The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-29
Disgraceful Condition Of the
Brannan.Street Wharf.
An Accident Occurs Nearly Every Day and
the Driveway Is Blockaded-The NJ.
P. Grace's Eventful Trip.

point occur almost every day.
From the outfall of the Brannau-street
sewer, near the Mail dock, due east to
Beale-street wharf is about 800 yards Half
way along this track huge barrier of lum-
Der 10 feet high has been stacked, directly
across the street, properly so called. compel
ling teamsters to make turn at right angles
over a wharf as full Of holes as the aver
age sieve, and holes big enough to let a man
through, upset team or break horses
leg Small boys gather in groups over
these holes and fish for rOckcod and porges.
Their presence is about the only warning
drivers have Of the danger spots. Where
the boys are not fishing there Is n rare good
chance for horse TO so through without
moments notice This thOr0ughfare. which
forms absolutely the only available drive
way along this part of the city front. has
two apologies for notice boards confronting
tie approaching teamster with the words
mot safe" Inscribed on them. The caution
is a superiority to the daylight pedestrian,
but the teamster is thankful for small
mercies, and II he is wise makes a half
mile detOur by way Of Beaie and Harrison
till he strikes portion of the front which
is reasonably safe.
The Pacific Pine and Lumber Company
claims that the eastward extension of
Brannan street is mo thoroughfare," and
has posted big notices to that effect, one al
the Mail dock end, the other at the Beale-
has been bl0ckaded midway in the manner
described. The driver of team along this
part Of the front has therefore the choice
between wharf full of holes and marked
passably blockaded. He feels like the
showmRn's description of the hippopotamus
as an amphibillOus animal that cannot live
on land and dies in the wafer"
THE GRACE's STORMY TRIP.
The American ship NJ p Grace arrived
y IL d. e.
rough passage Of lao days. She locked 10
the afternoon at Harrison No. p As usually
happens in the case OF ships coming round
the Horn there was a yarn about brutal
treatment Of the crew. The facts seem to
be all the other way, but IL is learned that
Second Mate Foley has been threatened
with arrest by one of the crew, whom he is
alleged TO have assaulted. When a CALL
reporter boarded the vessel she looked very
far from being what sailors call hell
ship" Everything was as neat and clean
as If she had not been two days out of port
and the sailors trotted the eapstan round in
the cheeriest sort OF way. One death Oc-
| CURED OF the voyage. John Mccarthy,
| aged 26 years, a native OF Cork, Ireland,
fell from the main TOyal ward, and was
| killed on the spot. He was buried at sea.
| Another man, Adam Muller while loosing
the main tUpmast staysall was knocked off
| the fore deckhouse, breaking his arm. Cap
| tain de Winter put II in spiints for bin and
.
| bsndages tight for a week OF two, also re-
! leasing the man from duty and giving him
! his meals at the cabin table. DE Winter
| could not bear the irritation caused by the
| splints. and united the bandages daily, Of
| course retardlng the setting of the bones
He was able 10 resume ddty seven weeks
| before the vessel arrived In lOrt.
| The Grace had a pretty rough passage.
| From "A deE. south and IL deg. west to 80
deg. south and 81 deg. west she experienced
I q n 81 lie md
erly gales, and several large waterspouts
passed alb al and aslern of her. She had
the usual Cane Horn weather to 40 deg.
south and 81 deg. west in the Pac Sc. but
was lucky n striking the trades. During
the trip the Grace spoke the following yes
sells: British ship Corolls, Chile TO Liver
/ pool, schooner Deer Hill. New York 20
Port Natal; baTkentine Lillian, New York
10 Port Natal; barkentiue Frances, esesss,s
York 10 Rio. lEe Grace Ia thesss.e Of tire
sutton & Beebe elts .Iss z = clippers to arrive
rom the r--..sI, anc win be followed by the
So...llodore 7. II Allen and the 0cei-
dental
FREE BEER on TAP.
& ludicrous scene occurred at ths Sseuart-
street dock entrance yesterday afternoon
which may cause trouble TO some of The par
ticipaCts. About leo empty beergegs bad
been gotten cut OF The steamer Poiui Iona
: sud were piled up outside the dock nearly
opposite the oceanic saloon. Some inqais-
tive longs horemen began 20 roll the kegs
, around, and in 80 doing discovered that II
Of tue kegs we're fun. or nearly full. OF beer
The word vas passed around aud SIph0n-
SYRINGE Of large ealiber procured. All hands
had royal time, and tue cheering beverage
was retailed az Icing as IL las ted ~ the "a d
OF three piRts Tor cents. An enLerprIsing
longshoreman chasked up The sign. "Bums
RoTeat-IhTeo beers for cents" but those
who had 1oi the needful were not sent empty
away. 1t is said that the men on the British
Yeoman and the bark Darra were literally
treated ana one Of the lOngshOTemen only
gave IN after the twenty drink The
general appearance Of the crowd was In ev.
idenee of their having had splendid time,
but they arc hot aDX0us TO meet The owner
OF the beer.
The schooner Gar arrived in port yester-
day afternoon, 30 days from San Bias. On
the way up, in latitude % north and longi-
tude III west, she spoke the Norwegian ship
FRANK Caryill, 1876 days out from Leith,
Scotland, for San Diego, which had been
gwen up Tor lost at 90 per cent reinsurance
paid. The Carvill had been two months
rounding the Horn, aud had been battered
up In every conceivable way, in addition 10
winch the provisions had given out aud the
crew had tasted no food for three days.
Captain Reel of the Car promptly shared
up all the provisions he had with the crew
OF the Carvlll, and then pilo.ed the latter
along the coast for two DAYS till she wa.
well up, with San Diego. The Carvill
reached San Diego all right with cargo OF
~ %. Il
Gar is sugar-laden.
NAVAL APPRENTICES.
Among the passengers by the San Imam
whlcn sailed Tor New York via Panama on
Monuay, were hive naval apprentices from
Mare Island Their term of service had
eHpIIeu anu they were going for a dis
ebarge, or continuous service certificate in
Ileu oil said discharge. Secretary Tracy is
using MS best endeavors TO raise the stan
oato OF excellence Of character and conduct
OF enlisted men in the naval service To
th's eho ne mas lssueG~29 order that .sil
= Pergohs honor2oiy discharged from the
| naval service after having served an en-
| Ilstment OF three years general service.
! VINO may re-enist for three years general
| service within three months from date of
aScharge shall be given q continuous serv-
| ice certihcate. In case the man re-enlists
| within three months from the date of his
! receiving such cert ficate, he Is to receive
| 81 per month In addition to the pay pre-
| scTibed for their several ratings. IL not he
| ceases TO derive any advantage from his
| previous continuous enlistments. Amy per-
| son holding continuous service certificates
| shall be enlisted IL within the presei ibed
limits. provided be is not disqualified by
reason OF previous bad or dishonorable con-
Duct and his physical condition ia good
! Hereafter all enliStments shall be for gen
eral service, except men who may en-
| list Tor duty in the coast survey
and Fish Commission, and those who may
De enlisted for duty on board receiving aud
STATIONARY SHIPS. In addition TO this the
| Secretary recommends that good-cOnduct
medal shall be given to a man distinguished
lor obedience and sobrieiy, aud pro-
hcient In the duties of his rating. liz sub
| sequentiy recommended for medal he shall
DE gwen clasp. with the name of the ship
| In which he last served engraved thereon.
conlnuous-serviee man who has received
| good-conduct medal and two clasps for
three consecutive enlistments ofthrep wears
| shall m off
| within three months from the date Of his
Discharge shall. IL qualified be anIistoa o. -