The morning call., 1892-04-04
ALONG SEA and Shore.
The Steamer Gaelic Released
From Quarantine.
a Bank-Teller's Timsly Rescue-The Fire in
the Wanderers Cargo Located-A
Rafting Fight.

Mail wharf very early yesterday morning.
She had been thoroughly fumigated from
stem to stern. None of the crew will be
allowed on shore. A close watch will be
kept over them. and at the first sign of dis
ease they will be sent back to quarantine
The bin passengers came ashore at day
light and Immediately afterward gang of
men was put to work dischargng cargo. :
SO many precautions have been taken
that there is no Danger OF the disease
spreading to this city. La order to prevent
the Chinese wandering too far away from
the station, Colonel Shafter has again
posted his blue coated sentries on the hills
near the quarantine. 1t is expected that a
steam launch will again patrol the straits
near the station. to prevent tho Chinese
making their escape in boats. which they
can easily effect if they have friends on this
side Of the bay.
NEARLY DROWNED.
w. X. Melville, the general teller OF the
Bank of California, had narrow escape
from being drowned at Sausalit0 yesterday
afternoon. The young man. with party
of friends, went across the bay 10 spend the
day. and, after lunch, entered light SIX lift
to take a row. There was at the time a
choppy sea on, and Melville soon found
that his boat was too light for such weather.
He tried hard to reach the shore, but in
thrown into the water.
Melville chung to the boat, but 1t was not
able to bear his weight, and he was in
danger OF drowning when his position was
discovered by the crew of the yacht Lurline
and boat sent to his assistance. The
reScuers reached him just as he was disap-
pearing beneath the water. and at once
took him on board the yacht. His clothes
were dried, and some time after he returned
to the city not much the worse for his
adventure.
A RATTLING FIGHT.
Many time have the lovers of the N anly
art paid high prices OF admission to club
room and yelled themselves hoarse ov er a
worse fight than one that took place in re-
tired nook among the lumber piles at the
foot OF Bay street yesterday afternoon.
The principals were Sc0tty Mcfarland, a
young irUnmolder who resides in the Mis-
sion, and iongshoreWan named Ed
Thomas. The fight was the result of a
saloon quarrel that occurred few nights
ago. Six bloody rounds we're fought before
| Scotty laid his opponent out with terrible
right-hand upper-cut, which landed on his
| chin and sent him into a deep slumber.
Not more than dozen men wines sed the
battle. There was no time lost in selecting
referee as the first man chosen proved
acceptable TO both sides. The men stripped.
TO the waist, and in weight, height and
reach were nearlv even. Either of them
would prove no picnic for many Of the Or o.
feSsi0nal fighters who are looking for $1,000
purses.
The battle began as soon as the two men
stepped into the ring. Several sharp body
blows were exchanged, Thomas seemingly
having the best of the bout. The second
round was bloody one. for both men were
sent TO grass and when time was called
Thomas had a swollen nose and lip and
Scotry had deep cash over his right eye.
The fighting ia the next three rounds was
terrific. Up to the end of the fifth it was
anybody's fight, but Scotty seemed the
stronger of the two. In the last round
Thomas slipped and before he could recover
himself Scotty's right landed on his jaw and
the fight was over.
| Bota men were badly punished. The de-
feated man was fully 10 minutes recovering
from his Knockout, and had to be sent
home in hack.
A BURNING CARGO.
The fire on board the British ship WAN
derer. at Green-street wharf, was partly
uncovered yesterday afternoon. 1t is very
nearly at the bottom OF the hold, and quite
difficult to get at. A large force of men
was put on Saturday, and the work was
| kept going with fresh relays of men
| through the night and all day yesterday.
| The heat was 50 Intense that the men could
| only remain at work very short time. and
then had to be relieved.
About o'clock yesterday morning flames
burst out through the coal, and the men
on deck. The dense smoke soon put the
flames out, and CaptaiH Brander induced
the men 10 return to work Many of the
tubs came up with the coal in them red
hot. while immense volumes Of black smoke
rolled up out OF the fore hatch.
A large crowd OF people visited the vessel
during the day and watched the progress of
the work. 1t is expected that the fire will
be reached early this morning, and then, as
soon as the remainder of the cargo is taken
IN hp spRn W IA n hoo
been done TO the ship.
Captain Brander, who by the way is an
American citizen, has not left the deck
since the fire was discovered. He and his
officers have worked like beavers. The
Wanderer is a new vessel. and has had quite
an eventual voyage since she first left Liver
pool, on October IS, for this port, in charge
of Captain Curry. She had hardly crossed
the bar before she was caught in south
west gale that lasted SO hours and left her
without captain.
About o'clock on the evening of the first
day out, the three topgallantmasts went by
! the board, and the captain, wno was on the
| bridge, was struck by the falling spars and
instantly killed. Next day the dismantled
| ship was towed into klngstown by'a coast
| ing steamer. and Captain Curry was tax CD
| ashore and buried at Dublin. The ship was
then ltowed to Liverpool for repairs. aud
sailed again with Captain Brauder in
| charge. She proved TO be a fast sailer.
-,
Captain Curry was we'll known in this
| city, and his widow still resides here His
untimely death is greatly deplored, as few
men were better liked than genial Captain
Curry.
PUMPED OUT.
The United States steamer Macarthur.
which was sunk at Seattle on March 90 was
pumped out by the city fireboat and raised
on the 1st inst, with no further injury than
such as was sustained by clothing, instru-
ments. provisions, etc. from water.
The steam schooner WeStport came back
to port yesterday morning after lying off
Bear Harbor since the evening of March 81.
| The weather ND the coast has been very
bad, aud the Westport was unable to get
near the chutes 10 load. Saturday night the
captain gave up the attempt and ran back
| for shelter.
Fireman Delehanty of the steamer San
Jose says he was under the influence of bad
whisky when he ran against the muncky-
wrench in the hands of Engineer Carney at
Panama. He claims to DO peaceable man
and never to have had any trouble before.
BLOWING HARD.
A strong gale was blowing outside the
heads yesterday afternoon. AT o'clock in
the morning the wind was from the south
west aud was blowing 20 miles an hour.
As the day wore on the wind increased in
violence, and by 3 o'clock in the afternoon
it was blowing over As miles an hour, with
every prospect OF going still higher.
IN FROM SEA.
The arrivals yesterday were the steamers
Columbia from Portland, Santa Rosa from
San Diego, Gypsy from Santa Cruz aud
Cleone and Pomona from Eureka.
WENT TO SEA.
The sailings were the steamers Newsboy
for Navarro, Willamette Valley for Yaquina
Bay, Grandholm for Nanaimo, Oregon for
Astoria and the schooner Glen for Apia.
The moves yesterday were the Pehr Ug-
land to Howard Ne. 2, j. ID. Spreckels to
the refinery, Sirius to Hunters Point dry
dock and the Acedo and Taseadale to Port
Costa. To-day the Melrose goes To FIRE.