The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-26
1t Injured the Mate of the
RomuIus.
THE WIND AND THE COASTERS
A Hard Struggle for Ships Bound to
tie North-A Woman Cried for
Help Shipping Notes.

Tie snaft was flom England. and had
neen ordered By Captain Berendt for use IN
case Of accident. Ii weighed three tons.
and was brought up by the tug Ethel and
Marion.
II was placed in a sling and raised from
the ting. As soon as ii was clear Captain
Thurold moved his boat from under. to a
safe distance at one side. 1t was fortunate
for him that he did SO. for just as the shaft
was Oh level with the bulwarks OF the
R9mulaS and as Wedemeyer was attempt
ing TO swing it inboard rope attached to
the sling broke, precipitatiDg the heavy
mass into the water as it fell. Wedemeyer's
leg was crushed, the bulwark Of the steamer
smashed TO pieces and the steward thrown
overheard.
The Injured mate was caught by two OF
the men and drawn up on the deck, ana
line was thrown the steward, VINO was soon
safely landed
MEYERS leg vas amputated at the thign.
The steward is injured and connned TO ms
he'd : tug will 90 up on Monday ana
grapple for the shaft.
The coast steamers Humboldt and CO.
lumbia, bound fer northern ports, left In
the morning. When off Point Reyes they
encountered hurricane, which sent heavy
seas over the steamers and efeetualy
checked their progress. Inc WIND pew
from the northwest at a velocity Of 81 miles.
This was reported at the Merchants tx
change as the highest velocity ever reg
istered at the station. The Columbia con-
tinued slowly on her way.
She is one OF the most powerful boats on
the coast. and yet with her engines under
full head Of steam she was barely holding
her own.
The Humboldt is also a superb sea boat.
but without as powerful engines as the
Columbia. and was steadily driven back until
she fell out Of the ferceSt part OF the gale.
She will tie ten or fifteen hours late at
Astoria. No apprehension is felt Tor the
safety Of either boat.
woman who gave her name at the
North Harbor police station as Lucy
Williams, claiming 10 be the wife of Cap
tain Williams of the British shin Goodrich,
created decided sensation on UDion-street
wharf the other evening.
she was craZed with drink and struggled
fercly with Captain Williams, crying out
TO the crowd that he would not let her go
uptown with him and further that he was
trying to get her out of the way.
She fought wildly as the captain and
Officer Courneen took her to the station.
and repeatedly threw both men in pro-
miseuous heap to the ground. She was con-
fined but half hour when Captain Doug lass
sent her TO the Home for the Care Of In
ebriates.
Early Yesterday morning an apprentice
OF the British ship Simla. lying in Mission
Bay, narrowly ESCAPED death in falling from
the upper yards t. the deck. He was en-
gagged in strengthening out sail when lie lost
his f0oth0ld and fell distance Of fifty feet.
The only injuries sustained were broken
wrists and general brUislng. DR.. LgwloT.
quarantine officer, was summoned TO set
the fractures and dress the wounds.
The steamer Crescent City is 10 be taken
of the run between here and Crescent City,
in Hobbs, Wall & Co.'S line, and the Del
NoTIe substituted. The CTescent-City has
been chartered By the North American Com
meTciai Company, for seven months, to
make m0n hiy trips, carrying mails between
Sitka and 0OnalaSka. She Will leave m
few days. under command of Captain
Thomas, for her first trip
Rear-Admiral Gherardi, who is CON-
manding the United States naval feet c. H.
posed Of the Charleston. San Francisco.
Baltimore and Yorktown, has informed
naval circles here of the safe arrival Of the
Pacific Coast cruisers constructed by the
Union Iron Works
The Atlantic has proven n more formid-
able to these boats than the Pacific, and uni
yersa admiration Is expressed at their good
behavior after The long cruise OF $4,000
miles.
The British ship Falls of Garry, which
arrived here December 10 was kept fifteen
days at the wharf before Renton, Holmes
& Co. began 10 discharge her. Now her
agent, Hugh Hogarih, has libeled them in
the sum OF S23G4 for demurrage.
The Falls Of Garry shipped crew at SIS
Yesterday; Captain Lawrence demurTed,
but was at last forced to pay the sum de-
manded.
This was test case and has proven vic
tory for the Deep-water Seamen's Associa-
tion
The ship Lite, which arrived from Green
ocK last Wednesday with 2613 tons Of Scotch
coal. will go TO Mare Island at once to dis
charge.
She arrived opportunely for ]. C. Wilson
& Co. who have the Government contract
TO supply coal. The firm had entirely ex-
hausted their stock of Scotch coal and were
in receipt Of an order from Mare Island for
2eO0 tons for the Adams and Ranger when
the Lita was reported as coming n.
Captain f. III. Cruthers has taken CON-
mand OF the river steamer Empire CRY.
At the annual meeting and dinner Of the
Marine UnderW riters' Association. held last
Thursday evening, Z. Alexander was elected
president for the ensuing year, 81. A.
Newell was chosen vice-pre5ident and Har-
rison HOnsew0rth secretary and treasurer.
The bark Cowlitz has been given up for
lost by her consignees, Pope & Talbot. She
is believed to be the dereIict sighted
of Cape Flattery. She left Port Town
send IN tow of the tug Hoiyoak at
the same time as the Kate Daven-
port. Thew encountered a hurricane. and
twenty miles below Port Angeles the Cow
litz's hawser broke ana she disappeared
from sight into the storm. Sne has not
been seen since, while many circumstances
Indicate her having been lost.
A dispatch from Victoria. b. c.. under
date OF February %. states that the Seattle
steamer ID. X. Macdonald, while bound to
Vancouver with Franklin coal, the same
morning ught fire off Provost Island and
was burned to the waters edge. She was
valued at S25, 600.
The British ship Drnmciffe. which ar
rived at this port FROM Liverpool on the
21st inst, had on board two trunks filled
with presents Of clothing. ETC., for the in
habitants Of Pitcairn Island. These gifts
had been contributed by the citizens OF Liv-
erpoCl, and It was the Intention Of Captain
Davies to connect with the brigantine Pit
cairn here. and so forward the goods 10 the
island. He arrived too late for the Pitcairn,
however, and the goods are now lying at
this port.
Balfour, Guthrie & Co. have them in
charge and Will hand them over TO the first
captain who contemplates touching at the
island.
An enrolment license was obtained Fri
day at The Cnstom-hOuse for the schooner
VOlani. which was recently towed into this
port bottom up and afterwarG sold at Sher-
mand.
The American ship Arabia is aground in
Oakland Creek. Tugs have been at work
trying to get her off for the last three days,
but have not succeeded. Another attempt
viii be made with the food tide on Sunday.
when better results are expected. she will
come to this city to load general merchan-
disc for New York.
The Pacific Mail steamer City of New
York left for Panama and way ports at
noon yesterday. She was towed away
from the wharf but few yards when the
strong current caught her, running her
aground, narrowly missing fouling with the
Peru, lying at the dock. Tugs were at
work on her for an hour before the steamer
was finally gotten clear.
The steamer State OF California arrived
from Portland and Astoria. She was forty
two hours on the way from Astoria.
The American schooner Transit. Master
JoTgenson. left for Honolulu.
The Alaska excursion steamer Queen
left Broadway pier ] tor her summer in
the SausalitO harbOr