The San Francisco call., 1899-10-06
RESCUED TEKOA
SAILORS ARRIVE
ON THE CLIFFORD
Picked Up in a Boat
Off Cape Horn.

The British ship Clifford arrived from
Cardiff Yesterday afternoon with five of
the crew of the British steamer Tekoa
aboard. The men We're greatly relieved
to hear that the steamer, passengers and
crew were all right, as ever since August
last they have been under the impression
that they were the only ones saved from
the wreck.
The Tekoa left Wellington, n. H., on
July 19 for London with number of
passengers and a cargo of frozen mutton.
While passing through the Straits of
lie Marie she struck an unknown object
and began to fill. The water poured into
the fore peak and fore hold, but luckily
the collision bulkheads kept the water
out of the rest of the ship. Over 900
Carcasses of sheep were jettisoned and the
steamer hghtened up so that on August
10 she was able to reach Port Stanley.
There she was patched up and sent to
Montevideo, where she is now being over
hauled.
When the steamer Tekoa struck there
was a great deal of eXcitement aboard
and everybody thought the ship was 60
ing down. There was a general rush
for the boats, but the captain and officers
prevented anybody from getting into
them. The second mate and the four
sailors took the stations assigned to them
in one of the boats, however. and by some
sight of the Tekoa and tried to head for
Stanley, thinking the steamer had gone
down with all hands. They were none
too warmly clad and suffered terribly
from the cold. They labored at the oars
in order TO keep the blood in circulation,
but all were frost-bitten and ready to
give up. the struggle when the Clifford,
bound for San Francisco, hove in sight
and pick I'd them up.
In the meantime the Tekoa had arrived
al Port Stanley and the captain was feel
ing worse over the loss of the second
mate and the four men than he did over
the accident to the ship. He chartered a
small schooner and sent her out to look
for the missing boat, but no trace of her
could be found, as the Clifford had been
there beforehand.
The transports Zealandia, City of Para
and Valencia got away for Manila last
night. Seven companies and the head
quarters and staff of the Twenty-nintn
Regiment went out on the Zealandia, and
the remaining companies on the City of
Para. The Valencia took away $40 re-
cruts for the regiments now IN tho
Philippines. There were very few people
down to see the boys away, and the men
made no attempts to get outside the en-
closure. in consequence there was very
little excitement over the departure CT
the transports. Six boys tried to stow
themselves away on the Zealandla ana
City of Para but were discovered and put
ashore Some of the lads had followed
the regiment here and were very much
disappointed because they could not get
to Manila with their friends.
The log raft was towed into port by
the tugs Rescue and Monarch yesterday.
AS soon ds il was sighted the tugs Relief
Alert and Redmond went to the as
sistance of the Rescue and Monarch, and
pile of lumber in Mission Bay. Captain
Thompson of the Rescue picked the dere-
Iict UP off Lompoc at 7 n. m, September
e. After some trouble the Rescue made
fast and at the rate of one mile an hour
towed her into Port Hartford. When the
Monarch reached Port Hartford the two
tugs started for San Francisco with tho
derelict off Point Sur q heavy head sea
was met and a number OF the piles
washed OUT Quite big piece of the raft
is gone but there is enough left to more
than pay expenses
The hull of that City Of New York. that
was wrecked on Point Bonita a number
of years ago, is to be broken up.t After
several unsuccessful attempts had been
made to raise the vessel the engines boil
the hull abandoned. The price of iron
has advanced Of late and it is now worth
while TO recover the plates in the hull of
the New York. 7. P. H Whitelaw has
fitted the wrecking schooner Catalina out
with new hoists and engines and to-day
she will be anchored off Point Bonita and