The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-07
TORPEDO BOAT DAVIS ARRIVES
DETAINED IN TILLAMOOK BY
A BREAKING BAR.
Ship Shenandoah on Fire Again-A
Butcher From Geyserville Ar
rested for Felony En-
bezzlemenI.

The American ship Wachusett Will pro-
coed on her way to Sydney, n. 5. W.
without discharging her cargo OF Iulh-
her or going on the drydock. The crew
is raising a howl over this fact ana the
chances are that ten new men Will nave
to be secured for the forecastle before
the ship can go to sea-
The Wachusett sailed from Port Blake
lev on December % for Sydney with
69S 100 feet of lumber aboard. When tep
miles south of Flattery q southeastern was
run into and the ship sprang leak Inc
pumps were kept going, but still the leak
took in water at the rate OF SIX lnches an
hour. When Captain Davidson FOUND
himself off the Golden Gate he put IN
here for repairs. The underwriters looked
over the vessel and ordered another dom
key engine and windmill put ABOARD
and this is now being done. With those
in working order the insurance people
consider the Wachusett perfectly safe Tor
the voyage. while the owners are so sat
is6ed with her present condition that they
have not a cent of insurance on the nun.
Not so with the crew, however. The
sailors assert that the Wachusett is not
seaworthy, and that if they are com
neIled TO go to sea in her they will be
shipped in Port Blakeley they were given
q SO advance for the voyage 70 sydney.
They have worked out about $lO Oh that
sum, and if they desert the snip now the
oWnerS will be out about 5000 1t will,
therefore be seen that there is something
more than the condition OF the Wachu-
sett behind the seamen desire 70 leave
her. If they get away from her here
there is the chance of shipping over again
on another vessel and thus securing an
other $50 advance all inside OF twenty
Captain Chapman Of the British ship
Landing is also having trouble with his
crew. The vessel arrived here on Decem-
her 9 from Swansea with load OIL coal.
Nearly all the men who came out from
England deserted here, and when the ship
was chartered to carry coal from Depar-
ture Bay to this port new crew rev h Ea,d TO
making trouble. They objected to the
food to the way in which it was prepared
and also to the way in which It was
served and lastly to the pots and pans
in which it was cooked. Captain Chap
man knew there could be no fault found
with the food, as it had been passed by
the Board of Trade, but in order to pre-
serve peace on the ship he sent the third
mate ashore and procured an extra sup
NV of pots and pans. The Lancing goes
to sea to-day, and the captain Is likely 70
discover a few more idiocyncracies in his
crew before he gets back again.
The American ship Shenandoah was on
fire again yesterday. Luck XII very little
that the vessels cargo of coal was on fire
several times, and after she was dis
charged the lining OF the hold was found
70 he considerably damaged. Carpenters
were at work repairing the ne vessel, and of
cUmnIated in the forehold. Some one
dropped match into these and the re-
on the ship a great scare bucket
brigade was formed and the fire was put
ont in a few minutes.
The United States torpedo boat Davis
arrived from Astoria via Tillamook yes
terday She was built at Portland. Or,
for the United States Government and on
at Astoria one Of the steam pipes burst
death. The Davis left the Columbia
River on December "a in charge of Cap
tain Thomas Neal. Off Tillamook there
was every sign of a storm, so it was de-
cided to put in there. Once in it was i'm
possible to get out again until last Thurs
day morning, when the bar was in con-
dition to cross. Captain ]. A Richard
son took the torpedo boat out and in
company with Captain Neal brought her
to San Francisco. The run down was
made at the rate of from six to ten knots
an hour. No greater speed was attempt