The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-09
HER TRIAL TRIP.
The Olympia Goes Out on
the Ocean.
Thick Weather Delays Shipping-A
FIagpoIe Which Had an Attrac-
ton for Lovers.

AS soon as the fog lifted yesterday
morning the cruiser Olympia cast OH her
lines and started on the contractors trial
trip TO Santa Barbara Channel.
Captain Charles NJ. Goodall was in COM
mand and will have charge of the cruiser
until she returns 10 San Francisco.
AS the Olympia passed out to sea it was
noticed that number of persons were
congregaIed on her forward deck. They
were probably watching the smooth way
in which the vessel cut through the bay
waters on her way to the ocean.
II was 9:45 when she left her moorings
and before starting for the heads she
made several turns around Mission Bay as
a sort of a preliminary test.
The olympia will be back to port next
Monday.
Fog on the river and fog on the sea dal-
lied with shipping interests yesterday. and
every body who expected friend from
Stockton by boat or from Puget Sound or
Portland by steamer was angry at the delay
caused by the mist.
The Stockton steamer, Captain Weber,
did not get into her dock until late in the
afternoon, ten hours behind time. She
had to steam down the river slowly to
avoid running high on mudbank.
The steamer UmatilIa was due from
Puget Sound ports and the Oregon from
Portland in the morning. but up to late
hour last light they had not been reported.
1t was exceedingly thick outside and
scarcely any vessels entered or went out of
port.
The North American Navigation Com
pauy's steamer Pr0gresO is ready to sail
for Panama and way ports with full
cargo of -four, lumber and general mer-
chandise. Captain Anderson, formerly in
command of the Gamer st. Paul, has
been appointed to command the Progreso.
Chief Wharfnger BoObar's new fagpole
never attracted any one as it did the night
before last. A loving couple. having
missed the 10 O'Clock Oakland boat.
thought TO while away the dull minut es
between ferries by stroll along the city
wharves.
They got as far as the chiefs office and
suddenly felt tired. The new iagpOle
offered great inducements as a seat, and
upun it the Oaklander and his girl settled
down 10 blissful rest.
Alas, the pole had just been freshly
painted rrior to its being raised to an up
right position, aud after few minutes of
love-making the couple became painfully
aware of this fact
The young fellow arose slowly but
thoughtfully. with bis hand clasped behind
him. There was that upon his seat which
shone with a dull white glow, like the
face of the moon through tn ok mist. The
girl tried TO get up, but she couldn't There
is an attachment of an Oakland girl for
paint. They could not be parted without
force.
Leverage power ard strong pull finally
relieved the fair damsel. hen she and her
lover departed, each marked, but not for
life.
David de Croft, boatman, was serious
ly scalded by having pan OF hot grease
accidentally thrown upon his neck and
shoulders by the work of the whaling bark
Morgan. De Croft was coming alongside
the Morgan in his boat just as the cook
threw the hot grease overheard.
Boatman John Riley saved drum ken
soldier from a watery grave Tuesday
evening. The trooper fell off the wharf at
the foot of Clay street. Riley lowered a
boat and rescued him.
The steamer Albion will be run Co Point
Arena in the place of the Daisy Kim ball.
The Panama steamer Colon sailed yes
terday forenoon with a large number OF
cabin passengers. The Colon took good
cargo considering the time of year, consist.
ing mostly of -four.
The German bark Isenberg arrived yes
terday from Liverpool, via Honolulu, with
coal for Williams, DimOnd 81 Co.
The lsenberg made the trip from Homo.
lulu in eighteen days with fair weather.
Arrangements have been made to dock
and discharge the whaling feet at Little
Main-street wharf as each vessel arrives.