The morning call., 1892-05-26

night lantern. In some inexpucabe way
the flame communicated with quantity of
coal gas, generated from the cargo, and the
explosive mixture of gas and air became ig
ulted, with q tremendous explosion. II
travelled like a flash from one end OF the
ship TO the other, blew the deck skyhigh,
shattered the stern and blew all the 0aRum
calking out Of the ships sides. The rig
ging took fire; the pumps were broken. the
cabin bulkheads driven in and the ship set
tied fast. Three beats were manned. The
dying captain, whose spine was fractured,
was put in one of them, and the party
headed away for land, $50 miles away.
Cape FOulweather was sighted two days
later. and after enduring many hardshlps,
the entire party succeeded in Cffecting a
landing at the lighthouse. The captain was
buried in the lighthou Sc cemetery.
The Pacific Mail steamer San Jose.
Captain Russell, left for Panama Yesterday
with 80 cabin and 90 steerage passengers.
Among the cabin passengers WAS Lieu
tenant Harrison of the IFoquOis. who goes
in charge of II buejackets to New York.
and Louis Thomalin and bride (nee Aeosta)
The bridal couple were given send-utf by
more than q hundred of tile elite OF the
Spanish-Amerean society Of tins city, ana
their cabin was perfect bower OF flowers.
Miss Aeosta was one Of the WealthieSt and
handsomest society girls of MaZatlan. and
her husband is thriving merchant Of that
city. They viii reside in MaZatlan per-
manently.
The Pacific Mail steamer San Juan.
Captain Cavalry. arrived shortly after
midnight yesterday, - days from Panama.
She brought % cabin and l. sieeTage pas
sengeTs. The coffee crop Is reported rs eX-
ceptionally good.
Two coas:ing vessels got away yesterday
with nOn-unl0n crews, but in one case there
was trouble which might easily have be-
come serious. The Planter left without
moeStation under police protection, bus
when the three men intended TO complete
the crew Of the Frances Alice at Howard
No. tried To get away, an angry crowd
collected After while an eXpTess-wagcn
came along with a non-union man and his
blanket and bag. The vehicle was halted,
and the blanket and bag distracted and
conveyed to a neighboring boarding -hOuse.
The police came up and John Curtin,
boardiBg-master, who had put the nom
union man aboard, attempted TO recover his
clients bag. lie received heavy blow on
the jaw from Louis Black. who was
promptly arrested by Officer McGTath for
battery. The Frances Alice was then
lowed to sea by the Alert
The City Of Puebla arrived fr0mi British
Columbia and Puget Sound ports yesterday
with very heavy passenger list and full
cargo.
A gangway is to be built on the north
side of Ciay-stTeet pier for the temporary
accommodation Of passengers arriving and
departing BY the North Pacific Coast Rail
road while slips and are being rebuilt.
Commencing with to-day the through trains
Of this railroad, via SauSalito terry, will
leave on week days al 9 a. VI. and p. NJ. for
CaZadeT0 and intermediate stations, and the
40 P. N. train from this city will be discon-
tinued.
Considerable interest was caused yester-
day by a number Of fragments of the old
ferTy-sliD piles, which we're displayed at
various points along the wharves between
Clay and Broadway. II is said that some Of