The morning call., 1893-01-07

better time than the steamer, and If the
latter were not long distance ahead 1t
would be run down.
The large raft was taken to the Arctic Oil
Works to be broken up, but it failed to at
tract any sightseers. The only people in
teresied were those who will perform the
work of demolition.
1t was moored at the end of the wharf,
and in shape looked much like q whaleback
steamer, but It's enormous size made the
vessels at the wharf look like pigmies.
IL is the intention OF the Fort Bragg
people to sent these RATS down as fast as
they can make them.
The sealing schooner Lily l.. Captain
KoOn. left Wednesday afternoon for fish,
ing and hunting cruise, but was towed back
yesterday with a hole in her bottom.
AT about o'clock yesterday morning she
came To anchor off Little Bolinas reef, but
dragged her anchor aud ran onto the rocks.
Before anything could be done she bumped
twice and the sharp rocks pierced her TIM
bers.
Fortunately the sea was as smooth as glass
at the slime. but the water poured in through
the opening at the rate of ten inches an
hour. Al hands went to the pumps, and
they could Just about hold their own.
Seeing il was useless to work longer fif-
teen of the crew got in to four of the small
boats and started for assistance. The cap
tain, mate, three of the crew and two hunt
eTS remained on DO9Eu 10 90 what tney
could to keep her afoat.
They worked hard. but the water gained
and they we're making up their minds 10 de-
sert the vessel. But at little after 8
O'clock the fishing steamer Hattie Gage
came In sight, having on board the fifteen
members Of the crew, whom she had picked
up about an hour previous.
& The disabled sealer was taken in tow and
arrived in port yesterday afternoon with
FIVE feet of wafer in her hold.
The whaling bark +. Z. HERMAN, which
had her mast and rigging badly damaged
few days ago by drifting on TO the Bear,
has about completed her repairs and will
soon be ready for sea. She did not come TO
a wharf to 90 this work, but laid out in the
stream at the same place where she was
left by the tugboat after the accident.
The steam schooner Louis Olsen has been
lying at the Mail wharf ever since she was
seized and will be taken 20 Oakland in
day or two. The clothes and other property
of the men were taken ashore yesterday.
They will be taken care of by the officials
until the case is decided. While lying at
the wharf guard of custom officials has
been kept on board who have examined
every nook and crack in the vessel, butdid not
discover the slightest trace OF anything con-
traband aboard except strong odor like
Chinese washhouse in the forward hold.
None OF the twenty-seyen men who were
given Chgistmas leave from the United
back have been found by the police. The re-
ward for the whole lot aggregates over $500
and it will be increased at the end of thirty
days.
The officers of the Bear were again called
upon last evening TO act as life-savers.
Two boatmen, named respectively Car
roll and Driscoll. were taking a Japanese
sailor out to a ship in the bay and had
almost reached their destination when they
were run down by the schooner Maggie
Hartman.
The whitehall boat was smashed, the
men dumped into the bay and left strug-
Cling in the water. Fortunately they could
swim, but the tide was strong and the
schooner did not seem 10 know how to be OF
assistance.
Tie accident was seen from the Bear and
the officers ordered boat lowered at once
The men in the water had weakened con-
siderably, but were all picked up without
any trouble.
They were taken on board the Bear, their
needs attended TO and their clothes dried,
after which they were sent ashore.