The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20
OVERDUE SHIPS
CAUSING MUCH
ANXIETY HERE
Wreck of Falkenburg
Adds to Feeling.
GERMAN SHIP THEODOR IN
SHE WAS DIsMAsTED AND HAD
TO PUT INTO HONOLULU.
Four Transports Will Sail for Manila
To-Day-Race Between Boats
Crews From the Marion
and Iowa.
GERMAN SHIP THEODOR IN
SHE WAS DISMASTED AND HAD
TO PUT INTO HONOLULU.

Since the wreck of the barkentine Jane
A. Falkenburg and the rescue OF her crew
by the steamer Walla Walla shipping
men are beginning TO get very anxious
about the overdue feet of coasters. The
arrival OF the schooner Mildred from
Seattle yesterday with a load OF lumber
after a thirty-one days passage gave a
ray Of comfort TO the owners OF vessels
bound this way. but In the case OF ships
overdue at Puget Sound her arrival is
not reassuring. as the wind that brought
the schooner in through the Golden Gate
should have favored the Sound vessels.
The schooner Challenger is now out
thirty days from Tacoma for san Fran
cisco and the schooner Amethyst thirty
two days from Tillamook for san Fran
cisco. The latter schooner was supplied
with provisions by one OF the cOasting
steamers about week ago. and ~ that
time all aboard We're well. Captain Er.
ratt OF the Mildred L reports success
sion or southeast gales on the way down
the coast. on a number OF occasions the
vessel had 10 be hove TO. y tremendous
sea was running and some OF the crew OF
the schooner had narrow escapes from
the seas that broke over her. The Chai-
lenger and Amethyst are probably hay
ing the same kind OF weather and may be
heard from now At any time.
Among the vessels overdue on the
Sound from San Francisco are the barks
Ferris. ). Thompson and Highland Light
Thompson left here for Departure Bay in
command OF Captain Murk and the Amer
lean Girl in command OF Captain Ross Tor
Port Gamble on October 5. while the
Highland Light, in coalmand OF Captain
Herbert, left here for Departure Bay on
October II. None OF these vessels have
been heard from since. yet the, ship Co
lumbia made the run 10 Seattle in five
days and the B. +. Cheney, which left
here on October 5. has been 10 the Sound,
discharged and loaded again and is now
q a.n haT
lulu.
Fears were entertained for the old bark
Germania, which LETT here on october l9
Tor Seattle, but she reached port rev
days ago. She was carried north by the
southeasters and had 10 beat her way
back. The overdue vessels were also
taring men think they ought 10 have got
back before now, and seem 10 think there
* some danger OF their having gone on
Vancouver Island
The Ferris 5. Thompson, American Girl
and Highland Light are all old timers.
The Thompson was built at Setauket, n.
J., in 1874, and is $50 tons net burden, l41.5
feet long, 81 feet beam and II feet deep.
The American Girl was built At Port Lud-
low, Wash, in 1870, and is 2li tons net
burden. 1874 feet long. 3l.4 feet beam, and
SIS test deep. The Highland Light was
built at Bath, Maine in 1874 and is 1179
tons net burden, lsi.9 feet long. 3S.1 feet
beam and 24.S feet deep. All three vessels
have been for years IN the coasting trade.
The German ship TheOdor, which ar
rived from London yesterday via Honolu-
lu, had very rough experience. During
the month OF September she was caught
in terrific storm. during which she lost
the fore topgallant mast, main topmast
and jib boom. Nearly a whole suit Of
sails were blown 10 ribbons, and the ves-
sci looked ALMOST wreck aloft when
Honolulu was reached on September IS.
Captain Arfmann had great deal OF
trouble in getting spars for his vessel at
the islands, and IL was not until October
81 that a fresh start could be made for
San Francisco. The run from Honolulu
was made in twenty days, but she was
nearly eight months coming from London.
The Theodors full story came up from
the Islands early in October and was
printed in The Call at the time.
There was an unusual lot Of activity on
the Government wharf yesterday. Dou-
BILE gangs Of men were at work loading
the Hancock and Duke OF rife. while over
on the City OF Puebla and St. Paul. while
on all the ships soldiers were putting the
baggage and camp equipments aboard. All
tho four vessels viii get away this after
noon. The Hancock and Puebla will sail
in company all the way TO Manila. while
the Duke of Fife and St Paul go to-
gether. on Wednesday the Ohio and In
diana are scheduled to sail. while early
next week the Columbia, Dalney Vostok
and the Warren will get away;
First Mate I. l.. Ellis and Carpenter
John Monson Of the steam whaler Thrash
er are up in arms against Captain A. c.
Sherman. They say the ship was pro-
the comfort OF the men, but owing 10 the
refusal OF the captain 10 discipline the
cook the meals were not fit TO eat. Lumps
OF whale blubber got into the soup, the
bread was either sour or sodden. good
food was spoiled three times day and
the men were compelled 10 eat II.
a boats crew from the naval reserve
ship Marion is going 10 challenge a boats
crew from the Iowa The Marions boys
are getting their boat In readiness and
when the crew is selected they are going
10 get Henry Peterson, the famous Oar5-
man, TO coach them. The race should be
a very exciting one.
James White. who lives at 1905 Folsom
street was treated at the Harbor Hos
pital by DR.. Holmes yesterday Cor a stab
In the right hand. He got into an alter
cation with a man in an East street sa-
loon and the latter drew knife on him
White is going TO have his assailant ar
rested.
The steamer Colon arrived from Pann-
ma and way ports yesterday with twenty
eight passengers.