The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-22
THE CH|TOSE
NOW BOUND
HOME WARD
Steamed Away Yes
terday Afternoon.
SHE WILL CALL AT HONOLULU
HER ARMAMENT WILL BE PUT
ABOARD IN JAPAN.
Steamer Caroline Breaks Her Shaft.
Zealandia Will Sail for Manila
Next Week-Drumlan-
rigs Damages.
SHE WILL CALL AT HONOLULU
HER ARMAMENT WILL BE PUT
ABOARD IN JAPAN.

The cruiser Chitose, built by the Union
Iron Works for the Japanese Government.
sailed for Yokohama via Honolulu yester-
day. The warship was given splendid
sendoff as she steamed down the bay.
Tugs and steamers whistled her a fare
well, the battIeship Iowa saluted as she
passed, while the river steamer Alviso and
the tugs Millen Griffith, Liberty, Union
and Milton accompanied her as far as
Lime Point.
The Alviso was chartered by the Japa-
nese of the city, as was also the Liberty
and Milton. On the Alviso there was a
brass band and a great store of bombs
and firecrackers. The former were sent
off at intervals of minute, while the
firecrackers and the band were going all
the time. On the Millen Griffith were
the officials Of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, while on the Union were IrY-
ing NJ Scott, Henry T. Scott. George
Dickey and Robert Forsyth of the Union
Iron Works and Naval Constructor Sa-
kurai of the japanese navy. All the
steamers were decked with bunting, but
the Chitose few the Japanese nag from
her peak and her homeward bound pen
nant alone. The fleet made a very pretty
picture as 1t moved slowly seaward.
From here the Chitose goes to Honolulu,
and after a short stay there will proceed
to Yokohama and thence to the japanese
armament The cruiser will not be speed
ed across the Pacific, so no record-break-
ing runs NAV be expected. One or the
Union Iron Works engineers went out on
the warship and will remain by her for
year.
Captain Leale of the steamer Caroline
did not know whether to be angry or gao
when he received word of his appointment
as Pilot Commissioner A letter contain
ing the good news was handed the gallant
captain as his vessel was getting ready to
start for Baden. Putting the missiVe IN
his pocket, Leale remarked that he would
read It when he got out in the bay. When
the Caroline was headed for her destina-
ton the letter was brought forth, and Just
as the captain had mastered Its contents
the steamer broke her shaft. That means
laying her up a month for repairs; ana
that Is why Captain Leale did not know
whether to be glad or swear when he
read Of his appointment. While the Caro-
line is laid up the Queen of the Yukon
is running in her stead.
The repairs to the transport Zealandia
will be completed to-morrow and the yes
Wednesday, She will take a quantity of
supplies and about 900 soldiers.
The British ship Drumlanrig, now at
Montevideo, is worse damaged than was
at first supposed. She was on her way
from Liverpool to Puget Sound and was
caught in hurricane. Some of her spars
were carried away and the cargo shifted.
A cable received by the Merchants EX-
change yesterday states that the repairs
will cost So 500.
The steamer Colon arrived from Central
American ports last night. She came up
in 10 days 10 hours, and brought twenty
three cabin, seven steerage and three Chi
nese passengers. e