The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
LAUNCHING OF
 THE SENATOR Another Steel Steam CT for the Juneau-Dyea-
 Skaguay Trade. Successful Trial Trip of Kim ball & Company's New
 Steamer Dirigo-
Departure of the Oregon for Callao, Where Her Final Orders Will
 Be Received.

The Pacific Coast Steamship Compa- ny's new steamer Senator was launched from the Union Iron Works yesterday She was named after the old side wheel steamer Senator, and Miss Ella F. Goodall did the christening. The old Senator formerly belonged to Good all, Perkins & Co.,, but when she had outlived her usefulness the paddle box es and wheels and engines were taken out, and she was bark rigged. From here she was sailed to Auckland, New Zealand, where she was turned into coal hulk, and is still doing duty as such.
 The launching took place at 9:1o a. m in the presence of a big crowd of people. Several tug boats and the con- panys steamer Pomona, with large party of invited guests aboard, were present Among those on the Pomona were Captain Charles Goodall and Ed win GoodalI, Mrs Charles Webb How ard, Mrs. Le Grande Canon Tibbits, H. J. Knowles, H. H. Adams and party, R. G. Brown and party, William Ma gee and family, General and Harry H0ughton, MT. and Mrs. w. Gwin, Will liam H. Fisher and family, John l.. Howard MT. and Mrs. Davis of Ross Valley, Charles K. Field and host of others. After the launch the Pomona returned to Broadway wharf to land those who had business to attend to. Captain Debney then took her around the bay on an excursion, and showed the company's guests all the sights.
 When completed the Senator will take the Australia's place on the Dyea- Skaguay run, the latter vessel return ing to the Honolulu trade. The steam CT Curacoa, which is now being over hauled, will take the Orizaba's place in the Mexican trade, and the Orizaba will probably be placed on the south ern route. Chief Engineer Robinson of Senator. He superintended the fitting out of the Pomona after she was launched from the Union Iron Works, and now he will do the same duty for the Senator. First Assistant Engineer Dolan of the Pomona will go out as chief. The Senator is 2S0 feet long, 38 feet broad. q feet deep and 2200 tons gross burden. She is expected to be a thirteen-knot ship, and will have ac- commodatiOns for no cabin and 300 steerage passengers.
 A sideWheel steamer for the Yukon River trade is being built at North Beach for G. Cashmere of Oakland She will be 175 feet long. 36 feet broad and g feet high from her keel to the top of the deckhouse. She will only draw a foot of water. The steamer is to be ready in two months, and Captain Walter Childs will take her to St. Mi chael, where she will load fer Dawson City.
 Mrs. Eugenia Schuller was removed from the Harbor Receiving Hospital to St. Mary's Hospital yesterday. She bore the moving well, and the doctors now say that if blood poisoning does not set in she will recover.
 TipbtSh No 10 will have her trial trip tomorrow morning. Major Davis | of the lighthouse engineers and Captain | Davies and Chief Engineer Black of the | lighthouse tender Madrono will go out on the vessel, and Captain A. I. Lowell 1 will be in command. Lightship No. 70 | will go to her anchorage April 9.
 The barkentine Fremont came out of retirement in Oakland Creek yesterday and went on the drydock for an over 1 hauling. She will leave for Alaska early in April and will be the first of the codfishing fleet to get away.
 The French steamer La Madeleine 1 from New Whatcom for Guayaquil with 1 lumber, stopped off this port for in 1 structions yesterday. Some provisions
 and the captains sailing orders were
 sent out by the tug Sea King and then the steamer proceeded on her way. J. $. Kimball & Co.'S new steamer | Dirigo had her trial trip on the bay
 yesterday She proved to be fast and a | splendid sea boat. She leaves for Dyea, l Skaguay and Copper River with about 1 100 miners tomorrow, but will call at | Seattle on the way to take aboard | about 200 more. Every berth by the 1 Dirigo was taken some weeks ago, but i there was some delay in getting her i ready so the gold hunters drew down their deposits and took passage by the Humboldt.
 The battle -shi~ Oregon got away for Callao yesterday. AS she passed down 1 the bay all the tugs and ferry steamers saluted and many of the sailing veSsels | dipped their flags. The big warship looked very deep in the water as she passed along the front. She has 1o00 | tons of coal aboard, and also 400 tons of ammunition, besides all the stores for a long cruise. She will go from here to Callao and there her final orders will be given.