The morning call., 1890-07-21
SEA AND SHORE.
Three Men Attempt to Desert
From the BidstOn Hill.
Arrival Of the Acapulco From Panama-Burn-
ing Up the Rangers Boat Boat Clubs
Out on the Bay Yesterday.

The British four-masted ship Bidston
Hill. Captain Mallandaine, which arrived
from Newcastle, Australia, on May 30th,
with cargo of coal, has discharged, loaded
a cargo OF wheat for Europe at Port Costa,
and on Thursday came down from there
and anchored in the stream. On Friday
Captain Mallandaine shipped his crew, and
they were taken on board. AS Is custom
airy Waterman was engaged to see that
none of the crew for whom blood-money
had been given and advance notes assigned
took French leave.
On Saturday afternoon three OF the newly
shipped men surreptitiously lowered the
panting-scow that hung on the vessels
bow into the water, and cutting it adrift,
fioated away. They had no oars in the
boat, all they had being two brooms that
had been used for scrubbing the ships side.
With these they tried to paddle to this side
of the bay, but the tide was too strong and
carried them over toward Goat Island.
They deserters had not gone far away
from the ship before they were observed by
Thomas, the Waterman. He at once in
formed the mate, and the ships gig, with
Thomas in charge and manned by appren-
tees, was sent in pursuit. just then Nc
Gowan, the ships boatman, arrived on the
scene. and he, too, joined in the chase. 1t
was a stern chase and a long one.
The ScoW was oyerhauled about 500 yards
to the northward of Goat Island. The de-
serters padded hard with the brooiDs, but
could make but little Roadway. The boats
were taken to Goat Island, where the occu-
pants all got into McGowan's boat and were
taken back to the ship. Afterward word
was sent ashore and the tug Annie, Captain
Hart went out and towed back the gig and
the purloined scow.
ARRIVAL OF THE ACAPULCO.
The Pacific Mail Company's steamer Aea-
pulco, Captain Pitts, arrived early yester-
day morning after a passage of nineteen
days from Panama and way ports, bringing
50 cabin and 10 steeraSe passengers and a
large list of freight. Among her cargo from
ports on the Pacific were 1896 bags of coffee,
977 cases fruit, 27S sacks silver ore, % bars
silver bullion, value SIG. $50, one package
coin, value Sl20, ana one box Mexican dol
lars, value $1,000.
number of ladies were down at Vallejo
street Wharf yesterday inquiring for Cap
tain Glen Randall of the tug-boat Wizard.
The Wizard was towing the Dynomene 10
the sugar refinery, but 'Old Bill" who was
in charge of the Office, looked very solemn
when he told them that he had heard that
Randall had eloped with grass widow and
gone to Victoria on the George w. Elder.
The weather was thick and foggy at Point
Lobos yesterday and the wind light all day,
yeering from south to southwest. The
barometer read: At s o'clock in the morn
ing 3002, noon 80, o'clock in the evening
1898.
The British ship Rydalmere sailed from
San Diego for this port on Saturday.
The Nicaraguan steamer Montserrat ar
rived yesterday, four days from Nanaimo,
bringing 1900 tons of coal for John Rosen-
fields Sons.
THE RANGERS BOAT.
Vice-C Commodore j. Riley of the Bilge-
water Yacht Club and William Walford.
the boatman, who picked up the boat that
was lost from the United States steamer
Ranger when she colltded with Lombard
street Wharf week ago, burned her up
yesterday, so as to get the metal in her.
She made q big ire, as there were about six
coats of paint on her. The boys got 81
pounds of metal from the boat-37 pounds
of brass and the balance copper. The for
mer is now worth cents and the latter II
cents pound, and, as Riley says, that rep
resentS nearly 125 schOoners (of beer.
The steamer Corona, Captain Hannah.
which is now the only passenger steamer
plying between here and Eureka, Hum
boldt Bay. arrived yesterday, bringing 90
cabin and % steerage passengers. Among
her cargo were large quantity OF lumbe
and butter and SJ512 treasure
The steamer Bonita which arrived yester-
day from northern coast ports discharged
her cargo during the afternoon at Broad
way, No. .. The Sea-wall promenaders had
great fun watching the deckhandS landing
the hogs that came on the vessel and placing
them in pens on the dock, and the man who
tipped the tubs of bitumin0us rock as they
were hoisted out, and they had to skip
around lively to avoid being struck by the
contents as it descended.
BOAT CLUBS ON THE BAY.
The weather on the bay was everything
that could be desired, and the water nearly
as smooth as glass The boat clubs were
ont in full force. The Dolphins, the Lur-
barges out and number of small boats.
The lurlne's crew in the barge Kate took
a spin to Harb0r View.
Al Kehrlein and g. Blum of the Trtons
took spin to the Preside in the clubs gig
Mayfiower, having Miss Annie and Miss
Katie Creber as passengers.
The Tritons' barge Lady Washington was
out with the following on board: 5. Il.
Solomon. baw; Charles Antiques, forward
waist; d. Ii. Watkins, afterwaist; Paul
Clew, stroke; Frank A. Bartlett, coXSwain
Frank Dulfield and George Blum guests.
lks Il
Morse for Frank Bartlett of the Tritons will
be launched at the boat-house on Sunday
next Thirty gallons of beer has been Or
dered for the occasion.
The steamer Robarts has been chartered
by Captain T. Schmalholz aid party of
friends, and will leave shortly before mid
night on Saturday next for fishing excur-
sion to the Farallone Islands.
The tug Rescue, which has been laid up
in Oakland Creek for over year, was
lowed to this side yesterday, and will
shortly go again in commission.
The Pacific Mail steamer San Bias, Cap
tain Johnston, was tOwed to the Union
Iron Works dry-dock yesterday to receive
a new propeller in place of the one she had
damaged on the passage up from Panama.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The schooner Dora Bluhm went up to the
American Sugar Refinery yesterday.
The Haytan Republic shifted from Main
street to Mission No. l.
The schooner Alden BeSSe will 90 along
side the Engelborn at the wall to-day
hului.
The Dynomene was towed to the sugar
refinery.
The Redmond towed the Seattle to Oak
land Creek.
The ship India locked at Howard No. /
on arrival
The Willamette Valley went to Long
Bridge.
The bark w. B. Godfrey will dock to-day
at the seawall, Section 4.
ALL GONE UP IN SMOKE.