The morning call., 1893-09-17
DROWNED IN PORT
A Master Mariners Boat
CapsiZes.
CAPTAIN DAVID TEVIOTDALE.
Increased Freight for Oregon and
Washington - New Thieving
Scheme by Wharfrats.
DAVID TEvIOTDALE.

About o'clock yesterday afternoon
Captain David Teviotdale, master of the
British ship Bannockburn, met with acci-
dental death in this city. His ship was
lying in the stream a short distance be-
low Goat Island, having arrived two days
ago from Swansea. The day being fine he
started for a sail around the bay in the
captains gig, with two apprentices. Hill
and Lux, and two seamen, Mcdonald and
Bynon.
Their course was eastwardly and when
the gig was about three-quarters of mile
away from the ship toward the Oakland
shore. sQuall struck her and she capsiZed.
Captain TeViotdale was struck by the
BOOM and thrown into the water. He was
no swimmer, but kent afOat until aid
reached him about fifteen minutes after
ward, when it was too late. Lux, W bo Is a
GOOD swimmer. started for the snip. while
the remaining three clung TO the boat.
which soon righted herself and foated full
of water.
The accident was seen by the men on
the Bannockburn. who, without delay,
lowered a lifeboat manned bv first mate
Ed B. Matthews, boatswain G. Flgt, A.
Andrus, j. Hutchinson ana A. Hummel.
They picked up young Lux and then
pulled to the captain. He was face down.
ward in the water perfectly limp. and just
before the boat reached him he began to
sink, so that the men had to reach down
below the surface to catch the body.
They pulled to the ship, put the rescued
men on board and started ashore with the
captain, all the while forcing him to swal-
low brandy, working his arms and rubbing
and chafing him. He was entirely uncon-
sciOus when first picked up, and renamed
so. A landing was made at Vallejo street.
md "a INT N "a
before reaching the receiving hospital.
This was CAPTAIN TeviOtdale's third voyage
to this port in the Bannockburn, he hav-
ing arrived here in June, 1890. and Sep
tember. 1892. He was about % years old,
a well-edueated, winsome young man and
a very fine navigator. He had command
of ship before he was "a years old. his
only relative, so far as known, is his
mother. who resides in Dundee, Scotland.
Some criticism has been offered because
the body was not Immediately taken
aboard ship and such treatment given as
is known TO every one familiar with the
water.
The body was conveyed to the Morgue,
where an inquest will be held tomorrow.
As an evidence of returning prosperity
and revival OF business IL is worthy of par
tcular notice that the steamer State or
California. which sailed yesterday morD-
ing for Portland. had full cargo, iDclud-
ing a deckload Of fruit, and was obliged to
refuse over 500 tons OF freight afttrward.
There was nc single large Shipment. the
cargo consisting of general merchandise
with which San Francisco supplies the
merchants OF Oregon and Washington.
| The Columbia, which sails next Thursday,
will have all the freight she can carry.
| There is good reason for believing that the
present rush is not spasmodlc, and that the
Union Pacific will soon be Obliged to put
back on the line the steamer Oregon,
| which was laid off a few weeks ago.
Reports of the total loss OF the Mexican
| steamer AleJa JandrO. received by telegraph
a few days ago. were evidently exaggerated.
Goodall. Perkins & Co. received tele-
gram yesterday from Mazatlan asking
what price they would ask for towing the
Alexandra from Altata to this port, but
| they could not undertake the work.
A nest of wharfra at the south end
concOcted and successfully carried out yes
terday scheme of robbery. Two of the
party went aboard the bark J. B. Kenney
and engaged the Chinese cook in converse
ZION which they worked into quarrel.
While one of the tOughs was "jawing" with
the cook the other stole his fine opium lay
out. valued at S25. and dropped 1t over to
a third accomDlce who had pulled up
alongside the ship.
The steamship Queen will leave for
Puget Sound next Friday in place of the
Walla Walla, which lays off one trip to be
overhauled for the winter season.
captain EuWlU OOOudll. Dy
his wife and his niece, Miss Teen GoodalI,
leaves this week for the East on a two
months visit.
The Santa Rosa, which arrived yester-
| day from the south, brought 21.O00 sacks
of grain.
| The Eurasia, Pegasus and Standard
| went to sea yesterday.
| The schooner H. C. Wahlberg arrived
yesterday thrty-uine days from Copper
| Island, via Port Oxford eight days. While
at the latter port she lost both anchors and
ch ains.
Now that wheat is plentiful and ships
are scarce American vessels are getting a
chance to carry soma of the surplus grain
away from the DOrt-sOmething unusual.
The sh p Standard sailed yesterday for
| Europe with a full cargo of wheat, and
the American ship Cyrus Wake field cleared
for Liverpool direct with 1908 centas of
barley and 51,059 centals of wheat the
total value of which Is ST, 800. The
former vessel receives 81 Is Cd. the latter
81 5S as freight,