The morning call., 1892-04-11
ALONG SEA and SHORE.
Daring Escape From q Manila.
Bound Vessel.
A Rush:to Ell Campo-The French Nau-of- Wal
Thronged With Visitors" Soldiers"
Luck-Euoy Adrift.

When the ship Reuce tripped her anchor
yesterday morning she had a full crew on
board but before getting outside she was
one man short. The big tug Fearless had
the Reuce in tow and was walking her along
at lively rate when daring sailor, on
coming abreast of Fisherman's wharf,
sprang on the rail, near the port forerig-
Ring. and with o shout OF defiance to the
captain boldly jumped into the bay. He
was good swimmer and struck out Dravey
for tue shore, distant about 400 yards.
The desperate act was witnessed by
large crowd of people on the wharves and
soon dozen boats were manned and went
to the rescue. The steamer Governor Per-
kins also started after him, but he was
picked up by party of pleasure seekers in
scow schooner and taken 10 Angel Island.
A SOLDIERS LUCK.
Thomas Gibson, an aged veteran battler,
known as IS older" among the waterfront
hay-bunkers. was born under an unlucky
star. He was sergeant in the army. and
afterward joined and deserted the English
navy. Upon one occasion, he remembers
with pride, of having been the possessor OF
Sl1 20. One-tenth of his fortune had been
spent for bad beer, when he was robbed of
the remainder. That was many years ago,
but the experience SO discouraged him that
he has not attempted TO work since. He
calls himself a longshoreman, because he
S uns himself on the wharf daily.
lie was doing on q stringer at Pacific
street wharf yesterday morning, when he
took a header and landed in the bay. Dur
ing his fall lie struck against fender, and
received deep cut over the right eye. Sew
eral boatmen assisted Officer Hall in fish,
Ing him out. After treatment at the Re-
ceiving Hospital Soldier" was locked up
for drunkenness.
THE CHAMPLAIN.
Judging by appearances nearly every per-
son of French descent in the city and sew
eral hundred of other Dati0nalities paid a
visit TO the French warship Champlain yes
ter0ay. Half dozen tugs and any number
OF Towboats were engaged In carrying them
off to the ship. Many, of the visitors had
been on board the Baltimore. These were
not slow TO give expression to the difference
in their treatment by the two captains
The French ship was thrown wide open, so
TO speak, while Captain Whitehead allowed
his visitors to 60 on deck, but refused TO
allo W them below.
The officers of the ChampIain were cour-
tee us in the extreme. and even when one of
the tugs smashed the ships gangway they
only smiled and soon had another one
rugged for the accommodation of the crowd.
There was considerable rivalry between
the tug-bOa and the owners Of the white
halls, which brought about reduction in
the tare from 81 to 25 cents for the round
trip. The latter class complained that the
tugs were chartered by employees Of the Har-
Dor Commission.
They say they will carry the matter be-
fore the HarbOr Commissioners at their next
meeting.
EAR BUOY ADRIFT.
Captain Langhorn of the steamer Arcata,
reports that during the late storm, the bar
buoy that marked the entrance to Coos Bay,
got adrift and was lost.
East street. in the vicinity of the ferries,
was thronged with people bound across the
bay yesterday. Fully 1000 people went to
San Jose, while those who turned to FL
Campo must have numbered 1900. The
ticket-office of the Donohue road was unable
to supply the demand for tickets, and two
additional offices had TO be rugged up out
side.
THE LIGHTsHIP.
The new lightship was towed out to the
bar OF the Columbia River last Tuesday and
safely moored. Her lights were displayed
the same night, and are great aid to navi-
CATION in that part of the world. She is
commanded by Captain Archie CaIrn.
Tho worid-famouS clipper-ship Thermo-
pyla, without doubt the fastest sailing era #
afloat, is now at Victoria. The grand old
clipper will soon lose her identity, as she
being rugged rs a bark. She is vessel of
less than 1000 tons. Under her new rig she
as fast.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Quite large fleet of vessels arrived in
port yesterday. Among them were four
vessels from Honolulu, all sugar-laden aud
all consigned to Williams. Dimond 81 Co.
They were the barks Forest Queen and So
mona and the barkentines 5. q. Wilder and
Uncle John. The ship Invincible from San
Diego came in ballast, and the British ship
llala from Newcastle, \. S. W., with q cargo
Of coal. The steamers Arcata from Coos
Bay, Willamette Valley from Yaquina Bay,
Pomona from Eureka. and the City of Puebla
from Victoria also arrived.
The sailings were: The steamers Maggie
Ross for Coos Bay and Corona for San
Diego. The ship Reuce sailed for Manila
and the bark Highland Light for the Co
lumba River.
The moves yesterday were: The Thetis
to Main street, City of Papeete to the Mer-
chants Dry-dOck and the steamer Montser-
rat TO fremont street To-day the ship Ben
Avon goes TO the rollng-mlls.