The morning call., 1891-05-04
SEA AND SHORE.
The Steamer Emily Sails With a
N0n-Union Crew.
Queer Musical Instruments-Ho German Sail
ors Enjoy Themselves Stopped the
Ball With His Nose.

more than the usual crowd of waterfront
visitors, and the street fakirs, including the
blind negro with his tambourine, drew
large crowds. The waterfront preachers
were there, as usual, but were not molested,
as the hoodlumS found plenty of attractions
elsewhere.
Travel across the bay was heavy several
thousands going to the picnic at Glen Ellen.
For the first time since she has been afloat
the big ferry steamer Ukiah was fairly
crowded with passengers, and the gates bad
to be shut to prevent any more going on
board.
The crowd at the ferry was tremendous
and kept the ticket-sellers ON Jump; the
waiting were damned, and thousands
had to wait outside until the crowd within
had gone on board.
NOVEL ORCHESTRA.
Crowds of people thronged the wharf at
Green street most of the day and were highly
entertained by the musical efforts of the
crew of the German ship G. II. Watjens.
The Watjens is the only merchant ship IN
the harbor that has band on board, and
some of the instruments would make for
tune for their owners il placed on exhibit
ton. Most of them were made on board,
and great deal of ingenuity was displayed
in their manufacture.
The bass-drum. for instance, consists of
cask. with heads Of canvas, painted in fan
tastic colors; the tambourine, made of a
hoop, also has canvas head; for triangle
O bar of steel, bent into the required shape,
servrs the purpose; strings for the big bass
vol are made from marlin; the flute and
piccolo are made from bamboo, aud the
snare-drum was created from small copper
vessel with leather heads. In addition to
the aboVe-named instruments are two &C
coTdeOnS and ieWSharp.
Early in the day several kegs of beer were
provided and, after the crew had finished
washing their clothes and hung them out to
dry, they settled down to enjoy themselves.
Judging by the vast amount of noise they
made and the quantity of beer they dis
posed of they were quite successful. The
marine concert concluded by the entire
crew OF twenty-four men singing "Die
Yacht am Rhein" with orchestral accom-
paniment. The performance was loudly
cheeTed by the large crowd on the dock.
The Watjens is the ship that sprung her
mainmast in the English Channel while on
the passage to San Francisco and put into
Plymouth for repairs. The captain and
crew are proud of the fine vessel, especially
as she was built entirelyin Germany Of Ger
man material
NoN-UNIoN CREW.
The steam schooner Emily went to sea
about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon with
crew of non-union men. Early in the morn
ing Captain Robinson applied at the North
HarbOr Station for police protection, saying
that Lombard-street Wharf, where the yes
sci was lying, was crowded with members OF
the seamen's union, and be was afraid they
would board the schooner and take his men
away by force.
ptffc huf Ia
presence not needed, as there were only four
or five men on the wharf, and they had made
40 hostile demonstration. The Captain
made several trips to the station afterward,
and al last Captain DunleaVy went down to
the vessel himself but found everything
quiet on the dock, and not single union
man in sight. Just before the steamer leIt
the second mate picked up his clothes and
came ashore, giving as his reasons that he
did not want To go to sea with crew not
one of whom could steer.
1t was stated that when the vessel returns
she will b. ibeled by the six men who
formed her crew on the last trip. The men
claim that they have $3l 90 coming to each
of them, which the captain refused to pay,
and also that they were worked overtime
for which they also received no pay.
THE RACERS.
The boat clubs did not do great deal yes
terday, in spite of the smooth water and
warm sun.
The Pioneers had a crew out in their
whitehall in the forenoon. The Arels'
barge, with a pickup crew, was also out,
but d ID not stay long. The South Enders
also went out ia their barge for a spin, and
then put IN the rest of the afternoon playing
hand
The new barge for the last-namtd club
will not be down from Vallejo until the 18th
inst, as it has been decided to let the var
nish harden thoroughly before putting her
into the water.
The South End Club intend having big
spread iHS the near future, the details Of
which will be given next week.
BASEBALL GAME.
A large crowd gathered at the foot of
Vallejo street to see ball game played by
two mines picked up along the front The
game was somewhat exhierating, as the
players nearly came to blows several times.
One Of them tried to catch a sky-Scraper,
but it slipped through his hands aud landed
on his nose, smashing that prominent part
of his anatomy over a considerable portion
of his face, much to the satisfaction of the
onlookers, who yelled themselves hoarse
with delight. The score at the end of the
game stood to IL.
DIED AT SEA.
During the voyage of the British ship
Golden Horn to this port, one of her seamen
named Peter Lotus died suddenly while
the vessel was off the Horn. The poor
fellow went below to get his breakfast at
O'clock, when he was taken sick just as he
entered the forecastle. Everything possible
was done for him, but he died before 9
o'clock and the body was buried that even
ing. Lotus was native of London.
Among the vessels that came in yesterday
were the steamers Los Angeles from Eu-
reka, with q passengers, and the Coos Bay
from San Pedro.
The following vessels went to sea, the
ships j. b. Brown aud Two Brothers, and
the banks Alden Bessie Bonanza, Detroit