The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-14
ALONG SEA And SHORE.
Numerous Accidents on Vessels
Now Lying in Port.
Japan sealers in Peril-The Rate War on the
Stockton Roulette Steamer Maekinaw
Runs Aground.

The talk on the water front yesterday
was mainly of the uncertain tenor OF human
life. especially as illustrated In the career
of the sailor. On Saturday night John Gill,
an A. B. of the ship Scottish MOOrs, was
drowned while trying to get up the gang
way at Mission dock. On Sunday j. w.
Burnham, while visiting the American ship
William f. Babcock, lying at Sausallto,
fell into the hold of the vessel, breaking his
right leg and wrist dislOcating his hip ana
receiving q severe shock generally. lie was
brought over TO this city yesterday morning
on the steamer San Rafael and taken to the
house of his father, j. w. Burnham, OF
Burnham g. Marsh. The steamer Lakme,
which arrived Yesterday from Central
America. lost man overheard five miles oil
Port Hartford on June IL. The man, John
Nelson, had gone out to furl the lib in a
heavy chop sea with a gale OF wind blowing.
Mate Daniels warned Nelson to get on the
weather side of the sheet or he would he
knocked overheard, but the warning was
not needed or came too late. The sail
bellied out. striking the poor fellow heavy
blow and knocking him into the water. a
ife-ring WIS thrown out and the steamer
stopped, but the body was not seen again.
Nelson was % years old and native oil
Norway.
Yesterday morning Fred Bradley. an A. b.
Of the British ship Lord ROsebery while
chipping off the paint and seated on stage
over the ships side, rose at the moment the
ship gave a roll, and fell into the sea.
There was strong tide running, ana De-
fore the ships boat could reach him he was
drowned. The body has not been re-
covered.
News has been received of the narrow es-
cape of six sailors belonging to the sealer
Matte I. Dyer, lately in the Janan Sea.
The mems names are g. Miller, w. Peter
son, Z. Hammel, c. Godfrey, j. Crea and
q. Halock. All of them hail from this
port. On May Is. when the Dyer was 100
miles from the Japan coast, number OIL
seals were sighted, AID the men named put
out from the schooner IN two boats. a
heavy fog came on. and the vessel had dis
appeared from the horizon when the SIX
men looked around In the morning They
started for Kinkasad, the nearest landau,
and reached Ii after four days hard pulling
through q heavy storm, arriving IN state
Of utter exhaustion, with only Few snip
biscuits and a small keg OF wafer in the
boats The men are now In care OF the
United States Consul at Iokohama.
THE OPPOSITION STEAMER.
The Captain Weber Of the opposition line
of Stockton steamers returned from her first
round trip with about 200 tons Of cargo,
principally put aboard by her owners IN
Stockton. Tie California Navigation Com
pany, which runs the regular line, has not
yet decided 10 60 into war OF rates, but
will Waittill the second steamer OF the new
company is launched. and leave il to the
latter TO inaugurate the aggressive policy,
il decided on. The summer traffic on the
San Joaquin is pretty lively during the
potato and fruit season, but the old COM
pany say there IS nothing more than they
could handle, and that they have two
ho
other hand the Union Company starts out
with the belief that there is enough bust
ness for two lines without any ill-feeling or
unfair competition. Ii a fight is begun 1t
will be sure TO be lively one, as
the new Stockton corporation Is composed
Of neryy men with capital and backbone,
while the California Navigation Company
has never been known to give in. 1t may
come to free ride, free meals, free berths,
and q chrome for each passenger, but The
companies will continue to hght on the
principle eDunciated by the restaurant
keeper who lost five cents on every meal he
served aud explained IT'S the number that
pays"
The steam-schooner Lakme, which ar
rived yesterday from Oc0s and Central
American ports, brought 5000 bags Of coffee.
She reports meeting the British steamer 81
RUS at Ocos. At Acaiutla the wreck Of the
West Indian has almost disappeared.
The steamer Mackinaw arrived from Ia
coma Yesterday with 1900 tons of coal for
the Southern Pacific Company. While
crossing TO the Oakland mole the heavily
laden steamer grounded in the mud on the
south side Of Goat Island, and remained
t6eTe four hours. She was nOated oil by
The rising tide without material damage.
Lombard-street wharf has been almost
mOnOpUliZed by the Smelt fishermen, OF
whom there were more than 200 or Sunday
morning during the first stage Of the flood
tide. On Jackson, Washington and Clay
street piers great sport is being had Just
now in catching the small sharks which
sweep along the bay at this season. The
bait is q large fish, preferably herring or
a smelt and the hoOk-wlre faStened-the
size and shape OF the little finger crooked.
The line is as thick as the barrel OF pen,
and when a shark is hooked there is great
fight for 10 or 10 minutes before lie is landed
The bait is used dead aud within foot or
two Of the bottom.
HELD FOR DUES.
A ccmical scene WAS presented on Jack
sOn-stTeet pier yesterday afternoon in the
shape Of a stranded menagerie. 1t was
held for $40 Wharfage fees due the State.
In the collection was a cow with three legs,
the fourth being a mere rudment about six
! inches long. In another box close by was
d calf having only the two hind legs. and not
a vestige of the front ones. A raLtlesnake
! with nine Tatties, a black bear and two
foxes completed the outfit. The free show
attracted quite a number of persons. Tue
owner refused $500 FOR the COW.
The whistlng buoy outside the har0Or en-
| trance and light over the bar has been
moved TO a position from which Point
| Bonita light bears northeast 0De-eighth east,
| distant eight and half miles. Notice has
! been given that a red bell buoy has been
| placed in "A fathOms Of water at the entrance
! 10 the Sand Heads on Frazer River
The bark 5. q. Wilder took out a union
crew yesterday.
Tie British ship Thalatta is discharging
! 27OO tons of Sydney coal al Oakland long
! wharf
Tie big four-masted ship Liverpool was
| tOwed to the Pacific rolling-mills yesterday.
The schooner Lottie Carson has been
Overhauled at Eureka and new bOwsprit
| put in.
The Tia Juana has been put on in the Gus
| toms service for six weeks in place Of the
! Hartley. which is being repaired at the
| Union Iron Works.
| 1t is said that the new tug Fearless has
not sufficient boiler-power for her engines,
and that she VIII probably have new boilers
! put in before being again put into service.
among the removes yesterday were the
| bark Highland Light from Mission 10 sea,
| the bark Iemplar from Union TO Port
| Costa. the Germania from Port Costa to
| Main, the bark Gatherer from stream 10
| sea, the bark Richard III from stream to
| Mission 2. the bark Travis Fisher from Port
| Costa to stream, the steamer Coos Bay from
| Broadway to Merchants drydock, the bark
| ColuSa from the stream 10 the refinery, the
! bark Sycamore from Folsom TO sea. To-
day bark Professor johnson will tow from
stream 10 sea, the ship c. +. Sargent from
stream to Beuicia. and the schooner Truant
from stream to Mission 2.
SAILED FOR VICTORIA.
The steamer City of Puebla sailed for
| Victoria and sound ports yesterday. In her
ton, over the Canadian Pacific line. There
is considerable talk of new line of steam
ers between this port and Victoria. to be
run in connection with the Canadian Pacific
| for eastbound freight