The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-17
SEA AND SHORE.
Loading the Elephants on the
Steamer MOnOwai.
Narrow Escape of One Of the Keepers-Col
lision on ths Bay-Palestine Wreck.
Movements and Charters.

fully 0UUO people salHtIeu vi VIC Whoii
at Folsom street yesterday afternoon, TO see
the elephants placed on board the Monowal.
The vessels fore matches had been moved
under the big masting shears near the en-
trance TO the dock, as this was the only pur-
chase available to lift the bulky animals,
each of them weighing about four tons. An
immense box heavily ironed and clamped
had been built, and when all was ready, the
first of the elephants was led out and placed
in it without any trouble. The door was
shut, and within five minutes the animal
was safe in its stall in the ships lower hold.
The next was the big fellow named Mike"
and as the circus people expected, the brute
walked up to the box, but no coaxing could
induce MIN to enter. Several times he broke
away, and in spite of the keeper ran back
on the dock to where the others were stand
ing. Queen" the big female elephant, was
then put alon gside the stubborn =" Mike,
and by striking him with her trunk. man
aged to quiet him enough to follow her back
to the box. Mike" eyed the big pen suS-
ricionsIy. but Queen" stood beside him,
and the animal was finally induced, by being
coaxed with an apple, to follow his keeper
Into the box.
MIKE WAS NOT TO BE FOOLED.
In an instant the heavy door was closed,
but Mike" was not TO be fooled, ana turn,
ing he began butting the door win MS head
in savage manner, at the same time sway
ing from side to side in manner that
threatened to knock the sides Of the box
out. The keeper, man named Rodgers,
could not scamper out OF the way ana was
caught by tie vicious brute ana nearly
crushed 10 death against the side OIL the
box He shouted for help and as quickly
as possible the big door was thrown open
and once more the elephant rushed along
the dock, while the crowd dispersed IN all
directions. For time the widest excite
ment prevailed and to add to the c2nster-
nation a horse hitched TO a buggy aud terri
fed by the enormous brute became unman-
ageable and ran away. The rig was
smashed by coming in collision with pile
Of lumber, but the horse was caught Dy
scme bvstanders. Rodgers, the keeper, was
helped out of the box, but beyond nara
squeeze was not mu h huEt once more the
brute was led up to the box, with heaVy
purchase fastened to his legs manned oy
about forty men, and, with the assistance
of Queen" who pushed behind, the animal
was at last placed in the pen and the door
shut But all efforts to bolt 1t were unaVall-
ing, as the elephant nearly pushed it IN two
in Ills mad efforts to escape.
THE ACCOMMODATING QUEEN.
Once more Queen" was brought into
requisltiou, and then began contest oil
strength that pleased the crowd Immensely
The brute inside pushed with all his strength
to keep the door open. and Queen ex-
erted herself to close it, and for several
minutes it was anybodY's tight Az this
iuncture MI Sells had the other elephant
brought up and the contest. as Tar as
strength was concerned, was over, the COM
bined efforts of the two were too much Tor
the prisoner, and in spite OF all ne could DO
the door was quickly fastened. Inc rage Oh
the animal when it found the door smut was
terrific. and it took several men, armed win
| sharp goadS, which they used unmeTcliully,
| to prevent the brute from climbing up on
! the side of the box A stout rope was fast
ened across the top to prevent lhe orute
| from climbing up, and finding itself securely
| shut In, 1t sezsd one OF the men by the leg
and nearly pulled him into the box. Inc
| sharp iron goads proved too much for the ami
NAL, however, which after giving the mans
leg nasty wrench released HIM. IL look
nearly half an hour to hoist the animal on
board and place him in his stall Inc rest
of the herd walked into the box without
trouble. and bv o'clock all the animals eX-
cept the hippopotami were on board the
steamer.
PALESTINE WRECK.
The sunkeu wreck of the ship Palestine,
outside San Francisco bar has been blown
nm bv explosives and the bell buoy, painted
green, which heretofore marked the posi-
ton Of the wreck, has been discontinued
There is now a least depth OF ten tathems
over the wreck. -,
the SlOCp GhL- lie WIllAC chNdLLIIhb ~ ~ '4SA
berth at Nashiugton-street Wharf yeSter-
day morning. The slOOp lost her bOwsprlt
and the steamer had some Of her upper rail
torn away.
Outside the heads, yesterday. the weather
was thick, with a twelve-kuot breeze from
tile west. The barometer stood G0.O5.
The steamer Pasadena passed Point Reyes
about O'Clock yesterday afternoon, On her
way to San Pedro.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The moves yesterday were the Parthla
TO Port Costa, Carondelet to Third street,
W. H. Macy from Port Costa to the stream,
County Of Yarmouth to the oil works, City
of Picking to the Pacific Mail Dock, Pharsa-
| lus to the Union Iron Works and the Don
TO Howard No. g. To-day the ArdrosSa
| will go to Port Costa and the Borrodale over
| to Oakland.
Departures we're: The steamers Pomona
| for Wilmington and Rival for Fort Bragg
| Tie grain laden ship Colony sailed for
! Queen stoWn and the KilbrannOn for HaVre.
| aud tue schooners Glendale, Monterey,
| Norway, Jennie Griffin, Mary Gilbert, Roy
! Sommers and Garcia for coast ports.
Arrivals were: The steamer St. Paul
| from Kodiak, the British ship County of
! Yarmouth from Rio de Janelro in ballast,
! the British bark John Gamble from London
with a general cargo for Girvin, Baldwin d
! Eyre, and the barkentine s. \. Castle with
passengers and sugar from Honolulu.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Wheat charters prior to arrival. United
| Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp, are
Norwegian bark Skiold, 1919 tons, now on
tile Columbia.
German bark Windsbrandt, 1856 tons, now
on the Columbia.
British iron bark John Gamble, 1927 tons,
Ais 81.
British iron ship County of Yarmouth,
| 2154 tons, 4)s.
British bark Don, 11l5 tons, 60 Is Sd;
| chartered by Starr q Co.
British snip Thomas Stephens 1869 tons,
e., short lay days; chartered By GirYin,
| Baldwin Il Eyre.
| Suit for Dockage.
TIE State Board of Harbor Commission
ers has sued William b. Hill for $3.50 dock
age He Owns several schoOners which he
| has locked without paying charges at the
| Channel-street Wharf since May 1st