The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-25

fret asked them TO desst and jun toe s.rikers,'
| ard N Ease II any holding back forced them 10 re-
| Sire, with threats Of violence IN one instance or
which we have heard, s,evedore had some hands a.
| work psmpipg cos vessel which was 10 danger
Gus condfton when the crowd Of three or four hun
bred arrived and ordered the crew 70 knock on rhe
sfeyedore agreed to pay tee six dollars bNt it was no
CO. The decree Ind gone forth that no work ~ be
| done; horse used in the work was sent away in
| company with the boy who drove him. aud the
WORK men forced 70 JOIN the ranks In another case
the brig Dudley, with crew regularly shipped was
| invaded and the attempt made 10 force the men
| away The captain, however, aDpeayed with his
| pistol. and somewhat deraDgea the procedure la
| the afer part OF the day, the strike had become
general The wharyes presented nearly az deserted
1 an appearance 10 Sundays the clippers and
other vessels except few foreign ones which were
being discharged by their own ws, lay deserted,
with their cargoes on board. At the drinking houses
and corners, the ~orkmeu were assembled in squads,
| and apparently had easy ticse Of il. Whilet the
vessels are subject to delay in jischsrging, the
Jumpers shon.j they succeed, viii have jnss one
dollar day more 70 spend, and few hours more 10
| spend il in.
| The longshorcMen went TO work on the 26th as
usuol, the stevedores having acceded to their de.
man6s for six dollars per day, and limitation Of
| the hears Of labor TO nine per day.
| ssPwRIGHrs AND oAULEsHs.
| A. meeting IL the shpwrights and csnlkers,
held Jry %; the following resolutions were saani-
Rsskea that portion he w,rss pad 70 ether
oech>pics N Fan Francisco feel sUrseyea rtsa 10
~ t1l Gi-fs
Rec nat inc scoye resolution so INFO esc.
| nxa.y ,oSrhs. July rs
The caulkers aud ship carpenters saceeedad, on
the 2tth in obtaining from their employers ten dol
Lars per day.
/ FIaEsEH Am COAL rAssEES.
| On the lsth olt the firemen and coal passers in
/ San Francisco struck for higher wages-the icrler
demand ny one hundred dollars per month, and the
latter ssysnty-6ve dollars.
We we're LIST night informed says the San Francis
co hoatd Of the LIST inst, that the fremen and coal
passers mad continued their strike so long, and had
carried 1t H. such extent, that the most seious
consequences were likely 10 eDsue. According to
our informant, their numbers had swollen TO some
seven or eight hundred. They had gone on board
the steamship NOrtberDer, which leaves today with
the mails compelled the hands to leave their work,
taken pos ession of the vessel, and had attempted
| with an iron bar TO disable the engine. The Mar
shall was called upon, repaired 10 the spot with
leaders and lodging them in the station house.
3st ~ possession Of the vessel they attacked
ci the steeage passengers, under the npgessou that
he intended TO work bis way TO Panama, and were
going to throw him overlook when he produced
bis ticket AVID they lethiro lasl light the yes
sci was deserted by the crew, and remained
under the charge of III and police force.
The Cortes, which SO 10 day also, was similarly
served; and, as we ais atn the Sierra Nevada had
scarcely touched the wharf before her crew were
carried Oh IN the same manner. The Northerner,
presume, viii be detained several hogrs in cODse-
ausDce OF TINS occurrence, aud will probably anchor
IN the stream in order tina. she may take her new
| crew On board without interruption.
BRICK MAsoNS.
In Sacramento the brick masons have struck for
$40 day. they say That their fellow craftsmen in
San Francisco and elsewhere are receiving those
wages, and that they ought 10 have the same.
Firc among the shipping MT San Francisco,
IRON the San FRANCISCO Transcript, JJy Is |
Yesterday afternoon, about half past three O'clock,
the bell Of the Monumen.als struck the alarm Of lire.
Dense clouds were seen rolling np from the vicinity
taF Aarln uhor nd olya5t
the spot. II soon appeared that the store ship Mari
co, among mass OF store ships and other vessels
closely moored together, was in flames The fire
gained such Roadway before the engines could be
brought to bear upon it that Che storebrig Canoni
lying Immediately TO tire east and touching the
Marco, in flames Also The ships were mOorel
inst south Of Market wharf and eat Of Stewart street.
The fire ship Herbert OF Boston, concerning which
&c made notice Oh Saturday, as having been dis
nasttd by the Surprise and having returned TO port
Tor repairs, was moored next 10 the Marico. Imme-
dlatey to the east OF the brig ne ship moored,
owned, we were informed, by Messrs Richie Osgood
@. She was speedily hauled away from danger
and dropped down towards Market wharf. Most of
the Engines took their cotrse down Stewart street
and oat along short wharf, near the end OF which
tie Herbert was made fast. Fortunately the tide
ap, and In remarkably shor. space Of time the
pipes and hose OF half dozen engines were car
RED across the decks Of the Heroer and commenced
playing npon the flames
The wbsrTes and decks Of vessels, rigging, yarls
ard caps OF the shipping, piles of boards and in fact
every available stand point Ia the vicinity black
with human beings. Hundreds Of boate covered
the water, rowing round in inextficable confusion
ard nicsing up the merchandise which had been
thrown overheard from the burning vessels and
which foated thicsly around.
The iremen had at lest found their match On
board Of the brig was quantity OF spirits This
was soon loosed from the barrels by the flames, and
floating around the decks in q hvid sheet Of flames
ran into the hold, carrying the fearful element
through the thou s3nd hooks and hiding places
tbo unor nbaD WIN al.
most impossible 70 reach il with water. The Penn
sylganians conveyed their engine into a scow an6
towed by boats, soon made their appearance around
the bows Of the tw0 burning vessels crking their
brakes manfully and throwing a steady stream on
the rdeck OF the brig, thereby materially aiding
in InenchiDg the flames there.
We are happy IN being able to state that the fire
was rot allowed to extend beyond the brig and the
Marico although at one time the affair possessed a
most seroDs aspect. II is impossible for ne 20 ar
rive at even an approximate estimate of the loss
sustained by the owners Of the two vessels, sad OF
the goods on storage. II was only by the most per
severng and long continued efforts Of the Fire De-
psrlment that the flames were eventually subdued.
The Marco was formerly from Boston, and both
che and the Canon,cns, with their cargoes, were
owned by Crosby & Dibblee The darico Is Almost
total loss having been scnttled II Is possible that
gcme 81 the deeper part OF her stored goods viii be
saTed in damaged condition. Her ovner valued
the Marco at about $500. The total loss by the
fire il estimated by s1essrs, Crosby 4 Dbblee, the
losers at nearly 100000. The Marco contained
about 10000 worth of oats, 900 Of nails, 300
dozen buckets. SO 900 wosth Of onions, about 800
cases OF buckwheat, large quantity Of lnseed oil,
and some pilot bread Nearly ali Of tais il lost.
| The Canonicus had a cargo worth about $50 coo.
| and il was damaged by water about - 00c. The
MARCO was q vessel Of 100 tons burden; had been in
| the harbor about year, and had been at Benccia
| about eighteen months previously. She has now
| burned 70 the waters edge. The Canoncus j. ali old
| fortyniner."
| Several alarms were given late in the aterno71,
| by the flames burs.1g out anew, and through the
evening the whole eastern part Of the city vas lighted
\ up by the FIRE.
/ We regret 70 leSln that Mr. J. y. ". Crooks had
his arm burned badly during the con1agration.
When the engines hnd reached the spot and while
/ large crowd OF firemen and other citizens were
I upon the decks Of the burning vessel, the cry Of
powder was raised and the sudden exodus Of hu-
man beings into the neighboring boats, one Of
the most exciting episodes Of the disasters. Tie
| Chief" when ali OF nearly az had left finding no
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