The morning call., 1892-06-27
ALONG SEA SHORE.
Stockton Steamers Have a Great Race 10
Antioch.

STOCKTON steamers Rave a Great Race to
Antioch.
The steamer Captain Weber, the new YES
sci OF the opposition line on the Stockton
run, demonstrated her ability ON Friday
night to knock the other boats out in time
if in nothing else. Heretofore the j. ID.
Peters has held the right of way ON the
San Joaquin, but after the performance of
the Weber she will have to drop into Sec
ond place.
The new steamer left here al 5 o'clock in
the evening, and seven minutes later the
Peters followed her. The captain Of both
vessels were ON their mettle, and for awhile
it looked like an oId-time Mississippi River
race. The Peters, it is claimed, was pre-
pared for a run and the Weber was not.
The Peters took in some extra coal, and the
way 1t was sh0Veled into the furnace was
caution. But there was no lack of energy
on the Weber. Chief Engineer Brown and
Lem Cameron, his assistant, and the fire.
men put IN good strokes, and sent the
paddles dancing through the water In
vain the Peters tried to catch the oppos-
ton boat. On the contrary, the latter kept
slightly increasing the distance between
her and her rival, and she locked at An
tioch 20 minutes ahead of the Peters.
The British bark GlamiS arrived from
Newcastle. n. S. W., late Saturday night
with 100 tons of coal On Monday. June
90, in latitude 81 So degrees north and lOBgi-
tude 1913 10 west she struck heavy gale
and sustained considerable damage, and
the first and third mates narrowly es-
capped death. The main topgallant and top
foremost were carried away, and heavy
seas flooded the deck. The first and third
mates were alOft repairing the damage and
fell to the deck The mate was badly cut
about the head, his right shoulder and one
Of his thighs were badly bruised, but no
bones were broken. His companion was
also severely bruised and now both escaped
death is little short of miracle.
Captain Fraser's report was rather vague.
but the above was gathered from it. A visit
to the ship developed the fact that the first
mate was named James Middleton and the
third mate Alex Ramsey. The atter's leg
was broken and the unfortunate young fell
low (he Is only 49,, was removed to the Ma
rne Hospital Quarantine Officer LaWler
says that the member will have to be amph-
tdted
The fruit season is now in full blast and
additional steamers are TO be put on between
here and Sacramento. The Pride OF the
River will be put On this morning, and the
Aurora will be laid up for few days for re-
pairs. The Onward is now on the river run
and the Constance will be added to the fleet.
Dull times is the cry at present all over
the!water front, and no better instance of the
truth of it is to be had than at the wharf of
the SlOcKton Doats Livery steamer arrlV-
ing here is obliged to engage from 20 to 30
men to assist its crew in discharging fruit.
The men get only 80 cents an hour, and
work from four TO six hours in the early
morning. On the arrival of the steamers
there are from 800 to 400 men on the wharf
fighting for job.
The saloon row which took place on the
front on Saturday night did not occur in AL
Whites place, as has been stated. A gen.
tleman filled with waterfront whisky went
into a saloon and ATTEMPTED to take pos
session of ii, but he was made aware of its
ownership by being stunned by the crack of
a bottle on his skull.