The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
COMPETING FOR COFFEE TRADE.

Returns from last Thursdays norther
are coming in from the northern coast.
The steam schooner Daisy Kimbal mar
rowly escaped destruction In the narrow,
open roadsiead of Fort Bragg. She bad
landed her passengers at the north side
of the wharf, and about Z P. NJ. CAPTAIN
johnson started 10 haul her around to the
south side for better shelter. The wind
was blowing a driving gale. A heavy
swell and strong undeTtow threw the YES
scion sunken rocks that lie very near 10
the south side of the wharf. He tried 10
work her off, but could not turn the pro-
Deller on account of the rocks. She
pounded heavily for about an hour carry
ing away her rudder and sternpost loos-
ening her keel an d losing the whole length
of her shoe.
Toward midnight the sea Gained down
and falling tide left the steamer in rather
an easy position. At 2 A. NJ, on rising
tide, having been on the rocks seven hours,
lines were passed TO the wharf, and by the
use of the steamers winch and one on
shore, together with her propeller, she was
pulled off. Fortunately the wharf was
strong structure and stood the STRAIN with
out damage.
a temporary rudder was rugged up and
the steamer made the trip down in seven
teen hours. She is now on the Merchants
drYd0ck for repairs, which will cost over
$500. She will leave on Der regular trip to-
morrow. new propeller has been put on
which improves her speed. This is the
first accident to Captain Edward Johnson,
the pioneer skipper Of steam schoOners.
1t is not generally known that the big
rant now pounding to pieces on Coos Bay
bar contains about one-nalf the supply Of
piles for the depot foundation at the foot
OF Market street. Ii the raft proves a
total wreck 1t will not delay the work long
as the San Francisco Bridge Company,
which has the contract, can readily reach
another source OF supply. 1t will take
about one month longer to dredge out the
front preparatory to driving the piles.
The North American Company's vessel
keweenaw, which sails for Panama De-
cember l, will have full cargo. In addI-
ports, she Will call in this trip at Man
Zanillo TO discharge a lot of mining
machinery and general merchandise.
The steamer Saturn, which sailed Mon
day from Panama, viii call at La Lib
ertad, Acajutla, San Jose de Guatemala.
ChampericO and Ocos. at each of which
ports she has offerings or coffee. The
North American Company expect to get
the lions share of the coffee shipments
this season. Hithelto the Pacific Mail
has charged SI2 to S14 ton, and the
Nnrth American line has cut these rates
Repafrs to the British steamer Bawn-
more were completed at the Fulton Iron
Works yesterday and the steamer WAS
tOwed to the Union Iron Works. where
TIA new oi-tanks will be put in. The bill
for restoring the ship was over S50,0OO
and,fhe tanks will cost S35, 900 TO SAC, 900
mOre-9a total expenditure in this port of
nearly 100000.
The So1tAsrn Pacific Company applied
to the Harbor Commission yesterday for
increased baggage room at the foot of Mar
ket street. in view Of the big travel to the
Midwinter Fair this improvement Is a
necessity.
The steamship Queen was held at Victo-
ria ten hours beyond schedule time to re-
ceve 200 Eastern passengers who arrived
by the Canadian Pacific and are due here
tomorrow.
Sergeant Mahoney and Officer Dover
bad desperate struggle with a maniac
yesterday on board the steamer Dauntless
at Clay-street wharf. but fi1aIly over
powered him and got him to prison. The
man was Martin Cocuvich. who achieved
notoriety about year ago by holding up a
stage near Stockton. He was examined
for lunacy and sent to the Stockton
asylum, whence he escaped a short time
since. He is at the Receiving Hospital,
and will be turned over to the State
authorities.
The bark Roratio. the first of the whal-
ing wlnd-lammers, leaves tomorrow in
search OIL The great sea mammals.