The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-16
HUNG Up ON THE
MAIL COMPANY
WHARF IN A FOG
Mishap of the Freight
Boat Transit.
49,: .-----
SHE WAS NOT MUCH DAMAGED
GOT OFF AGAIN AFTER BEING
TIED UP NINE HOURS.
Trial Trip of the Luella-Flags at.
r. Half-Mast- Out of Respect to
the Memory of. the
~ Maine.

The Southern Pacific Company's freight
steamer Transit met with a peculiar &C
Adent yesterday. She hung herself up on
the end Of the Mail Company's wharf
put as luck would hive it very little dam
age was done toICle vessel and she will
be running again to-day on her regular
'oute as though nothing had happened;
The Transit left the railway freight
Zip in Oakland Creek shortly after
a. m. She had nineteen carloads of
iheep and bullocks besides some general
merchandise aboard. so she was well
oaded down. All went we'll until the San
francisco side Of the bay was reached.
Then the fog and the ebb tide got in their
work Captain Anderson thought he was
lose to his slip and stopped She engines.
While trying TO ascertain his position the
1de carried the big freight boat down
A the Mail Companys wharf. Before
taft the. crew knew what had happened
he vessels guard was over the end of
he wharf and the vessel was hard and
asst
Captain Anderson made an examination
ina found that his vessel was in a most
twkward predicament. She was jammed
10 close to the wharf that the paddle
wheels could not be used and when the
Nail Company's tug Millen Griffith was
pressed into service she was unable to
nudge the big freighter .-...-...%
IRIS happened about a. m: and the
transit had TO remain hung up on the
"nerr until p. m. when she was got
IN at nigh water. When she went on the
1de rad run about half out, so for an
Fher three hours her port side kent go
ng lower and lower, until the deck was
Ike an inclined plane and the declSload
vas Kept from going overheard by ro1jes
When the back wash from a passing
Ieamer came along the Transits beams
Eouiq creak and groap and at one time
wo " '''iN ~ car III
Along about a. m. the tide began 10.
,ooa, put IT was two hours later before
began 10 make any showing on the
cry boat. About noon she was resting
a an easier position and from that time
tna al 8 p. m she was towed Oft Her
MY damage was the loss of a few STAN
mons under the guard, while the wharf
.oSt lew Stringers and fender piles.
Captain Anderson says that in. the dense
og ne was not certain of his position
nd knowing; that he had. run his dis
ance stopped. the vessel in order to find
ut where she was. The desired in
ormation came in a way he least ex-
Every ship in the bay. irrespective of
nationality. had her flag at half mast yes
erdayS. out Of respect to the officers and
outstanding this fact. the rush to in
pectz the .battleShip Iowa was as great as
asst sunday. Men and women fought
eunches and fought again when it came
getting aboard the Warship. All who
purchased tickets last Sunday and failed
o get aboard were carried yesterday
. they were given the precedence over the
ther Sightseers and managed to get a
good view Of the battleship. The Iowa
viii be open TO the public again next
Sunday.
A. VI. Beadle & Co.'S fine new steamer
auella had her trial trip on the bay yes
erday. She was built at Eureka and. aft
r being loaded with lumber was towed
o this port by the steamer Ruth. After
uscharging she was taken TO the Fulton
ron Works and fitted out with her ma
hinery. A large party OF. invited guests
Enjoyable time. The Luella is q: very
handsome craft and has fulfilled all the
expectations of her builders. She will ruin
q the coast trade. =
sort yesterday from Honolulu: The Al
len Besse was 49,. the r. p; Rithet and
rmgard 20 and the John D: Spreckels' 4
lays in making the run The lrmgard.
ar into a heavy southeaster on the LIST
nst and was hove TO for eight days f..
The steamer Newburg arrived Xester-
n to Duxbury Reef and the captain. re-
,orts that the whistle is broken off the
Visiting buoy. Captains OF coasters ara
theirs should aeep bright LOOKOUT until
The officers of the transport Valencia
ire not to blame for the shortness OF
PROVISIONS during the voyage, II there was.
nv They provided for twenty officers
nd women and fifteen soldiers. and at:
he last moment over 100. people We're put.
board and the ship ordered to sail at
nee AT Nagasaki: a full supply OF eV-
rything necessary was laid In. -
The steamer Roanoke is to be pulled out
( Oakland Creek and loaded Tor MANIA.
he will take the freight Intended LOT
he Connemaugh. while the lattef NRSsei I
. will carry a load of mules.