The San Francisco call., 1899-12-06
HARD LUCK THE
PORTION OF THE
OVERDUE FLEET
Several of Them Have
Made Port.
NORTHERN LIGHTS DANGER
WAS ON HER BEAM ENDS AND
NEARLY WENT DOWN.
NORTHERN LIGHTS DANGER

A fresh northerly breeze brought quite
a number of the overdue feet into port
yesterday. Among them were some of
the vessels spoken by the revenue cutter
McCulloch and supplied with provisions.
Not word has been heard from the ves-
sells that are longest out
The fleet that got in yesterday was COM
posed of the John d. Talant. is days from
Port Gamble; Seven Sisters. l6 days from
Coos Bay; La Gironde. % days from
Grays Harbor for San Pedro: Lettitia. %
days from Grays Harbor; Invincible, 81
days from Port Blakeley; Charles Han
son. q days from Coos Bay; Courtney
Ford. 10 days from Port Ludlow: Coquille.
q days from Coquille River. and Northern
Light, 25 days from Port Blakeley
The La Gironde was among the first TO
get in. She was leaking badly and Cap
tain Hansen came to the conclusion that
he had better run into San Francisco. He
reports that on November q. when off
Cape Blanco. the vessel sprang a leak
and ever since the men have been at the
pumps. In spite of their best efforts the
water gained on them, and when the ves-
sci was headed for San Francisco there
was three feet of water In the hold. The
schooner was run on the Mission mud
flats as soon as she came into port
The schooner Seven Sisters had a tenn
pestuous time coming from Coos Bay, but
was not damaged TO any extent. She saw
the MONDAY rock buoy adrift. Another
buoy marked MONDAY rock was placed
in the position of the old one yesterday.
The bark Northern Light had a very
bad time OF II. Captain Charleston re-
ports that for fourteen days they had
nothing but southeast gales, some OF
deckload shifted. the bark was thrown
on her beam ends, some OF the bulwarks
were carried away and the channels
started the starboard waterways. Then
a nd for ffVrRa
seemed as though the old Northern Light
was doomed. There was six feet of water
in the hold, and no boat ever built could
live in the sea that was running.
When things were at their worst, the
lashings broke and the deckload went by
the board. The vessel was then got on
the other tack, when she righted herself
The pumps were cleared and from then
TO port the Northern Light made fairly
good weather OF 1t.
The schooner Premier. q days from
Olympia. had succession of strong gales
with heavy cross sea all the way down
the coast. On November %, when off the
coast of Vancouver Island. the spanker
boom broke. Then the deckload shifted
the deckhouse was started and again and
again the cabin was flooded with water.
The Charles Hansen, q days from Coos
the head gear torn off. The mainsail split
into ribbons and the two boats were
stove in.
All the captains join in saying that
has such succession of southeast gales
ragged for such a length of time.
Since the change of wind. the coasters
which have left northern ports during the
past week have been making good trips.
The barkentine Monitor left Eureka on
the Sd inst: and made port yesterday
afternoon. The brig Courtney Ford also
came In from Puget Sound. having made
the run from Port Ludlow in 10 days
The mail steamer Australia arrived
from Honolulu yesterday after a fair run
hours ipf 10
will not go out in command OF the vessel
next trip. His place will be taken by
Ghief G6hd,et} 0iticer 5 r. T. Lowiess Captain
Mariposa on her arrival from Australia
and Captain Hayward will 20 East TO
bring out one OF the new steamers now
Steamship Company.
The. cabin passengers who came up
ISY Gn The 4@S,1ali5 Cab5 1rry were F D seas-
son. Mrs. McCrosson, A A. Cross,
Miss A T. Thayer, Miss L. Bolles. Mrs.
w. S. Terrey, A Allison. Miss A. Wilson
and i maid, H. P; Weber; c. Johnson. Mrs.
Lamey. Il. Lindsey, II. Dickerman. Mrs.
T. Lucas and two children, A. H. Small
b. f. Dillingham; and DR.. r. w. Ander-
son.
Lieutenant +. p. Berthoff arrived from
Juneau yesterday and will join the rev
enue cutter Bear to-day as executive Off
GER
Manila via Nagasah yesterday. She was
delayed in getting coal and was nearly
two days after the Grant in getting
away She only brought up three pas
sengers, one of whom was Captain Doris
OF the wrecked transport Morgan City
The vessel is still in the stream, but will
probably take the place OF the Sherman
at Folsom street wharf when that vessel
sails for Manila to-day with a battalion
Of the Forty-ninth Regiment and $50 re-
cruits. The Grant will leave here about
the 18th inst. for Seattle to load hay,
grain and stores and she may be follow
ed by the Sheridan. II both vessels load
at Seattle they will come back TO San
Francisco and take away tn. colored
regiment now in quarantine o. ),gel ISL
and
The Centennial took s->ard a load OF
horses for Manila yesterday. She will
probably get away early to-day and will
stop at Honolulu on the road.
The Master Mariners Benevolent Asso-
citation will give its annual ball In Odd
Fellows Hall next Saturday evening. A
most enjoyable time IS anticipated.