The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-20
SEA AND SHORE.
The Story of Another Shipwreck
Proves Untrue.
Fathers Wild Plunge for His child-A
Steamer Leaking = Girl Overheard.
Movements of Shipping.

was at once sent to the Merchants EX-
change The startling information was
then sent to the tug-boat Office, and IN
few minutes the Spreckels' line tug Alert
was steaning along the front as fast as she
could turn a wheel, followed soon after by
the Active, with J. ID. Spreckels on board.
When the Alert was passing out past the
Cliff House the surf-boat from Bakers Beach
was spoken, her crew being rugged for work
with their cork jackets on.
"Where is the wreck?" shouted Captain
Silovich, but the captain of the life-saviug
crew shook his head in reply. and the Alert
sped on her mission after the stranded ship.
After clearing the Seal Rocks the tug headed
south and steamed at full speed in the direc-
ton of the supposed wreck. There was
nasty swell on, and the boat got the full
benefit of it as she tore along through the
trough of the sea.
IT WAS BILL THE BUTCHER"
At last the supposed wreck was found
and after a long look up and down the
coast, Captain Silovich jammed his wheel
hard-a-port, aud soon had the boat heading
for the Golden Gate again. Instead OF
square-rigged ship stranded on the beach
with signals Of distress flying, and her cap
tain ready to give $4,000 or $4,000 for
tow, he saw the schooner Bill the Butcher
snugly riding at anchor about mile ana
half off shore, waiting for q breeze to enable
her 10 get INTO the larO0r.
Halfway back to the Cliff House the
Active was met. but Captain Silovlch was
loo mad TO answer when asked by her cap
tain to loan his cook So they could get break
fast. Soon after the Alert picked up the
life-bnat and towed her back to her landing
at Bakers Beach, and both tugs returned TO
San Francisco.
The notorety he had obtained so elated
the captain Of the schooner that he forgot
what he was about. ana the first thing he
IN Viuiln ha Of
towing him into port He swears that Cap
tain Ned Mccoy told him the glass was tall-
ing and II was going TO blow, and thus MIS-
led him into taking tow. But he Is in
clined 10 think it was job put up on him
by J. d. Sipreekels to get even on someone
Tor having had to go without his breakfast.
The Golden Gate Life Saving Station
crew launched their boat at 11:30 in the
morning and cruised around outside the
Heads. They came back about in the aft
ernOon.
SINKING AT HER DOCK.
Get out all your tugs as soon as possible.
the steamer Santa Maria has sunk at her
dock and half the crew are drowned!' The
speaker was a man bareheaded. red-faced
and nearly crazy with suppressed excite
ment who had rushed into the office of the
red-Stack tug-bOats early yesterday morn
ing. The man was grabbed by half dozen
tug-boatm0n, who sat him in chair and be-
gan TO fan him TO prevent apop.eXy. Alter
he was somewhat cooled off it was learned
that the steamer Santa Maria, living at Mis-
sion Wharf, mad sprung leak and was IN
danger of sinking. The tug -htna was at
once seat to her assistance, and as soon as
possible the vessel was towed to Mission
fats and ran on the mud.
Just how the leak started cannot be ascer-
tanned, but by the time the steamer struck
she had six feet of water in her
The vessel is under charter to load pro-
visions for Chile, and was expected to leave
this week, but will NOW be compelled TO dis
charge what cargo she has on board and 20
Oh the dry-dock for eiairs.
SAVE MY BABE"
There was a splash, and a loud cry in a
feminine voice, followed by wild dive
from the wharf, abnu: O'clock yesterday
afternoon. and the crowd ran 10 the spot on
Fisherinen's Wharf.
''Oh, save my babyr screamed little
woman, dressed in black, while in the water,
holding on to his first-bOrn with one hand.
and 10 the side Of fshing-bOat with the
other, was the husband and father. Willing
hands soon lifted the pair to the wharf, aud
the fond mother quickly had her darling
safe IN her arms.
Il told you that kid would tumble in,"
said the fond father, as he surveyed his
Sunday suit from which the water ran,
forming n pool around his feet"
- know you did, Johnny; bat was look
ing at the lsh you were pulling up, and for
got the baby for the moment, and suppose
he wanted TO see, too"
The little wife looked up at her big hus-
band, and a CLEAN of joy Lii up her features
as she thought how he had dropped his first
fish to bravely plunge into the water after
his irst-born.
This was more than John could stand, so
tucking his wife's arm under his own, and
pressing baby to his breast he hurried OFF TO
find hack in which to take his little family
to their home up on Pacific street
MARY MUHLER's FALL.
A young girl named Mary Muller had a
narrow eScaDe fran finding n watery Qrava
at 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Mary
with two other girls went down on Beale-
street Wharf TO fish and got so excited when
she caught fish about two inches long
that she lost her balance and fell into the
water, narrowly escaping striking floating
fender made fast to the wharf
The fender no doubt saved the girls life
for she clung to it until rescued by some men
who we're attracted to the spot by her cries.
Mary's white dress looked rather dirty and
was well covered with coal dust as she slowly
made her way up the street in the direction
OF her home. which she said was on First
street, near Howard.
The large number OF people that crossed
the bay yesterday kept the ticket-punchers
at the ferry on jump, aud nearly every
boat was crowded.
The butchers picnic at Shell Mound Park
drew large crowds, aud those who took part
In 1t had jolly time
The water front was well patronized yes
terday, many people taking advantage of
the fine weather to enjoy stroll along the
wharyes.
The patent-medicine faklr drew a large
crowd and did roaring trade but the Sal
walton Army preachers shouted themselves
huarse in their efforts to draw an audience.
CATCH OF THE wHALERs.
The following is reported as the catch of
the Kodiak fleet up to June 18th, and shows
that the blubber-hunters have had run OF
good look so far: The Northern Light
heads the feet with ten whales, the Mars
has nine whales and 10000 pounds of bone;
Lydia. Alaska and Jessie Freeman report
two whales each, and the John 2. West has
secured three.
The Mars is now on her way TO this city
for repairs, she having struck on a shoal at
Sltka and damaged her rudder pintles. She
Is owned by ). Foster and others of this
city.
THE PALESTINE.
The wrecking steamer Whitelaw returned
to the city early yesterday morning from the
wreck of the Palestine. The divers sue
ceeded in saving the donkey engine and
boiler, and also got the mizzen mast out Of
the wreck, but did not bring 1t to the city,
having been forced TO abandon il outside
the heads, as owing 10 the heavy swell there
was danger of the tangled mass of rupe
spars and wire rigging fouling the propeller
Nothing remains to show where the wreck
is but the light ship moored close by, and
the hull VIII soon be blown to pieces and
then the last vestige of the wreck will be
removed.
The steamer West India shifted around to
Section of the avail yesterday morning
and at once began loading for Chile. She
takes down flour, barley and hay and will
be ON her way before the end OF the week.
NEARLY sHANGHAIED.
George Nation, a longshoreman, came
very near going to sea in the ship Wasdale
whether lie liked to or not. Nation was put
on board the ship by shark named Grab
Der. who keeps den on jackson street;
but the man made such row wien asked
to sign the articles OIL board that the cap
tain was glad to put him ashore again.
Captain Dunleavy Of the Harbor Police
heard of the outrage on Saturday morning
and at once sent Oflicers Egan and Furgeson
of to the ship to investigate, but the man
had been released before they got there.