The San Francisco call., 1899-07-15
TRAN NSPORTS ARE
IN DEMAND To
CARRY HORSES
Collier Siam Taken by
Uncle Sam.

Uncle Sam is to continue sending horses
to Manila The ship Tacoma came off the
drydock yesterday and will sail for the
Philippines just as soon as the supplies
and animals can be put aboard. She will
be followed about the end of the month
by the big collier Siam, and probably the
Washtenaw or one of the other steamers
now running to British Columbia. There
are plenty of vessels now in service to car
ry the troops but nearly 1900 horses are
wanted in Manila before the spring opens,
and the quartermaster is going to try and
get them there.
The Siam is under charter to John Ros-
enfeld's Sons and will make another trip
to Nanaimo, B. c., for that firm. After
that she will be turned over to the Coz
ernment and will carry supplies and
horses for six months. She is large yes
sci of $3.50 tons gross burden and carries
42OO tons of coal. She ought therefore to
carry $500 tons of supplies and about 20O
horses on her first voyage to Manila. Ihe
Conemaugh and Wyefield will get quick
dispatch at the other end and Will come
beck here direct to take down another load
before the spring opens. These vessels,
with the Tacoma Siam and Washtenaw,
should have no trouble in supplying Gen
eral Otis with all the horses ne wants
within the time Spec1ned
The new steam launch Magic was turned
over to the quartermaSter department by
the builders yesterday. she was pulit LOT
much work for the Mcdowell since the
war began that the Magic Will be Kept
here to assist her. While the Mcdowell
is carrying soldiers and freight between
the transports and the various army posts
the Magic will run between San Francis
co. Alcatraz, Angel Island and the Pre-
sidio carving passengers. She will also
he used bV the army doctor in boarding
the transports when they come into port.
The Magic was built by the Fulton Iron
Works and is a good eleven-knot boat. she
long and has 2OOQ accom-
modations for passengers. She is COM
manded by Captain James Turner.
The following vessels arrived at St-
Michael prior to July 1: Saronne, Bertha,
f'akme' % Elihu Thomson. Portland, Ma
tional City, Homer, Samoa and Bruins
wick: bark Oregon, schooners Vega, j. M.
Colman and Ethel zane PIE eas noep SpuTsnay Ro1
head The latter vessel has been pur-
chased by Captain Cook, late OF the Bel
vedere, and Is on her way 10 me AIeeic- Lreore
The others are all mehpeis oA lie rAioA-
The bark Roderick Dhu will sail for
Hilo to-day with over twenty PASSENGERS
nlIIes and one horse. Among the passen-
gers are e. Hitchcock. Mr.. and Mrs. c.
n Brown and the Misses EATON. VINO are
returning to Hilo after a vacation in Cal
ifornia and Mr.. and Mrs. McCaSlan, who
are going to the islands on a pleasure
trip. -.
wreck of the British ship City of York
advise that the hull and cargo be sold at
once She is in shallow water, and neither
tug nor lighter can get near her. Should
another storm come up the ship will go
to pieces The story of the wreck of the
CITY of York and the drowning of Captain
Jones and eleven or MS crew was told
In yesterdays Call.
The Occidental and Oriental Steamship
Company's Coptic sailed for the Orient
passengers, among whom was, G. N. Hind
of the firm of Hind, Rolph d Co.