The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-03
SEA AND SHORE.
A Young Girls Narrow Escape
From Drowning.
Along the Water Front-Capture Of Big
Shark at the Pacific Hail Dock.
Movements Of Shipping.

Yesterday was rather dull day along the
front in spite of the fact that there were
dozen or more fishermen on every wharf.
There was only one accident of any account
along the front and that was at Little
Main street, where Lille Armstrong, aged
10 years, tripped on the edge of the wharf
and took header into the bay. She was
rescued by her brother George, who jumped
into boat and caught the struggling girl
before she had been in the water half min
ute. Lilly was more frightened than hurt,
and was taken to house close By, where
her clothes were dried and she was attended
too.
NEW SCHOONER.
The new schooner Teavaroa came over
from Turner's yard, where she was built,
and tied up at Mission street yesterday.
The new craft is very pretty model and is
expected to prove very fast sailer. She is
50 feet long, "a feet beam, and has q depth
Of feet. She was built on an order from
Tahiti, where her owner resides. The name
is native one and means long passage after
one OF The channels, near Tahiti. Captain
Mathieson will take her down to her future
home as soon as she is ready for sea.
A SPOTTED MONSTER.
There was considerable excitement On the
Pacific Mail Company's Wharf about 2
O'clock yesterday afternoon when James
Hannah, who had selected that spot to drop
line into the bay, hooked fl Ii that made
his hair stand on end as lie lifted tie mon
ster's head above water. "By gracious, but
it's sea serpentp he exclaimed. mike ~
he shouted TO his son, You go down in
that boat and catch hold OF him; sure my
line Won't hold him much longerv' But
Mike did not like the looks of the big fish,
and wisely concluded to stay where he was.
Oh, but he'll break my Incl" cried
james. As the fish took a run that nearly
pulled its captor off the dock. Somebody
help me! Sure the brute is worth money !"
Half dozen loungers on the dock lent hand.
A rope was procured, and soon a bowline
was slipped over the head of the fish, and
by the united efforts of several men the fish
was hauled upon the dock, where it thrashed
around at lively rate for some moments,
until knocked on the head by heavy club
The strange fish proved to be a spotted
shark, and measured feet, Z inches in
length: 1t was a female, and on being
opened over dozen young sharks were
found inside. They were as lively as kit
tens, jumping around on the wharf until
thrown into the bay. when they at once
swan away as il nothing unusual had hap
pened.
BASEBALL.
East street, around the foot of Broadway.
is again paved, and the boys took advantage
of the fact to play game of BALI The
teams were selected for their ability to make
noise and at times could be heard ten
blocks off. The game ended by one Of the
players who objected to q decision rendered
by the referee. picking up bat and chasing
that important official up the street at
lively pace, much TO the amusement Of the
spectators.
IN FROM SEA.
The arrivals yesterday were six steamers
and couple Of coasting schooners. The
steamers were the Jewel from Port Hartford.
Los Angeles from Eareka, Coos Bay from
Newport. Gypsy from Santa Cruz, Newport
from Eel River and the Arago from Coos
Bay. The schooners were the Maxim and
Sparrow from coast ports.
The departures were the steamers Green
wood and National City for Eureka, and
Pomona for San Diego. The ship Yosemite
for Tacoma, ana the bark James Cheston
lowed to sea, and the schooners Ocean
Spray, Jennie Wand, Letitia, C. Daniel
son, Mary and Ida, Mary BidwelI, Christina,
Steflins and G. L. Hill sailed for coast
ports.
The only move made yesterday was by
the Haytian Republic which shifted from
Main to Mission street. To-day the ship
City of Florence docks at Green street. and
the steamer Bertha goes to Long Bridge.
THE WEATHER.
The weather yesterday was thick outside
the heads with southwest wind blowing
twenty miles an hour.