The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-13
ANXIETY FOR
THE OVERDUE
ship DOMINION
Nearly Two Months
From Hawaii.
BARK DOMlNI0N'S SMART RUN
LEFT THE ISLANDS A MONTH
AFTER THE SHIP.
Made the Voyage in Fifteen Days.
American Bark Carondelet Makes
the Run of the Season
From Australia.
BARK D0MINI0N'S SMART RUN
LEFT THE ISLANDS A MONTH
AFTER THE SHIP.

There are two British vessels named Do
minion, and one of them IS causing ship
ping men and underwriters considerable
anxiety. One is an old-time bark, built
OF wood, twenJyfOur years ago, and the
other is a splendid steel ship, constructed
only eight years ago. Strange to say, all
the anxiety is on account of the modern
ship.
The British ship Dominion left Homo
lulu for Puget Sound on January 10 last,
while the British bark Dominion also left
Honolulu for Puget Sound on February
II. The bark reached her destination on
the 4th inst, after passage Of fifteen
days, while the ship has not been heard
from since she left the islands ffty-two
days ago. OF course the British bark
Woollahara was forty-siX days from Ha-
vail 10 Eureka, but then she was thirty
days off port in fog and heavy weather
before tug picked her up and lowed her
in Neither fog nor heavy weather could
keep a vessel out of Puget Sound, but the
Dominion may have been driven far up
north and be now beating her way back.
The ship Dominion was built in Sunder-
land, England, in 1891, and is 1928 tons net
burden. She is 294 feet long, IS feet beam
and a feet draft. When here in 1897 she
was in command of Captain Meredith,
smart time of III days. Since then Cap
8 tain Meredith has left the vessel and
Captain Jones is in command.
The bark Dominion, that made the very
fast run of fifteen days from Honolulu to
Puget Sound was built in Canada in 1875.
She is 1914 tons net burden, 1898 feet long,
81 feet beam and 1872 feet draft. At one
time she was owned by T. P. II. White
law, who put her under the Nicaraguan
flag. He sent her 10 Sydney, n. S. W,
where the captain sold her and pOcketed
the money. Her Australian owners put her
back under the English flag and sent her
TO Honolulu with a load of coal,
whence both she and the ship Dominion
sailed in ballast. In March, 1885, the bark
was so long making a trip from San Fran
cisco to Puget Sound that she was given
up for lost, and now, two years later,
the ship is so long overdue that fears are
entertained for her safety.
The schooner Helen n. Kimball is now
out 100 days from Eureka for Panama.
Her owners do not know what to make
OF the long passage, but are in hopes
that the steamer Acapulco, due here next
Thursday from Panama, will bring some
news Of the schooner. Mr.. Kimball
thinks that the vessel has reached her
destination and that the captain has
failed to notify them of her arrival.
The American bark Carondelet arrived
IN port Saturday night after very
speedy passage Of 63 days from New
castle, \. S, W. The bark Suoma is now
out So days and the bark Prussia rs days
from the same port, while the Brussels
and the NJ. 2. Grace were so long on the
way that per cent reinsurance was paid
on them. OF all the vessels in port from
Australia, the 10 days run of the Brit
ish General is the nearest TO the Caron-
Crown of India, with a record of rs days,
but since she was dismasted in the great
Maitland hurricane, the insurance men
did not favor her chances and per cent
reinsurance was paid on her. The Brit
ish ship Centesima and the British bark
Cardigan Castle were each 50 days, the
Brenda 81, the Leicester Castle Sc and the
Brussels 100, while the American ship NJ.
2. Grace was 102 days coming from Aus
tralia to San Francisco 1t will easily
be seen, therefore, than Captain Stetson,
of the CarOndelet, has reason 10 be proud
During the VOYAGE of the CarondeIet
from Puget Sound to Australia, Captain
StetsOn sighted a reef which he says is
not down in James 1mr4y q Sons chart
1T was on August 81, 1898, in latitude
deg. 80 min. south longitude 173 deg. IS
min vest that s3+sdn pass32 seq the sre reef xit
in two miles of It, and I consider
it very dangerous. It extends about
quarter of a mile northeast by
north and southwest by south, and at
times It was barely noticeable from the
deck and at others the sea was breaking
heavily upon it. On my arrival at AIDE
laide, South Australia, 40 days later, my
chronometer was 10 miles east. 1 called
II was very rough on the bay yester-
day, and the excUrsionists who ventured
out TO the battleship Iowa and cruiser
Chitose had a rough time. On the home
ward run from the japanese warship
everybody aboard the launches got a
ducking. Visitors to either vessel were
y
passengers did not pay expenses. During
the afternoon 1t blew 40 miles an hour
from the northwest at Point reyes and
Point Bonita, and at shutdown was still
During the afternoon the schooner Mil
bred got in from kahului ana the Otlllle
Fiord from Harua, H. /. The former took
II and the latter IA days to make the
run. Both are sugar laden.
Much interest was manifested IN snip
ping circles last week over the demand
made by the transport authorities for
sailing tonnage 10 convey military stores
TO Manila Major Long, the quarter
master in charge of the transport depart
nent had over seven thousand tons OF
miscellaneous goods, all badly wanted in
were available, he called for tenders fol-
sailing vessels. and the owners or agents
of nearly all the large ships in port sent
in tenders When the bids were opened
on Wednesday last 1t was found that the
lowest, sent in by j; p Spreckeis & Bros
English iron ship of over 1000 tons ca
pacity They offered to carry a full cargo
of weight and measurement for so ,5yV
or about $3.50 per ton. The other bids
ranged up to $500 q ton. In accordance
with the practice of the department, al
final acceptance, but there is no doubt
the offer of the Bidston Hall will be ac-
9nother sailing vessel chartered by the
Government is the Marion Chilcott, be
longing to Messrs. Barnesson ana emil
colt. Of Seattle The ship is to load at
SEATTLE. and viii carry about 1000 tons al
$50 a ton. The steamer Cleveland, be-
longing to Messrs. Nelson d Co., of this
citv has also been chartered Her ca
pacftv is some 1890 tons, but the rate OF
freight is at present unknown.
Speakfng of these transactions a well
1,ndwn shipping man, who has large in
terests on the coast, remarked that San
Francisco has nothing to fear from the
competition of Seattle "Thee, facilities
here are in every way BETTER, he said
There is more tonnage available; and
the Government viii always, get a better
rate from this port. Even if Seattle does
offer free docks, it would not make uE
the difference. Ali that SAP Francisco cn1,S is3
has to do is to he alive to her own IN
facility is granted to the national trans
ports. The best of our, docks should be
sbonId he SPARED to retain the trade in
this port .
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