The morning call., 1893-10-13
.D.ASHING WAVES.
Wind and Rough Water
: :: on the Bar.
"A: STEAMERS ROUGH TRIP.
New Boilers for the Steamer Arcata
=. Suicide From Powell Street
=. =, Wharf-Notes.

.. Breakers dashed over the bar yesterday
in furious manner, and rough weather
was reported all along the northern Cali
fernia- coast. There was not much of q
wind blowing off Point Reyes, but an
angry sea tum bled about from Mendocino
TO the north heads. 1t was weather such
as Is not always seen at this time of year,
and mariners did not like the looks of the
foaming mountains OF water that swept
over inbound and outbound vessels and
was somewhat Of a menace to safe navi-
CATION.
TeIegraphic dispatches from Albion and
Mendoclno reported the schooners Corin-
THAN and Albion in collision. and the
probable total loss of both vessels. Cap
= tain Hansen of the Albion was drowned
while trying to ma ke a landing.
The. steamer Bandorille from CouuiIle
River csme into port yesterday morning
after passage of five days. The usual time
from that poin TO San Francisco is forty
eight hours. Her experience with the
mighty Raclhc makes q memorable record
tor .her log. AT one time the little steamer
was breasting terrific gale and running
heat on into an enorm Gus sea. She steamed
for. three hours at full speed and only
made half knot Her water gave out
ard she was. obliged TO put into Shelter
Cove. So heavy was the swell and so
violent were the cross seas that tossed the
;Bandoriile about that her passengers. of
wh oin-. there were about dozen, were
.tETTown out of their hunks and forced TO
hold. ON to the nearest brace to keep from
being injured. One passenger had the
small bones in his right wrist broken.
nv hen the Bandorile came over the bar
.she~TaS constantly buried IN mass OF spray
and. com bfDg breakers.
:Ihe prstly barkentine City of Papeete
sailed. into The barbor in the afteTn Don.
NautIcai persons well know the excellent
sailing and weather qualities of this vessel
and were not surprised that she walked
the waters like thing of life." while other
larger and more seaw ortby-looking crafts
buried their bows deep in the waves and
shipped water fore and aft. The City of
Papeete brought 85, 600 cocoanuts and
cargo OF shells and coffee. Her con-
signment OF cocoanuts is an unusually
large.ene. The vessel is from Tahiti, and
just before she left that port the Danish
bark: Casiq0 was loading for Europe.
-: An inspection of the boilers of the
steamer Arcata was made yesterday morn
ing. and the steamers motive power was
pronounced in good order, and ready for
service. The Arcata has recently been
renovated at cost of several thousands
of dollars, and is practically new boat.
Now JULIUS NClo pub lus dUQ
cry thoroughly overhauled. Her cabins
: have been reftted, and ara handsome and
comfortable. Captain Reed. formerly first
officer Of the Arcata, is in command. The
steamer will run 10 Coos Bay and way
ports.
At5 :3oo'cloek yesterday morning Officers
: Ferguson and Burns found bundle of
Clothing Oh PowelI-street wharf. The ap-
parel belonged to Ambrose Gerteg, a Ger
man, who is supposed to have committed
suicide by jumping overheard. Gerteg
told the proprietor of a restaurant at II
Washington street that when his last
meal. ticket was gone he would kill him
seIf.s Neps sFidently kept his word. q pass
port. showing that Gerteg left Germany in
1884. was found in the pocket of the coat.
River steamboat men say that thousands
of sacks Of potatoes are being allowed to
TOT on the up-river farms. The finest va
riety of potatoes bring but 80 and 321h
cents a sack. Freight charges amount to
cents. and when commission. sacking ana
miscellaneous charges are deducted from
the selling price the farmer gets nothing
Rather than sell their crops at a sacrifice
the farmers are refusing to ship.
- No business of importance was trans
acted at the meeting of the Board of Har-
Dor Commissioners yesterday afternoon.
Officer George Lake has been stationed
1t the foot of Market street to keep peace
among the Southern Pacific runners for
the creek route ferry. Officer Lake is the
man who can preserve order if any one can.