The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-16
SOUTHEASTER
NOW RAGING
OFF THE COAST
Steamers Overdue on
p. Account of 1t.
A PERILoUS OCEAN VOYAGE
FROM AUSTRALIA TO NEW
GUINEA IN A LAUNCH.
Transport Tacoma at Honclulu-The
Bennington on Her Way to
Manila - Charles W.
Morgan Spoken.
A PERILoUS OCEAN VOYAGE
FROM AUSTRALIA TO NEW
GUINEA IN A LAUNCH.

calm reigned along the front yester-
day but it was blowing a gale at the
heads. At 1880 a. m. ii was blowing
thirty-sfx miles an hour at Point Lobos,
and the wind increased as the day wore
on. The barkentine S G. Wilder was
taken out by the tug Alert, but when she
was a mile outside the Cliff House Cap
tain Mcneil changed his mind and came
back. There was a deckload of logs and
cattle on the barkentine, and the captain
was not taking any chances.
The wind is from the south southwest,
and the chances are it is blowing a nur-
ricane of shore. The steam collier Gar
ina was due from Puget Sound last Satur-
day and the passenger steamer State of
California from Portland yesterday morn
ing, but the chances are that both vessels
had 10 heave to during the storm.
The American ship James Drummond
arrived from Philadelphia yesterday
after a smart passage of IA days. The
vessel had a hard time of it off the Horn,
and on January II. u and 13 had a success
sion Of southeast and southwest gales off
the coast.
When the steamer Mariposa was in sgd
ney, \. 5. W, the Australian papers were
full of a perilous ocean voyage then be-
ing made by small yacht. DR.. Cecil
Vaughan, with crew OF three men, is
now on his way to New Guinea in a 35-
foot oil launch. He is going into the cul-
tivation of the rubber trees and expects
TO be able to turn the natives into friends
instead of the natives turning mself
and crew into stew. The small boat in
which the doctor was to make his long
voyage was creating a great deal of COM
-ment while the Mariposa was at Sydney,
y. s. W She is IS feet long, s feet 4
. inches broad and 4 feet deep. The accom-
modations consist or forecastle with
hunks for two men. hold for cargo. cabin
and stOreroOm. The engine is of the very
latest pattern and was built by the Union
Instead Of gasoline, naphtha is used,
however so the machinery is somewhat
different from that Of the various gasoline
launches in the bay. The new boat is
called the Musa and is ketch-rigged She
carries enough oil to run an enormous
distance. her first stop after leaving sgd
number Of excursions around Sydney
harbor with friends of Dr. Vaughan
aboard, and just before he sailed the
Governor of New South Wales was his
guest during a run up the river.
The United States dispatch boat Iro-
Cuois came down from Mare Island yes
terday and will start for Honolulu to-day.
She is 10 be stationed at the islands in
future and VIII not be seen here unless It
becomes necessary TO send her with dis
patches.
ton was to have sailed for Manila via
Wake Island and Guam last week from
Honolulu, and the chances are that she Is
now we'll on her way. She took with her
a 7O-foot cedar pole which IS TO be nut UP
on Wake Island TO fly the American flag.
At Guam the Bennington will remain
some time. and Captain Taussig will ad-
minister the affairs of the island until
his successor is appointed
A few days before the Bennington sailed
from Honolulu, H. w. Flint. chief boat
SWANS mate, became a benedict He
married Miss Nina Gardiner. and nearly
all his shipmates were present at the
wedding.
The ship Tacoma with supplies for the
SOLDIERS at Honolulu and Ill mules for
Manila arrived at Honolulu on the 9Th
inst. The last time the Tacoma started
the condensing machinery broke down.
the electric plant went wrong and every
thing was skies and sevens when Hawaii
was reached. On this occasion every
thing worked to perfection. and the cap
tain says he will make the trip TO Manila
without losing mule. The animals were
landed and turned out with the horses
brought down on the first trip of the
Tacoma After discharging her stores alf
the animals were to be taken aboard
again and the Tacoma was to continue
her voyage to-day.
Captain Moore of the Island Of Gold"
fame is now on his way to England as
first mate Of the American ship Henry
Willard. 1t will not go well with him If
the two Englfshmen whom he took north
with him in the schooner Free Trade in
search Of the treasure island run across
him.
which left here November 26 for a cruise
in the southern seas, was spoken on De-
cember 90, near the Hawaiian Isles, by
the steamer Upolu. Captain Scullun
hailed the steamer and asked her to
whaler's boats and put aboard the Upolu
about fifty letters for San Francisco
The Morgan was then on her way to Po-
nape, in the Caroline group.
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