The morning call., 1893-05-06
WANTED, A PATROL
Shipping Protectors Not on
Duty.
OF THE WATER FRONT.
Collapse of the Ship-Owners' Patrol.
The Monterey Coming-Why the
Whaler Jane Gray Don't Sail.

Everything is topsyturvy in shippin
circles. The boarding-masters are COM
planning. the sailors are warning, and. on
top OF all lhis. the Ship-owners' and Mer-
chants patrol has to all appearances col
lapsed.
Last night the patrol Office on East
street, near Howard, was closed tighter
than clam, and not patrolman could be
found.
The festive union sailors. in gale of glee
over this sudden turn of affairs, adjourned
to the waterfront saloons and blew the
canvas Off tall sch0oners which sailed in
their direction without number.
Captain MunToe of the nOE-union ship
ping office was non-com municative on the
subject of the reported trouble in the patrol,
and MI Hallock, who was in charge of the
patrol Office on Spear street, stated that
Chief Roe would return on Monday, and
all would be well. Roe has oyerstayed his
time Mt San Pedro about one week, and
Assistant Chief jackson is not to be found.
Inc fundS OF the concern are in Roe's
hands IN the amount of $500, most OF
which Is Tor deposits on uniforms and
badges Tor the men. Some OF The men who
went down with Roe to San Pedro returned
yesterday with harassing tales of woe and
g0ody supply Of pawn tickets for
Used TO hyp0thecate to get back to San
Francisco.
MesSrs. Roe and Jackson may probably
resume business and their friends hope that
they will pull through all right. but as no
men are on duty and nc money is here to
pay them the suppositon is that the Mer-
chants Patrol is a thing of the past. 1t
was organized about seven weeks ago with
view TO protecting vessels in the harbor
In the interests OF the Ship-owners'- Asso-
citation.
The coast defense vessel Monterey has
returned to Mare Island TO cool off. The
Monterey made a run down the straits day
before yesterday. 1t IS believed that the
Monterey will leave Mare Island to-day at
o'clock and come to this city, possibly to
the Union Iron Works.
People OF the latter concern refuse posi-
lively to talk on the subject of the big war
ship, but say that the stories concerning her
are all Idle conjecture. Nevertheless ten
men under a boss mechanic are, or have
been at work on her boilers and working
gear. If the vessel comes down to-day she
VIII Eot arrive till dark.
One by one the whaling fleet has departed
for the north. but the schooner Jane Gray
still remains.
She was loaded three or four weeks ago,
and during all this time has been lying idle
at Maln-street wharf all because her CAP
tain cannot get crew of the same nation
aIltY as him self.
The skipper is son Of balmy Italy and
DelieVeS tnat the countTymen of CHRISTOPHER
Columbus are the only beings that can sue
ceSsfully cope with fish, be it sardine or
whale. The Jane Gray could be manned
by crew of ten. but her erratic sailing
master. 1t is understood, wants to chase the
evasive leviathan with less number of
hunters. The chances are that the Gray
VIII not be one OF the whaling fleet this
year.
stevedore named Patrick Geary was
severely injured at the Oakland mole yes.
terday morning by having the timbers sup
porting coal-heap fall upon him. His
thigh was fractured and his head badly cut.
lie was brought to This city and removed 10
the Receiving Hospital.
A dispatch from New York states that the
American ships Florence. Captain Duncan,
and Barring Brothers, Captain Murphy,
started Yesterday on a race Tor San Fran
cisco. The Florence belongs to Sutton 81
Beeoe's and the Barring Brothers to Grace
Il Co.'S line.