The morning call., 1891-07-05
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
HO0dlums Make a Dastardly At.
tack on a Chinese.
A Race for Blood Between Man-of-W arsmen
Arrivals and Departures Of Vessels.
Ships Movements.

Ensigns. burgess, pennants, interspersed
with the flags of the international code,
were displayed yesterday by every ship in
the harbor. The glorious Fourth was
observed by Americans and foreigners alike,
and to their credit be it said, several of the
foreign vessels even Outdii the American
in their display of bunting
The United States ships lying in the
stream had the national colors hoisted at
each masthead. The war-ship Marion
made fine display, being decorated from
stem to stern, the flags reaching from the
waters edge, under the flying jihboom to
the end of the spanker boom, in one vast
arcii, while at each masthead was large
ensign.
Along the front. except where the regatta
was held things were very quiet, ana hut
few people were around. Travel across the
bay, on the contrary, was heavy, nearly
every boat being packed with people. while
the connecting street-cars did a roaring
business.
TRIED TO DROWN HIM.
Four waterfront hoodlums, whose names
could not be learned, came very nearly COM
hitting murder about o'clock at Mission
street Wharf. A Chinaman named Hop
Wing was putting in the day fishing there,
when the roughs tried to steal few fish
he had captured. In the effort to save his
fish the Chnaman lost his balance and fell
into the bay. He succeeded in climbing on
piece of timber and was in fair way TO
reach the dock when two of the hoodlums
begau to pull on the ropes by which it was
made fast and again threw the Celestial
into the water.
This was repeated several times until the
Chinamau was nearly exhausted, and he
would have drowned but for the timely aid
rendered by John Murray and Chris john
son, couple of longshOremen, who drove
the ruffians away and dragged the China
man up on the wharf more dead than alive
Wing was placed in hack by the men and
driven to his home.
FINE RACE.
One of the very best races on the bay
was one not down on the official pro-
gramme. 1t took place between the first
and second cutters of the cruiser Marion,
each manned by twelve sturdy sailors. The
race was from the Marion to and around
the clipper ship Micronesia, lying off Fol-
som street, distance about one and a half
miles, The stakes were So each man.
The boats started at o'clock and Tor half
mile it was nip and tuck, but the crew in
the second cutter. being made of sterner
stuff than their opponents, finally began to
forge ahead. The boats rounded the turn
ing point with the second cutter fully five
lengths ahead, but on the race back TO the
ship the other boat by hard work reduced
the lead to about three lengths. The squirt
came too late, however, and the race was
won by the second cutter amid wild cheers
from the ship.
The steamer General Mcdowell will make
trip around the bay tomorrow morning
with General Schofield and party. Every
point Of interest will be visited and fully
explained. The boat leaves Clay-street
Wharf at o'clock.
The steamer Zinfande brought large
crowd of visitors down from Napa to spend
the Fourth In this city.
IN FROM SEA.
Among the few arrivals in port yesterday
was the British iron ship Micronesia, from
Sydney. The vessel is one of the fastest
afloat, and is well known here. She left
here grain-laden Tor England eleven months
and half ago, and went from England to
Australia with full cargo. After discharg-
ing she loaded 2491 tons of coal at S, dney
for this port making the run from Sydney
to San Francisco in 81 days.
This Is very good work, as most vessels
take from Is toll months to make the same
voyage. The ship came into port in tow Of