The morning call., 1893-10-17
DISABLED AT SEA.
Accident to the Steamer
Laguna.
THE NANHoE SHORTHANDED
Tugs<io Out in Search of the Milo.
: !. -Wera-Two Boats and Several
=: Boys Rescued.

H.: Quite.a serious accident occurred to the
J steam Laguna while bound from this
I pert. Tor Usal. The Lsguna left here on
The l2th, and when about three miles off
Roekport, Mendocino County, at II o'clock
ON tie. 13 bolt In her cylinder-head
.:gaye way, for a while placing the vessel at
the. mercy of the waves. The Laguna'S
machinery was pretty badly wrecked, and
sail had to be relied upon 10 keep the
steamer of the rocks. A signal of distress
wasraised. An inbound vessel sighted il
and brought word 10 San Francisco. Al
noon. on Saturday the tug Monarch started
after. the damaged steamer and very
lnckily sighted her that same afternoon.
H. The Monarch towed the Laguna to West
port, but the sea was so rough that an at
tempt to make harbor was abandoned and
tie. steamer, by aid of the Monarch,
was brought back to San Francisco yes
terday afternoon,
The selecting of sailors regardless of
their standing with the union or non-union
factions by the Black Diamond Coal Com
pany did not pass off SO quietly as was
expected in the case OF the ship Ivanhoe.
She sailed for Seattle on Sunday last, but
she.did so shorthauded. Eight men of her
original crew stayed with her, but three of
= tine four new men selected deserted her
just as she was ready for sea. 1t is stated
that the four men were union sailors, but
if so they were not shipped through the
uniAh office.
Tugboats are on the lookout for the
Royal Mail steamship Miowera of the
Canadian Pacific line, which is overdue at
Vancouver and is supposed to have
broken down aud be heading for San
Francisco There are forty saloon and
g. ha TnEz Ezr6~
from Brisbane and Sydney. She has 500
tons of cargo for Pacific Coast points.
The Salvation cruiser Theodore has
made her first rescue; but IL it had not
been for the prompt action OF Boatman
Johnny Carroll the cruiser would have
been spared the opportunity Of distin--
gushing herself. Sunday afternoon Carroll
saw two skiffs filled with small boys
drifting down the bay, and immediately
be put off to the rescue. The lads in the
sklffs, had lost control of their boats and
were unable to pull against the strong
ebb tide which was running. Carroll
made fast TO the skiffs and tried to pull
toward shore, but the task WAS too much
for him. He held his own with the tide.
- but that was all. Then the Theodore
: came putting up in response to cries OF
distress and towed the three crafts to the
Eolsom-street float.
.EO9doR adyices to the Merchants EX-
!. C.gLa4 S5 IcpUIl tue DIleleE Odlh 11OltN-
woods bound from Liverpool to Portland,
:. Or; as having put into Hollyhead with
pHrtof her rigging gone.
3 Ehe steamer st. Paul will probably in
- apgurate the gulf line service on the TIN of
next month.
The American bark James A. Borland
arrived from Fort Wrangel, Alaska, yes
terdav, with a cargo of canned salmon
81 Ihe .BOrland. brought down a number Of
:. Ghinese who belong in Astoria, Or. The
GeIestials were shipped back to Astoria on
tne:Steamer State of California.
s .The:Ship-owners' Association has issued
anetiGs TO seamen as follows: "DO not
: pay a sybody for chance to ship. No
ices charged at this Office
THE Corona, due This morning from
RedoDdo, will bring the passengers and
Gre W IF the wrecked steamer Newbern.
The British ship Port Stanley is at
Msin-street wharf from Port Costa.
=. The steamer Willamette Valley is in
from Yaquina with an extraordinarily large
Cargo Of wheat.