The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-14
Was Bound From San
Pedro for Eureka.
WILL "REMEMBER THE MAINE"
NEW YORK SHIPPING TO FLY
FLAGS az. HALF MAST. :. E:
San Francisco Will Probably Follow
the Example-chief Wharfnger 2.
..... Henderson Sick With ... RI.
Typhoid Fever.

81 r.
Considerable anxiety Is felt for the.
safety of the well-known schooner w. S.
Phelps. She is now out thirty-three days
from San Pedro for Eureka and has. not
been sighted since leaving port. It is
feared that she was caught in: one Of the
southeaSters or. northwesters that ragged
last month and may. have gone down
with all hands. Some old ship captains
think she may, have lost her sails and is
drifting around Somewhere off shore
Others, again, point to the fact that the
Phelps was in ballast and that she may
have turned turtle, like the Nomad which
went ashore on the island of Hawaii last
month. Still others assert that the
schooner opened up during, the heavy
weather and went down. The Phelps was
built in 1870 but was always considered
a seaworthy vessel. :-..--. ~, 49,.
Two years ago the Phelps was fitted out
TO carry gold hunters to Cooks Inlet. She
: landed the miners at Turnagain Arm,
" but. none of them made a success of the
venture, and they. returned to San Fran
cisco in the schooner Then accompany.
! with George N. Perine at the head, was
formed. and IL bought the Phelps and a
couple OF other schoonerS; placing them
on the run between Seattle and Copper
River. The venture did not prove to be
q bonanza, and the company was bought
out. by n New York: syndicate 1t was
-
Germ that the schooner started on the
present voyage. j. - II. =: -.
On April a last the. Phelps left Seattle
for Copper River. Inside of two months
she was back on the sound and loaded for
San Pedro. She arrived al the latter:
port on July q, where she was libeled,
and a month or SO. later was sold by the
United States Marshal. .:..s ~. -. ;
The W: S. Phelps was built ait Port
Madison, Wash, in 1870, and was 1913 tons
net burden. She was. Sc feet 4 inches long,
2 feet inches broad and :. feet 4inches
deep When she Went. tntQst the passenger.
business deckhOuse was built on her. aft
and accommodations put in for about. 100
passengers, M r. II. -. =. ~: r. '.>
fifteen days from San Pedro for Eureka
and Il is thought she may.have some
news of the missing vessel when she
1t is 10 be hoped that the shipping men.
of San Francisco. will follow the example
set by New York and fly Old Glory both
morrow. The New York, Maritime Ex-
change passed the following yesterday:
Resolved. That on Wednesday the 18th inst
the anniversary OF the destruction Of the battle
in Hayana harbor' all vessels in port be re
quested To- display their .cplors ar half mast. in
persisted In the terrible disaster. ~ -:
1t is to be hoped that every flag af1oat
in the bay of San Francisco will be at.
half mast Tomorrow. q - :,..
0nlel w narHnSer Percy henderson Is.
lying dangerously i'll at mis- home on Point.
LobOs avenue. Some weeks. ago he had
q severe attack of the grip. and never got:
properly over it.. Last: Wednesday he
went home determined to- remain there
until he got better Yesterday: he was
attacked with typhoid fever and is now in
q precarious. condition. ~ - -. -. e.. ~
The newly opened cigar stand near the
Chief Wharfinger's office was broken. into
by burglars on last Sunday night Cap
tain Skinner was partly =paralyzed some
time ago and he Thought he could. make
a living by running a cigar store on the
front. The thieves, however have got
away with any profits he may make for.
a week to Gomez They stole So worth Of
cigarettes a quantity of cigars and 80
cents that twas 1.-the till <...@-....- T.. ~.
The transport Conemaugh Is on the
ways al the Union Iron: Works and 1t viii
be several days before she is ready to
take in freight Large quantities of sup
plies are piled up on Folsom street wharf
awaiting her so she should be loaded and
ready for sea by next Tuesday. -
Frank Bradley, who conducts an en-
plovment agency at $40 Clay street. died
in the harbor hospital yesterday. He was
stricken suddenly with apoplexy and died
q few minutes after being admitted TO the
hospital. g..