The San Francisco call., 1898-06-13
TRANSPORTS
 ALMOST READY The Senator to Go Out With the Others. QUICK WORK DONE ON HER. TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT
 LAST WEDNESDAY. An Exciting Rat Hunt in the Harbor Receiving Hospital Ended in
 a Brilliant Victory for
 pr. Hill.
QUICK WORK DONE ON HER.
TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT
 LAST WEDNESDAY.


 ports yesterday. At the Mail Dock the last of the supplies were being pu, aboard the China and Colon; at the Gee anic dock camp equipments, ammunition and two field guns for the Utah battery were put aboard the ZeaIandia. while scow schooners and barges were putting coal into the Senator from both sides Very little was being done to the Morgan City, and tho chances are that she will go on the drydock before starting for Manila. In that event she will not go out with the Zealandia, Senator, China and Colon, but will be added to the fleet com posed of the Ohio, Indiana, City of Para and City of Puebla-
 Orders have been issued to everybody who has anything to do with getting the hrst-named fleet ready to have every thing aboard and in place by Tuesday night In the case of the Zealandia, China and Colon everything that can be put aboard will be on the steamers to- night, but double gangs will have to work day and night in order to get the Senator ready by Tuesday night The China, Colon and Zealandia will probably go out into the stream to-day, when the work of putting the ammunition aboard will begin. Orders are for the fleet to sail on Wednesday. but the chances are
 
 away.
 The greatest rat hunt in the history of the water front took place in the Harbor Receiving Hospital last Saturday night. Dr. Hill escaped with a slight scalp wound, Dr. Zabala ruined a shirt and burst pair of suspenders, Arthur Os- born was scared half to death, Chris Jes- sen had to take refuge on the top of a folding bed, but the rat was killed.
 It was about 9:30 D. m. and the front door of the hospital was open. A mon- ster gray rat attracted by the electric light came up from the Mission-street operating-room. Dr. Hill spied the in- truder, and with great presence of mind closed the means of egresS for the TO- dent and seized club. He explained the situation to his companions. and Dr. Za- bala armed himself with a walking stick, lessen with a broom and Osborn with a sword bayonet. In the hunt that follow ed pr. Hill received a blow intended for the rat on his head from Jessens broom. while in making a dive under a table after the pest Dr. Zabala's shirt and sus- penders caught in nail, but the nail being the stronger, won the day. Hard pressed by Dr. Hill, the rat took refuge in the leg of Arthur Osborn's trousers, and everybody in the room had to give up the chase in order to laugh at Ar thur efforts to get rid of his unwelcome guest.
 When Osborn finally dislodged the rat it made bee line for lessen. and the lat ter in his anxiety to escape climbed to the top of folding bed. The rat took refuge pr, Hill laid it low with a blow from his club. Then the victorious four sat down to repair damages.
 A. F. Carson, an ex-driver for Wells, Fargo & Co.,, received probably fatal in jury. yesterday morning. While under the influence of liquor he fell at the cor ner of Sacramento and Kearny. His head struck the curbstone and the chances are TJa "a treated by Dr. Zabala at the Harbor Re- ceiving Hospital.
 Charley Fairs palatial gasoline yacht Lucero came out of retirement yesterday and will be kept in commission through out the season. For nearly two years she has been laid up in Oakland Creek, but MT. Fair has decided to recommission her. Yesterday she was taken to Sausa- Tito and after an overhauling will go on cruise to Monterey and Santa Cruz.
 E. w. Hopkins fine steam yacht Fl Primero Is also going into commission shortly. She is on the drydock at the Union Iron Works, but as she is in the same dock as the Corona. 1t will be about two weeks before she can get out. Mir. Hopkins is thinking of going East for a visit and if he does so the El Prmero will not go into commission until his re- turn.
 The boys of the naval battalion took a day off yesterday and went to Goat Island for a clambake. They took along a plentiful supply of the succulent bivalve T least war and rumors of wars were for gotten and the boys had a real enioya ble time of it. After their outing they are now ready to fight the whole Spanish na- tion.
 The steamer TiIlamook with her tow, the Yukon River steamer Rideout got away for St. Michael yesterday Every thing in regard to the freight on the Tillamooks deck was arranged to the satisfaction of the customs authorities so that the vessel was allowed to proceed
 The Alaska-Yukon Transportation Com pany's river steamer James Eva went out Saturday night in tow of the tug Rescue The tug will take her to Astoria, where she will be turned over to the company's steamer National City and lowed to St Michael. The Eva will be followed by two others of the company's river steam CTS in a week or so. The tug Rescue will bring back a big raft from the Columbia River.
 The British bark Willscott has been purchased by John Rosenfelds Sons for $35,S00. She put in here in distress after having been dismasted in a hurri- cane on the Japanese coast. It will cost about S30,000 to put her in thorough re- pair and then she will be as good as a. new vessel, as she was only on her maiden voyage when the accident hap pened.
 A new kind of rubber plant has been discovered in the Congo region. The san that becomes converted into rubber is contained in its roots.