The morning call., 1891-11-23
SEA AND SHORE.
Gathering in Pork Near the Pa.
cific Mail Dock.
Excitement Caused by Stampede Of Hogs.
Lively Fight at the Ferry-Move-
ments of Shipping.

Pork was plentiful along the city front in
the vicinity of the Pacific Mail Dock yes
terday morning, and the residents of Bry-
ant street awaited themselves of the oppor-
tunity to lay in supply for Thanksgiving.
About 7 o'clock in the morning large
drove of hogs were being driven from the
pens at Second and King streets, when sud-
denly the entire herd stampeded, scattering
in all directions.
Over forty of the animals headed for the
bay and plunged into the water, while the
remainder started for Mission or Market
streets. The tender-hearted coal-heayers
and lumber passers who reside in the vicin-
ity resolved TO reseUe the hogs from a
watery grave at all hazards, and in a short
time quite feet of boats of all sorts and
sizes started in pursuit OF the pigs. Some of
the animals struck out for Mission Rock.
but most of them kept close to the shore
and gave their pUrsuers lively chase I'M
der the wharves before they we're captured.
One stalwart son of Erin succeeded in cap
turing three of the brutes, which he tied
securely in the bottom of his boat, but II
their legs we're tied they could use their
teeth, as the man found to his cost, as In
rowing ashore his left foot came In contact
with one of the porkers, and the next in
slant the brute's jaws closed on the mem
Der like a steel trap.
THE HOG HELD ON.
The man hOwled with pain out the hog
held on and did not release his hold until
the boat capsized and the hogs, together
with their would-be captor, was sent foun-
derin. into the bay. Luckily the water was
not more than four feet deep and the man
waded ashore.
The crew Of the tug MilIen Griffith got
out boat and picked up three of the ami
mails, while the crew of the big steamer
Gaelic got two. Frank Bamberg, foreman
of the Miilen Griffith, was also bitten OIL the
left leg by one Of the vicious animals as he
was dragging it out OF the water.
Police Officer COckril, with an eye to
spare ribs, also took a hand in the hunt.
Procuring a stout stick he tried to arrest
big pOrker which was roaming around on
the car tracks. The pig was out for good
time and objected to the officers presence,
SO he lowered his head and rushed at Cock
ril with his mouth wide open. and the next
instant the gallant officer rose into the air
and then landed on his back upon heap of
scrap iron.
Gate-keeper Devlin also tried his hand,
and succeeded in lassoing a p0rker. but
could not hold him as the animal took to
the water ana dragged Devlin through the
mud for about fifty yards
The owner of the hogs only got back
seven out of fully forty which took to the
water, so the chances are that the butchers
in that part of town will find pork drug
on the market for some time 10 come.
FORCED INTO PORT.
The British ship Haddon Hall arrived In
port just before midnight Saturday, and re-
ports very stormy passage from Liverpool.
On July 10th, 18th and 18th she was caught
In terrific hurricane, with a very high
cross-S The ship was thrown on her
beam ends and the'decks swept Of every
thing movable.
While in this position the cargo shifted
and as the decks were constantly swept by
the big seas the crew could not take off the
matches in order to trim the ship, and she
was forced to run for Rio de Janeiro, where
the cargo was reStowed.
She also reports very heavy weather off
Cape Horn, during which she received some
damage to her decks, and several sails were
blown away.
BEING REPAIRED.
The bark Lady Lampson is on the Mer-
chants Dry-dock All the copper has been
stripped of her and she will be calked all
over
GOOD FIGHT.
rafting fight took place about noon
yesterday at the ferry and which ended by
the combatants being placed under arrest
and marched of to the North Harbor Sta
ton by Sergeant Laugford and Officer
Dowd and booked for battery. The tight
was begun by Joseph Gibbons, hotel run
ner, blocking tile track of the Howard
street Cable road with the vehicle he was
driving III such manner that the cars could
not pass. He was requested by Conductor
Mcdonald to get out of the way and replied
by telling the car man TO 60 to hotter
place than Yuma, at the same time Offering
10 lick the entire HONard-street Gable Com
pany. III an instant the men were at it
tooth and nail aud rolled over and over in
the mud, much TO the amusement of the
large crowd OF spectators who quickly gath
cred. When the officers arrived Gibbons
had lost most of the skin off his nose and
Mcdonald had new uniform covered with
mud.
N FROM SEA.
The arrivals yesterday were the steamers
Emily from Coos Bay, Farallnn from Santa
Rosa Island and the Eureka from San
Pedro. The British ships Haddon Hall
from Liverpool arrived with a cargo Of coal
aud the Celtic Queen from Newcastle, En-
gland. brought general cargo. Both YES
se}s are consigned TO Meyer, Wilson & Co.
The sailings yesterday We're the British
bark BaToda for Queenstown, ship Spartan
and bark Germana for Seattle and the
steamer Cleone for Bear Harbor.
MOVEMENTS.
The moves yesterday were this Carradale
from Port Costa to the stream, the Ivanhoe
dpcked at Main street Milton Park at Mis-
sion street aud the Edinburgh went to Oar
land
To-day the Shirley docks at Folsom
street, the Undaunted at the sea-wnll, the
Gowaubank and Abercarne at Vallejo
Louisiana at the hay wharf, British Gem
cral at Mission street, Moene at Spear
street, the Lobo goes to the rolling mills,
the stream and the ardiarmd lows to sea.
THE WEATHER.
Outside the heads yesterday the weather
WAS thick. with a light brAeys from tho