The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-29
OVERDUE SHIPS
DECEIVE THE
Underwriters
Two of the Reinsured
Reach Port.
A NEW MILITARY CABLE
IT WILL CONNECT ALL THE
POSTS ON THE BAY.
The Whaling Bark Charles w. Nor
gan Arrives From the Okhotsk
Sea After a Successful.
Cruise.
A NEW MILITARY CABLE
IT WILL CONNECT ALL THE
POSTS ON THE BAY.

Another feet of vessels got in last night
Nearly ali of them reached the Golden
Gate at an early hour, but they would
not accept a tow as the captains thought
they could sail in. The wind fell light
however, and after a vain attempt at
beating, the masters gave in about $3.50
?. m. and accepted the services of tugs.
The British ship Falls of HaIladale, which
has been outside for nearly week took
q tow early in the game and reached an
anchorage during the morning. The
French bark Duchess Anne, seventy-three
days from Hongkong, the brig Consuelo
from Mahukona, H. l., the bark Harry
Morse from Seattle and the whaling bark
Charles w. Morgan from a cruise in Ok
hotsk Sea were among those which tried
10 sail in.
G. T. Mcmillan, a sailor on the Falls of
Halladale, died on October Is. and was
buried at sea. The poor fellow wanted to
die ashore, and held out until land was
sighted and then succumbed.
The Duchess Anne was so long in max
ing the journey from China that fears
were entertained for her safety. At one
time 70 per cent was paid TO reinSure her
so the gamblers have made another lucky
maui. In this connection the Bank" line
OF vessels do not seem to be favorites with
the underwriters. The Duchess Anne was
seVenty-three days coming here from
HOngkong, and only 20 per cent was paid
on her, while 80 per cent was paid yeSter-
day on the Laurelbank, now out fifty-six
days from Shanghai for Astoria. On the
Springbank, which arrived here from
an average passage, 5 per cent reinsur-
ance was paid, and on the Comliebank,
!4S days from Port Townsend for Eng
lana, IL per cent was offered and paid
just prior to her arrival yesterday.
The Charles w. Morgan had a fairly
successful season, as she brings back 1900
OIL and 800 pounds of bone. On Septem-
Der she was caught in heavy gale in
the Okhotsk Sea Her starboard bull
Warks and rail were stove in and two of
the. starboard boats were carried away.
On August - the whaling bark California
was spoken with 740 barrels, and the
HoratiO with $40 barrels of oil.
The ship Roanoke arrived at New York
from San Francisco yesterday, and about
the same time the steamer Roanoke ar
rived in San Francisco from Seattle. The
latter vessel has been chartered by the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company TO
carry wheat from the Sound. The ship
made a smart passage of 102 days from
here. On September 10 she was caught
in gale in the Southern Pacific. A big
Wheelhouse and hooded the CABIN. week
later, when on the River Platte. another
gale blew the fOresafl, the fore and lower
Iopsafls and the Jigger staysatl
The British ship Galena has been or
dered to Astoria. About ten days ago
she finished discharging her inward cargo
at Howard-street wharf, and as there was
no charter in sight Captain Blair took
her over to Sausalito and laid her up.
y rev ia c5u TIC NNA any " ~
coed to Astoria, so the vessel has been
ballasted at the seawau and will start
up the coast tomorrow.
The HarbOr Republican CLUB had most
enthusiastic meeting IN PaStene Hall last
night. a gathering of fully 500 voters were
addressed by julius Kahn, ". @. 1eale,
J. b. Carson, DR.. H. Gedge, John D. Siebe,
Charles Laumeister, w A. Deane, George
W. Root and others. Captain Leale roast
ed the Examiner for its lying attack upon
Judge Van Fleet, and Chief Wharfnger
Root spoke principally upon the honor
able manner in which the Republican
campaign was being carried on. Julius
Kahn made a very able speech. All the
candidates were cheered.
Goat Island, Angel Island, Alcatraz,
Lime Point, Fort Point and Fort Mason
are to be connected with a cable. The
shore ends will land at the. foot, of Clay
uectlons being made on land: Colonel
Green. L. S. A, who was with General
Shafter in Cuba, is now in the city and
has the matter in charge. He was on the
front yesterday and had a chat with As
sistant Chief Wharfnger Scott as to the
best spot for landing the Goat Island
end Of the cable. Mr. Scott took him
ed out the other cable landings, and then
Colonel Green came to the conclusion
that the Government line should land
there also Once the cable is laid all the
military stations around the bay will be
in direct communication with army head
quarters.
Perry Regar, an electrician living at
Larkspur, jumped off Castro-stTeet car,
near the ferries yesterday, and fell He
broke his hip in consequence, and was
treated al the Harbor Receiving Hospital
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