The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-12
AT THE POTRERO.
Two Sailors Rescued From Butch
ert0wn Muck.
Clearing Up the Cruiser for DeliveIy-A New
Sewer Stepped Up-Heavy Business
Done by the slaushterers.

A sensation was caused in South San
Francisco yesterday by a couple of jolly
tarS. The twain had passed the night in the
Potrero Police Station for having consumed
too much gin, but were released in the Police
Court yesterday morning on the payment of
So each, In order to brace up they went
over to the sugar refinery wharf, took a
boat and started out on an excursion.
They pulled out couple of hundred
yards from the wharf, when one of them
wanted to cool off by plunge bath. While
In the act of disrobing he took lee lurch
and capsized the boat. Fortunately, an
Italian fishing-smack was near, and after
some difficulty the iack-tars were rescued.
Life appeared to be extinct in the man who
had his clothes on.
He was removed to the nearest bar-room
and rolled for ten minutes. The proprietor
OF the place, fearing that he might die, sug-
gested dose of his beverage. The effect
was magical. In an instant, almost, he was
among the living ana was wondering what
all the trouble was about They gave their
names as Tom Jacks and AL Bryant, stating
that they were trying to find their ship, but
had forgotten her name.
A GREAT BUSINESS DONE.
Like the balance of the people of this city
the artists of Butchertown are weary. A
prominent butcher said to a CALL reporter:
think one can best judge of the number
of people who have been in this city since
the celebration began by the amount of
business we have doue. 1t is q fact | know
from conversation with other butchers here
that we have killed more cattle, sheep and
hogs during the past five days than we ever
have during any entire month since the
foundation OF San Francisco. This clearly
SHOWS that there were never so many people
here before"
Mr.. Zimmerman, a well-known property
holder, is circulating petition TO prevent the
laying off of the South San Francisco horse
cars. He says that If these cars stop running
it will work general injury to that locality
and interfere wilh property values.
POLITICS WAXING HOT.
Politics are waxing hot. The Potrero
Republican Club, under the leadership of
Frank Manus, now numbers 800 and is still
increasing. A large portion OF the member
ship comes from the mechanics of the Union
Iron Works. They appear to have the key
to the situation BY meeting every week,
with the Potrero BraSs Band III attendance,
they manage TO keep up the enthusiasm.
Fifteenth and Potrero avenues are sadly III
need OF repairs. Nothing has been done to
them since the winter rains and their condi-
ton Is nearly as bad as during the rains.
No arrests have been booked at the Napa-
street Police Station for couple OF days
The police say that they are not troubled in
the least by striking molders.
The sugar refinery is running to its full
capacity at present. Three vessels are now
unloading raw sugar there.
A CHoKED-UP SEWER.
There is a unanimous complaint in this
purlieu because of the choking up of the
main sewer on Railroad avenue 1t has
only recently been laid, but Immediately
filled with sand between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth avenues. The denizens are
thinking of making joint raid Oh Superin-
tendent OF Streets Ashworth
The cruiser San Francisco is lying at the
Union Iron Works dock, being cleaned up
and relieved of her pig-iron, which was
used to weight her in the absence of her
guns. In n few days she will be ready for
formal delivery 10 the Government
A new structure is going up az the corner
of Napa and Kentucky streets. On the OPP
posite corner the mountain Of rock is being
vigorously blasted away so as to level the
lots.
There was quite landslide in the Ken
tucky-street cut yesterday morning, much
Of which had to he cleared before the cars
could pass.