The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-12
FAST VESSELS
FOR HAWAIIAN
SUGAR TRADE
Three of Them Now
Being Built.
RAISING OF THE PETERS
TIE SUNKEN STEAMER IS UP
ON THE MUD FLATS.
Woes of Captain Mckenzie Of the
British Bark Heathfeld-His
Grew Makes Trouble
in Japan.
RAISING OF THE PETERS
TIE SUNKEN STEAMER IS UP
ON THE MUD FLATS.

Trade with Hawaii is on the increase
and there seems to be q constant demand
Tor sailing vessels TO put in the sugar
trade. At the present time three new
vessels are being built for the Honolulu
business and viii be ready to go into
commission about the first of the year
Two Of the vessels will be four masted
schooners and one is being built at Eu-
reka by H. D. Bendixsen and the other
at Alameda by Hay & Wright. The other
vessel will be a four masted barkentine,
and she also is being built at Eureka
The schooners Will be sister ships to the
hurleI and HonOipu, now on a race from
San Francisco to Puget Sound. Australia
hawaii and home They are 1914 feet long,
81 feet broad and 1873 feet deep, and viii
be named the Robert II. Hind and James
Rolph, after the members of the firm of
Hlnd, Rolph & Co., who own the fleet
The barkentine is 1916 feet long. SO. 10 feet
broad and l6.S feet deep. She has not
been named vet. All three vessels when
completed will load here for Honolulu.
Inc wrecked river steamer J. j. Peters
Vas Vas raised out of the mud in Richardson
Say yesterday and carried up a consid-
cradle distance on the mud fats Thurs
Jay night the chains and fixtures were
got unCer her keel and at low water the
barges were made fast When the tidS
began TO rise it looked at one time as
Inough the barges could not overcome the
suction and immense weight OF the water
comblned, but at the last pinch the Pet
ers came. The tugs Sea, Queen and Red
mond at once took hold of her and ran
AeT away up on the beach.
Inc Peters is now in such a position that
~ low water her main deck is completely
SieaT' II VIII now be an easy job for the
divers to go down and make a bulkhead
anu IN Two or three days the vessel will
De pumped out and afiOat.
The remains of six Chinese were got
OUT OF the forward cabin of the Peters
on IhuTsday, and there are still believed
20 De SIX or seven more there. No at
tempt will be made to recover the b01ies
however, until the vessel has been bulk
headed and pumped out
The British bark Heathfeld which ar
rived at Port Townsend yesterday in bal
IaSt; mas had very eventful time of it
IN paIast and on September was caught
IN a typhoOn It ragged for three DAYS
ana when all was over the vessel was
nearly a wreck. Captain Mckenzie was
compelled TO put into Yokohama in dis
iress and then the troubles with his crew
began. First one lot of men would de-
SerJ and then another, so the skipper was
constantly in hot water
usl before the vessel sailed from Yo-
hoharna Victor Hendrickson an able sea
man. ana X. W. Gardner, the cook de-
serted and were taken before Judge r
q. p. Forster Of Her Britannia Majesty's |
court Tor Japan, after being caught. Cap /
tam Mchenzie gave Gardner a bad char /
acter, but said Hendrickson was a good
sailor he asked that both men be re-
turned TO the ship. After imposing a fine
the Judge made the order asked by lie
captain and then began 10 leave the
bench. Gardner was mad and exclaimed:
The old man says I'm no good and what
do you want to send me back to the shin
for? With that he let fly heavy hook
which narrowly escaped his Honor's head.
and wrecked a glass globe. He was gwen
SIX months Imprisonment with hard labor
for contempt of court, so the Heathfeld
had TO sail without her cook She made
the run across the Pacific in the fast
time Of thirty days.
Repairs on the steamer Czarina that
was run down by the river steamer. J. D.
Peters are being rushed While she is in |
the hands of the wOTkmen a new well
deck is to be put in, which Will add not
only to the appearance but to the carrying
capacity Of the vessel.
Sergeant Tom Mahoney of the harbor
police has received the following letter /
from the ladies of the Red Cross Society:
Sergeant Mahoney-Dear Sir: The hospital