The morning call., 1893-03-10
CUT THE HAWSER.
But Four Non=Uni0n Shots
Sped After Them.
Terrible Experience of the InvercauId
iR Midocean- Doings Along the
Water Front.

lWO uulleL HOieS III tue WnarQnger
house on Howard-street pier l speak eo-
quently OF the determination OF the bark
Aureola's Waterman to protect his vessel
from the outrages of unknown men VINO are
supposed to be union sailors.
The Aureola has shipped a non-uniOn
crew. and fearing trouble such as other YES
sells have experienced of late her watch was
keeping sharp lookout night before last
when he saw four men approach the wharf
acting in suspicious manner.
After few moments the tour separate
two passing quickly by the vessel and so
going on to the end of the pier, while the
others retired into the deeper shadow and
waited.
Their movements, however, had not es-
capped the Aureola's watch, who placed a
small ladder against the forecastle and with
his lead barely concealed belo W the vessels
bulwarks mounted on the rounds and
waited also.
In the course of half an honr the two men
in the shadow stole out, and approaching
the iron stub over which the AureOla's
hawser was thrown attempted to lift the
heavy line and cast the brig loose. The
vessel was pulling slightly on her mooriugs
and the hawSer was taut and could not be
budged, so the men procured a Ratchet and
proceeded to cut it.
This the Waterman took to be his cue,
duu itNcIlue d IeFOIftT uT6u Two SDOIS pUln[
blank at the mlScreantS. He failed to hit
them, no ever, and the bullets embedded
themselves IN the wharfin gers office a foot
above their heads. Terrified at their warm
reception the scOundrels dropped their
Ratchet and fled precipitously.
Neither the meu who did the cutting nor
their accOmplices have been discovered and
1t Is safe to predict they will not repeat their
attack on the Aureola. Three parts Of the
four-inch line were severed before the work
wa tor mt nv lVa hftli
The British bark lnYercauld arrived
Wednesday from PaSsarOeaug, Java. She
left that port December 3 ana had light
variable winds as far as the Ce.ebes, when a
heavy gale was encountered with a high
running sea which lasted to 131 deg. SO min.
east.
From February IL to Is the vessel was in
hurrcance which washed away the boats,
filled the cabin with wafer and carried
everything movable overheard. The matches
were opened and water was found to a
considerable depth in the hold. several
stanchions were broken and the cargo was
badly damaged.
The forward house was also stove in, the
galley Quilted and the fOrecaste filled with
water. The windows were smashed in
three different times by the force of the sea
and the flying wreckage.
The fury of the storm eliminated on the
Is h, when all efforts 10 control the course
Of the ship were abandoned and she was
run dead before the hurricane, laboring
heavily aud frequently filling with water
The strength of the gale having a bated,
the vessel was patched up as well "a posi-
bic, and with light, fresh breeze continued
safely to port
The scow schooner Elnorah while pass
ing down the bay yesterday fOuled the ship
Sierra Nevada, which was lying at anchor
In the stream off Union street, and had her
sails ana masts carried away. The masts
fell on the deck and the schooner drifted
helpleSsly by with her sails hanging over
NE side trailing In the water. The tug Ida
w took her in tow and returned her to
Channel street, The EInoTah is the prop
eriy Of II. NJ. Petersen and is engaged in
the inside gravel trade. The damage to her
in this accident is estimated al $500,
A dispatch from New WhatcOm, under
date of March g. was received at the Aler-
chants Exchange stating that the British
ship FOrmOsa was tOwed ashore five mills
from New WhatcOm on the night of the Sth.
1t may be necessary to discharge part of
her deckload, and though no great damage
may result some detention will ensue
The schooner Annie Gee. Captain Mum
son, loaded with lumber from Grays Har-
hOr, dropped anchor in the fairway of the
ferry steamers yesterday, and besides OBJ
structing the regular traffic succeeded in
foulng the Oakland cable. She was mott
he'd 10 move, and after some trouble in get
ting away shifted 10 a more suitable an
cbOrage. Captain MunsOn's action in
anchUring where he did was severely criti-
ciZed along the front.
When the schooner Hayes reached Eureka
from this port last week a coored member
of the crew jumped out on the wharf and
ran away. He had shipped as an expert
enced seaman. but when out at sea it was
discovered that he knew nothing about a
ship. The captain thinks he made his
escape to avoid arrest.
The following vessels will leave with
non-ubi0n crews this week: Ships Tacoma
and Columbia and schooners Jennie Wand
and w. +. Jewett.
The ship john A. Briggs arrived yester-
day from Departure Bay with a cargo of
32l0 tons of coal.
The steamer State of California arrived
yesterday from Portland.
Captain DOdd has been succeeded in the
command of the schooner Howard by Cap
tain Olaf Nelson.
The schooner Eclipse, which left for
Eureka few days ago, returned yesterday,
and anchored off Meggs wharf Trouble
with her crew was the cause OF her detens
ton