The morning call., 1893-07-24
THE ANGLERS FUN
Fishing for SmeIt on the
Water Front.
AWAY FROM DUST FOR A DAY.
Many Pleasure-Seekers Cross the
Bay-The T. F. Oakes and Her
Non-Union Crew.


ing; that is, it appeared so at the foot of
Powell street. for there the wharf was
fairly lined with the followers OF Izaak
Walton, and the brine was very assidu-
ously angled for the shiny smelt.
Now. fishing for smet is something that
may be conducive toward investing the
masculine character with the rare quality
of tatience, and, therefore. it might he set
down as one of the quiet Sunday benefits
of which a waterfront stroller can protit-
ably avail himself. saving nothing, though.
of how it teels to the smel. But whai II
the great Sidartha of Hlndustan, the Eli
lightened One, who. among the sacred
archives of the Eastern sages. is Known
and revered as Gautama, the Lord Buddha.
had assumed another relncarnatlOn Tor
the nOnce, and, not as retlrtd
prince, but as a most ideallstIc philo-
sopher had taken a contemplating. walk
genus Osmerus were occasionally whlsked
and whirled through the steady. stiff
breeZel Perhaps he would have reflected
sadly upon the cruel habits OF the lnha0l-
tant of the remote Occident. much as IN
the long. long ago it panied him TO look
upon sorrow. suffering old age and death.
However, there were no Gautamas
among that Indifferent crowd with nshlng
poles: no philosophers, perhaps; none
but languid men and women and happy
children-picturesQu loiterers. trying 10
pass the time. because the day was pleas
ant and the sun shOne with such serene
brightness SIS to suggest broad smile
upon natures face; and. ever and anon.
another graceful little creature would be
hooked up out of its element-out of
silent, gloomy and emotionless existence.
as Linn8us might have said-into our
very active aerial com bin alton Of oxygen
and nitrogen. for the delectatiOn of the
lords ana ladies-and lordlets and lady,
lets, too-of all creation.
And why were they thus lifted out OF the
deep-for food? Oh, no, lust for fun J!
Some of them might have served for food.
At the ferries it was different. No time
for careless lolterlng there, but hurry,
hurry. hurry! Scampering along. many
carving with them the days equipments
for pleasure across the bay, whole families
sought the particular tlcket-uffice desired,
and Immediately. still scamperng, ticket
in hand, plunged through the gates. And
then they did what? Why, they breathed.
just because they couldn't do anything
else! They must certainly walt until the
schedule time, and why not breathe, since
no breath had been drawn into the lungs
on the way there?
Do not the satrcal English say that the
Americans are the busiest people in the
world-they take their pleasure in hurry
and never have time to eat? Well, per-
haps so; but it is when the breezy trip
over the dancing waves is finished that
real full sigh of relief can be enjoyed and
the lunch-basket be opened for regular
picnic feast, where the green grass makes
TIE eye forgetful Of dusty streets, and the
swayiag branches cause walls OF brick
and stone to fade from the memory like
sd unpleasant dream.
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meet with great favor. if yes erday's travel
can be taken as a criterion. The hondlums
are kept away, and instead of the pro-
mfscueus dance there is now the soothing
concerts; therefore numerous families
availed themselves of yesterdays posslbil-
tiles. and the travel to Ell Campo was great.
Ths Oakland ferries were pretty well
crowded at every trip. too. The little op-
position steamer. the Rosaiie, did her
share and glided over the waters with
decks crowded with passengers. The
Frank Silva was still laid up for repairs.
The iron American ship L. +. Cakes is
In from the north and now lies at the
Beale-street wharf with heavy cargo of
coal. Some stories had been circulated,
emanating, perhaps, from the Coast Sea-
mems Union, that Captain Reed had had
trouble with his crew at Departure Bay
and had come down short handed. This
the captain denies.
BE took non-union crew with him
when be sailed from here, and he came
back with the same men. he says. save
that three, who were members OF tho
union by the way, who wanted to leave the
ship at Nanaimo, and acting under the
advice of the American Consul there the
captain let them GO; and, besides. cook
was allowed to sign with Captain Dun
ferred to left the ship the first night the
Oakes arrived at Departure Bay, says the
captain, and he explains that his present
crew. consisting mostly OF old English
sailors, seems to be we'll enough satisfied
with his larder and treatment, and no at
tempts have been made by the Coast Sea-
mems Union 20 molest them here.
There is new mate on the T. r. Oak es
now, and John Mckay, whom Captain
Reed charges with having been the cause
of much disaffection among the seamen
shipped on that vessel in the past, OWN q
to his rough handling Of the men. is be-
lieved to have gone on the Susquehanna. a.
His place has been filled by Frank Wilson.
who was with Captain Dumphy for many
years on the Willie Rosenfeld and also on
the Occidental.
About A. M. yesterday Harry johnson,
who is with T. Mcnamara, the boatman,
struck something in the bay which, he
says, had the appearance of mans
skull. It might have been human body,
i IL
like to bother with il. other than try to
get it into his boat with one of his oars.
Whatever it was, he ran against 1t oppo-
site Harrison street. while on his way. in
a Whitehall; to take man off the Ameri-
can ship Bohemian.
The four-masted schooBer King Cyrus,
Captain Christiansop, with a cargo of
sugar consigned to j. D. Spreckels & Bros.
Co.. was towed in through the Golden
Gate Yesterday afternoon. She is y DAYS
out from Honolulu. There are five or six
more vessels due from Honolulu.
The steamer San Juan arrived off Sec
ton of the Seawall about p NJ. vester-
day from Panama. She remained an
chored off all night, intending TO dock
early this morning.
The steam collier Westport was expected
from the south yesterday, but had not ar
rived at dark.
The steamer City of Sydney will sail for
Panama at a Don to-day.
The steamer Oceanic is expected to ar
rive from China to-day.
The steamer Oregon arrived from Port
land yesterday at 7 A. NJ.
The steamer Willamette Valley came In
from Yaquina Bay at II A. NJ. yesterday.
The Hawaiian steam collier Montserrat
is at the Mission street wharf, having ar
rived yesterday morning from Nanaimo.
The wppian hark Stiorn ooaa in SeQ