The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-30
WORK IS DELAYED
. The Harbor Commission
Scores Contractors.
Mcmahon Is Behind With the Ferry
Foundations-The Hesper Gets
a Crew-rIarine Notes.

At the meeting of the Board of Harbor
Commissioners yesterday Contractors 3.
Mcmahon & Son were asked to explain
why it is that work on the foundations for
the new ferry depot at the foot of Market
street has been delayed.
The contract called for completion of
the foundation by May %, an allowance
being made for stormy weather and days
when Work could not be performed, but
from present prospects the JOB will not be
completed before the end of August un-
less more men are put to work.
The Commissioners asked Mr.. Mcmahon
senior to explain why he had not had
more than ten men employed to do the
work when it was necessary that twice
that number should be engaged to insure a
prompt completion of the work.
Mr.. Mcmahon promised TO try TO finish
his work by July 10.
The bark Hesper succeeded in securing
crew yesterday, but it is doubtful il any
Of the men ever went to sea before.
The Hesper has experienced con sidera-
bic difficulty in getting men. She will sail
to-day for Puget Sound.
A dispatch to the Merchants Exchange
states that the British ship Mashona was
spoken May "a in latitude deg. north.
longitude 81 deg. west, and was TANNED In
al ice foe. No further details were given.
The steamer Australia, which was to
have sailed for Honolulu and Sydney, will
not depart until July 6. The delay is on
account OF the holidays.
Horace Hassell, the Oldest chief engineer
in the United States revenue service, died
Wednesday afternoon after a protracted
illness at his residence, GOT Suffer street.
has been continuously in the Governments
employ since thai date. He served eeyen
years as chlef engineer of the old Hart
ley, and was connected with the reyenue
cutter Bear for the same length of time
Deceased lives widow and two children.
The steam scow San Pedro will leave
here tomorrow for Santa Rosa Island to
wreck the ship Golden Horn. which went
ashore there number OF months ago.
A non-union crew OF twelve men left ON
the steamer State of California yestard on
to join British vessel delayed in Puget
Sound for want of sailors. 1t is renorted
that sailors are very scarce in the north.
a non-union crew was also put aboard tho
schooner Volunte er in the AFTERNOON.
Vessels have commenced disebarei,,
sugar at Mission Rock again. The barr y
p. Rithet is the first to break the racord
for number of months and is now unload.
ing there.
Wavport traffic is coed judging from tbo
number of passengers and the amount nf
freight brought by the Pacific Mail
steamer Acapulco yesterday afternoon
from Panama and Central America. 'ii
The Acapulco brought up a valuable
cargo and forty cabin passengers. Nmbe'
ing was seen OF the NorthlAmerican Navi-
cation Company's steamer Saturn at AM
of the Central American ports.
The fine American foar-mastea sh;,
Susquehaunah has sailed br New YorI
with large cargo of tea, canned gooo
and wine.
The steamer Rosalie did iot make he
usual trip to Valiejo. at 5 o'clock yester
day, having been laid off for ltpairs.
The Good Templars' Lodga has char
terod the steamer for moonlight trip O.
the bay tonight.