The San Francisco call., 1899-09-08
SPRANG 4 LEAK
WHEN SHE WAS
TWO DAYS OUT
Adventure Of the COL
Iier Nj att > avian.
THREE C0LUMBIAS IN PORT
3 TRANSPORT, COASTER AND
"WIND-JAMMER."
Last of the Old Bounding Rillow.
Missing Men Found-overdue
Ships-Masters and En-
gireers Wanted
THREE C0LUM8IAS IN PORT
s. TRANSPORT, COASTER AND
"WIND-JAMMER."

There are three vessels with the same
name now in port and some confusion
arose in consequence on the water front
yesterday. The ship Columbia arrived
from Tacoma Wednesday afternoon with
q load of coal and docked yesterday at
Green Street Wharf. The steamer Co
-umbia arrived from the Columbia River
yesterday morning and is now at Spear
Street Wharf. while the transport Co
Iumbia Is al Folsom Street Wharf Peo-
pie who sought the transport were sent
70 the Oregon Railway and Navigation
C0mpary's dock and supplies for the
coast steamer were sent to the ship. 1t
viii all he straightened out to-day how
ever. when the transport will sail for Ma
Mia. while on Sunday morning the other
Columbia Will depart for Portland.
The transport Columbia Will take away
Major Penns battalion Of the Thlrty-first
Infantry and one other company. Captain
4. w Brewster will go out as quarter
master and cOmmissariate in charge. The
Columbia is one of the most comfortable
transports that has left this port in long
time. The soldiers viii be berthed in her
fine roomy tween decks and each one has
a Turner patent bunk. \ hospital and
lavatories, shower baths and extra gal
leys have been put in, SO every pas
seuger be he officer or man, should be
we'll provided for. Captain T. II. DObson
Will go out in command of the Columbia
with j.. r. Fleming as chief officer. J.
W. Murphy is chief engineer and TheO-
d0re II Robinson purseT. DR.. Sceley will
look out for the health of the men.
Purser Robinson is one Of the most popu-
lar men on Puget Sound. He has been on
the Dyea run, where he made a host of
trien Is, but was recently transferred 70
the Oriental trade. II has already made
many friends in San Francisco and bids
fair 70 become as popular in the trans
port service as he was in the Northwest.
The crew Of the collier Matteawan were
were paid off yesterday and the men were
glad to get away from the ship. For two
days before making port they were con-
stan;Iy at the pumps and at one time 1t
was feared the vessel would go down.
The big steamer was at anchor in San
night Of the accident. She was safely rid
ing to her anchor when a willy
wave struck her, the fuke of the anchor
broke and she drifted down on Satellite
leaking badly. AT Punta Arenas she was
patched up as well as possible but 1t was
with many InisgiVings that another start
was made for San Francisco.
Just before leaving Captain Connor and
the second mate had some words with
the result that the second officer was
confined to his room during the remainder
Of the passage. He was released yester
day and was paid off with the rest of the
men After leaving Punta Arenas all went
we'll with the Matteawan until she was
TWO DAYS from San Francisco. Tnen the
vessel began 10 leak again ana all handS
were at the pumps night and day. Part
Of the steamers caree Of coal wll be qis-
charged into the battleship Iowa to-day
aud then the collier will go 10 the navy
yard and unload the remainder. After
that she VIII go 10 the Union lrcn WorAs
Three vessels from European. ports. are
making very long passages. The British
slip SardOmene and the German ship
Theodor are out 1GO DAYS from Hamburg
and London. while the Pythomene is out
1gr- NRy II -
Sardomenc was spoken on May q in iati-
tude I9 south, longitude 80 west, and the
TheodUr on May "a in latitude 16 south and
longitude 81 west, while the Ppthomene put
into Montevideo on May 25 badly damaged
and with the loss of nearly whole suit
OF sails II took the Pythomcne a month
- renair damages and she sailed again
for San Francisco on June q last.
Jack Hurihy the b9atman; tiT55,T; has E recoy.
soldier and PegIeg' have been heard
from. On Wednesday night Spear showed
UP on the front and s"nt message 70
Hurlihy that his boat was on the beach
near ButchertOwn. He was afraid to
carry the message himself and he knew
what TO expect for leaving Hurlihy boat
found safe and intact at South San Fran
cisco and yesterday afternoon its owner
brought il back to Ciay-stTeet wharf. 1t
is safe TO say that Spear will not show up
i'm he nelghborhood Of the Chief Wharf
ingers office for some time to come
The barks Roderick Dhu and Edward
May arrived from Hilo yesterday They
icft Hawaii five days apart. the May hav-
ing that much start but both reached the
Faral0nCs at the same time. Ten days
our from Hilo the Roderick Dhu ran into
q heavy gale Eric Johnson an \ B.,
was aloft furling sail. when he lost his
hold and fen into the rigging Had he
gone overheard he would assircdly have
been drowned but as it was he escaped
the United States Marine Hospital as soon
as the bark reached port.
The old whaling bark Bounding Billow
is TO end her days as a barge. over Il
year ago she was hauled ont Of her re-
t!rement in Oakland Creek and fitted out
for a voyage to the Klondike. That fell
mud She has now been purchased by
the Piper, Alden, Goodan Company and
will be cut down and turned into barge
for bay service. The Bounding Billow was