The San Francisco call., 1899-06-25

MUM was paid to reinsure vessel and
cargo In his report of the voyage Cap
tain Nicolle says:
eve left Hamburg on December Q and
reached CuXhaven two days later. Owing
to stress of weather the ship was anchor
ed On December 16 the auxiliary schoon-
er Maria of Gothenburg ran into the AL
mora as she lay at anchor, carrying away
her bobstays, jib guys, jib stays, iron
bands on bowsprit and catheads and also
brought down the foretopgallant mast.
The Maria then dropped astern, having
lost her two maStS, one of which acted
as funnel, and damaged her deckhouse
and starboard quarterback.
THE AlmOra was toWed into the CuX-
haven harbor of refuge, where the neces-
sary repairs were made. The ship was in
spected and found seaworthy, so on Janu-
airy l another start was made for San
Francisco. 1t was showing and blowing
a strong east southeast breeze, when Just
! after we passed the outer Hghtshlp one
red light was seen ahead, and a few mo-
ments later two red lights appeared. They
developed so quickly and so close that a
+ collision seemed inevitable, but in some
mysterious manner we went clear. 1t was
our tug, which had either cut, slipped or
carried away the hawSer We hauled the
haWser in and put 1t aboard the tug Wnen
she came alongside.
From January 10 to % we had nothing
with q very high sea, and on the latter
date | found the ship had drifted back to
Portland Bill During the gales the ship
labored very heavily and the decks were
continually full of water The cargo took
a Slight list to port, but 1t was not enough
to cause any anxiety. From the English
Channel to the Horn we had the usual
weather, but between the Horn and 40
south we encountered several heavy gales
and violent squalls.
The United States transport Sheridan
sailed for Manila yesterday with 1912 en-
listed men and GA officers as follows: Two
troops Fourth Cavalry, two companies of
the Fourteenth Infantry and 1875 recruits
and casuals. The latter are organized
into three battalions of four companies
each, with 106 men in each company. Ma
jor Quinton, Seventh Infantry, is in COM
Dodds, Ninth Infantry, of the second and
Major Rodman, Twentieth Infantry, of
the third battalion.
Colonel Daggett of the Fourteenth In
fantry is IN command of all the troops
on the ship, while Lieutenant Royden Of
the Twenty-third Infantry is adSutanr,
and Lieutenant Serratt of the Sixth Ar
tillery is quartermaster and ordnance Of
hcer.
The soldiers on the Sheridan were very
orderly as a rule and but few of them
attempted to escape the guards and reach
the adjoining saloons. Two or three of
them got into free fight, and one was
staken to the Harbor station by officer
Dillon. Captain Dunlevy at once ordered
him taken back to the transport, where
he was turned over to his commanding
officer.
manning companies of the Twenty fourth
Infantry, and the Pennsylvania, with the
Twenty Infantry. will sail to-mor-
row. The Wyefield will not get away for
a week or ten days. She and the Come
maugh are to take the horses of the
Fourth Cavalry. The Connemaugh has
made one trip with mules already, but
stalls for the horses must be built on
the Wyef1eld.
The British bark Natuna arrived at
Port Los Angeles from Port Angeles yes
terday after good passage of eleven
days. Captain Fretwurst was placed in
hard luck owing to the similarity of the
above two names. On leaving Antwerp.
six months ago, he laid his course for
Puget Sound, ignorant of the fact that
Coils 2. Huntington had changed the
name of Santa Monica to Port Los An
geles. On June IL the, Natuna arrived at
Port Angeles, and then Captain Fret
wurst, learned of his mistake. Two DAYS
later he got under way again and yester-
day he dropped anchor in Port Los An
geles. He will discharge part of his cargo
there and then sail his ship to Portland
10 qlscnarge tne remainder.
The cruiser Philadelphia will go to TIL.
navy yaru next Wednesday, A great
many alterations and repairs will he mads
to her hull and machinery, and it will he
at least two months before she is sean
IN the pay again. Electric ammunition
holsts moist; are to be put in and new gun car
rlages are required. The band left tha
cruiser yesterday. Nearly all of rhem
were volunteers and their time was m as
soon as the cruise was over. 90