The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-24
A REVELER DEAD.
He Was Either Drowned or
Murdered.
DANGERS TO NAVIGATORS.
They Will Be Indicated on the New
Charts - The Hawkins Leaves for
the Mines Seamen's Troubles.

Inc nrst mate OF the steamer Alder was
drowned at Sausalito early yesterday morn
Ing. The circumstances under which he
met his death are of suspicious character.
and six men are lodged in the Marin
County prison awaiting an examination
that may possibly result in their conviction
as murderers. The circumstances are as
follows:
At a late hour Wednesday night the
crews Of the steamers Pueblo and George
w. Elder, which were lying In the Sausalito
harbor, began the celebration OF Washing
tons birthday at furious pace. COM
pany Of musicians had been taken on board
to add the grace of music to the reyel, and
by midnight The bottles in the steamers
larder were empty and the men were full.
Shortly after ] o'clock the citizens of
Sausalito who live near the shore were
awakened by loud cries tor help. accom-
panied by pistol shots and the noise of a
fierce struggle going on aboard the steamers.
Then there was chorus of triumphant
shouts and the splash Of heavy body fall
Ing into the water.
The suspicious Of George Boras. propre-
tor of the Sausalto oyster gro;to, were
aroused by these circumstances, and secur-
Ing warrant he had six men arrested and
taken to San Rafael.
The men arrested by Constable Creed
were II. w. Gable, F. S. Dooling, James
Devany, j. r. Mno and w. A. Granfreld.
One OF them had bullet-hole through his
hat.
When questioned they refused to make
any statement whatever. One said the
mate wasn't deserving of any pity, but
ought TO be drowned
The men will have an examination this
morning.
The body Of the drowned man has not
been found.
Captain Thomas Wallace OF the steamer
WaHa Walla reports to the naval hydro
graphic Office that on February II, at $50
p M. while passing between TatOOsh Island
aud Duncan Rock, off Care Flattery. he
saw the sea break heavily several times
over position about quarter of nile
south 50 degrees east Qrue), southeast by
east one-half (magnetic) from Duncan
Rock. The sea broke here as heavily as it
did over Duntze rock. There was a heavy
swell and strong ebb tile at the time.
Commander 0. w. Farenholt. Inspector of
the Thirteenth Lighthouse District, with
headquarters at Portland. Oregon. has issued
the following notice TO mariners:
That the whistling buoy, painted red
and lettered Fox Rock" ia white. has been
replaced on its old bearings, off Fox Rock,
Oxford Reef. near Cape Blanco, Oregon.
On the coast of Oregon, off entrance to
Nehalem River, second class can buoy,
painted black and white perpendicular
stripes, has been established as guide to
the entrance 10 Nehalem River. on the fol-
lowing compass bearings, viz: Arched Rock,
south-southeaSt; Cape Falcon, northwest
by north half north; house on beach, north
east by east three-quarters east, moored in
seyenly-eight feet at low water.
On the Columbia River second-class
can buoy, painted black and white per-
pendicular stripes, has been established off
Sand Island. on the following bearings, viz i,
Chinook Point. east three-quarters north {;
Fort Stevens wharf. southeast; Whites
Point, northeast by north, moOred in thirty
feet at low water.
thronged the Folsom-street pier TO witness
the departure Of the schooner Nora Haw-
kns for South America.
She was bound with company OF skilled
engineers for the Playa de Orc mining
properties ON the Santiago River fiftv
miles above Esmeralda, Ecuador. The
expedition was fitted cut by the Play de
Orc Company under the immediate charge
of +. X. Ray 10 meet Russell I. Lord at
Esmerada and with him to proceed 10 the
mines aud at once begin developing them.
From conversation with Mr.. Ray it was
learned that the company is in possession
OF sixty square miles OF gravel on the San
tiago, and is the most extensive gold mine
ever worked by hydraulic system.
The schooner carries three miles of Sc
men pipe anu TWO ana naII miles oil u
inch pipe. She also has on boaid two To-
inch monitors and two 1S-ineh monitors
and provisions TO last thirty men three
months. independent of the supplies for
the voyage
The launch Little Queen was purchased
OF Iuckey Of Tiburon and taken on the ex-
petition for use on the Santiago RIVER
The Belgic left for Yokohama Her
passenger list was small and she carried but
few Chinese. Those who had been refused
landing by Collector Phelps and had been
unable 10 secure their release on writs of
habeas corpus were returned. The two
Chinese from New Orleans were remanded.
Shortly before o'clock yesterday morn
Ing non-unon sailor, Chris Hanson,
German, was assaulted by two men at the
corner Of Lombard and Battery streets and
badly beaten. One eye was almost cut out,
blood was found flowing from his mouth
and several of his ribs were broken. He
was found by Iongshoreman in an un-