The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-10
SEA AND SHORE.
A Fisherman's Narrow Escape
From Drowning.
Wreck Of the W. B. Godfrey-A Curious Cargo.
Tribulations Of the Scandinavia
Spirited Race

| brought the news OF an Italian fisherman
narrow escape from death by the capsizihg
of his boat in the afternoon, off the Heads.
| The man chung to the bottom of the boat
| for nearly an hour before he was rescued by
| the crew of another boat, who were fishing
in the vicinity. They found that he was
Giovanni Giuseppe, living on Pacific street,
and the accident was caueed by the sheet
becoming jambed in a puff of wind. He
was almost dead from exhaustion and ex-
posure when rescued. The boat was rghted
and towed in by the rescuers.
MIXED CARGO.
The big four-masted schooner Aida will
sail tomorrow for Copper River, Alaska,
with cargo of supplies and fishing outfits
for the Peninsula Fishing and Trading
Company. She takes up full crew for the
station, including sixty-five Chinese, the re-
mainder being whites and colored people.
Among the latter are several women.
The Chinese are all under contract for the
season and have been paid months wages
in advance. This was all that many of
them wanted, as yesterday morning about
ten of the number deserted while being
taken to the vessel at Howard street Whar f.
When this became knOwn squad OF special
police was stationed on the dock to prevent
the remainder from skipping also A large
crowd gathered at the wharf as the schOon-
or hauled into the stream and wondered at
her strange appearance Her decks were
loaded far above the rails with lumber, on
which were piled trunks, nets dogs, boats
and vegetables. while overlooking the mot
ley freight sat 350-pouad cOlOred lady Sc
renely surveying the jeering crowd on the
wharf
THE sCANDINAvIA's ROMANCE
In order to get the bottom facts concerning
the steamer Scandinavia, CALL reporter
interviewed Mr.. GodOy the Mexican vice
consul. yesterday at his Office, 6O4 Clay
street, and was informed that he could say
nothing regarding the matter at present,
other than that the custOm-house official had
| made a report which had been sent to the
City of Mexico. Its contents he declined to
divulge.
The consul stated In addition that the
owner Of the steamer accompanied by some
friends called at the consulate yesterday
morning and reported that the ship HAD ar
rived in San Francisco He was informed
that the consul had nothing to say In the
matter. and the owner, Mr.. Meek, left the
office.
Mr. Carpenteria, the San Francisco agent
| of the Compagnia du BOleo, was next
visited. The gentleman stated that owing
| to the washOuts on the railway lines south
| he had got no information from the COM
| pany in regard to the matter but was sure
| the owners of the ship had not given all the
facts in the case. Mr. Carpenteria said he
| was very well acquainted with Mr.. La
| foTgue, the cOmpany's manager, and knew
him to be an upright, capable business man,
and not at all the kind of person the owners
| of the ship paint him. When the whole
| truth is known, he said, the public will see
| that the people on board the ship did wrong.
| The end is not yet, he added, significantly.
THE GODFREY WRECKED.
News was received at the Merchants
| Exchange from London yesterday of the
| loss of the Hawaiian bark w. 3. Godfrey.
| The vessel left San Francisco on January
| 9TH with cargo of lumber, bound to Mel
bourne, and was driven ashore about sew
enty miles from Port Phillip Heads during
heavy gale, becoming total loss. Cap
tain Davis and the entire crew were
saved.
The vessel was owned by Moore & Co.,
and was valued at $4,000, and the cargo at
| $4,000, both insured
Cape 0tway, where the bark went as hore,
| is regarded as a very dangerous locality. on
| account of the strong tides prevailing there.
| Captain Davis is an old Australian trader,
and, as be knew the coast well, it is the
| general opinion that the bark probably was
| diSmasted in the gale before she went
ashore, as the cape is long way out OF her
| course.
RACE FOR BLOOD.
Last Sunday afternoon the race between
tho whale-bGatS belonging to the war ships
three-mile course at Mare Island, and was
won by the San Francisco's crew after
most exciting race. The stake was $1,000
side
The libel on the ship Hesperides, by the
Alexander McNeal, has been settled out Of
court. The amount sued for was SjS37
A steam dredger started to work yester-
day morning to recover the coal dumped out
of the old scOw Bullion a few days ago at
Pacific-street Wharf.
ALLOWED TO DISCHARGE.
The Treasury Department has instructed
Collector of the Port Phelps to allow the
masters of the British ships Glencairn,
Scottish Hills and Grassendale to discharge
their unstamped cargoes on the latter being
branded by the cQns;gnees.
The MeriOneth lowed to sea Yesterday
and proudly flew the championship flag
given her by j. d. Sprecels IL Sons for the
fastest passage on record, shs having come
from Cardiff Wales, to San Francisco in
eighty-siX days.
When off Point Reyes yesterday the tug
Monarch picked up part of the rigging and
yards lost from the Jessomene during her
recent narrow escape from destruction.
Last week seventeen men were shipped
for the navy at the Naval Recruiting Rem
devious. This is the largest number shipped
in one week since the Office has been opened.
SHIPPING NOTES.
The steamer Hasser is now surveying
about twelve miles south of Point Sur, and
is engaged ON the last fifteen miles Of her
work. When this is done the survey OF the
entire coast will be completed
The barkentine w. Ii. DimOnd is having
a number of stalls built on her deck, and
will take forty-fve horses and five mules to
Honolulu. She will probably sail tomorrow.
The steamer Moutserrat, from Nanaimo,
got in yesterday. She has 1929 tons of coal
on board.
The steamer Tillamook also came into
port, from San Pedro in ballast.
THE WEATHER.
The weather at Point Lobos at o'clock
yesterday morning was clear and calm; at
Q O'Clock, clear. winI northwest, six miles,
at noon, clear, northwest, eight miles; at
3 o'clock, clear, wind northwest, twelve
miles.