The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-09
SEA AND SHORE.
A Captain and Two Fishermen
Saved From Drowning.
Dangerous Cave on the Front-Collisicn at
the Harrison-street Wharf-Latest
Arrivals in Port

Inc STRONG Winu which blew all day YES
terday had little effect on the number of
visitors to the waterfront who were ont in
full force The gale in the morning was so
strong that the crews of the vessels at the
various wharves were kept busy getting
out extra mooriDgs and tenders. At9o'clock
it was blowing forty miles an hour, and the
bay was white with foam.
Several ships lying in the stream let 90
a second anchor to hold them against the
flood tide and strong wind. The CAPTAINS
of many others who had intended going to
sea changed their minds and DELAYED their
departure.
TWO LUCKY FISHERMEN
When the gale was at its height two
Italians, whose names could not be Iearned
attempted to cross over from Sausalito. and
when off Green-street Wharf were capsized.
They succeeded in clinging to their boat
and, shouting loudly for help, attracted the
attention of the crew OF the British shin
GlenmOrag, who lowered boat and went to
their assistance. The two men were rescued
from their perilous position and taken on
board the GlenmoTag, and a short while
after the boat was picked up by the tug
Alert.
In front of Lombard street pier the water
cave, which In its present unguarded con-
dtlOn Is trap for the unwary pedestrian
A TIMELY RESCUE.
About $50 o'clock last night Officers Nc
Glynn and Dillon, while passing Howard
street Wharf, heard cries for help. and on
running down the wharf found man swim
ming about in the water.
He proved 10 be Captain Turner of the
little steamer Myrtle, now lying at Howard
street DOCK undergoing repairs. He had
tried to board the vessel by walking on
ladder, but lost his balance and fell over
board. Officer Dillon seized the ladder,
lowered it to the waters edge, and the cap
tain held on till a longer one was brought
from the Mail Dock by Officer McGlynn. Cap
tain Turner was then taken out of the water
and assisted on board his vessel, where lie
was prOfGse in his thanks to mis- rescuerst
A COLLISION.
At Harrison-street Wharf the steamer
South Coast fouled the large American ship
A. L. Ropes. The tugs Vigilant and Alert
came to their assistance, but not before con-
siderable damage was done. The anchor
stock of the South Coast was broken, her
DOW badly scratched, and some OF the light
woodwork smashed. The A. z. Ropes lost
several sheets of copper. and some of her
planking will have TO be renewed.
North OF the ferry landing quite number
OF people were gathered to listen to the
vendors OF quack nostrums, and the ire
crowd seemed to care more for their corns
than their souls, as the corn doctor IA by
far the largest audience.
ARRIVALS IN PORT.
About o'clock in the afternoon a report
reached the city that schooner had gone
ashore outside the heads, but on inyestiga-
ion the rumOr was found to be false.
The steamer State OF California, Captain
Ackley, came down in forty-iiye hours
from Portland ana Astoria.
Tho Sohnpnar
Anderson, bound from Eureka to Sydney.
put into this harbor to finish loading
She is taking Cargo of lumber.
The steamer Los Angeles, Captain
Hannah, came down from Eureka yester-
day.
The steamer Costa RIGA, Captain Nc
Intyre. three days. seventeen hours from
Departure Bay, has cargo of 1920 tons of
coal for Il. Dunsmuir & Co.
The bark Gatherer,. Captain Pritchard,
made the trip from Seattle in seven DAYS.
She has 2346 tons of coal aboard
The bark Detroit, Captain McAeleys, is
in with cargo OF coal from Seattle
The ship WachuSett, Captain Williams.
SIX days and hall from Departure Bay. is
also coal laden.
The American ship Spartan. CAPTAIN
Polite, came into port last night seven days
from Seattle, with POO tons of coal for 2.
3. Cornwall.
The steamer Santa Cruz, Captain Nichol-
sun, was Two udyS ana nall coming I'D
from San Pedro with cargo of produce
The steamer Gypsy, Captain Hummer,
came up from Santa Cruz in twelve hours.
AROUND THE BAY.
The ship City of York towed from the re-
fnery to Port Costa 10 load
The ship Fred Billings also went to Port
Costa.
The ship ST. Mark was towed to sea.
The ship Jane Burrill went to the re-
fnery.
The ship Blue Jacket was lowed ND to
Port Costa.
The ship Alaska was taken across to Oak
land.
The steamers Alcatraz and Michigan are
anchored in the stream.
HE schooner San Buenayentura was
lowed to Oakland Creek.
The schooner Vesta was taken into the
stream.
The steamer San Pedro, Captain Hewitt,
sailed for Tacoma.
The steamer Point Arena, CAPTAIN Allen.
left for Crescent City.
The weather at Point Lobos at o'clock
yesterday morning was clear; wind north,
thlrty-six miles an hour. At 9 O'Clock clear;
wind north, forty miles, At II noon clear;
WIND north, thrty-two miles. At 3 O'Clock
Clear WIND north, twenty Eight miles, The
barometer at 8 in the morning stood 80 II,
at noon 80. II, at in the afternoon 3O15,