The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-04
Rocks Pierced Her
T.. Keel Plate.
gen. WEYLER IN THE PARK
THE oREGoN's PIG REMOVED
FROM THE AUSTRALIA.
No One Wants to Pay the Bills of the
Unfortunate Schooner w. S.
Phelps-Sailing of the
Brig GaIiIee.

Tie British tramp steamer Wyef1eld has
had narrow escape from destruction. In
fact, just how narrow the escape was no
one knew until the vessel was placed on
the. drydCck last Tuesday. Then It was
discovered that a hole twenty inches long
by. ten inches broad had been pierced IN
the keel plate, and that nothing but the
vessels water tight compartments had
kept her adoat-
The Wyeheld left Nanaimo, B. c., on
February IS for San Francisco with $500
tons OF coal aboard. While in charge of
p the Sound pilot she struck on a rock, but
hoated off. The water tight compartments
were all closed and an examination
showed that one of them was rapidly FILL
ing with water. Captain Cartmer ordered
an examination of all the other compart-
mepts, and when IL was reported that they
were making no water he determined to
proceed. About 800 tons of coal was jet
,1isoned, and then the Wyefeld came on,
making the run to San Francisco in four
days. Her cargo was discharged as
quickly as possible and she was taken to
8 Hunters Point drydock. The necessary
repairs have been made and she will go TO
sea again to-day.
The unfortunate schooner w. S. Phelps
is in more trouble. Now that she has
completed her long and uneVentful voy-
age between San Pedro and San Francisco
via Santa Cruz and has incidentally run
.:up large bill of expenses, no one seems
Directly she reached port her old master
fled a libel on her in the United States
. Peterson wants to know who is going to
pay him and the crew for the fifty-One
days they were at sea 1t was only after
some maneuvering that tug to take the
schooner to Oakland Creek was secured
and there the vessel is likely 10 remain for
SEINE time. 1t was only a few months
States Marshal in san Pedro for her
debts and it begins to look as though she
ha a al in n &c
The brig Galilee, with the French mails
She took away five passengers, among
whom were H. Atwater, formerly United
States Consul al Papeete: two Mormon
missionaries, and J. J. Muth. who is re-
turning to the islands after a visit to
Germany. The Galilee took away an I'M
usually large cargo; in fact, some of the
freight had to be left behind.
The pig presented blythe crew of the bat
tleship Oregon TO Golden Gate Park was
day Generalissimo Weyler, as the pig is
named. was captured with the Spanish
cruiser CristObal Colon. The Jackies kept
park ZOO but when the battleship was
ordered to Manila the men thought it
best to send the generaHssimo on by the
letter from the captain of the Oregon
to NiayOr PheIan accompanied tn pig. and
yesterday his Worship sent a wagon for
the present. Chief officer Dawless and
the crew Of the Australia decorated the
made out of him the handsomest pig ever
seen on the water front. When it came
TO saying gOod-by Generalissimo Wey-
Ter refused to leave the ship and his ship
mates. and. it was only with many
squeaks and grunts of protest that he
was finally got over the vessels side and
into the wagon. Passing along the front
he made one or two attempts a. escape
and finally had to be roped down to save
trouble.
The transport Valencia will get away
for Manila this afternoon. She will carry
about $50 soldiers, a number of whom are
young officers just commissioned from
West Point. The Valencia will also take
away $1,000 900 in treasure, with which to
pay the soldiers.
James Kitterman Of the launch Amerf-
ca three of his guests and the engineer
had a narrow escape from drowning yes
terday. They were going ashore from the
America in a small boat, when it cap
sized and all five of them were thrown
into the water. Luckily they reached, the
bottom of the overturned boat and held
on until assistance reached them. Morris
Bean of the Merchants Exchange and Of