will he detailed to help him when the naval rendezvous opens tomorrow
 Chief Engineer William B. Cunning of The Moradnock examined the ma chinists and firemen, and out of the t1t- teen men who came before him nine were accepted. Men anxious to work in the engine-room were plentiful yes terday. but the Seamen were very few. Some of the men who presented them selves and asserted that they were A. B.'s did not know how to box the com- pass. and others again did not know how to make the simplest kind of sDlice. These men, of course, were sim ply landsmen, and the chances are that some of them had never been to sea in their lives.
 The news that Uncle Sam is in want of men for the navy has only just been made public, so the rush of those eager to join during working hours yester- day was considered more than satfS- factory. Four men were employed dur ing the day in attending to the appIi- cants. and if the rush continues during the week not only the force of eXamin- ing surgeons, but the entire staff will have to be doubled.
 There was a big crowd down to see the ship Centennial away to the can neries yesterday. She took away over q hundred Chinese and also one hun drea pigs. The pigs are for the Chi nese fishermen and they will be al lowed to cook them In their own pecu- liar way during their stay in Cooks In- let. Over fifty white fishermen also went up on the Centennial and their welfare will also be well looked after, but in a different manner during the coming season.
 The steam collier Bristol is being got ready to carry livestock for the Klon- dille She will be used between Victo- ria B. C.. and will also carry supplies for the men engaged in building the railroad from the head waters of the Stickeen River to Lake Tesla
 While the Stickeen-La.ke Teslan rail- road seems to be making good progress the road between Skaguay and Daw son City has not been forgotten. Yes terday Senator Perkins telegraphed from Washington to the Pacific Coast Steamship Company to reserve accom- 1nodations for Sir Thomas Tancred and Chief Engineer Hawkins, who represent the English syndicate that is to build the Skaguay- Dawson railroad. The two gentlemen will leave for Skaguay by the steamer Cottage City, which leaves Seattle on April l.
 The ship Llewellyn J. Morse has at last been brought out of the mud. The sixth attempt was made yesterday by the tugs Active Reliance and Vigilant. and after an hours work they finally got her out of Oakland Creek. She will at once be fitted out to go to the Alaska canneries.
 The steamer Brixham from New York passed up the coast yesterday. She was seventy-two days from New York to San Francisco. Instead of calling here she is evidently bound for Puget Sound. The Brixhan is for the Alas kan trade.
 The coast defense steamer Monad- nook will be open to visitors to-day between the hours of 1 and D. m. In a few days the warship will go to Mare Island to receive her full compile ment of ammunition.
 Captain Nels Wulff of the steamer 'Zinfandel had a narrow escape from
 
 was engaged in fixing the wires on one of the telephone poles, and as Cap tain Wulf passed underneath the man dropped his broad aX. It fell right in front of him and clipped a piece from the toe of his right shoe as it buried itself in the wooden pavement. It was over half an hour before Captain Wulff realized what narrow escape he had had, and then he found it ne cessary to take a strong cordial as a steadier for his shaken nerves
 The tug Alert is back in commission again after receiving new boilers, and Captain Joseph Trewin is once more back at his post. The boys in the tugboat office assert that genial Joseph has been giving the girls a treat for the last month or six weeks and many of them are now broken hearted at his having to go to work again. Whether that is true or not Captain Trewin was back on his steamer again with his usual clean shave and happy smile, welcoming all comerS- The tugboat company will be more than glad to have the Alert once more in commis- sion, as there has been a great rush of work of late.
 East street was lined all of yesterday from Broadway to Clay street with a double line of wagons waiting a chance to get on Broadwa wharf to de- liver their freight. The steamer City of Pueblo was a day late getting in from Puget Sound, and as she is to sail on schedule time to-day the merchants had to rush things in order to get the freight down in time. Men on the steamer will have to work all night in order to receive the goods, and the chances are that it will be noon to-day before the Pueblo gets away for Vic- toria, B. c.
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