The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-24

from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Still
there were days when she did not log a
mile an hour and others when she &C
tually lost ground. Then about the mid
die of July a spanking breeze picked her
up and sent her along at steamer time.
Her best run on that occasion was $40
knots in twenty-four hours. Sunday at
noon she was AS miles off the Faral-
lones, and at 1:3O p. m. she was at an
Choir on the 55-fathom bank two miles
from the island.
Captain Blair of the Galena was for
merly here in the famous steel clipper
ship California. She was sold to the Ger
the bark Santiago. That vessel was sold
here, and is now in the sugar trade.
Then Captain Blair took command of the
North Star and when she was sold he
took command of the Galena.
The North Star is new vessel, and
Captain Blair was in command on her
sion on which she reached her home port
without having been dismantled. James
Green, the steward of the Galena, has
followed the fortunes Of Captain Blair
through every ship he has been in.
Uncle Sam wants crew for the United
vessel that bIundered into Manila after
victory and was se made an
will be enlisted at 10 California street or
at Mare Island: Four chief yeoman or
writer's, l apothecary, hospital appren-
tice or nurse, master at arms, boat.
swains mate, chief quartermaster, 4
quartermasters, carpenters mate, IL
seamen, 70 ordinary seamen, 10 lands.
class blacksmith. l coppersmith, ]
boiler maker, 6 flremen first class, IA
coalpassers, 1 bugler and several cooks
and stewards.
]. /. Mcmillan, who was connected
with the photographic Office here before
the war with Spain, Is now in charge of
the work of surveying Manila harbor.
Lieutenant Mcmillan is attached to the
cruiser Charleston
Captain Schmehl Of the schooner North
Bend brings the facts about the drown
The two men were out fishing in the
Nushagak River when heavy weather
came up. The boat filled and capsized,
drowning both men, olsen's body was
the nets. but Grundels remains were not
recovered for three days. The bodies
were taken ashore and buried in the
of the North Bend took up subscrip-
ton, and when the vessel goes UP next
spring they will erect a monument over
the graves of their dead comrades. Oh
sen leaves widow and three children.
row on the scow schooner Carrier
Dove resulted in collision between that
vessel and the bark Theobald yesterday.
Captain Goodrich wanted to make q
landing at Main-street wharf, and or
dered Deckhand Brand to put out a
stern line. The latter refused in vigorous
language, and the captain knocked him
down. The cook went to the assistance of
the deckhand and free fight followed.
Left to herself the Carrier love sailed
into the Theobald, and then, ranging
alongside, began to play havoc with her
standing rigging. Captain Goodrich raced
up the wharf and secured the services of
Officer Whittle, but when he got back
the other men were gone. Goodrich Sc
cured new crew and continued his voy-
age.
The American ship r. D. Rice, which
arrived from Seattle with coal the other
day, has been chartered to load lumber
here for London direct.
The cannery fleet Is arriving in punches.
Yesterday the Llewelling J. Morse got in
from Chignik Bay with 5000 cases of
Ugushik River with 2100 barrels, the bark
Ferris S. Thompson from Chignik Bay
with 1888 cases, and the bark Will W.
Case from Bristol Bay with full load