The morning call., 1891-02-11
SEA AND SHORE.
An Outlawed Sailors Narrow Els.
cape From Death.
The Old Hartford to Be Made Scholarship for
Boys-Wild Cattle On Second Street
More Coal Arrives.

Half dozen wild steers brought over on
the Transit created panic at the foot OF
Second street yesterday morning They
caused every enc in their neighborhood to
make quick time in getting 10 place OF
safety. They went into the Humboldt lum-
ber-yards like troop of cavalry and fright
ened a team of horses so badly that they
tore their harness all to pieces trying to get
away. A small boy who got in the road of
the mad brutes went sailing skyward, but
ESCAPED with few bruises. The animals
were captured before any further damage
was done.
Over 10000 tons of coal have been brought
to San Francisco during the lastthree weeks,
vet the price of coal does not come down.
1t is stated that the old War-ship Hartford,
once the flagship of Admiral Farragut, will
be fitted out as Il scholarship for boys and
anchored in this harbor.
WOULD NOT DRINK Rum.
The British ship Thalatta, Captain PEN
nicuik, arrived in port yesterday after a
passage of seventy-iive days from New
castle, n S. W. The captain reports that
while The ship was passing the Islands of
the Cook group they were so near the Island
of Maugeria on December 18th that the
natives came off in their canoes, bringing
fruits and shells 10 trade. The captain
offered them beef, pork and rum in eX-
change, but strange to say, While the beef
and pork were accepted, the rum was re-
fused. On being asked the reason the
natives said they had a law on the island
that no one should either bring rum there
or use it on the Island. 1t was also learned
that their time was so taken up raising cot
ton that they had no time to catch fish.
All mail for Pirate Cove, Unga, Belk0ff-
sky, Sanak aud Marzoyia will be forwarded
on the schooner Car, sailing Thursday
February 10Th, if left at the office of tbs Nc
COllam Fishing and Trading Company, 203
Front street.
WALKING JEWELRY-SToRE.
a man who gave his name as John Woods
was arrested yesterday afternoon about $3.50
O'Clock by Officer Dwyer. Woods was at the
ferry landing, and created considerable dis
turbance, as he wanted TO wrestle some one
When the officer came on the scene Woods
had hold OF stout young teamSter, and no
doubt the arrival OF the officer saved the
dlsturber from a good druObing. Officer
Dwyer took him to the North Harbor Sta
| ton, and a search revealed the fact that
the man was 4 walking jewelry-store. Five
| gold watches, seven gold chains, two dia-
mond rings and s. so were found on him.
He was locked up pending an investigation.
LIVELY RUNAWAYs.
Two wrecked wagons were the result of
| a runaway on Broadway yesterday after
| noon about , O'Clock. The horse attached to
vegetable wagon ran away and cOllided
with a heavy four-horSe truck standing in
front of the Broadway Warehouse and sent
the heavy team down Broadway on a run.
At the corner IF Broadwa and Davis street
the heavy truck collded with laundry
wagon belonging to John McIsaacs, throw
ing the driver Of the latter out and smash
Ing both front wheels. At this point the
runaways were captured by tho driver,
who lad followed them down the street.
The Pacific Mail Company's steamer
China, which is due from China and Japan
on Saturday next, has on board fOrty-eight
Chinese for this port.
TED THE TERROR.
A number of seafaring men were In the
Office OF wel!-kn0wn shipchaudler yester-
day and the conversation turned ON the
present civil war in Chile. Nearly every
one present had something to say of what
he had seen down there, when an old
captain who has long since retired from the
peris of the sea spoke up.
Did you fellows ever hear of fighting
Ted Drlscoll?' he asked, and then con-
tinued, Ted was the terror of the vigilantes
III Valparaiso for a long time. Driscoll was
an American, born in Boston, l think
He was fine looking fellow, SIX feet in
height, strong RS an OK and a fighter all
over. Ted had got down TO Valparaiso IN
man of-war and l supp oSe he did not like
far AS | know no efforts were made to take
him back. No doubt the Captain was glad
he was gone. The man made living on
the beach as q runner for a DOarding-hOuse
until one day in dispute over some money
he beat the boarding master so badly that
the latter was COZ tined 10 the hospital for
three months.
ROBBED SAILORS.
after that Ted took to robbiug sailors
for a living He would knock a man down
n broad lou lIyh and r,gn han Off
man tried To arrest him he beat the officer
so badly they had to carry the official home.
Ted's time came at last. One day lie got so
drunk he could not stand, and before he
sobered up the Captain of the Port had him
under lock ana key. They have way Of
pnnishing offenders down there 10y putting
them IN the army. and after a trial Ted was
sent to the army under a six months sem
tence. Every one Thought he would clear
out the nrst chance he had, but it seems
the Captain of the company Ted was sent to
took liking to the fellow and III de him a
Sergeant. Everything went along all right
till the recruit go: full OF whisky and raised
such a row in the barracks that the off GER
in charge ordered DrIscoll placed under az
rest and locked up.
TERRIBLE FIGHT
"This so enraged Ted that he sprang
upon the officer and with one blow of his
| fist smashed the mans jaw. They had a
| terrible fight before he was secured. Dris-
| by cOurt-martial and sentenced to be shot,
| Ted appealed to the United States Consul
| but that gentleman declined to interfere
| The man was such Il notorious ruffian that
| every one seemed to think he deserved what
| he was TO get. On the day set for the ex-
ecution nearly the entire population of Val
| paralso turned out TO see him die The
| place selected for the execution was away
| up on the hill over the town and just below
| the big fort. at o'clock, when the man
was led out. the side of the hill below the
fort was packed with people. Ted looked
at the grave dug to receive him and then at
the vast concourse of people, and to his
credit be il said he showed no sign Of fear.
UNDER FIRE.
''Driscoll was placed standing beside the
open grave. There was no coffin, and the
officer in charge asked him If he had any
thing to say Nothing he replied. Only
take these irons off my hands and let me
die free The officer never for an instant
dreamed Of any trick, and ordered the
irons taken off his wrists. This was soon
done, and every one fell back, and the
american desperate was left alone to die.
The twelve soldiers who were to do the
shooting were marched ont and took their
station about forty yards from the prisoner.
Their guns We're already loaded, and in a
clear voice came the order in Spanish.
Aim! IRE! As the order fire was given
Drlrcoll Threw himself fiat Oh his face and
every bullet missed him.
A DASH FOR LIBERTY.
The next instant he was on his feet, and
before the astOnished soldiers could under
stand what had happened Driscoll was
dashng through the crowds of people and
going for town like greyhound. The SOL
diers dare not fire as the crowd followed
the fugitive, and he soon disappeared in the
direction of the landing. The soldiers
searched every ship in the harbor, but in
vain; they never got him. No doubt the
fellow was hid in some of the boarding
houses until cbanHe came to get him out
of the country. DrlscoIl finally reached
New York, but his experience in Chile did
not do him any good, MS he was convicted of
killing policeman, and, after long trial,
hanged in the TOmbs."
The pile-driver was at work yesterday
putting down the additional piles for the
aprons at Lomb ard-Street Wharf.
FOR HONOLULU,
The steamer Zealandia sa,lad vnctarday