The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05

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4 Bark Northern Light, Port q
3 Blakeley for San Francisco. twon-
2 ty-three days. 9
- Schooner Mayhower, Coqut.ie *
River for San Francisco. twenty
~ one days. q
y Schooner Wing and Wing. Grays .,
q Harbor for San Francisco, thirty q
q days.
Q Schooner Joseph Russ, Olympia 2
Z, for San Pedro, twenty-five days q
3 Schooner Jennie Stella. San Pc z!
. dro fer Grays Harbor, thirty q
e days. z
Z Schooner Dora Bluhm. Olympia
O for San Pedro, twenty-six days. q
Oeo9o@o9o o~o~o@ oSo9oao9o Q
The revenue cutter Hugh McCulloch re-
turned from her search for the overdue
fleet yesterday afternoon. She went as
far north as Mendocino. but only a few
of the vessels were spoken. couple of
these were short OF provisions. but those
of the feet that have been longest on the
way were not seen. Captain Coulson's re-
port OF .he cruise is as follows:
Steamer left San Francisco Thanksgiving
day at 2 p. m. in search OF overdue vessels.
cruised over 600 miles along the coast as far
north Mendocino and has spoken the
following vessels:
Friday. December / on Point Reyes.
spoke steamer Brunswick, with schooner
barge Santa Paula in tow from Eureka;
also steamer Ttllamook, from Humboldt.
The masters OF these steamers reported that
they had seen no vessels in distress.
Saturday. December Latitude 40 degrees
IL minutes NORTH longitude l25 degrees Z
minutes west, spoke schooner John ID. Tai
liant Of San Francisco, Is days from Port
Gamble: all we'll.
Latitude 40 degrees ls minutes north. lon
gitude 125 degrees 10 minutes west. spoke
schooner COquille OF Empire City, % days
from Coquille river. badly in need OF provi-
sions; was given a liberal supply OF -four.
potatoes. meat sugar and coffee, also oil.
Master reported schooner leaking some. but
did not consider IL dangerous. and required
Latitude 40 degrees II minutes north. lon
gitude l25 degrees minutes west. spoke
schooner Charles Hanson OF San Francisco,
"A days from Coos Bay all well; no assist
ance required.
schooner Premier OF San Francisco, IS days
from Olympia: no aid required; all we'll.
Latitude 40 degrees minutes north, longi-
tude l25 degrees IL minutes west. spoke
schooner Letitia Of San Francisco % days
from Grays Harbor; master requested pro-
visions. and his wants were supplied. See
Ing that there was woman on board the
Letitia. the officers OF the McCulloch made
up a bundle OF magazines and papers. among
them several copies Of The Call. and sent
them in the boat TO the distressed vessel.
and they were much appreciated by the
plucky wife OF tie captain who had accom-
panied him on his perilous voyage.
tude I25 degrees Is minutes west. spoke
schooner Seven Sisters of San Francisco, Il
days from Coos Bay: all we'll
December 3-Latitude 3s degrees "A minutes
north. longitude l24 degrees Al minutes west
spoke schooner La Gironde OF San Fran
cisco. p days from Gr,tys Harbor. for San
Pedro: master reported vessel leaking badly
but desired assistance.
December 4-Three miles south Of the
South Farralon, spoke schooner Rio Rey OF
San Francisco. days from Eureka: all
well.
Nona ~ thea. vass.ls from, ror.ha-, .o-..
had heard anything OF had seen the
schooners Amethyst or Danielson. so long
overdue. nor had they seen any vessels in
distress requiring assistance. Had light
northwest weather. with clear skies. until
this morning: long southwesterly swell and
smooth sea.
During the cruise Of the McCuIIoch y
most yigilant outlook was kept night and
day and every sail that hove in sight
was spoken. Very grave fears are felt for
the American Girl, Amethyst. Antelope
and s. Danielson. The Amethyst and
Danielson have been spoken and Supplied
with provisions: but that was several
schooners must be I'm desperate straits
by this time. There is always the chance
that some vessel better supplied with
stores may have relieved their pressing
wants. which fact will not be known un-
til one or the other of the vessels makes
port. For instance, the steamer Grace
Dollar arrived at Grays Harbor Sunday
and reported speaking the schooner Vo-
lantc, 30 days out from San Francisco
for Coquille River. short of provisions
and supplied her wants. The Volante
was off Cape Foulweather when spoken.
Some of the coasters now out from six
to fifteen days may have spoken some OF
the overdues in a similar manner and
given them a share of their stores New
ertheless many of the old ship captains
are of the opinion that the sailors are
faring like the men on the Wing and
Wing were when spoken-living on sea-
gulls.
The boat picked up by the steamer Geo.
Loomis turns out to belong to the Naval
Reserve at Santa Cruz. 1t was washed
and carried to sea. The boat was origi-
nally a man-of-war cutter and was not
much damaged by its battle with the ele-
ments.
The Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company's steamer George w. Elder
sailed for Portland yesterday in com
mand Of Captain Glenn Randall AS the
vessel passed along the front every tow
boat on the bay saluted Captain RAN
DALI The new master of the Elder was
formerly captain of the tug Relief and
this is his first command of a passenger
steamer.
Rafael Rahos, fireman on the steamer
San Bias, was nearly asphyxiated at S01
Montgomery street Sunday night. He
gas out and then on again; He was
nearly dead when officer c. Peters found
him. Rahos was taken to the Harbor
Hospital, where . DR.: .s Morrison 1hsc . worked
new lease of life. He will be able 10 20
out on his steamer
The United States training ship Adams,
which returned from a cruise to Seattle
a few days ago. went to Mare Island yes
terday. The battle-ship Iowa went out
side during the morning.
The transport Sherman will sail to-
morrow with the third battalion OF the
Forty-ninth Regiment and l50 recruits.
Chief Steward Robinson is sick. so ]. j.
Fallon. formerly of the st. Paul. will go
out in his place. Mr.. Fallon and his
crew made a model transport out Of the
St Paul. but unfortunately he had a
private difference with the first assistant
engineer and refused TO sign with him.
Every one of his assistants also refused
to go out on the ship and new set of
men had to be procured; Mr.. Fallon and
all hands stayed by the st. Paul up 70 the
hour of sailing and helped the new
corners in every possible manner to get
acquainted with the ship. Mr.. Fallon left
the st. Paul with the goodwill of every
member Of the Alaska Commercial Com
pany and all of them are glad 10 see him
oDDoiptad m the Sherman MANY IF rho