The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-25
MORE POOR SHOTS
The Tugboat Men and
Shippers Complain.
The Picking Sails for China-A Jap-
anese From Oakland Who Had
to Stay.

The scho oner Archie and Fontie is not
the only vessel that has had a narrow es-
cape from being sunk by poorly aimed
cannon balls fired from the Fort Point bat
teries.
On Wednesday the tug Reliance was
towing the barkentine j. w. Grifiths to
sea, when Pinch shell came whistlng
nstern of her, splashing water high into
the air when 1t struck. One of the Re-
liance's crew said he could hear the
shrieking OF the she'll very distinctly, and
did not feel comfortable until the tug was
ont of the line of fire from the fort.
The tug Relief also had similar expert
ence, and her officers feel little shaky
about travelling about in the vicinity of
Arch Rock. Shippers of number of
small craft and schooners say that they
have been in dread Of passing near Arch
Rork for thirty days past, claiming that
the Governments gunners do not seem to
care whether vessel is in the line of fire
or not.
There would not be much danger from
the flying cxnnOn-balls if the shot did not
strike the water and glance off at angles
from their direct course.
An Oak and constable had an Insane
Japanese, whom he wanted to send back to
/ Japan, down at the Pacific Mail dock yes
.
pairing to sail. The unfortunate foreigner
was violent and the physician of the
steamer refused TO allow him TO be given
passage.
The Oakland officer then tried to get
Officer Whittle of the city police to take
| charge of his ward, but White refused TO
burden the city with Alameda County's
unfortunates, so the insane japanese and
his custodian returned to Oakland.
The steamer st. Paul of the North
American Navigation Company sailed for
| Panama and way ports in the aflern Don
loaded as usual to her full capacity. The
/ Saturn of the same line is due here shortly,
/ and will be followed by the Progress.
4 dispatch from Nehalem reports that
/ the steam schooner Del Norte and the
/ steamer Harrison have been gotten off
/ north spit without damage to either vessel
1 The steamer grounded several days ago.
! The Del Norte was towing the Harrison.
After a two weeks stop at San Pedro
tho steamer Mineola arrived in port YES
terday afternoon with merchandise for
from New York and Will be used by the
Pacific Improvement Company in the
northern coal trade.
The tug Relief has succeeded in recover
| ing the ship Travellers anchors, which
were cut loose on account of becoming
/ foued Thursday.
The schooner Free Trade arrived from
/ Santa Barbara yesterday morning in tow
of the tug Vigilance. The Free Trade
! had her foremost carried away during a
voyage frou. Ensenada to San Diego.
The tug Fearless takes the Union-square
| Club for an excursion around the bay to-
! day.
The American ship John Mcdonald
with general merchandise for New York
and. the british ship Roderick Dhee with
coal from Newcastle. n 5. W., arrived
yesterday forenoon.
! At noon the coast defense vessel
Monterey passed out on her way to Puget
! Sound, where she will be thrown open to
the inspection of the people of Washington
! State.
The British ship Torresdale goes to the
/ Union Iron Works drydock Monday to be
| cleaned.
About forty Chinese were returned to
! China on the City of Picking yesterday.
! They nearly came here on the same vessel,
and were refused landing.
! Union crews will be furnished the two
| largest American ships afioat, the Susque-
hama and Roanoke, now in this port load
! ing for New York.