The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-10
TUGS RETURN
WITHOUT The
THOMSON
Found No Trace of the
Missing Steamer.
SCHOONERS IN COLLISION
NETTIE SUNDBORG RUNS DOWN
THE MABEL AND EDITH.
Zealandia Sails From Manila-La Pa
Iona Goes Into Commission
The Mascotte Coming
Back.
SCHO0NERS IN COLLISION
NETTIE SUNDBORG RUNS DOWN
THE MABEL AND EDITH.

The tug Rescue returned from her
search for the Elihu Thomson Yesterday
afternoon. She steamed over the regular
course between the Golden Gate and the
spot where the steamer City of Picking
spoke the derelict but could find no trace
81 IT, An excursion off the regular course
ot steamers was made, but the only yes
r-. sighted was the steamer Rival. sent
cut by the insurance companies TO look
''r the broken-dOwn vessel. The captains
.. the Rival and Rescue compared notes.
the result that both of them started
TX for San Francisco. The only steamer
a0w to be heard from is the Relief, and
Captain Whitney has been unable to
keep the Elihu Thomson on her course
and she has gone to leeward there is just
81 chance that the tug may pick her up
and bring her in.
Through a gross piece of carelessness
the schooner Netue Sundborg ran into
and nearly sank the scow schooner Mabel
and Edith yesterday afternoon. The
SUndbOrg was bound out in command of
Captain johnson and the Mabel and Edith
was lyiUg at the end Of Folsom street
wharf. The latter was awaiting chance
10 getalongside the transport Sheridan and
was deeply laden with coal. The schooner
came along with a free sheet, and the
man at the wheel, obliviOus to his sur
rOundings, ran her into the scoW. The
latter was struck on her port quarter and
she would sink, and the crew prepared to
leave her. The captain was standing for
ward al the time of the collision and had
10 Jump overheard IN order TO save him
self from being knocked over by the
SundbOrg's jibboOm.
Captain McCulloch received a letter
from the Ell SUenO expedition a few days
ago that does not say much for the hOspi-
taGty extended by some people in the
Arctic. In fact. the hospitality, accord
ing 70 the writer, is like the climate
Irigid II viii be remembered that when
the klOndike boom was at its height a
company was got up in Oakland to search
Tor gold in the far north. The auxiliary
yacht FL SuenO was fitted out and the
party started for the Yukon. William
Coffee was superintendent of the eXpedi-
lon. and he IS the writer OF the letter.
lie Is broken down with hard work on the
trail and is coming out this spring. About
the hospitality question he says: III. d.
Is. Hadenfeldt, secretary, treasurer and
superintendent of the Yukon Gold Dredg-
ing Company Of Seattle. is the man who
would not let me spread my blankets on
the floor or their log house. forty-five
miles NO on the south fork Of Kuyukuk
River. bUt turned me out when the tenn
perature was 40 degrees below zero. |
told him ! had no stove for my tent, but
it was no good. and [ had to harness my
dogs and start down the river. A Seattle
lady gave me something 70 eat or l would
nave gone hungry as We'll. as my supplies
had given out on the trail. I was push
ing on TO Peary. forty-ilVe miles away,
and hadn't "a bite in my outfit. This was
The steamer Queen of the Yukon that
was built for the Yukon trade, is to be
put on the Sacramento River. She has
been fixed up and will run between here
and Colusa.
The transport Zealandia sailed from Ma
Mia yesterday and should reach here
about June T. She viii stop al Nagasaki.
vs.. :. GOodfellCW is going to put the
yacht La Paloma into commission again.
i was his intention TO purchase the pilot
boat Jessie, now on the Columbia River.
but after looking the craft over he
changed his mind and gave instructions to
have the La PalOma taken out of Oak
land Creek and fitted out. A number Of
people We're anxious TO purchase the La
Paloma. and were very much disappointed
when they found Mr. Goodfellow would
not sell.
The auxiliary schooner Mascotte is com
ing back to san Francisco She was built
for the, trade between the Gilbert and
Marshall groups of islands but for some
reason or other she does not answer the
requirements, and the people for whom
Mascotte is coming back here from
Jalnit.