The morning call., 1892-03-10
ALONG SEA And SHORE.
A Boy Tells a Tale Of Cruel
Treatment On Shipboard.
Wreckage Of Large Vessel Burned at Sea Is
Washed Ashors-The Steamship China to
Lay Up-Movements Of Vessels.

comes from lad who was the victim OF a
couple of mates On board the shin Sieve
Bawn, recently arrived from Liverpool.
Instead of venting their spleen on the
sailors these officers made a poor little IA
year-old stowaway their target, and accord
ing to the story told by the victim to CALL
reporter yesterday afternoon the two men
deserve to lose their certificates. The lad,
whose name is Johnny Burns, tired of starry
ing in Liverpool, got on board the Sieve
BawD and hid away, determined to make
his way to California. For five days the
lad kept below the matches aud was fed by
one of the sailors. He then came Oh deck
and told the officers lie was willing to do all
he could to pay for his food aud passage,
and pay he did, as no matter what the
weather might be the poor lad was kept oh
deck watch after watch and most of the
time kept up aloft. Not content with
TINS the two mates, Mclvor and
the lad is covered with bruises and
sears from head to foot. He was al
lowed to sleep in the forecastle, but was led
on the scraps left by the sailors. and was
hali-naked the entire voyage In the terri
bly, cold weather off Cape Horn the poor lad
was kept aloft with pot Of slush greasing
down tue spars until the sailors interfered
and he was allowed to return TO the deck.
The lad lost no time III getting ASHORE from
his floating prison, ana 10y good luck ran
Tor building section of the seawall, who
after hearing the poor lads story gave him
a job in the quarry as blacksmith's helper
Johnny was terribly frightened when
spoken TO by the reporter, as he thought he
would be taken back on board of the ship.
and he said lie would rather end his misery
by plugging into the bay than return TO
England ia that vessel.
BURNED AT SEA.
A dispatch from Grays Harbor states that
large amount of wreckage has been
washed ashore at Peterson Point. All the
stuff bears evidence OF fire and is from some
large deep-water vessel The wreckage in
cludeS parts of the cabin and upper works.
but there Is nothing by which it can be
identified. The wreckage has not been in
the water very long. Ii will be remembered
that Captain Rains, who piloted the British
ship City of Benares north from this city,
reported that on the night of February - a
vessel was sighted That burned rockets and
| blue lights aud fired two guns, a signal of
distress. The City Of Benares was hove TO
! Tor an hour ard a quarter expecting boat
! from the stranger. but none came, and the
| Benares filled away and sailed over the
| spot. but DO sign Of the vessel could be
seen. 80 lar as known no large vessel is
| missing that would be likely to be in that
| part OF the coast. and no vessel has reported
seeing anything OF vessel on iige al sea.
CARGO on FIRE.
A dispatch 10 the Seattle Telegraph dated
| March says that soon after the steamer
| Wellington had sailed from Roche Haroor
| for San Francisco, with 1000 barrels OF lime,
/ while IN the straits the cargo was discovered
| 10 be on fire. The steamer was at once
turned back to Roche Harbor. and 200 bar
| rels mad TO be taken out before the fire could
| be got under control. Alter repairing dam
| ages the steamer once more sailed for San
| francisco. The fire was caused by water
entering through the side ports.
The warships M0hican and Nipslc are
Inkt 1ana
! leave al any hcur Tor the site Of the new
| navy-yard on Puget Sound, where the Nip
sic Will act a. a guardship.
| The Charleston is expected TO leave for
| San Diego TO-DAY, and the Baltimore VIII
| soon follow, bound 10 the same port
The tug Katie ONeil took great slide
while being hauled up on the old ways at
| Sausallto Yesterday morning. When about
| half way up the hawser parted and the tug
| sid back, and buried her stern in the mud
| and water A new rope was procured and
the tug hauled out of the mud on 10 the
ways without further mishap.
sPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
| Contractor Thomas Green net with a
| painful accident about 2 o'clock yesterday
| afternoon. He had gone TO section of the
seawall to superintend the work going on
there. when he slipped from the edge of the
| wall ana Spralned his ankle In q very severe
manner. The injured man was taken to
his home at Fourth and Bryant streets.
| The mail steamer China, the largest and
fastest OF the feet owned by the Pacific
| Mail Steamship Company, will soon be
withdrawn from the China route and laid
up. Her place will be taken by the new
| Union Iron Works. The China is British
ship and cannot carry the mails under the
| new law.
The steamer Albatross will probably
leave Mare Island this week for another
| survey of the route TO the Hawaiian Islands
| This time she Will make a start from a
point near Point Conception. and the Course
| to the Islands Will be made on what is
| known as great circle.
The saiiings were the steamers Pomona
and National City for Eureka, Newsboy for
| Navarro, Rival for Fort Bragg. The United
| States steamer Thomas Corwin sailed for
Bering Sea, the bark Carrolton left for
Nanaimo and the schooner Vine for La Paz.
| THE NEW TUG.
The tug Fearless averaged eight knots an
| hour from San Diego TO this port with the
| broken-down Sirius is tow. A number OF
repairs and alterations will have to be made.
including a different propeller and feed
| pumps.
The steamer Sirius is discharging her
cargo of coffee at the Oriental Wharf, and
| an soon as that Is done a cOfferdam will be
built under her stern and new propeller
| put in.
The iron steamer Arago is laid up in Oak
| land Creek, and will remain there until
business is better.
The arrivals In port yesterday were the
steamers Whitesboro from Point Arena.
Eureka from Newport and Costa Rica from
Departure Bay.
The moves yesterday were the Maiden
City to Martinez. Comet to Main street,
| Nesmith to the Union Iron Works ana the
Yorktown TO Howard No. 2. To-day the West
Lothian comes down from Por; Costa, the
Paul Isenburg goes TO the refinery. Nicholas
Ihayer to Main street, and the Ceylon, st.
| Mark and Achilles tow to sea-
British iron ship Combermere, 1856 tons.
wheat to United Kingdom, Havre or Ant
| weTp. owners account. Schooner Mary
Buhne, lao tons, caunery supplies TO Alaska.
was thick, with a south wind eight miles n
hour. The barometer stood 1895
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