The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-09
SEA AND SHORE.
Five More Whaling.Yessels Ar.
rive From the North.
Adventure Of Two Silly Women in a Drifting
Boat A Laborer Dying From Hard
Work-Fell Overheard.

The city front presented lively appear
ance yesterday and the many fine ships ly-
ing at the wharves had crowds Of visitors.
Travel across the bay was very heavy and
the wal ting-room at the ferry was crowded
all day, and it was only with the greatest
difficulty that person could force way up
to the ticket-office windows. and the busy
clerks did not have much spare time on
their hands.
1t is long time since the bay was so
crowded with deep water vessels as it is at
the present time, and as every berth at the
wharves are occupied the chances are that
some of the vessels will spend considerable
time in the stream waiting for berth.
In spite of the large feet that has arrived
In the last few days quite a large number of
vessels are still due. mostly from Australian
ports, and favorable wind for a few days
Will keep the tow-boats busy and give the
bay very crowded appearance.
KNOCKED OVERHEARD.
The small boy that generally visits the
front on fishing expedition, and winds up
by tumbing overheard, did not turn up
yesterday. and the only accident Of the
kind reported was from the Oregon dock
early in the morning where one of the men
| n
California was knocked. overheard from
the gang plank by a careless Italian and
sustained considerable damage to his era
mum BY striking against heavy fender IN
the fall. The injured man was tisned out
and sent 10 the Receiving Hospital for re-
pairs.
Owing to the fact that the steamer State
of California came in rather late Saturday
from the north. loading was rushed in order
10 get her away yesterday, and nearly 200
IN n n q work thn ypeSpl MnSt n
them worked continuously from the time
the steamer locked Saturday afternoon
until she sailed at 2:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
OVERCOME BY HARD WORK.
The hard and continued work so affected
one of the men, named Patrick Sullivan. that
shortly before The steamer sailed he dropped
senseless on the dock as If in tit The pa
trol-wagon was at once sent for and the
poor fellow taken to the Receiving Hos
pltal but up to late hour last night he had
not recovered consciousness, and the chances
OF his recovery were somewhat doubtful.
TWO WOMEN IN A BOAT.
Two young women stroled along the front
near Beale-street Wharf yesterday after
noon, and, spying skill fastened to the
wharf, decided to take quiet trip unham-
pered by the presence of any "hOrrid'' men,
The fact that the b cat contained no oars or
other means of propulsion did not enter the
heads of the bold female tars as they gath
cred their skirts around them and Slid down
a rope to the boat They found some diff
Guilty in untying the boats FAINTER and
then boldly showed off from the wharf
dIifted awayJrOm the wharf until pass
ing steamboat came along and the swell
nearly upset the fair yoyagers, and they
shouted loudly for aid. Their position was
seen by gang OF young scamps, who ad-
vised the women to port their helm AMI
reef the mainsail."
1--WE can't Ieef the sail, as there Is none"
said one OF the VOyagers with an inquiring
look on her face, as she peered under the
only seat the craft contained in search of
the sail They were then advised To take
off their shoes and wade ashore. AT last a
good-natured sailor got boat and rescued
the casiaways, who had enough of free
boating to last them the rest OF their lives
and the pair was soon on tueir way home,
wonderi how they escaped SO easily from
their silly adventure.
MORE WHALERs ARRIVE.
Five more blubber-hunters arrived In port
yesterday, all from Fox Island. They were
the barks Triton, with 80 barrels of oil
for J. &, ". K. Wing; the Reindeer, with
800 barrels of oil and 1900 pounds OF bone,
consigned TO friedrich Swift; the William
Baylies, with 100 barrels of oil and 400
pounds of bone, for William Lewis. On the
trip down from Fox Island the Baylies had
the good luck to pick up dead sperm
WHale on NOVeMDeT 4tU, winch increased
the quantity Of oil on board considerably,
aud the faces Of all hands wore a broad
smile as the monster vas cut up and tried
out, in spite of the fTightful stencil that
nearly peeled the paint off the cooks gal
ley.
The whaling schooner Bonanza also ar
rived. with $500 pounds Of bone and few
bear and fox skins, consigned to J. Nc
Kenna.
The other arrivals yesterday were the
steamers Greenwood from Greenwood,
Jewel from Caspar, Newsboy from Navarro
and Gipsy from Santa Cruz. The British
ship klllean arrived from Newcastle, y. s.
w, with a cargo of coal for Husband IL
with 400 tons of coal for p. b. Cornwall,
and the schooner Chetco arrived from Rogue
River with 4 cargo Of salmon for the r. ID.
Hume Company.
sAILINGS AND MOVEMENTS.
The sailings were tho steamer State of
California. for Portland; the British ship
Parthenope towed to sea, bound to London
the barkrntine Chehalis left for Grays Har-
Dor, and the schooners Eclipse, Coquelle,
and W. l.. Beebe sailed for coast ports.
Tie movements yesterday were: Saliva
tore Ciampa and Europa to Port Costa to
load, the Mistley Hall came down from
Port Costa loaded and the Northern Light
docked at Howard No 3.
To-day the Naupactus and Ardnamurchan
60 to Port Costa. the Alcinous goes to the
sea-wall, the Aureola goes 10 oakland
Creek the st amer MIneola goes to the
Union Iron Works and the Senegal lows
TO sea.
The weather outside the Heads yesterday
was haZy, with light breeze from the
north east. The barometer stood at 3O:l9.