The San Francisco call., 1909-11-23

o. Good Hone and Hobart. The
GiiSgs bucked its way around Cape
h. d1olh. The Bayonne Travelled about
zv,VvV miles after parting company
WIN the GrlggS In English waters. The
SfSgs sailed less than 1900 miles
and they reached the Golden gate prac-
! lcally at the same time
Alhough the Bayonne Travelled 1000
Ihites farther than the Griggs abe wear
ana tear OF the French ship was as
hothlng compared with the battering
sustained By the Griggs. The Bavonne
mad fair wind practically for the
whole voyage saved its gear and turned
a neat little trick. in bounty earning.
ne ne suosl9y paid 10 sailing vessels by
the French government being based on
lhe number of miles travelled.
The Griggs was so days fighting
It's way around Cane Horn and wore
out whole suit of sails in the bat
Tie. The barkentine's course around
the stormy headland as traced on the
chart resembles the efforts of a school
boy IN the throes of a geometrical
tangle in which triangles figure more
frequently than straight lines Every
day saw new kind of gale. For days
at time the decks We're filed with
water 10 the rail. and the mate had to
build a platform in his staterOom to
avoid the discomfort of stepping out
of his bunk INTO a foot or so of water.
1t was hard on the shin and hard on
the crew. Every time any change had
TO be made in the big fore and aft
sails ii was a case Of All hands on
deck, and changes We're as frequent as
the gales.
While the Griggs was off Cape Horn,
spot, the barkentine's mascot, made
flying leap at a seaguIl His missed
the bird and landed in the hollow of a
big sea which swept him far. away
wind at the time. but a heavy swell
was rolling. The ship was hove to
and all hands lined the rail and
Whistled to the dog. intending to lasso
him hen he within reach Snnr
however, paid no heed to his masters
voices and insisted upon swimming
away from the shin. CAPTAIN Delano
is famous seaman but threw up
fox terrier with q six masted barken-
tine through the green mountains that
roll in the vicinity OF Cape Horn.
spot was all IN when Garland ROtCh,
the second mate, volunteered for the
rescue. With two men he launched
small boat. and Spot. after having been
and taken on board. where he soon re-
covered. This is probably the first
time on record that a ship has hove
TO save the life Of dog.
The Everett c. Griggs is the only six
masted barkentine in the world. For
the Information of those interested. the
masts from bow to stern are named
as follows: Foremost. mainmast, miz-
zenmast, spanker. 1igger and driver.
Manchuria sails Today
The Pacific Mail liner Manehuria.
Captain Andrew Dixon. wifi carry an
unusually large number of passengers
as well as the lal gest cargo taken
from this port by a Pacific Mail ship
for many months. Ia the cabin the
Manchuria viii have 250 passengers,
which means that practically every
berth on the big liner viii be taken.
Between 500 and 500 Asiaties will
travel in the steerage.
The cargo includes a shipment of
more than $4,000 tons of government
fre ght for Manila, where the Man
clruria will make a call This army
and navy freight includes 100000
rounds of small arm ammunition.
Among the passengers will be II.
Hail McAllister, who. with his ia mily.
is making a tour of the world. b. G.
Howard. the Pacific Mail agent at
Yokohama, returns to his post on the
liner. Other passengers will be Cap
tain Mertz L. s. n, and his wife, for
Manila: Mrs. Frank Brannigan. wife
of a Philippine commissioner; Mrs. A
l. Stein, wife of a prominent Hong
kong merchant, and Aubrey Robinson
and family Of Honolulu.
Asia Has Many Passengers
The Pacific Mail company's liner
Asia. which left Honolulu at o'clock
a. m, November 20 and is expected TO
arrive here early next Saturday has
on board so cabin passengers from the
far east and 100 Asiatics The Asia's
cargo of 200 tons includes 100 tons
of overland freight and 100 tons for
the lower coast. The overland freight
includes . tons of raw silk. 1t is
possible that the Asia NAV reach port
Friday. but since the Asia and China
have been reduced 70 carrying only in
termediate passengers. haste has not
been deemed a necessity, and seven
DAYS from Honolulu IS about the ri ght
time for the last stage of the voyage.
Mariposa sails for Tahiti
With a large number of passengers
and carrying a general cargo the
Oceanic steamship company's liner
Mariposa. Captain Haywards sailed
Yesterday for Papeete. Among the
passengers We're: