The morning call., 1891-02-10
SEA AND SHORE.
Serious Accident at the DETECTED
Sewer.
An AdJuster at the Mint Badly Hurt-An Un-
fortunate MISUNDERSTANDING Batch
Of Naval Items

NO dangerous nature of the trench thai
mas peeh aug at the corner of Market and
Eas' STREETS was fully demonstrated at 2: 80
| o CLOCK yesterday afternoon, At that hour
as oai TO OF the Sutter-street road was cross
my ,ue opening, the horses took fright, and
III men struggles to get away, one of them
eot Oh Tue roadway. fell headlnng into the
trench ana disappeared under the network
ol pip3s ana timber, while the other got
away and ran wildly down Steuart street.
where it was finally captured.
a large crowd quickly gathered around
Tue scene OF the accident, and for three
quarters OF an hour travel on the Jackson
street cable line and Sutter-street branch
ROAD was stopped, while gang of lahorers
uhder the direction of the contractor vera
working with might and main to extricats
the morse from his strange quarters. The
crowd al one time was so great that the eff
iol VI large force of police were required
10 keep space clear for the workmen.
Alter many futile efforts to release the
morse derrick was finally rugged over the
hole and an attempt made to hoist the ami
MAJ OUT: In Its frenzy however, it several
times kicked itself free from the ropes
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
AT iast these were made taut, and the
pool brute was slowly hoiSted to the sur
Iaee, put just as the work seemed accom-
pIlsheu the derrick capsiZed, the horse once
more tun Died to the bottom, and specta-
tor' d. N chalmers, an adjuster at the Mint
wa pinned to the ground by the falling ma
chnery.
men assistance was given to the man 1t
was ioula that he had sustained danger
GUS fracture OF the leg above the ankle At
ms iequest carriage Was called and he was
heiped nome to his residence, 1855 Leay en-
worth street.
Alter the delay incident to Mr. Chalmers
acciueht the horse was once more put into
the sung ana holsted, but, as he reached the
surface second time, the tackle slipped
anu 'le snrleklng animal was dumped into
INC PIT Ior the third time. Harry Hook
mere put III an appearance, and under
ms alTections the animal was safely hoi sted,
Dut ~ such SAD condition that it had to be
caFteu away TO the company's stables.
ano harpor Commissioners estimate the
damage done to the wharyes by Sur DAVIS
gale at several thousand dollars.
NAVAL NEWS.
Inc long delayed guns for the cruiser
CharIeSton reached Mare Island last Thurs
day morning
- captain Sampson of the San Francisco,
o "a; I'm watson Of the navy-yard and Cap
IAN NlcholS are the officers comprising the
Board OF Investigation on the Alert. They
met at tle maynard yesterday to begin the
Investigation. o. Wv
Inc crew OF the Swatara was transferred
70 'ne oIa Independence last week. The
"lu "aI-shlp Is IN consequence pretty
crowded and the men, getting dissatis-
hed with being detained SO long on
board, are constantly deserving. This is
esprelalIy the case with the iremen and
coal-heavers.
The number of boys that will be Skinned
hereafter will only be limited by the num-
Der that present themselves at the navy
yard and pass the doctors
Inc Marion will be ready for sea some
time this month and will probably 20 to
China. o. W
The Coast Survey steamer HassIer NAV
be expected in this port any time next week,
as she Is getting short of coal.
AN INJURED PILoT-BoAT.
The hne new pilOt-boat America was
lying at Lombard-street Wharf during the
ga on Sunday, aud had her rail smashed
ana SIDE damaged to the extent of about
The scow Granger picked up Whitehall
boat, adrlit, off the sea-wall during the
gale, and took it to the Oceanic Dock.
The bark Detroit recently arrived at this
port from Seattle. When about 100 miles
of .Ena she spTang leak, which compelled
her TO put into Port Townsend for repairs.
1t took diver three days to patcn her up.
The leak was around the stern below the
without docking.
AS a money maker for her owners the
brig W. II. irwin has no rival In San Fran
cisco. She arrived here last Thursday
night with cargo of sugar. This was dis
charged, and forty tons of ballast and
eighty tons of freight loaded into her. Yes
terday she was ready for sea again.
SHIPS MOVEMENTS.
The steamer City of Sydney was taken TO
the Mail-dock.
The bark Don Adolpho went 20 Howard
street.
Costa to load.
The bark Detroit went to Mission-street
Wharf.
The schooner Novelty was taken to the
avail.
Th' City of York went to Port Costa to
The uafK Columbia anchored out in the
stream.
The schooner Lizzie Vance was towed to
Mission Flats.
The snip Toxteth was taken out into the
stream
The ship Two Brothers towed around to
Howard street.
Tie ship Gatherer was taken over to Oak
land.
The Wachusett went to Mission-street
Wharf.
The Alaska went to Oakland Mole 10 dis
charge.
The ship Oriental towed to sea.
The County of Cathness went out into
the stream.
The bark Aureola and the barkentine
Kate Slickenger both towed to sea.
The steamer AlcatraZ went to the sea- wall.
The bark Gernania was taken to the
Mai-dnck.
The ship Spartan will unload at Main
street.
The British ship Clackmaunanshiret owed
around TO Spear street.
THE NITRE OUTLOOK,
The war in Chile has put stop to the
loading OF nitre al the different ports in that
country, and powder men are, in conse-
quence, very uneasy as they depend on Chile
for their supply.
Quite number Of vessels got over the
bar at Coos Bay yesterday.
The bark Columbia, Captain Goodman, ar
rived In port, lumber laden, yesterday. She
was seven and a half days from Port Blake
ley.
The ship Louis Olsen came down from the
Columbia River in ballast in six days.
Most of the movements intended to be
made last Sunday were postponed until yes
terday on account of the gale.
The barometer at o'clock yesterday
morning stood 1890; at noon, 1922; at 4
o'clock in the afternoon, 1924 The weather
at Point Lob0s at 6 o'clock in the morning
was hay. wind northeast, 16 miles an hour;
o'clock, haZy, northeast, II miles IL o'clock
noon, haZy, northeast, miles; o'clock in
the afternoon, hazy and calm.
More Fraud in Coal.
The coal steals practiced under the ad-
mInistratOn of t'lhe solid ninep saem to no va