The morning call., 1891-07-30
SEA AND SHORE.
Gallant Rescue Of a Boy by the
Mates of Ship.
Return Of the Montserrat From Chile-A
Drunken Sailors Mad Deed-survey
of the P. ]. Carlton.

drowning IN the Day yesterday morning En-
nest Thomas. one of the ships apprentices.
The ship was in tow of the tug Wizard, and
was on her way from the stream to Spear
| street Wharf, when, by some means, the
| boat towing astern of the ship BECAME full
of water. Young Thomas was ordered TO
| 60 down and bail it out. but had hardly
clambered into the boat before it capsized
and he was foundering in the water. The
accident was observed by the second mate,
who at once plunged from the vessels poop
into the bay and swan to the drowning boy.
| The brave fellow soon reached the spot, but
| the boy had gone down. The mate made a
| dive and brought him to the surface
| Loaded down by the weight of his clothes
and the inanimate form of the boy, it
| looked as if both were about TO find a
hands were clearing away another boat and
| it was soon in the water, but before it could
| have reached the struggling pair all would
| have been over. Seeing this, Third Mate
| CrOthwaite seized life buoy and singing it
overheard swan to where the second mate,
who still held the boy in his arms, was
| about disappearing beneath the waves. The
| life buoy was slipped over the head of the
| lad and then Crothwaite turned his atten-
ton to his brother officer, who was nearly
| exhausted.
BY almost superhuman efforts Crothwaite
| succeeded in keeping his head above water
until all three were rescued by the boat.
| When hoisted up the side of the vessel, the
boy, looked TO be beyond all human aid, but
| by hard and unceaSing work on the part of
| the crew he was brought back to conscious
| ness within an hour. Nortentate was also
] much exhausted and said that only for the
| assistance rendered by Crothwaite he must
| have gone TO Il bottom. Those who saw
the brave deed are loud in their praises of
both men and it would seem but just that
| they should both be suitably rewarded for
their gallant action.
| HE WAS CRAZED BY LIQUOR
| Alexander Mckenzie, sailor of the ship
| 5. ID. Carlton, at anchor in the stream made
determined effort to end his earthly career
| yesterday afternoon by jumping into the
| bay. He had been drinking heavily for sew
eral days and told several Of his shipmates
that he would drown himself, but they paid
| little attention to him. About noon he be-
| gan to act strangely and the chief officer or
dered him confined in the forecastle. But
| this was easier said than DONE as Mckenzie
| is big, powerful man and was in perfect
| frenzy.
| Several times his shipmates vainly tried
! to coax him into the ferecastle, and at last
| they undertook to carry him in. Five of
| the crew seized him aud struggle ensued.
! He dashed them aside and with a wild yell
| ran forward and mounted the ladder leading
| TO the topgallant forecastle, followed by his
| shipmates. and before they could reach him
| plunged into the bay. A strong flood tide
| was running and when he bobbed up again
he was several yards astern of the ship.
The sudden plunge into the cold water
must have taken some OF the whisky out of
| him, for no sooner did his head appear
| above water than he began to shout for aid.
| Benjamin +. PinEham, boatman who had
| gone off to the ship with some supplies, at
| once showed his boat off from the ships side
| and with powerful strokes pulled for Nc
rbn Il ho,, 1t M
| in his efforts to keep his head above water
| Pinkham grasped the drowning man by the
| hair and dragged him into his boat. In the
| meantime boat had been launched from
| the ship and TO her Pinkham transferred
| his charge. Pinkham, who is an old man,
| has been the means OF reScuing no less than
| seven persons from the bay in three years.
BACK FROM CHILE.
The steamship Montserrat arrived in
port yesterday from Chile. She was one of
| the first that left here with provisions for
| that war-Stricken country. She went at
| once to the Long Wharf at Oakland to dis
| charge her cargo OF nitrate, and was boarded
| by CALL reporter to learn what news she
| had from the seat OF war.
Nothing of Importance was learned how.
| ever, as not 4 single shot was fired either at
| lqulqCe or Plsagua While the steamer lay
| there. 1t was learned, however, that the
| reported scarcity of provisions in Chile is
| as much due TO corner by several big
| firms as to scarcity, and food is selling far
| below famine prices. The officers laughed
| at tie story published few mornings ago
| that rifles were carried down on the vessel
| concealed in bales of hay and cartridges
| packed in fruit cans.
Every bale was packed by a United
| States Deputy Marshal, and as regards the
cases of canned goods, every one Of them
was purchased by the paymaster Of the
| United States cruiser Baltimore, as she was
| very short OF provisions, and it will be
| somewhat OF surprise TO Uncle Sans
| sailors to have cartridges dished up for
| dinner.
THE CARLTON AT MoNTEvIDEo.
A dispatch received at the Merchants
| Exchange states that the bark p. j. Carl
| ton, bound to San Diego, and previously re-
| ported as having put into Montevdeo in a
| damaged condition, has been surveyed
| and found to be badly strained. She leaked
| badly in heavy weather, and the surveyors
! recommended that she be lightened at leas.
| four inches. A part of the heavy cargo was
| taken from the lower hold and slowed in
| between decks to enable her to safely round
| Cape Horn.
The mall steamship Belsic will leave from
this port to-day for Yokohama and Hong
| Kong. Oyer IT'S Chinese will 60 back on
| her. as also the four japanese women who
| have been refused landing, unless their
| case is appealed to Washington.
The steamer National City arrived from
| Humboldt yesterday afternoon, having on
| board the remains of Captain Koenig. the
former master, who died in Eureka a few
| days ago.
Outside the heads the weather Yesterday
was foggy, with the wind from the SOUTH
west, sixteen miles an hour. The barome-
| ter stood 1885,
| ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
The following-named vessels arrived yes
terday: Steamers CosmopoliS and Manuel
Dublan from San Diego, Point Iona from
| Grays HaIbor, Greenwood from Clsone,
| National City from Humboldt, and the
Montserrat from Pisagua, with a cargo of
nitrate for j. w. Grace & Co. The British
bark Gwalla came in from Newcastle n. S.
| W., with 203i tons of coal, and the brig
| Courtney Ford and schooners Louis, Amer
| lean Girl, Sacramento, Antelope Nettie
| Sundborg, Bobolink and Melancthon from
| Coast ports.
The Cosmopnlis arrived from San Diego
| having in tow the steamer Manuel Dublan.
| The latter's boilers have given out. and she
| was brought here for repairs ana will re-
| ceive thorough overhauling
The State of California left for Astoria,
| the Corona for San Diego, City of Puebla
| for Victoria, Los Angeles for Eureka. and
| the ship Clan Buchanan for Havre, laden
| with wheat
| MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The moves yesterday were: The Strath-
earn and Balkamah from Port Costa to the
| stream, the steamer Alexandra from Harri-
| son to Mission No. ], the George Stetson to
Port Costa to load, the Di.nsdale locked at
the sea-wall, Arabia at Beale, Eurasia at
Spear and the SLEEVE Donard at Harrison.
the brig Courtney Ford went to the sea
wall, the bark Oakland to Oakland, the
steamer Manuel Dublan locked at Little
Main, and the Breidablik went to the refin-
cry.
| To-day the Glenorchy and Valparaiso will
| 60 to Port Costa, the NJ. p. Grace will drop
into the stream. the Nj. j. Fuller will shift
| Shenandoah will come down from PORT
Costa loaded, and the British Princess will
| 60 TO sea.
| CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the charters reported are the fol-
| lowing:
Wheat charters prior to arriyal-Rrit