The morning call., 1893-01-15
ler at the last minute. They had to be re-

her at the last minute. They had 10 be re-
placed.
The bark Ceylon shipped non-union
crew yesterday and went into the stream.
neat little naphtha propeller was
launched from FisheTmanS' wharf yester-
day afternoon. She is owned by V. Woods,
and is 10 be used tor carrying the mails and
morning papers between this city and San
Quentin.
She is about twenty feet long and was
built by j. w. Raymond. and supplied with
one OF his engines of nominal u aud
built under a guarantee that she makes
fourteen knots an hour, but IL Is expected
that she will make sixteen.
The event caused great excitement among
tie fishermen. The little boat was launched
over the regular ishermen's slide and be-
fore she slipped into the water a few of the
wOTkmen launched themselves down its
slippery surface to see that the water was
OF too cold for the boat
The fishermen thought this great fun. but
when the launch got into the water and
bumped against fishing boat their laughter
changed TO profanity.
Conrad DOrr, young man employed on
the construction of section 4, seawall, met
with serious accident yesterday morning.
lie was helping the other men move some
very large logs, and as they we're rolling
one over piece OF scantling il slipped out
Of the others hands aud rolled on top OF
him. Both legs were crushed ard rendered
useless. He was taken 10 his home, and
very likely amputatlon will be necessary.
Nobody seems TO be 10 blame for the accident.
During the last week or so several fisher
men have been landing their catches at diff
ferent wharves along the city front and
taking whatever they could get for their
herring. As it is against the law for conf
mercial fishermen to land at any but the
regular wharf. they were ordered away by
the Harbor Commissioners. This put the
men IN bad Tx, as they had secured the
enmity Of their associates By so doing and
were left without place TO dispose of their
goods. 1t created a little disturbance that
has had the result CT putting the fisher
meD's union in very uncertain condition.
1t seems now as II it were broken up. but
the men say it will be all right in short
time.
Waterman Larsen Of the Oregon In
prOVement COmpany's wharf has just fin
ished another model Of sch Ooner that he
Will send to sea on Washngton's birthday.
The boat is about three feet long and has
three masts so rugged that the vessel will
always go before the wind.
Mr.. Larsen constructed a similar model
that he sent adrift the Fourth OF July last.
Ii was picked up ten days afterward twenty
FIVE miles west of the Golden Gate in perfect
condition.
Captain Patton of the steamer Willamette
Valley is seriously i'll with erysipelas. On
the last voyage his vessel was brought down
by Mate StOrr, who will remain in CON-
maDd until the captain RECEIVERS. The cap
tain was on his vessel tile last trip. but was
taken to his home yesterday morning. where
he viii remain until better The VILLAIN
cite Valley sighted the wreck of the V0ant
Friday afternoon. but did not 90 close
enough to make out ner name.
The steamer Tia Juana will not become a
part Of the Police Department. and her
owner, Captain Calhoun. is eOrrespOndngly
unhappy. He had an agreement with the
former board to sell his little vessel TO them
for 5000. but yesterday was told by Super
visor James that the boat could not be
purchased this year.
The ship Visurgis will go to section to-
day to load for Hayre. France. 1t is now
nearly two years since vessel sailed from
San Francisco for that port. On the way
over she will stop at Magdalena, Lower
California, for small quantity of orchila.
The schooner Fannie Adele is reported as
having arrived a Aberdeen in good condi-
ton. She was % days on the voyage from
this port. Size got the full force Of the
southeast gale. and was blown north as far
as Cape Fiattery. Little damage was done,
although her decks were awash for several
days. Since the storm she has been beat
ing back to the place she started for and
was compelled 10 pass.
The steamer City of Rio de Janefo sailed
for Hong-K0ng via Yokohama, at 3 80 yes
terday afternoon. She had good cargo,
but only moderate passenger list except
In the Chinese section. The latter were
about the same number as usual.
The barkentine Forest Queen will 90 TO
Main street to-day for thorough overhaul
ing and to have a new boiler and donkey
engine put in.
The tug Fearless left early yesterday
morning to pick up the hull Of the wrecked
schooner VolaDt. The location was accu-
rately noted by the Costa Rica, and 1t is al
most sure thing that the tug will find the
derelict.
A water logged three-masted schooner In