The morning call., 1893-09-02
HER LINES CUT.
Schooner American Girl
Set Adrift.
LOWER RATE TO MENDOCINO
Two Tramps Ducked in the Bay-A
SkiIlfuI Bigger Recognized by
the Navy Department.

! watchmau at Main-StTeet wharf discovered
the schooner American Girl, which had
been moored there dscharging lumber, to
be adrift He aroused the sleeping crew
and the vessel was made fast without de-
lay. Fortunately she was lying snug along
the bulkhead and the current had small
chance of moving her fast.
Her stern cable, an inch thick, had been
cut with an ak or other sharp instrument,
while her bow and breast lines were cut
with a knife. The American Girl employs
a non-uniOn crew,
In addition TO what was said in yester-
terday's CALL concerning the new steam
ship service to the Mendocino coast, it may
be announced that present freight and pas
senger rates will be considerably reduced.
II. Ii. Landers, representing the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company, left yesterday
for Point Arena, Cutfeys Cove. Whites
boro, Little River and Fort Bragg for the
purpose Of establishing agencies AZ these
ports. Ii may he that the service cannot
case the Coos Bay will make her Initial
trip on the Wednesday following.
Edward X. Furlong has been appointed
foreman rigger at the Mare Island Navy
yard, having stood highest in rigid eX-
animation by the naval BOARD. Tue jour
Ue1I06u IlHpeIS VI Chu IIduCISCO. dlnOuN
whom he Is very popular, are very much
pleased with this recognition of his skill,
which is well known to them.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company
has dispensed with the services of George
Ii. Rice, for many years their able traffic
manager His head fell under the AK of
economy. Mr.. Rice has been i'll for some
time in his room at the Palace. and is yet
unable to be out.
The Harbor Police have been notified
that the United States custom boat at San
Pedro was stolen on August %.
There happened to be iul in the rush
of fruit at Jackson-stTPPt wharf Yesterday
morning, and Jack Holland, the we'll
known IeamSier, with three others con-
c!uded it would be favorable oppOrtun
ity to teach two ne'eF-,lo-wells a lesson in
what is generally accepted as being next
to godliuess. SO they seized two oId-time
waterfront loafers, known as Lousy"
Martin and 'Dog-faced McCarty," carried
them 10 tue end of the per. tied lines un-
der their arms and ducked them each
about twelve times. Martin had a short
clay pipe in his mouth, and as often as lie
came up he did his blowing and his 81 uri-
ing through his teeth, holding tie pine
firmly. Late In the afternoon the victims
of the dncking swOre out warrant for the
arrest ci their tOrmentors.
At the Harh0r Commissioners meeting
Yesterday tire contract for the hydraulic
hoist for slip 4. foot of Market street. was
awarded 10 the Atlas Iron Works for
S1795. This is a saving of about $3.50 on
the first job. Other bids were: Dow
Steam Pump Works. S2l00; Tucker &
Steck, Sl915; Vulcan Iron Works, Sl94S:
California Machine Works. $1,000; Golden
Stale Iron WorEs. $3.50; Fulton Eu-
gineerIng Works, 5000.
The application OF the Davle Ferry and
Transportation Company for the middle
and outer berth at the north side of Mis-
sion No. l was laid over till next meeting.
The British ship Cedarbank is discharg-
ing the remainder of her cargo of coal at
the sugar refinery and will come to How
ard No. l Monday for repairing the damage
oecasiOned By her burning cargo.
The new cruiser Olympia steamed around
the harb0r yesterday 10 warm herself up
She seemed to make good speed and of
course attracted much attention. Il is re-
ported that her machinery works very
smoothly and that she will be ready for
her official trial trip in about two weeks.
Two men did thriving business along
the water front yesterday selling clothes
wringers which were taken out Of the
wreck of the Joseph S. SpDney. White
law had raised four cases and sold them
to the speculatOrs for 80 cents each. They
cleaned and oiled these laundry utensils
and found ready sale for them al ST.
The British steamship Barracuda, dam
aged by explosion last Sunday, will come
to tho Pacific Mail dock Monday and dis
charge her coal Strict orders have been
issued against any one boarding the
steamer.
HarDOr Commissioner Cole leaves to-day
Tor Nevada TO look after business Interests
there and will be absent about ten days.
Captain Lundval has been appointed
master of the schooner North Beach, Cap
tain William Brown of the schooner Co.
hassett and Captain William Burtell of the
sch oODer Carrier Dove.
The British ship Glenlui, Captain Cum
ings, which has been in this port since
February "a, 1892, cleared yesterday for
Bristol, England. She has on board SO, 149
eentals Of barley, value $50, ,491, aud 9sO7
cenials of wheat, value S9542, aud her
freight rate is 81 IS 81.
During the uast five years twenty large
ships carrying coal from New South
Wales, Australia. TO Honolulu and ports
on the Pacific Coast have been lost OF
these nine were wrecked. one was burned
and the rest have been posted at Lloyd's as
missing.