The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-28
SEA AND SHORE.
Sailors Stolen From a Vessel
During the Night.
Ships Reported in Collision-A Boy in Tight
Squeeze-New Sailing Directions.
Movements and Charters.

Word was taken to the North Harbor
Station shortly after o'clock yesterday
morning that the Norwegian ship Breida-
BLK, recently arrived, had the police flag in
the rigging. Visions of murder and mutipy
flashed before Captain Dunleavy. and he at
once detailed Officers Egan and Feusier to
go off to her and learn what was the matter.
Word was also carried to the South Harbor
Station, and Officer Maher was sent out to
the ship by Sergeant Fiz aid, both boats
reaching the ship az the same time. There
was no blood to be seen on the vessels deck
when the officers climbed on board, nor was
there sign Of a disturbance.
'What do you want of the policep" asked
Officer Egan of the mate, who was sitting
on the main hatch calmly smoking his pipe.
want you to get my men back. They
deserted from my ship in the night" re-
sponded the mate, becoming somewhat ex-
cited. ~ went to bed, and all of nv crew
was on board. When l get up. they are
all gone. l want you to get the men back
to the ship" said the excited first officer
BOARDED BY A SHARK.
1t was then ascertained that some shark
had boarded the snip during the night, and
aided by the persuasive influence of bottle
of waterfront whisky, had induced eleven
of the crew TO desert. When the mate dis
covered his loss, he did not know what TO do.
The captain was ashore and there was no
one on board TO whom lie could turn for
advice. He at last recollected that some
one had told him that if he found himself
in any sort of trouble to hoist the police flag,
and this he did.
Most captains give their men every chance
to desert, because when new crews are
shipped they come in for a share of the blood
money. Captain Arncsen, however, de-
sired to keep the crew he had and will pros
ecute those who induced his men to desert, if
the police can discover them. There is q
penalty of $50 and three months imprisOn-
ment for any one convicted of inducing a
sailor to desert from ship; and if all cap
tains were like Captain Arnesen the practice
of paying blood money would soon be
stopped.
IN A TIGHT PLACE.
The barkentine City of Papeete is lying
at Mission Wharf discharging large deck
load of cOcOanuts. In pitching the nuts
ashore some of them are lost overheard.
This attracts large crowd Of boys with al
sorts of contrl yances for fishing the coveted
nuts out of the water. Morris Jensen, a
twelve-year-old urchin, slid down the Ian
yard of the fender alongside the vessel to
tSh nut out of the water yesterday after
noon. The wind caused the vessel to swing
into the wharf. and Morris was caught be-
tween the ships side and one of the piles.
Luckily the weight of the vessel was taken
by the fender, which was nearly as large as
the boys body. The squeeze was hard one,
however, and the lads cries were heard all
over the dock. A crowd Of men at work
discharging the vessel breasted her off, and
the youngster was rescued from his perilous
position. and soon went lin ping up the dock
without the nut for which he had rlsked his
life.
REPORTED IN COLLISION.
Dispatches from London state that the
British ship Candida and the German shir
Affair collided at Dunkirk and both were
damaged. No details were given. The
British ship Haddon Hall, bound from Liy-
erpool TO San Francisco, must have encoun-
tered some pretty heavy weather, as dis
patches state that she put into Rio de Ja-
metro with her cargo shifted and some OF
her sails blown away. She is consigned to
Meyers, Wilson & Co.
The United States Photographic Office is
sued on July 1st new catalogue of charts,
plans, sailing directions and other publica-
tons. The new list comprises charts and
sailing directions for every port in the
world.
Chief Wharfnger Corcoran ordered
George Whitney, stevedore, to draw the
fires in couple of hosting engines he was
using on Mission No l and No g neither
having spark-arresters fitted over the smoke
stacks.
DAMAGED PROPELLER.
A cofferdam will be built under the stern
of the steamer Corona as soon as she is dis
charged and a new blade put on her pro-
peler. One of the blades was lost during
the recent trip to San Diego.
of notn
the bay on Sunday evening in the yacnt
Annie Fields and when near Arch Rock
were dumped into the bay by the sudden
eapszng of their craft. The party was res
cGed by Il passing scow.
Mrs. Newcomer. wife of Captain New
conner of the ship Lord Downshire, was
brought ashore from the vessel yesterday
morning and taken to St. Mary's Hospital
The unfortunate lady is suffering from
heart disease.
The game of ball played at Emeryville on
Sunday afternoon between the weigherS on
WaShingtUn-street Wharf and those on the
seawall was won by the first named by a
score OF 20 10 II.
Outside the heads the weather yesterday
was foggy, with southwest wind, blowing
20 miles an hour. The barometer took a
drop, going down to 1885.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the latest charters reported are the
following:
Ship Occidental, 1910 tons, wheat to Liver
pool or Havre, 81 Is, Cd; option of barley to
New York, lump sum--chartered prior tC
arrival by Trubenbach IL Co.
British ship Oimara. 1854 tons, wheat to
Cork. United Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp,
e2-chartered prior to arrival by Balfour,
Guthrie & Co.
British ship Sieve Donard, 1896 tons,
wheat to Cork, United Kingdom, Havre or
Antwerp, e. IS 6d-chartered prior to arrival
by Starr IL Co.
Norwegian iron ship Breidablik, 2309 tons,
chartered prior to arrival for wheat to
United Kingdom, Hlvre or Antwerp. 4Os.
Chilean bark India, 953 TONS now at Vic
toria, lumber from Burrard Inlet to Valpa-
raise; owners account.
Brig j. d. Spreckels, 254 tons, returns to
the Hawaiian Islands in the Oceanic Line.
Barkentine City of Papeete, $40 tons. re.
turns to Tahiti.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES,
Two large coal cargoes arrived in por,
yesterday. The steamship San Mateo. from
Comox, brought 1900 tons for the Southern
Pacific Company, and the ship Alaska, from
Tacoma, brought 200 tons for the same
company.
The Del Norte arrived from Crescent CITY.
the Newsboy from Port Hartford, Protec-
ton from Fort Bragg, and Venture from
Rockport. The schooners John Frederick
Lila and Matte, S. Danielson and Sailor
Boy came in from Coast ports.
The steamer Empire left for Nauaimo
and the Italian bark Nicolo Accama towed
TO sea. bound to Havre with a cargo OF
wheat.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
The movements yesterday were: Shin
Wayertree to Port Costa, bark Helen w
Almy to the sea-wall, Occidental to the gas
works, George Stets0n to the sugar refinery.
Eudora TO Pacific street, Alaska to Oakland.
Comliebank to Green street, and the Kel.
burn to Howard No. 2.
The City of Sydney will be due from Pan.
anna tomorrow and the City of Picking from
China on Thursday.
To-day the SHIPS Manx King and Port
Stanley Will come down from Port Costa
loaded.
Inc steamship Zealandia will leave TO,
Honolulu at o'clock this afternoon.
CARELESS HUNTERS.
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