The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-28
SEA AND SHORE.
An Engineers Narrow Escape
From Drowning.
Supposed Boiler Explosion at Point Bonita.
The Whaling Fleet-Work on the Mon
terey-COal and Sugar.

The CRY, "Man overboardw rang out
about o'clock yesterday morning from the
Waterfront Hiawatha, lying at Mission No.
l, and caused quite a rush to the spot OF
those in the vicinity. The man, who proved
to be a good swimmer, was James Watson,
engineer of the boat. He was soon tished
out, not much the worse for the ducking.
Two extra quick blasts on the fog horn at
Point Bonita Lighthouse, on Thursday
night, kcaused the crew at the life-saving
station to turn out in a hurry, as they
thought the boiler had blown up. When the
life-boat reached Point Bonita the cause Of
the supposed explosion was quickly discov-
cred.
THE wHALERS.
The only whaler now left in port IS the
bark Ocean, lying in Oakland Creek, and it
is stated she will remain there this season.
The fleet this season is composed of forty
two vessels, eight of which are steamers,
and is the smallest fleet that has lett this
port fer several years. The steamer Orca,
452 tons, that left on March 9Th, is the
largest, and the Alton, 81 tons, the smallest.
The first vessel to go to sea this season was
the William Baylies; she sailed November
ODD The Janet Gray was the last of the
fleet to get away, having sailed Mar h 18th.
Captain E. c. Bennett, who is well known
in this port as the former commander of the
British ship ThesSalus, has been placed In
command of the new steel ship Taylus,
which was recently launched, and is now
loading at Liverpool for the colonies The
raylus is of over 1900 tons register and is
owned by A. and ii. Carmichael of Liver
pool.
TIE MONTERREY.
The new cOastdefense vessel Monterey.
now on the ways at the Union Iron Works,
being TanllV OUShn1 to cOmDlhtlOQ.
Nearly all the heavy teak lacking is IN, and
part of the armor is in place. 1t is expected
she will be ready for launching in about six
weeks.
So far this month twenty-six yes sells have
cleared from this port laden with wheat.
This is the best showing for some time, and
with the vessels now loading Will show an
average of one ship day for the month.
SUGAR AND COAL.
Three cargoes of sugar and three of coal
entered port yesterday. The sugar vessels
were the schooner Olga from Hilo with 49,
395 bags, the brig w. j. Irwin with $40
bags, and the schooner j. NJ. WeatherwaX
with II, 432 bags. The c0al-laden vessels
were the British MaybiIl from Newcastle,
y. s. W., with 1902 tons, the British ship
Drumblair, also from Newcastle, with 2356
tons, and the ship Louis Walsh from n a.
naimO with 1900 tons.
The ship ST. Charles lowed to sea yester-
day, bound for Hull. with a cargo of wheat,
valued at SS7070
The bark Yidate and the barkentine John
Smith and the steamer Columbia also went
to sea.
HEAVY TIMBER.
When the steamer Mariposa leaves port
she will take away some very fine sticks of
timber The sticks, twelve in all. are being
sent to Launceston, Tasmania, for the
mines Four OF them measure p inches
square and are % feet long.
The ships British Empire and Archomene
came down from Port Costa yesterday and
the ship Penthesila went up to load. The
GIencairn will also go to Port Costa tenor
row to load.
The German tramp steamer Amigo has
arrived at Hong Kong with a load OF flour
and will return to Mexico with Chinese
coolies for Lyman M0wry
The weather yesterday was cloudy, the
wind going from the west to the northwest
and increasing from t. % miles an hour.
The barometer took rise Of five points, 60
inc tn 3O07