The morning call., 1893-07-15
TOWED TO PORT.
Arrival of the Damaged
BaWnmOre.
SUIT FOR LIBEL BROUGHT.
A Steampipe Explosion on the Stone
man Delays the Arrival of The
Call in Oakland.

The British steamship Bawnmore. Cap
tain Woodside, which struck rock near
Port Gnrda, on the Mendocino coast. early
on the morning of Friday, the 7th inst,
was towed here yesterday by the steam
schooner Emily aud the steamer Weeott.
They came 20 anchor off Black Point
whence the disabled Bawnmore was towed
by the tugs Fearless and Relief TO Hunters
Point. Captain John Roberts of the
Emily makes the following statement con-
corning the rescue:
''At 1O:30 p. NJ. last Sunday. when four
miles off Pert Gorda, we sighted the dis
abled steamer, went close up to her.
hailed her a number of times. but re-
ceived no answer and found nobody
aboard. The steamers Pomona and Wee
oft were close at hand. At o'clock the
next morning, the Emily made her tow
lines fast to the Bawnmore. after having
sent men aboard 10 cut the cables with
hacksaws. The Bawnmore was lying In
sixty fathoms If water, and had about six
teen feet of water in her hold. When
start was made. the Emily lowed and the
Weeott checked and steered. We first
made for Shelter Cove to beach her and
pump her out, but heavy fog prevented
such course; so we made for Casper.
which is rather difficult place, because OF
its narrowness, to take SO long vessel.
Finally we managed to get the Bawnmore
in. stern first. When we reached Casper
the water in the Bawnmore's hold had IN
creased to 90 feet She was made fast with
the lines of the two towing steamers. Inc
ENTITY went alongside and started her
pumps at once. 1t took siXty-seven hours
steady pun ping 10 clear her and stralgbten
her from her So degrees port list. At
times it was very rough at Casper, making
it difficult for the Emily to lie alongside
10 DO this she was compelled 10 use her
hay freight as tenders. The rescuers with
their prize left Casper at 6P: NJ; Wednes-
day, the Emily towing and the Weeott at
her stern steering"
The owners of the British ship Bawn-
more will now have to go on the defense In
a suit for salvage. A libel was filed yes
terday In the United States District Court
against the vessel by Charles T. Doe. man
aging owner of the steamer Weeott and
Albert Meyer of the steamer Emily.
The BawnmOre was total wreck. say
the lbelants, and was sinking when.
shortly before midnight, the Weeott and
the Emily attached their cables 10 her.
The latter was bound for Coos Bay, Or,
at the time, and the Weeott was coming
down from Eel River. The master and
crew OF the unfortunate steamship were
taken aboard and the wreck tOwed down
the coast to Casper Greek, and subsequent
ly into San Francisco with the assistance
of the tug Rescue.
In the papers fled the Bawnmore is said
to be worth $15O,0OO. but the value Of her
cargo is unknown. Her libelants wish to
equally divide the salvage should the court
award 1t to them.
When returning from towing the Bawn-
more to Hunters Point yesterday after
noon the tugs FEARLESS and Relief, from a
dead even start, raced TO FolsOm-Street
wharf. 1t was fine. even contest, the
Fearless winning by less than length.
The Emily went to the Mission-street
wharf. took on coal and such freight as
had accumulated and left late in the after
noon for Coos Bay.
Finishing touches to the machinery OF
the little steam launch Belvedere have
been delayed and she will not be ready to
begin service for ten days or a fortnight.
The Belvedere will be employed prlncl-
pally in making night trips across the bay
from Clay street after the ferries have
stopped.
The schooner Emma Utter and the ship
Cape York came into collision off the Lom-
bard-street wharf yesterday morning by
reason Of the former vessel dragging
anchor. She drfted on to the bow of the
York, but the damage to either vessel was
slight.
The steamship Eureka went into the
Merchants drydock yesterday for general
repairs.
The piling around the Merchants dry
dock is being renewed and the structure
generally strengthened.
Captain Griffin of the American ship
Ivanhoe, from Seattle with Black Diamond
coal, complains that he arrived off the
whistling buoy at s o'clock Thursday
night, and was obliged to drift for more
than fourteen hours, sustaining that delay
because of inefficiency of the present tow-
age service.
IAN explosion Of steam pipe occurred
about o'clock yesterday morning aboard
the tug Governor Stonemau. which carries
THE CALL to Oakland for distribution
The right arm of John Rideout. the en-
gineer, was very severely scalded and he
was taken home in carriage. 1t is not
thought his injuries will be serious. The
accident will account for slight delay in
the delivery Of Yesterdays CALL through
out Oakland and its suburbs.
The British steamer Belgic sailed for the
Orient with cargo for China valued al
$50. SIT. including ATS barrels of -four and
liza pounds of ginseng; and for Japan at
S7275, including $50 barrels Of flour. 10 rolls
of leather and 600 gallons of wine. She
had also considerable shipments OF canned
fruit and salmon for COrea and the British
and Dutch East Indies.