The morning call., 1892-12-01
DAMAGE TO SHIPPING.
One Scow Schooner Wrecked and
Others Shaken Up-VesseIs Storm
bound-Notes From the Front.

bOuDd-N0teS From the Front.
Shortly after A NJ yesterday, in the
height of the gale, the schooner Caroline
Dixon, loaded with railroad iron. suddenly
parted from her anchors off Oakland mole
and fell on her beam ends.
Her cargo was mostly on deck, and as the
mainmast snapped of close to the deck with
the shock, the iron went overheard and the
vessel righted.
The captain and crew made stout efforts
to save the schooner, but iu few minutes
she drifted on to the mole and struck again
and again. There was nothing left but to
abandon her, and the crew saved themselves
with difficulty. The schooner will probably
be a total loss. She was owned by John
Olsen OF this city.
1t was reported that an unknown fishing
smack had been wrecked off West Berkeley
and seven men drowned.
What gave rise to the rumor was the
coming ashore Of a boat large enough to
contain seven men, but whether or not the
seven men were in the boat when she
swamped could not be learned.
IL looked very much as III the fsrry- boats
would have TO suspend their trips when day
broke.
The bay was very rough, and the passen-
gers who were compelled by urgent busi-
ness to cross the bay never lost sight of the
lle-DreServers.
Volumes of spray broke over the fore
decks and landsmen had & good chance Of
learning something OF what an ocean voyage
is like.
When the Berkeley freight-boat Mare
Island started out in the early morning
from the other shore TO make her trip to
this city the captain and crew soon fund
they had big contract on hand. They
finally concluded 10 give it up The wind
and waves had the little craft at their
mercy and made sport Of il.
1t was impossible TO go ahead and hope
less TO turn back The captain and crew
took to the lifeboat and left the steamer TO
its fate. They reached shore in safety. The
steamer whirled awhile in the eddies aud
then drifted like log on 10 the mud fats.
The tug Htna went out and towed the
craft over to this side. There will be sal-
wage claim. of course. The Mare Island,
when found, had her lights burning and
steam up. Her stanchions and rails were
carried away, and her upper works were
pretty badly knocked about. Otherwise
she can soon be rendered fit for servie.
The steamer City OF Panama arrived from
Panama and way ports, twenty-eight DAYS
out. last evening. She had only four cabin
passengers, and they do not desire to repeat
their experience of the last three days.
The heavy sOntheaster helped the steamer
up if il did nothing else.
The steamer ATago arrived from Coos Bay
and way ports last evening. having been
five days plowhirg her way through head
winds aud head seas.
The steamer Los Angeles also arrived
She was eighty hours coming up from New
port, and had hard time OF it.
The steamer Pasadena, which sailed from
Eureka some days ago bound for San Pedro,
had TO put inO this port yesterday, being
unable to make headway ON her voyage
south, and being in danger from the heavy
seas.
The steamer Corona of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company. which was to have
udR fpFTa Sar, a
way ports, did not leave her wharf 1t was
Thought better to lose day than TO lose the
steamer.
There was not single departure, and no
ehips were moved in the bay. The GaliIee,
bound for Tahiti. the British ships Belmore
and Waterloo were all kept in port by the
Boutheaster. The whaling bark Horatio,
cleared for the southern trip, also stayed at
home.
The ship American, lying off the Arctic
Oil Works, broke from her mOorings little
before 3 A NJ, and had to be towed to a
place OF safety.
Cruiser and the coast defense vessel
MoDterey also broke their moorings, but as
distance was rendered In time 10 prevent
damage TO either. A number of vessels w.
Ing IN the vicinity of the Union Iron Works
dragged their anchors, but were gotten into
safe positions in good time.
When the steamer Columbia came in late
on Tuesday night old stagers on the city
front congratulated the passengers on get
ting out of harms way. They were not Tar
wrong.
1t was then 10 o'clock. and the barometer.
which was as low as 10. had fallen ten tn
Of an inch.
At midnight II was only %. 80. and the
southeaster which had, so to speak, stopped
70 get breath, broke out with more fury
than ever. Tie wind howled along the city
front till daybreak, and when it lulled
while the rain fell in torrents.
In some OF the saloons and restaurants on
East street, between Market and Jackson,
the water stood q foot deep on the floor at
breakfast time.
The roof of William Bendts saloon and
iodRing-house at Clay street. which had
Deen blown off on Monday night and tenn
poraTlly repaired, blew off again on Tues
day night, and about 3 A. VI. the lodgers had
Dusy time mailing up scantlings and all
aVallaDle material TO keep the rain out 1t
was the same all along this part of the front.
The Fulda mills Oh Spear street, between
Market and Mission. were bady damaged.
and the sewers on Mission street flooded the
mills, putting out the fires. Tie damape
may amount to $1,000.
The Slips Manuel Laguna and Stapmore
chafed badly against the Fremont-street
wharf, tearing out several bits aud fender
plies Inc damage TO the wharf on the
south side may amount to several hundred
dollars in addition to what was done bv the
gales OF Sunday and Monday. Tuesday
nights blow was admittedly much harder
a stable at Francisco and Mason streets
was entirely leyeled, and Cuneo's saloon in
the vicinity suffered the same fate
The schooner Emily Schroeder dragged
her anchor off Mission Rock and went
ashore.
The United States steamer Mcdowell had
to put bat for the day after making land
ing at Alca traz Island.
The fishing smack Stella was driven clean
across the bay to the Oakland mole and
wrecked, the crew having narrowesrape.
The British ship Simla, anchored in Mie-
sion Bay, began to drift about 6 o'clock
d. n. and fouled the j. w. Pirrie off Harm
Ilson street. A tug separated the vessels in
fbe pIck of time.
The steamer Pomona, bound for Eureka