The morning call., 1891-10-01
SEA AND SHORE.
Lucky Escape of a Sailor After
Terrible Fall.
Collision of schooners Drowning at Seattle
Wellington's Crew = Tidings From
the Whalers

Wellington's Crew - Tidings From
the Whalers.
Thomas Mathewson, one OF the seamen
that came to this port on the British ship
Armida is one of the most fortunate in the
world, and is now firm believer in the eX-
istence Of a sweet little cherub that sits up
aloft and looks out for the life or poor Jack,
At o'clock on the night of July 22d
Thomas was on the upper maintopsatl yard
helping to full the sail 1t was blowing
heavy gale a1d he lost his hold and fell
from the yard. He struck several ropes in
the descent and landed on his stomach
across the ships rail. He was badly dazad
and could do nothing TO help himself.
Slowly he slid over the rail, ana in mo-
ment more would have been on his way 20
Davy Jones' locker but for the second mate,
who had seen him fall and ran to the ships
side in time to seize him by the leg as he
was going head first into the sea. The
plucky officer held on like Chin anan to
Yankee dollar, and shouted loudly for help;
but as nearly every man was alOft and his
burden was slowly taking him also over
board he was on the point OF releasing MS
n0Iut WNen Help came III JHt pcTSOu Oh tllo
cook. No sooner was the man on deck
again than lie revived and was able to walk
aft without assistance. lie swallowed
stiff glass OF grog, and after one hour OF
rest was able to return to his work as If
nothing had happened.
COLLISION ON THE BAY.
While the schooner Maid of Orleans was
coming into the harbor soon after mid
night on Tuesday she colided with the
schooner Ralph j. Long, lying at anchor of
the Preside, carrying away the latterS Jlb-
boom aud tearing the leach out OF her own
maiGsail. Tue captain Of the Maid reported
that the Long had no anchor light OUT, and
that he did not see the vessel until 1t was
too late to avoid her. There are always
two sides t. a story. so CALL reporter
boarded the Ralph j. Long to learn what
Captain JurgenSen had to say. He denied
that his anchor light was not burning and
said that he was on deck himself at the time
OF the collision. He saw the Maid OF Orleans
coming toward him, looked and saw that
his ght was burning, and then called the
mate, VINO also came on deck. tie further
saws that lie hailed the Maid, but no atten-
ton was paid to him. and the collision was
due entirely to careleSsnesS on the part OF
the Maids CT eW. Captain Jurgesen de-
clares that he tried to sheer his vessel out
OF the way, but owing TO the strong wind
could not do SO.
The bark Shirley, lying at Folsom-street
Wharf, Is having new toTema5t put Into
her,
DROWNED AT SEA.
The American iron ship Clarence s. Be-
ment that arrived here on Tuesday evening
from New York, had the misfortune TO lose
ono NJ nor crow on tie vovaga The acct
don't hannenpd ab0ut : O'Clock in the morn
ing four days before She came into port.
The watch on deck was engaged in shifting
sails, and when lowering the lower foretot-
sail iron, thA ward 10 the de,L, one of the saa-
men a Sweir named Oscar GAllie. mounted
tine rain In hear the sail iuboard As he
caught tina clpw of the sail il was again
hIoIn ontbcard bv fine wind and Gallie was
thrown into the sea The ship Was slipping
along pretty fast at the time, but line and
a lie buoy were thrown to him. Tie buoy
fell not five feet from tie drowning man,
but as he could not SWIM he could not reach
it. As soon as possible the ship was brought
TO the wind and boat lowered. The man
could not be found, although the lie buoy
was recovered. GallIe was ABOUT 70 years
OF age.
The bark ElsinOre was placed on the Mer-
chants Dry-dock yesterday TO clean and
paint and make a few repairs.
CHANGED HER CREW.
Worl was sent To the North Harbor
Police station ab,ut . 30 o'clock Yesterday
,ftarnoon that troubIa vas eynacted nm tina
steamer WaIiinGton. wing at Pacifc-street
Wharf. CAPTAIN DunIeaYy sent down ON
rers Fgan- Donohua. Hail and U'NeiI. and
il was then found tlIat the trouble was ex-
nectrd with member, of the Coast Seamen's
ITnior Far sIn1a tiwe the steamer has car
Tisd a crew coTnnsed Of plrt nnu-uniOn
men. aud this lie to so much friction that
the non-union men decided to quit. The
owners at once ordered the captain 10 dis
charge the rest of the crew ana TO ship new
crew Of non-union sailors. There was noop-
position offered when the new crew went on
board. Inc services OF Tue oICeIS were hot
needed. but they remained on the wharf
until the steamer left at o'clock
The weather outside the heads was hazy
with 3S-knOt breeze from the northwest.
The barometer was down to 29'5.
FROM THE WHALEks.
wriqbt BOVINE Il Co received news
from the schooner John Mccullough yester-
dav At C;ravs Harbor. that ali efforts 10
reach the Mackenzie River had failed, and
the vessel only went as far as Point Barrow.
The whaling fleet was spoken at Point
whale had heen taken since August 18th.
Two scIo0ners returned to port Yesterday,
bavino had the worst of it in a tussle with
the elements. The Ida Mckay, which left
here on Sunday for Humboldt. came back
having lost her jib-boom. and the Z. L. Hill
having lost her flying Jb.
The ship Columbia, that arrived yeSter-
day from Alaska, brought down forty Usher
men and nearly 100 Chinese, who had bee
at work in the cannery at Chignlk Bay.
Captain Scott of the tug Reliance picked
up adritt in the bay yesterday afternoon
raft containing about dozen plies, ana
towed the lot to FolSom-street Wharf.
STRUCK THE BOTTOM.
Coodau Perkins & Co. received intelli-
pence yrsterday that the steamer Santa
Trnz han stnIck tie bottom at I,ompoc. and
had damaged her propeller. She was towed
to PORT Hartford by the Bonita and will be
repaired there.
The Pacific Mail Compauy's steamer C ity
of sydney arrived from Panama Yesterday
sfternnon. She brought 50 cabin and IS
steprage passengers and only a light cargo
the most iupGrtant item of which was
s53 676 treasure.
The strong southwest gale blowing out
side the heads on Tuesday night was too
much for some of the small coasters bound
north. and the schooners Mary Eta and
Robert and Minute had to return TO walt
Tor finer weather
Go0dali, feTklns u 90. also received yes
teFday from Oo4alaska aud Captain Plum
mer OF the Al Nj a letter. IN whlcn M, ne says
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