The morning call., 1891-07-29
SEA AND SHORE.
Four Drunken Sailors Adrift in
the Bay by Night.
a Waterman Thrown Overboard-salvaee on
the Don Carlos-0pium and Spirits Seized
Movements Of Vessels.

DOWnshlro naO fAtner rOuRn Time OF Ii on
Monday night. They left the ship, which
was lying out in the stream. early in the
| evening in one Of the boats to bring Captain
| Newcomer ashore. They then pretended to
| return to the ship, but as soon as the cap
tain was out of sight they made the boat
fast and were soon seated in bar-room
| near by filling up on waterfront whisky
| BY the time they started to return aboard it
was nearly midnight and they were as drunk
| as lords.
They managed to pile into the boat and
| pulled out, but a quarrel arose as to the
| direction they should proceed in order to
| reach the ship. passing steamer, how
| ever, settled the question, as she nearly ran
| over the boat, and before the drunken sail
ors could prevent it the swell caused by the
| steamer filed the boat with water The
| boat was fitted with air-tanks in both bow
! and stern, and this alone prevented her
| from sinking. In the excitement three of
the four oars were lost and the strong tide
| and wind combined soon carried the sailors
| far out into the bay.
They were too drunk 10 realize their des-
| perate condition and passed the time sing
| ing songs and finishing bottle of whisky
| they had with them. In this condition, wet
| through tn the skin and with the boat full
| of water, they drifted until daylight. Sew
| eral vessels passed them, but no aid was
| rendered because it was not asked. Atlast,
| when the whisky supply was exhausted, the
men began to think something was the mat
| ter and all hands set to work bailint the
| water out of the boat.
They all reached for the bucket at once.
| and in doing so capsized the boat and ali
hands dumped themselves overheard. BY
| good luck they managed TO seize hold of the
| overturned craft and righted her, but dared
not climb in for fear she would set again.
| The drifting boat with the four men cling
| ing to her side was seen by couple of fish
| ermen, who picked them up and wed them
| to Fishermen'S Wharf Instead of going on
board the ship the men again became drunk
| and lay around the front until picked up by
friend of Captain Newcomer.
About o'clock yesterday morning the
Lord Downshire was tOwed up to Selby's
to discharge her cargo of coke, and as soon
as the men heard of this they at once made
a rush for. their boat. but were prevented
from leaving as they only had one oar. In
his drunken frenzy one of them plunged
into the bay, vOwing he would swim up to
the ship. He was dragged from tho water
and the crew and boat placed on board the
steamer SunOl 10 be taken up to the ship
DAsTARDLY ASSAULT
A big, burly hoodum committed das-
tardly assault on John Harrigan, night
Waterman ON Jac6s0n-street Wharf about
o'clock yesterday morning. For some time
this wharf has been infested by a gang of
luafeTs and snenk-thieves, who pass the
peltins every one within reach with vege-
tables
Yesterday morning Harrlgan saw n big
loafsr walking off with a basket of fruit
and at once ordered him to put it down.
This the tough refused tG do, at the same
time threatening him with bodily injury for
interfering. You put that basket down! !"
exclaimed the watchman, raising his stick in
threatening manner, while the gang gath
cred to witness the outcome. Harrigan
pauplt tia fhipf nv tba w
flash, the fellow dropped the basket ana
seized the old man around the waist, and
pitched him headIong into the bay.
The steamer Caroline was lying at the
wharf and Harrigan's head only missed the
rail- by few inches. The cowardly act was
witnessed by several men, including the
steamers crew, which launched boat as
quickly as possible and went to the rescue
OF the old man as he was sinking for the
second time. Harrgan was placed in a
hack and sent home, and the excitement
having somewhat subsidized search was
made for the cowardly brute, but of course
he had disappeared.
A CLAIM FOR SALVAGE.
The firm of Spreckels Bros. yesterday
filed libel in the United States District
Court against the Nicaraguan bark Don
Carlos for $3.50 and salvage. The libellants
set forth that on July 10th the Don Carlos,
laden with nitrate of soda. became stranded
about one mile outside of the Heads, but
was rescued and brought to port by the
firms tugs Alert, Reliance and Relief. and
that the captain Of the bark made an agree
ment with the captain OF the Relief to en-
gage his services at the rate of $50 an hour.
Griffin, the boat-builder, has finished n
very handsome lap-streak double scull boat
Spreckels steamers The new boat is 20
feet long, feet wide, and has a depth of
15h inches. She is fitted with sliding seats,
ana costs the captain $40.
The bark Majestic has been purchased by
Mr., HiTSchfeld, of the firm of Hirschfeld &
Jacoby, who viii keep her employed in the
trade to CallaO.
AT MAZE ISLAND.
Things are very dull at Mare Island, aud
will be until it is known who the new fore
man will be. Very little work is being done
at the yard. The old Omaha is still along
side the dock, but has been stripped to her
lower masts and everything taken out of
her except her engines. The French war
chip Dubourdeu came out of the big dry
dock on Saturday and is lying in the stream.
She will coal in day or two, but is not ex-
pected to leave the island for ore week at
least.
Dispatches from London state that before
the German ship Affair collided with the
Candida she also grounded while entering
the dock, but was towed off without having
received any damage. Soon after In col
lison with the Candida she received con-
siderable damage. The Candida lost her
bowsprit and had one of her plates cracked,
besides having been otherwise injured
The schooner Elnorah, which arrived In
port few days ago having lost her cap
stan overheard, sailed again yesterday in
command of Captain Isaachsen.
SEIZURES MADE.
Just before the Znalandia left for Homo
lulu yesterday afternoon twenty-eight five
tael boxes of opium were discovered by
searchers Ahern McGinns and Davis in the
Grnmnnfc RITZ
away about fifty passengers and 1866 tons of
freight. As she was leaving the dock she
carried away one of the heavy spring piles
at the end of the wharf
The Custom-house officers seized yester-
day afternoon two cases of spirits on hoard
the barkentine City of Papeete, living at
Mission street. The stuff was not down on
the manifest and was contscated, in spite of
the fact that the captain claimed it for per-
Sonal use.
Yesterday, with south wind blowing
twentyeight miles an hour. The barometer
stood 1886.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Yesterday was steamer day as far as ar
rivals are concerned and up to shutdown
not sailing vessel had entered the harbor.
The arrivals were the Maggie Ross and En-,
reka from Newport, Yaquina from Santa
Cruz Island, the Whitesbro from Green
wood and the San Pedro from Departure
Bay, with cargo OF 1000 tons Of coal for II.
Dunsmuir & Sons.
The ollOwing-named vessels went to sea:
Steamships Zealandia for Honolulu and
Gypsy for Santa Cruz. The schooner II. r.
HadloW sailed for La Paz. and the Lily,
Elnorah and Albion for Coast ports.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Inc movements yesterday were the sbips
Fort Stanley, Manx King and S. d. Carlton
from Port Costa to the stream, the Lord
Downshire to Selbys and the Irmgarl to
Mission No. 1. To-day the DimSdale will
dock at the sea-wall and the Strathearn will
come down from Port Costa.
CHARTERED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.
1t is reported that the British shin
Dimsdale, 1873 tons, with wheat to Cork
United Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp. 81 d
Ca, was chartered prior to arrival by g. w.
McNear. " W.
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