The San Francisco call., 1899-06-26
Finally Saved by Her
Mooring Lines.
TROOPS LEAVE FOR YUKON
A DETACHMENT SAILS ON THE
TRANSPORT ST. PAUL.
Members of the Press Club and Their
Friends Enjoy an outing-Cap-
tain Kinder to Command
the Copt1c.

The Russian steamer Dalny Vostok had
narrow escape from capsizing last Sat
urday night. She had discharged her car
go of Japanese coal at Beale street and
was being prepared to sail for Chemanius
TO load lumber for Nagasah when the ac-
cident happened. She carries water ballast
and all the tanks on the starboard side
were pumped out. The steamers bilge
was touching the piles and nothing but
her mooring lines were keeping her from
rolling over when the state of affairs was
discovered. The port water ballast tanks
were then emptied in a hurry and the ship
gradually resumed an even keel.
The Dalny Vostok was to have left
Beale-street wharf Saturday and the
French bark Amiral Troude was to have
taken her place. The tug took the sailing
vessel to the dock. but as it was impos-
sOible TO move the steamer the Amiral
Troude had to be taken into the stream
again and anchored.
The transport St. Paul departed for st.
Michael yesterday afternoon. She car
ries 800 soldiers who are going north to re-
lieve the men stationed on the Yukon. The
latter have been a year in the Arctic and
Will return home on the same steamer
Colonel Ray is in command of the eXpedi-
ton and will make his headquarters at
St Michael The men are to be distri-
buted among the various military stations
on the Yukon and will keep watch and
ward over Uncle Sans possessions until
next spring. A years supplies for the
men were taken along. In fact there was
so much cargo that Captain Hays found
some difficulty in slowing it all away.
Among the live stock were five cows in
full milk" These are expected to keep
the officers mess supplied with fresh but
ter and cream throughout the year.
The river steamer Sunol took the mem
bers of the Press Club and their friends
on an excursion around the bay yester-
day. About $50 people went out and
thanks to the management of Secretary
Tyler and other officers of the club, a
most enjoyable day was spent. After a
visit TO the Union Iron Works and Hunt
erS Point the Sunol was taken to SauSa-
Tito, where the eXcursioniSts landed. A
charming luncheon was served in the club
house of the San Francisco Yacht Club
merry making the party returned to the
SunOl and continued the cruise. FL
Campo. California City, San Quentin, The
Brothers and other points of interest in
the upper bay were visited and the ex-
cursiOnists then returned TO the city thor
oughly delighted with their outing.
The work of oVerhauling the mail
steamer Australia went on with a rush
yesterday. The repairs TO the deck and
deckhOuSes have been made and yester-
day the clippers were at work on the hull
getting ready for the painters. The yes
sci will be in splendid trim when she goes
out again on July on her next voyage
TO honolulu.
Captain J. H. Rinder of the Occidental
and Oriental Steamship Company is bach
in San Francisco accompanied by his wife.
When he left here with the Belgic in No
Vember last the general suppositiOn was
that he would go into the Atlantic trade
on the arrival of the Coptic on July 4
he will take command of that vessel how
ever, and Captain Sealby will return to
England. Captain Sealby is to be given
command of one of the White Star Com
panys big Atlantic freight steamers. Cap
tain Kinder is a great faVorite in the
Oriental trade and his many friends will
be glad TO hear that he is to again com
mand one of the Occidental and Oriental
Companys steamers.
Captain Cav, who became so we'll
known here owing to the Blairmore dis
aster is once more on his way to San
Francisco. His owners have given him
command of the clipper ship ArranmOre
and he will bring her here via Iquique.
The Blairmore. now the American BARK
Abby Palmer is to load coal at Newcas-
tie n S. w, for San Francisco and she
and the Arranmore should about reach
port together.
The bark Rufus z. Wood arrived from
Sydney, y. S. w, Yesterday, after long
passage of ninety-nine days On June IA
she was 700 miles off port, but light and
battling winds kept her outside. Captain
Mcleod is disgusted over the long voy-
age. He says that for weeks at a time
the bark did nothing but drift and when a
breeze would spring up half the time it
blew the wrong direction.
The transport Valencia docked at Steu-
art-street wharf yesterday. She will get
away next Tuesday with the remainder or
the colored troops. The Valencia has been
painted white since her arrival in port
and her new dress adds greatly to her ap-