The morning call., 1891-06-27
SEA AND SHORE.
The MaripOsa Sails for Honolulu
and Sydney.
a Mothers Race to Catch Her Boy Steer
Overheard Man Killed at Seal Rock.
Movements and Charters.

Long before tD6 mail SbeauneE MdElpoSa
was ready to leave her dock at Folsom
street yesterday the wharf was crowded
with people, among whom the members of
the short-haired fraternity were numerous.
They were there to see the noted brulSer
John L. Sullivan leave for Australia. Ow-
ing to the mails being delayed the steamer
did not leave until nearly o'clock. She car
ried away large list of passengers. nearly
hundred, and a big load of freight. The
crowd on the dock was unusually large, and
Sullivan was loudly cheered as the steamer
left the dock.
STEER IN THE BAY.
There was lots of excitement at Mission
No !, where the steamer Bertha was taking
lot of steers on board for shipment to
Alaska In order to get the animals on
board a strap was put around their horns
and they were lifted bodily on board by
steam power. Several OF them resented the
indignty, and more than one man had to
get out of the way in a lively manner to es-
cape a toss ON the creatures horns. One of
the animals, big, powerful brute, resisted
all efforts to place the strap around his
horns, and after a lively race around the
wharf wound up by jumping into the bay.
A boat was procured, but it was some time
before the maddened brute submitted to be
slung, and he nearly capsized the boat be-
fore he was lifted out of the water.
WHARF ON FIRE.
A fire was started on the wharf at Mis-
sion No. by some one throwing cigar
stump on the dock. The fire was burning
at lively rate, but was eXtinguished by
few buckets of water before any serious
damage was done.
Edward Carpenter, a laborer. was killed
on the 10Th inst. Oh Seal Rock. near Cres-
cent City. Deceased was at work on the
new lighthouse, and while letting go one
of the guys was struck by the wire and
thrown 10 the rocks below. Carpenter was
native of England and 45 years old. This
is the first accident that has occurred while
building lighthouses on this Coast In seven
years.
The steamer Jewel will leave for the Cor
dell Banks tonight with a fishing party.
This is a favorite trip with lovers of the
sport, as the Cordell Banks afford the best
fishing in the vicinity Of San Francisco.
The steamer will leave at about 1880
O'Clock.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Mrs Montez, a Spanish woman, had
very narrow escape from being drown ed at
the Oakland ferry yesterday afternoon.
Her son, a boy about II years old, ran
away from home, and his mother learned
he was going to Oakland. She followed
him to the ferry and got through the big
gate used by teams just as the boat was
pulling out from the slip. The woman made
run with the intention of jumping on
board the boat, but was seized by Sergeant
LangfOrd In time to prevent her going into
the bay. She was greatly Disguised when
she found that the boy had slipped through
her fingers, ana declared she would get
him yet, even If she had to follow the young
rascal to New York
BARKENTINE MARION LOSES.
J. II. Farnham was awarded S223 So yes
terday in the United States District Court
in his libel suit against the barkentine
Marion.
GOOD NEWS IF TRUE.
Captain Gage Of the steamer Humboldt
reports that he has discovered a new chan
mel at the entrance to Humboldt Bay. The
captain says he not only came out through
the new channel, but took soundings all the
way and found eleven feet of water there at
all tides. The old channel has Swallowed to
six feet at low water. The new passage
runs off from the old one at a point oppO-
site Humboldt Bluff. Half way from the
bluff TO BrickSDort the water deepenS to
thrty-SiX feet. OF BTickspOrt the channel
shoals t. fourteen feet.
Harry Hanson says he will challenge the
winner Of the Whitehall boat race on July
4th TO a contest with his boat tie DR.. Nc
Carthy, for $3.50 side.
FAIR PASSAGE.
The American ship A. f. Fuller arrived
late last night from New York. with a cargo
of general merchandise. Captain Colcord
reports that he met with stormy squally
weather TO latitude % degrees north, with
winds chiefly from the southwark and east
ward, accompanied by mucl thunder and
lightning. After rounding Cape Horn, on
April 29th moderate gales and rough seas
were encountered. The voyage from Gotham
TO this port was made in 125 DAYS.
The following vessels arrived yesterday:
The steamers Del NOrte from Crescent City,
Emily from Coos Bay Pomona from San
Diego, Arcata from Coos Bay, Lakme from
Departure Bay and Scotia from IiilamoOk.
The barkentine 5. G. Wilder from Honolulu
has q cargo of 16,711 bags of sugar. The
SchoOners Ocean Spray, Parkersburg, Max
ip, Berwick and Albion arrived from Coast
ports
WENT TO SEA.
The steamers Eureka for Wilmington.
Newhern for Guaymas, MaripOsa for Sgd
ney, Bertha for Kodiak, Gypsy for Santa
Cruz and Rival for Fort Bragg sailed yes
teTday. The bark Sumatra sailed for Ia
coma, and the sch0OneTs San Buenaventura,
Hayes aud Mary Eta for Coast ports.
MOVEMENTS YESTERDAY.
Bark Centaur, from Port Costa to stream;
ship Alaska. Alameda to Beale street; bark
Tidal Wave. stream to Mission. and Auriga,
from the rolling mills to Berry street. To-
day the bark McNear goes from Long
Bridge to the gas works.
THE WEATHER.
The weather yesterday was hazy, with a
northwest wind, blowing u miles an hour.
The barometer stood 1890