The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-20
DEEP WATER
SHIPS MAKING
LONG PASSAGES
Over a Dozen Are Now
F ully Due.
FLEET DETAINED AT PANAMA
FOUR OF THE MAIL CoMPANY'S
VESSELS TIED UP.
City of Para Loaded by the Crews Of
Other Steamers-No Rush of
Visitors to the
Iowa.
FLEET DETAINED AT PANAMA
FOUR OF THE MAIL COMPANY,S
VESSELS TIED UP.

The British ship Centesima arrived from
Newcastle. N. S. w, yesterday after a
long passage of eighty-two days. Light
winds and Gains delayed the vessel. the
only exciting incident during the voyage
being terrific thunder and lightning
storm, encountered in 20 south latitude
over dozen deep water vessels are
now fully due, and the pilots are girding
up their loins in anticipation of a busy
week. A heavy westerly swell has been
setting lnshore for several days, and Pilot
r. Jordan reasons from this that there
must be breeze off shore somewhere
that will bring the fleet along. LIE
Centesima was the first of the expected
vessels, and the others should come drop
ping in one or two at a time during the
week.
The American ship Erskine NJ. Phelps,
which is now out 146 days from Baltimore,
is fully due. She is new vessel, on her
maiden voyage, and is commanded by
Captain Graham, formerly of the w niam
F. Babcock. The British ships Inchcape
Rock and Talus are out IA and 143 days
respectively from Cardiff. The Inchcape
Rock is making an unusually long Voy-
age for her. while Captain Stenhouse of
the TaluS is noted for his quick passages.
The ship Riversdale is out 1874 days from
Hamburg, the Bidston. Hill 100 days from
London, the Cederbank 100 and Primrose
Hill 13S days from Newcastle, England,
the Brussels IS, Cardigan Castle n and
liza; the American ship M. p. Grace 81
and the British ship Crown of India II
Gays fro y Sydney n sW and the brig bTig
vessels will have tales of light winds and
Gains to tell when they reach port.
out Thf from GpoT9 3f lnda rsa for dss g5
Francisco. When $50 miles off the coast
Of New South Wales she was caught in
given up as lost she was picked up by a
tug and towed into Sydney, n. S. ". New
masts and yards for her mad to be pro-
cured from England, and it was Decem--
Der II last before she was ready to sail
for San Francisco again.
The Pacific Mail Company's steamer
City of Para arrived from Panama and
way ports. She brought up an unusually
heavy cargo, and it was late in the at
At Panama the strike was still on. Inc
'longshoremen who handled the freight
were, getting 81 Is in silver and de-
manded 81 mnen tae nf a5d so %as the
freight from New York began to pile up
at Panama Just as the railroad com
manded 81 in gold which is equal to 81 70
When the Para left Panama the. Mail
Acapulco and Starbuck We're tied up
awaiting cargoes. The crews of these
vessels pitched in and loaded the City
to tie up. The railroad company was try
ing to bring In laborers from Fortuna
cess, and the chances were favorable for
the continuance of the deadlock.
Besides her New York cargo the City
of Para brought up 1922 sacks of coffee
and 1922 sacks Of sugar from Central
America She had fourteen cabin and
seventeen steerage passengers. Among
those in the cabin were Baron A. Jacob
de Kaustein, an Austrian nobleman Who
is making fortune at coffee growing in
Guatemala. Mr. and Mrs. Bidstrup have
been living at Valparaiso for some wears,
and joined the Para at Panama DR.. A.
D. E. Miles, who has been practfcing in
Mexico for some years, returned to
America on the Para for a visit.
There was not the expected rush to the
battle-ship Iowa yesterday, and in conse-
quence many of the tugs and stern-wheel
steamers did not pay for the coal they
burned 1t was an ideal day for an out
ing, and those who did pay visit to the
warship had thoroughly enjoyable time.
Henry Peterson and Captain Leale ran
the launches Amy and William D and
the steamer Caroline. They carried the
majority of the people who went out.
many of the other boats not turning
wheen. Around the Mission-street bulk
head where the steamers congregated
they made such noise with their Whis-
ties that the doctors in the Harbor Hos
pital complained, and Sergeant Tom Ma
honey quickly abated the nuisance. should
the Iowa be open for inspection next
Wednesday and Sunday excursions viii
be run to her, but it is safe to say that
not third of the boats engaged yesterday
r-ii he running