The morning call., 1893-03-14
SMASHING A WAY.
A Steamer Wrecks Things
in a Dock.
THE AUSTRALIA DELAYED.
She Will Wait for Important Mail
for Honolulu A Schooner
Goes Ashore.
THE AUSTRALIA DELAYED

The Sacramento Transportation Com
pany's freight steamer San Joaquin No. 4
fouled the steam schooner Jennie while
attempting to dock at Folsom-street 2
yesterday morning. cutting the schooner
down to the waters edge.
The San Joaquin entered the slip under a
good head of steam because of a strong ebb
tide. and found the space that was left for
her passage unusually small. On the Fol-
som-street side, at the shore end of the
dock, lay the T. +. Oakes, while directly
across the water from her was ship with
scow alongside. At the bulkhead between
Folsom and Harrison streets was the Alaska
Commercial Company'S steamer Jeanne.
The San Josquin's captain cleared the
entrance all right and gave the order to
slow down while making the berth, but he
was not understood and the steamer con-
tinued at fair rate of speed.
The first collision was made with the pro-
trudng main yard OF the 0akes which was
braced instead of being bent as it should
have been. The heavy spar ripped through
the fragile pilOt-hOuse of the steamer.
crushing it as if it were paper and COM
pletely demolishing everything struck.
The captain and the pilot were in the
house at the time and narrowly escaped be-
ing dashed from the vessel.
The steamers engines were at once
stopped, but her momentum carried her
straight onto the Jeanie, which was struck
crushing blow on her port stern quarter.
A large hole was punched in her side. and
it was found necessary TO cant the vessel
with ropes TO prevent her hlling and sink
ing.
The San Joaquin was backed off and
brought up at her berth, and the jeanne
was at once tOwed down to the drydock for
repairs.
No charges of carelessness can be brought
against the San JoaQuin's captain, as he
had difficult and almost impossible task
to perform in making his berth in such
crowded slip. Captain Reed Of the OakeS
was criticized for having his yards out.
The damage will probably amount to $4,000.
The steamer Australia, which was to have
left for Honolulu on Wednesday, will be
detained until Friday by special order of
the PostOffice authorities at Washington.
Important mail matter bearing upon the
question Of annexation is on the way for
the steamer. The wait will cost the Gov
ernment over $500.
The schooner John Mccullough went
ashore at Fish Rock on the 18th, and will
probably be total wreck. No loss of life
is reported.
The schooner Orient sails for Grays Har-
Dor tomorrow with crew of four non
union sailors.
The schooner Antelope leaves with nom
union crew for Coquille River to-day.
Cannery vessels are beginning to come
out of their quarters. The bark Electra
came over from Oakland Creek to-day and
the ship Oriental will follow in week.
The Alaska Commercial Company's vessel,
the Bertha, will sail tomorrow. She will
be commanded by Captain Hays, late Of the
Mathew Turner.
The steamer Arago has been taken to
Oakland Creek to lie up Indefinitely. a
dull season is given as the cause.
The keel of T. 2. II. Whitelaw's new
wreeker has been laid at Alameda Point
She will be 142 feet long. 50 feet broad and
II feet deep, with capacity of y knots an
hour.
Captain c. L. Hooper of the United
States revenue cutter Rush is in receipt of
orders to prepare for a 250O-mile voyage and
to provision for a two months cruise When
seen yesterday Captain Hooper said there
was nothing new and that now he was
under waiting orders.
The ship Richard III, which is lying at
Green-street wharf, continues to have
trouble with her crew of union sailors. The
men refuse to consider themselves dis
charged, and loaf about the wharf, living al
the unions expense, waiting 10 sail with
the vessel when she leaves
Captain Lee says he proposes to ship a
non-union crew, and If the union men per-
slst In going they may do so, but will
surely be landed in irons.