The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04
Steamer South Coast
Ran Into 1t.
THE FARRAGUT is FAST
EXCEEDS HER CONTRACT SPEED
BY NEARLY a KNOT.
Sailing of the Steamer Alameda De-
layed on Account of the Non
Arrival of the English
Mail.

The steamer South Coast had an ex-
perience with the raft of piles that Cap
tain Zaddart will not forget in hurry.
Like the Santa Rosa the South Coast was
right on top of the menace to naviga-
ton" before Ii was seen. Then the cap
tain reversed the engines but was too
late to avert collision. The South Coast
struck the raft a glancing blow that made
every one of her timbers groan and
brought everybody on board up standing
No great damage was done and the
steamer came on to San Francisco with
her cargo of beans and corn.
Captain Zaddart, in his report, says:
"At a. m. on the Sd inst. we passed a
large raft of piles about $50 feet long
four miles west of Pigeon Point. The raft
seems to be in good condition, but is very
dangerous to navigation" This makes
two narrow escapes for steamers. The
next one to strike the raft may be at
full speed and may go down with all
hands.
The Chamber of Commerce has taken
the matter up and yesterday commune
Gated with the Secretary of the Treasury
the letter concludes: I'VE earnestly re-
quest that you will take such steps as,
in your good judgment, may seem best
to have this dangerous practice of tow
ing log or timber RATS at sea stopped
and thereby remove an unnecessary fisk
to navigation"
lie lOTp6uO DOdI destroyer III
exceeded her contract speed yesterday
Unfortunately her starboard engine broke
down and it will be three weeks before
the frail but fast vessel can have another
day. On the first she made twenty-fOur
knots, on the second twenty-eight knots
and on the third thirty and seven-tenths
knots, and then the rock shaft broke
The only questi0a with the builders now
is by how. mucn will the Farragut ex-
coed thirty knots?"
Tot Sta Nv Of
not get away yesterday, although she
had steam up and took a turn around
the bay. The new piston follower was
put aboard yesterday at p m, and an
hour later the vessel was under way.
She steamed over to Alcatraz and there
came TO an anchor. She will probably
get away on her voyage to the Orient to-
The Picking takes away very valua-
BILE cargo. Her Chinese consignments
at s59,O17. Among the stuff for China is
&C bales of seaweed and 20 tons of lard,
while Japan takes among hers S4,034 feet
rine. She also takes away goods for
Sourabaya, Batavia, Bankok. Samarang
Colombo, Manila, Penang. Calcutta, Sim
gapore, Vladivostok and Korea in tran
Sit. In her cargo for Vladivostok are 40
anchors, and among that for Korea are
three monographs.
steamer Gypsy will sail to-day on her
fifteen hundredth round trip, record
that has never been eQualed on this
coast During that time she has earned
more money for Goodall Perkins 81 Co.
than any other two vessels of their fleet.
The Gypsy was originally built for the
ry combustibles in the San Diego trade.
She was sold to the Pacific Coast people
soon after she was completed, however,
and has been runpiing on the various
Nearly all the captains in the COM
pany's service. graduated from the Clip
sy. Captain c. Miner Goodall felt three
inches taller in the days of long ago when
he was promoted TO be master of the
stout little vessel. When under command
of the late Captain Plummer she was
christened 'old perpetual motion" and
the name has chung to her ever since.
Captain Charles Hall, late of the Cleve-
land, commanded her for q time, did
also Captain Jepsen, now Of the Queen,
and Captain Green of the Columbia. She
was also a great favorite with the late
Captain Wallace. and he would not
leave her for a larger vessel. Captain
Gielow is now in command of the Gypsy.
Owing to a delay in the arrival of the
English mail the Oceanic Steamship Com
pany's steamer Alameda will not get
at p. m. She will take away over sew
enty passengers for Honolulu and thirty
and Australia. Among the latter will be
Mrs. Chenery, who has been the guest of
Mrs. C. H. Graham during her stay in
DR. Hall, who was very i'll when the
Alameda arrived in port, has resigned his
position and DR.. Nelson, a well-known
and popular young physician of this city
Will go out in his place.
The Alaska Commercial Company will
have three large steamers on the ST.
Michael run next spriAg. The Bertha is
to be cut in two and heightened forty feet
New machinery will be put In and when
the alterations are completed the Bertha
will be a first-class vessel in every respect
fit to run in connection with the Portland
and St. Paul, the company's other fine
ocean steamers.
The Excelsior Coal and Screening Com
at outs. The company has thirteen coal
hoppers on the various wharves owned
by the State and refuses to pay any rent
for the privilege. Captain Roberts, man
ager of the concern, has been warned
again and again during the past five
months, but has paid no attention. Tues
day last the board notified him that if
moved by this morning the State would
move them and charge him with the
cost, and yesterday Assistant Chief
Wharfinger Scott went around to all the
coal ships using the hopperS and notified
them that they would be removed to-day
and told them to govern themselves ac-
cordngly. Roberts threatens to sue out
removal of his hoppers, so there is liable
to be trouble when the moving begins
The British ship Eulomene was char
tered last week to load wheat at Port
land for Europe. Saturday morning she
was lowed to sea and cast off outside the
At shutdown yesterday she was
still in sight of the lookout at Point