Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-27
SAN FRANCISCO.
Various Items Of Interest from
the Metropolis.
ASHORE NEAR THE GOLDEN GATE.
The Ship Franconia Stranded in a Dense
Fog.


Etc. Etc ..........-...... Etc.
San FRANcIsco, june 26th.-The ship
Franconia, Captain OTIS, went ashore Friday
morning at o'clock on the South Farallone
Islands. The ship was bound for San Fran
cisco. 100 days out from New York. At the
time the Captain thought he was abreast eff
Point Reyes, and changed his course In
fact he was eff the Farallones, and suddenly
discovered breakers ahead. All efforts to
escape were futile, and the vessel
grounded on the rough coast. The
large boat was lowered. but the heavy
sea stove her in and the Captains gig was let
down, and, followed by another boat with
some of the crew, effected landing in q
sheltered cove, but not before one of the
boats was capsized. The twenty-five souls,
including the Captains wife, were left shiy.
ering on the beach. A few scaled the rocks
to the lighthouse station, where they first
were apprised Of their real location. Supplies
were taken to the wrecked party from the
lighthouse. The ship Alfred D. Snow passed
well out st sea, but the water was too rough
to send boat in answer to the signal of dis
tress.
THE SCHOONER EUsTAoE DIsAsTER-pA
LARS OF THE AFFAIR.
San Francisco, June 26.h.-The steamer
Newborn brings the mate, D. G. McIsaac,
and four seaulen of the Inflated schooner
'Eustace, of San Francisco, j. Cutie, owner,
which was blown up at sea in the Gulf Of
California by the Chinese cook, he first hay
ing assassinated Captain A. Hornsby. The
following are the circumstances, as given by
the mate: On the morning of the 18Th in
slant, while on the passage across the Gulf
from Cape st. Lucas to Mazatlau, about
midway, the cook exhibited signs of insanity,
and seemed to be laboring under the impress.
sion that some one was trying to take bis life.
AS he was not violent, Captain Hornsby did
not think it necessary to confine him. The
cook remained in his quarters from
9 A. NJ. until 2 P. NJ, when he
went TO work apparently all right. cooked
the dinner and trimmed and lighted the
lamps and performed his duties as usual. A
little after P. NJ. he went below, and sup.
posing he had gore to bed, as he usually re-
tired early, at 8 P. N. the mats was sitting on
the taff-rail talking to Captain Hornsby,
when the latter remarked that he would go
below and light cigar. In moment he
returned hastily, crying out, "Catch him |!
catch him!" at the same time apparently
holding something with both hands against
his body. The mate ran and net him at the
cabin door, when the Captain cried, Pull
this knife out !" He fell against the mate
who tried to pull the knife out, but could not
| Calling the man at the wheel, and at the
same time seating the Captain. he succeeded
in extracting the deadly weapon. The
Captain gasped two or three times,
and Immediately expired. The man at
the wheel saw the Chinaman running
to locker in the forward part Of the cabin,
where the axes were kept, and then blow out
the light. The man at the wheel gave the
alarm, ard all the crew came aft, got the
Captains body, laid it out on the quarter
closed, the men all going forward except the
mate, who remained at the wheel. Soon the
cook came to the cabin door. and the mate
prevented him coming out, and called the
crew aft. The door being open, and the
cook seeing all the crew. would not come out.
The door was then closed and made fast, as
the crew refused to come aft again unless this
was done, as all the firearms on board were
in tie cabin. The men going forward egain,
the cook came to the door again, and said if
the mate molested him he would kill
him also, and then fire the vessel.
The crew, fearing he would Gre the vessel,
having about 1000 kegs OF powder on board,
proposed to leave the vessel Immediately, but
the mate persuaded them from doing so
About IL P. N. the cook lit the pinnacle lamp
in the cabin, the crew all standing around
the door with handspikes, but no movement
was made By the cook, and nothing more was
seen or heard of him until the nextday. Tokeep
the men satisfied the mate got the long boat
ready watered and provisioned. AT II A. NJ.
on the 18th the cook came to the door and
spoke to the man at the wheel, who called the
mate came aft and asked him il he wished to
come out. He replied g No." but said if the
men wantedany provisionshe would pass them
out through the roof. The mate replied that
It was not necessary, as tbs men had already
had dinner. Nothing more transpired until
2p. NJ. when the man at the wheel gave the
alarm of fire. The mate, seeing at the same
time smoke coming out of the cabin skylight,
which was partly open, put the helm down
Immediately. The long boat was launched,
and in so doing she filed with water and cap.
sized. The crew then got in the small boat
hanging in the davits and lowered themselves
and Immediately pulled away to the leeward as
Geo. Ecker, IA years of age, who was left in
fast as possible. In ten minutes the leeside
Of the quarter deck was in a sheet of flames
and in Eve or ten minutes more the explosion
took place, which was something terrific. fol-
lowed 10 few seconds by another They
then pulled for the shore. and at 10 A on
the 18th made the land. about fifty miles
to the north of Mazatlan. From thence they
made their way TO Mazatlan, which they
reached in time to take the steamer to San
Francisco.
BOY FATALLY HURT
charge of spirited horse in Golden Gate
Park this afternoon by Pacific Hotel bar.
tender named Fay, was thrown from the ami
NAL and received a fracture of the skull.
which will probably result fatally.
HooDLUM ROBBERS.
Three notorious Tar-Flat hoodlums, Patsy
McGettegan, John johnson and David Nc
Kee, were arrested this morning for robbing
Frederick Swanson, Maih-street cooper.
All Of them are old offenders, and there is
strong evidence against them. Their age.
are between % and 20 years.
SUDDEN DEATH.
Richard Lewis, an expressman, who stands
at the Oakland ferry, was arrested early
yesterday morning for drunkenness. After
his arrest he complained Of severe pains in
the stomach. About midnight he was con.
veyed to. the City Receiving Hospital, but
before reaching his destination ha d;sd III