The morning call., 1891-06-22
SEA AND SHORE.
The French War-Ship Visited
by Large Crowds.
Knocked senseless by Waterfront Preacher.
a Boys Narrow Escape-The Steamer
Al-Ki Now Ready to Sail

The French colonists turned out in force
yesterday to greet their cOuntrymen on
beard the warship Doboudieu. A large
number contented themselves by looking at
the vessel from the wharves, while about
1900 people, who visited the ship, kept the
little steamers Ethel and Marion and Mile
pretty busy from about II O'clock in the
morning until after o'clock in the evening.
The big thr0ng of visitors made themselves
at home on board the frigate. and every part
of her was fully inspected. Not content
with inspecting the vessel below decks
party of three venturesOme young ladies
climbed up the miZzen rigging TO the top,
where they sat for fully an hour surveying
the crowded decks below and the shipping
in the hartor from their lofty perch.
Getting aloft was an easy matter, but
when it came to getting down on deck again
things took a different turn. Only one of
the trio made the descent without help, and
she was loudly cheered as she landed on
deck, blushing like peOny. After several
vain attempts to reach the deck the other
two gracefully submitted to fate, and were
lowered to the deck by some of the ships
officers. They uttered many shrill scream
as they swayed to and fro in the wind and
tried in vain TO keep their hosiery out of
sight. 1t was a go0d-natured crowd, and
the two girls were bantered by their friends
as they sought the privacy Of the cabin in
which to rearrange their clothing
THE SHENANDOAH
Captain Murphy, commander of the Shen-
and0ah, again threw his fine ship open to the
pu bic Yesterday, and during the day she
was visited by several hundred people, the
majority of whom were ladies. The officers
were kept busy all day showing people over
the ship, which was much admired by every
one.
THE H. WATJENS.
The band of the German ship Watiens
must have been pretty tired when they
turned in last night. All day long the vessel
was crowded with people, and no sooner
as one dance ended than another began.
Several kegs of beer and lots of cigars
served TO keep the crowd in good humOr.
The genial master of the vessel stood at the
gaDgway and received every one with a
smile OF welcome and hearty shake of the
hand, and enjoyed himself fully as much as
his numerous visitors did This is the last
Sunday the ship will spend at the wharf, as
she will 60 to Port Costa this week to load
wheat.
ON EAST STREET.
East street was lively with street-fakirs,
who kept large crowds Of people in roarS of
laughter with comic songs and wlttlciSms.
Travel across the bay was good and kept
the ticket-punchers on jump.
ha rmless crank has stationed himself
at the curve of the JackSon-Street cable-rOad
for several days and made himself very use
full TO the lublic by keeping the track clear
while the cars are moving. lie is never
absent from his post from o'clock in the
III orning until late at night, and works as
hard as il lie were getting So day
USED A CLUB.
The Salvation Army cranks were out in
force as usual, and one of them, a stout-built
fellow named John b. Nutting, got himself
into very serious trouble and wound up the
day in cell at the North Harbor Station.
Nuttiug was leading the meeting, and, in
order 10 make his appeal TO the sinners
around him more effective, mounted a
bench, on the other end of which a
longshOreman named Jack Harrigan
was sitting. Becoming tired. HaTrigan
arose from his seat to go. when il at once
upset. landing the preacher all in heap Oh
the ground. Peals of laughter arose from
the crowd of spectators, and jumping 10 his
feet Nuttng seized heavy cane ana struck
HaIrigan a terrible blow across the top of
the head, knocking him senSeless. The
spectators were 81 enraged at tn brutal as
sault that they made rush for Nutting, and
only for the prompt action OF Officer John
McGreavy, who arrived at that time, the
salvation leader would have been thrown
from the dock. The officer had to draw his
club in order to keep the angry crowd back
until help arrived, when the prisoner was
COnV6Neu 10 inc NtItn IldIUpI CltlIUu III
spite of the appeals of MS friends, who
begged the officer to let Nutting go. The in
jured man was sent TO the Receiving Hos
ptal in the ambulance. Nuttng was charged
with An assault with deadly weapon.
THE AL-KI.
Uncle Sans new prison ship the Al-Ki
came down from Mare Island and locked at
Broadway Wharf yesterday morning. The
vessel is in command OF Lieutenant-C Com
mander Mead, u. 5. n. The marines are
in charge of Captain Henry c. Cochran and
Lieutenants James A. Turner ana James
Ii. Pendlston of the United States Marine
Corps. The crew consists of about fifty
non-cOmmiss STONED officers aud men.
III no hitch occurs the steamer will sail
for Ounalaska to-day and will be used as
prison ship to confne those caught yOlat-
ing tho new seal law.
The small boys are having their annual
sport, and 1t is safe to say that some Of
them will loose the number of their mess,
as the lads swarm under every wharf and
ba the regardless of tide or anything else.
One little fellow named Henry Brown had
close call about half past o'clock yester-
day afternoon. Brown, With half dozen
other boys, were bathing under the Mission
street Wharf and got out too far.
He exhausted his strength trying
to swim back and would nave been
drowned had not gentleman on the wharf
thrown the struggling boy plank, t., which
ne CIunR until IeScutQ by his plAyIHdteS III
boat. The little fellow was much eX-
hausted when dragged out Of the water. but
after a rest was able to walk to his home on
Third street.
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPPING.
Up to shutdown last night only two vessels
had arrived in port. They were the steamer
Newport from Eel River and the schooner
j ennie Griffin from Point Reyes.
The following vessels went TO sea yester-
day: Steamer White5boro, barks Valley
Forge and Shirley, and the schooncrs Nettie
Sundborg, Charles Hanson, Sacramento and
Ocean Spray, all for coast points.
The only movement made yesterday was
the ship Dashng Wave, which shifted from
Folsom street to the Union Iron Works.
To-day the ships Lo:h Eek goes from
Oakland to the Hunters Point Dry-dock,
and the Bldston Hill docks at Beae street to
discharge
THE WEATHER.
The wea Their yesterday was hazy, with
northwest wind blowing "a miles an hour.
The barometer took a rise, going UP to 1901.