The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-06

The chances Of the San Juan'S nndinS the
Picking are not considered TO be OF the most
rosy hue, even by those who have been most
hopeful of the missing steamer putting In
an appearance about this time. Perhaps
the most CHEEKY face about the Mail dock
Yesterday afternoon just before the San
Juan left was that of Miss PUSSY. the
only daughter OF Chief Engineer Mcclure OF
the Picking. The young girl is great favor
lite with all hands, and much sympathy was
privately expressed for her,
That there is some warrant for the fears
of those who take grave view OF the
Pekng's case was made clear from the re-
marks of DR.. +. T. Bond. late surgeon OF the
Picking DR.. Bond recently started In the
practice of med icine in this city and was H.
terviewed by reporter last night.
III would much rather not say WhaI L
think about the vessel remarked the doc
tor, as he drew up 10 coy corner by
blazing fire, and asked the reporter to take
q chair on the opposite side. Il nave an
opinion; yes, very strong one, but IL
would be better that l should remain ST.
lent"
II was plain from DR.. Bonds gravity Of
manner that he WAS in earnest 10 avoid
publicity. Being pressed. however, he said:
81 broke two Of my ribs on the last trip l
made on the Picking and made up my mind
that | had all | wanted oil her l. at
tended on the same trip number OF per-
sons on board for Injuries sustained Dy SUD
den lurches Of tho vessel. She Is crank,
and there is no saying Tor moment when
she Is going to give roll. Ihen too she
was certainly caught in the last storm on
the japanese coast
"Where do you think the Picking is now.
doclor?"
looked so solemnly and signl fcantly at the
reporter that reply was hardly necessary.
"Do Won think the Picking Is liable to
have put into HONOLULU he was asked.
IF do not look TO hear from the Fekins
to Hon lulu."
With this the doctor sadly bowed the re-
porter out and retired without saying an
other word,
new theory was advanced yesterday
by q waterfront oracle, who said he would
not be biz surprised to hear Of the Picking
having been picked up by the Hawaiian
steamer Alexander, which left here on
January %, nominally for Hakodate and
with strong suggestion that She was gong
to raid the seal islands on the Russian side
of Bering Sea.
al don't want TO say that the Alexander
was pirate-not in as many words-but
she was heavily armed, and took out about
the heaviest and hardest crew that ever
sailed out Of this port.
'She had over eighty men OIL board.
armed TO the teeth" continued the oracle.
land | suppose you know the Peking had
one oil the IQQSI NhiuAOlb CdIkOtS dHUhb OD
the Pacific.
"Stil1," lie said, there may be nothing In
this. but the Alexander's course would take
her across the track of the Picking. 1t is
quite possible the Alexander may have met
the Picking and towed her into Honolulu.
The Alexander Is now eleven days out and
was going under steam and sail. She
would not be much beyond the meridian OF
the islands by this time, but she would be
just in the way OF catching the Peking II
she was making for the Islands under
sail.
ander is going sealing. She Is too big and
two heavily armed Tor that A black bird
ing trip or something of that kind would
be much more in her line"
The schooner Sparrow sailed for Eureka
yesterday afternoon. She took non
union crew and was towed away by the
Sea Queen direct from the wharf, on which
a large crowd had gathered. A force of
police was present and there was no
trouble.
The schooner Arthur !, Captain Jens-
sen, arrived yesterday from lversen's
Landing one man short. Just as the
schooner was leaving the landing and
while three of the crew were in boat
hauling on line q squall capsiZed the boat
throwing the three men into the water. Two
of them swan to the schooner. but the
third, Frank Peterson, was drowned.
The bark Bessield Of Belfast. which ar
rived from Liverpool. had fire in the Iaza-
retto while off the horn. 1t was eXtinguished
with no more serious damage than the
burning of few bags of seed in the cargo.
The remainder of the trip was uneventful.
The bark was 1873 days on the way.
handsome model Of the new four
masted steel bark John Ena has been
placed in the Merchants Exchange Of this
city. 1t is over six feet long. is complete 10
the minu;est detail aud altogether a fine
specimen Of the modeler's art.
The British ship Talus sailed for Queens
town yesterday with a heavy cargo of
W heat