The San Francisco call., 1899-04-11
COAL BEING
HURRIED TO
APIA, SAMOA
The Brutus Sails for
the Island.
TO COAL THE PHILADELPHIA
AUXILIARY YACHT LAUNCHED
AT SAUSALITo.
Three Sugar Boats Arrive-one the
New Schooner Mary E. Foster.
Last of the Old Ship
Republic.
TO COAL THE PHILADELPHIA
AUXILIARY YACHT LAUNCHED
AT SAUSALITo.

Uncle Sam wants coal at Samoa and
wants fl in a hurry, too. In consequence
the United States collier Brutus sailed
promptly at 10 a. m. yesterday with 4500
tons aboard and the supposition is she
Will so direct TO Apia. This is a change
from the original plans. When the col
her came down from Mare Island and be-
gan taking in her cargo it was given out
that she was going TO Guam with sup
ply of black diamonds for the warship
there. The arrival of the Mariposa from
Samoa last Friday with news from Ad-
mlral hautz Of the Philadelphia changed
all these plans, however. The work of
loading the Brutus was rushed to a con-
cluston and yesterday she sailed under
sealed orders"
Captain Cottman, L. S. N, is in com
mand of the Brutus, and with him are
Lieutenants Tarbox, McCully and SAT
ford and DR.. Stone. The supposition is
that the collier viii go from here to Apia
Samoa, and there coal the Philadelphia.
From there she will go to Honolulu, take
on another cargo OF coal and proceed to
Guam as originally intended. The Brutus
IS a good nine-knot ship and should make
the run 10 Samoa in fourteen days.
One Of the handsomest schooner yachts
ever built in San Francisco was launched
from MenOtus ways in Sausalito yester-
cay. She is the property Of DR.. Y. p.
Buckley and A. Kanzee, owners of the
well-kno.wn gasoline launch Satellite. and
was christened Outing.
The Outing is hfty-four feet over all ,
fifteen feet beam and eight feet deep.
She viii have three feet OF freeboard and
shOuld De a dry and comfortable boat in
all kinds of weather. She is to be fitted
with an auxiliary set of engines with
teatherng screw by the Union Gas En-
glne Company, so Outing will be indepen-
dent OF both wind and tide. On excur-
SONS the main dependence will be on the
saus, the engines only being brought into
use IN q cain or against an ebb or flood
toe. The new boat is to be luXuriously
ntted out and Will start out on her initial
cruise on May day.
Sappho, has taken a great fancy TO the
outing. Last year he had some very
pleasant cruises on his boat, but at the
close OF the season came TO the conclu-
sion that he would rather have a launch
than wind Jammer." He accordingly
SWapped the Sappho for the Alberta.
Now he wants to get back to his old love,
and if he can get rid Of the new one will
build a yacht like the outing.
da [hree b sugar. boats made Port yeste(r,
9,4U4 bags OF sugar aboard, came up from
HOnOlulU IN eighteen days; the barken-
tine Planter came from the same port
with 1866 bags in nineteen days and the
schooner John @. North with $3.50 bags
came from hahului in twenty days
The Mary +. Foster is a brand new
schooner on her maiden voyage and is
In command Of Captain Thompson. She
was Quilt by Hall Bros. at Port Blakeley
and is $50 feet long on the keel 10 feet
beam and 10 feet deep. She took 1,l50 900
feet Of lumber from Port Blakeley to Ho-
nolulu. She is a fOur-masted schooner
and, like all Of Hairs build, is a very
handsome vessel.
The sealing fleet on the coast is doing
remarkably well. The schooner Enter
prise was spoken last Saturday off va
quina Bay with 457 skins, the Zillah May
with 425 skins and the Dora Steward with
157 skins This is only a starter. as the
vessels will follow the herds into Bering
Sea and probably double their catch.
Skins are now worth about Sl2 apiece, so
the sealers will do well this year.
The old American ship Republic built
az Kennebunk. Ne. in 1859, is to end her
days under the British flag as a storeship
in the Gilbert group. Since being launched
she has been under the Chilean flag, then
under the British, back under the Ameri-
can and now under the British again.
In the latter part of 1897 the Republic
sailed from Puget Sound for Australia
with load Of lumber under the Chilean
flag. She was caught in a terrific storm
and had to put in here in distress. She
was patched up, sailed again and finally
reached her destination. After discharg-
ing she went TO Newcastle n. s. W.
where she loaded coal for Honolulu.
When a few days out she sprang leak
and had to put into Sydney in distress.
That was in November, 1895 and after
several attempts had been made at put
ting her in a seaWOrthy condition It was
given up as a bad job and her cargo was
discharged. The vessel was then sold
TO some parties in Sydney, who put her