The morning call., 1892-02-15
SEA AND SHORE.
The Pacific Mail Steamer COlima
Tries Her Speed.
Vaqueros and Wild Horses at Mission innate
Batohelder's Narrow Escape-Another
Coal Cargo.

Yesterday was dull day along the city
front in spite of the fact that a large num-
Der of people wandered around looking at
the shipping.
The Orissa at Green street attracted
good deal Of attention, though there is but
little change in the appearance Of the ship
since the morning after her battle with the
Gowanburn. True, the wIeckage has been
cleared away, but the work Of repairing
her has not yet begun. In fact, little can
be done until the cargo is discharged, as size
will have to put in three new lower maSts
and a new bowsprit, in addition to the full
outfit Of tOphamper.
AGAINST TINE.
The Pacific Mail steamer Colima, Captain
Caverley. returned to port early yesterday
morning, after trip to sea to test her
speed in order to decide TO which class she
shall belong under the postal subsidy laws.
The steamer left port about midnight last
Friday aud ran down the coast as far as
Pigeon Point, where the Test was TO begin.
The Culima had been trimmed to her test
before leaving port, and when she began
the tfty-eight-mile race Tor q class she sur
pTised all hands. from Captain Cayerley
down, by the way she slid through the
water. A heavy northwest swell was run
ming, but this did not assist her any, as the
blades Of her propeller were often thrown
out of water, causing her engines TO race.
When the steamer was abreast OF folnt
sur and the race was over II was announced
that she had developed speed OF thirteen
ard thTee-fOurths knots. This places her
IN the fourth class, but had she made a
quarter Of a knot more she would have been
entitled to a rating as third-class steamer.
Her engineers are confident that she would
make fourteen knots If given another trial.
To-day the steamer san Jose of the same
conn any viii leave on her regular trip to
Panama, and will also be tested as to speed
over the Point Sur course IN the Santa
Barbara channel
INTO THE BAY.
Second Mate Batcneder Of the steamer
Lakme. living at Mission l. had a very
narrow escape from drowning about 10
o'clock Yesterday morning The steamer
leaves for Central America to-day and
gang of men were at work ye> terday GET
ting the freight on board. BatcheldeT was
experimenting the work, and while step
ping ashore lost his balance and fell head
first between the wharf and the steamer.
In falling mis- head came in contact with
floating tender, knocking him senseless.
The accident was seen by several men, who
procured a boat and r0wed to bis assist
ance He was taken on board the steamer
rest, was able to continue his work.
WILD HORSES.
a band OF wild horses and dozen yelling
vaqueros created a scene Of great excite
meut on the wharf at Mission No. l yester-
day afternoon. The horses, twenty-eight IN
number, were being shipped to Central
America on the steamer Lakme and several
hundred people gathered on the wharf to
see them placed on board. Instead Of lead
ir1f % d IN a "a a
ally the custom, the cowboys tried 10 force
the entire band on board at once. The
frightened bTutcs objected and in the melee
hall dozen of them broke through the
circle of horsemen and galUpcd Wildly up
the dock.
In an instant rs many cowboys started IN
pursuit. There was a mad scramble on the
part of the crowd to get out Of the way and
several had very narrow escapes from be-
ing tT0dden down by the flying horses.
Ii took some hard work on the part OF the
vaQueTOS before the truants were again
driven on the wharf.
When this performance had been re-
peated several times the Mexican who was
bossing tie job ordered his men to close up
and drive tie remainder on board at once.
This was done and the frightened animals
made a blind rush fer the ganRWaY, taking
part Of tie shed with them. In an instant
there was a struggling mass Of horsefesh,
shingles and sailors piled on the steamers
deck. The greatest confusion prevailed for
a time. but at last the cowboys got to work
and soon had the animals secured In the
stalls which had been built TO receive them
~ FROM SEA.
The arrivals In port yesterday were the
steamers Del NOTte from Coos Bay, PO-
mona from Eureka, Gypsy from Santa Cruz,
Navarro from Navarro. Protection from
Westport and the Wellington from Depart
ore Bay with a cargo of coal for K. Duns-
muir Il sons.
The departures were the steamers Point
Iona for Aberdeen and Eureka for Will
miugtou. The British slip Montgomery
shire sailed for Equique, and the brigs w. j.
Irwin and :. y. Castle left tor Honolulu.
TIE movements yesterday were the Ala ska
10 Howard No. !, the DTuuell u Folsom No.
., and the Orissa TO Green street.
LATEST CHARTERS.
The British iron ship Orealla, 1876 tons,
is IechaTtered for wheat 10 l. K, Uavre,
Antwerp OF Dunkirk, 22L
British bark British India. 1899 tons. now
at British Columbia, lumber thence 10 Val
parais0 for orders; Pisagua range;
81 lis Ga.
Bark CarroIlton, 1890 tons, coal from
Nan aimO 10 this port, option of San Pedro
chartered 10y John ROsefeld's Sons
THE WEATHER.
The weather outside the heads was fOggy,
with a six-kuot breeze from the south. The
barometer stood Bop