The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-30
ALONG SEA And SHORE.
Timely Rescue Of Drowning
Crab. Catcher.
Gu stOms Officials Drag the Puebia's Berth
for 0pium-A Mariners Funeral
Ships Movements.

AS the steam schooner Faralone, from
San Diego 10 this port. was approaching
the haTbor yesterday morning her master,
Captain Higgins, noticed a boat drifting
about, bottom up, opposite the Cliff House.
Almost at the same moment he observed
man struggling in the water near his vessel.
A boat was at once lowered and the man
rescued more dead than alive.
lie said his name was Wilson and that he
was erab-fisher from the Preside. His
boat had upset and he was about to drown
when he was picked up. The Farallone
landed her castaway together with her
other passengers at Mission-street Wharf and
then proceeded to Port Costa, where she
locked.
Some Of the passengers on the Faraloue
stated that the steamer ran down the fish
ing-boat and that Captain Higgins noticed
the accident in time to rescue the man.
DISABLED sCHoONERs.
The American schOonerS Rio Rey. Cap
tain Isigkeit, and Newark, Captain Beck,
which sailed on Saturday for Bowens Land
ing, returned yesterday into port the
former vessel having lost her center-board
and the latter her masthead "a soon as they
had crossed the bar. Both vessels will sail
again tomorrow. If possible.
Tie new pilot-boat Bonita, which will 60
into commission ON "Wednesday, took a
number OF invited guests cut for cruise
Yesterday.
The funeral OF Captain II. II. Melmore Of
the British ship Boutwell, now lying at
MARTINEZ, took place yesterday afternoon.
The captain died Of dropSy at the ST. Luke's
Hospital on Friday His remains were
Inferred at the Masonic Cemetery. The
Rev. John Kimball conducted the cere-
monies and the following were tie pail
bearers; Captains English, Cummings.
Cooper, Harris and MacGarrity and Chief
Officer Bellringer of the Boutwell,. The
coffin was covered with the British ensign
and wealth Of floral decorations.
DRAGGING FOR OPIUM.
Two searcbers on raft were busy all day
yesterday dragging the bay at the foot OF
Jackson street, especially The berth occu-
pied by the steamer City Of Puebla before
her d. parture. They were looking Tor that
part Of Mrs Marshal's" opium not found
by the Cuslom-houSe officials when they
searched the vessel, and which they are con-
fdent has been thrown overheard.
Assistant Freight Clerk Linderman and
Fireman Quirk, of the Puebla, were dis
charged by Captain Bennett in charge OF
the Oregon dock, because when questioned
they refused 10 give any information as to
their knowledge of the 0Dium-smuggiing
schemes recently discovered.
Squirting THE BARGES.
A boatraee between two scratch crews OF
the Sou;heDd Boat Club was held yesterday
morning off Long Bridge. The barges Gar
field anu FELTON, were used but the crew of
the former, although making poor time, out
rowed their competitors easily.
The Nlearaguan bark Comet, bound for
the Fiji Islands via Port Townsend. sailed
at ) o'clock yesterday morning with non
union crew. it was expected that the sail
ors' union would make trouble, but nothing
was done to interfere in any way with the
crew or vessel.
Captain Langhorne Of the steamer Areata
brought giant coon down from Humboldt
yesterday. The animal IS the biggest ever
seen here. and viii be presented TO Inc Park
Commissioners
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
When the ferry steamer Bay City, on her
12:45 p. NJ. trip yesterday from this city to
Sausalito, was near Alcatraz Island a we'll
dressed, uiddle-aged stranger suddenly,
and without utteTng word. jumped into
the bay from the stern of the vessel.
There was big crowd Of people on
board at the time, and the cry MAN over
board" was Immediately given. Captain
Wilson at once gave the signal to reverse
the engines and to lower a boat, but before
ans assistance from the Bay City could
reach the would-be suicide he was picked
up by the yacht Frolic, Captain Harrison,
which happened to be near. and taken 10
Sausalito.
The c0aStlng schooner General Banning,
Captain Spring, was about TO go to sea at .
O'Clock yesterday evening when she ran
into the steamer Del Norte, lying at the
seawall. The steamers rail was carried
away and other minor damage done to her.
The General Banning's headgear was
wrecked and she sustained other damage
sufficient to cause her to postpone her trip
until repairs can be made.
CRAZED BY DRINK.
Officer DOwd had an encounter with a
rum-crazed individual on Saturday night at
the Oakland ferry depot. A stout, wild-eyed
man rushed excitedly into the waitng-room,
aud, taking off lis coat and vest. handed
them to an astonished stranger, together
with bunch of keys and then was about to
board the waiting feTry-boat when Officer
/ Dowd stopped him. He told the
policeman that be was painter and
decorator and had lots OF clothes.
The stranger, he thought. needed that
coat and vest, and he therefore desired to
make him a present of the garments. A
little more conversation brought out the
fact that the man was suffering from de-.
lrium tremens, and that be certainly in
tended to jump overheard if allowed to go
on board the ferry. BY the combined eff
forts Of Sergeant Helms and Dowd the man
was persuaded to resume his clothing and
go 10 his home, which be said was at GA