The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-21
HE HIT THE MATE.
A Seaman of the A. q.
Ropes in Trouble.
SAILORS GROW DESPERATE.
One Jumps Into the Sea to Escape
Sailing = Another Is Beaten
With a Bottle.

Chris Prellberg, SSllor on tne snip a. ".
Ropes, recently arrived from New York,
was arrested in saloon on Harrison street
early yesterday morning and taken to the
South Harbor police station on charge Of
robbery. PrelIberg was under the influ-
ence OF liquor at the time Of his arrest. He
had been drinking with companions during
the evening, and when Henry Graham, the
mate of the A. G. Ropes. entered the
saloon, Prellberg set upon him at once,
knocking him down. and. it is alleged, rob-
bling him of his watch and chain and small
sum of money. When Graham recovered
consciousness he went for aid to the South
Harbor station, in his haste leaving his hat
In the saloon. On his return the hat was
found chopped to pieces. Graham is of
opinion that the attack was malicious and
premeditated.
A sailor by the name of Anderson had
narrow escape from drowning yesterday
morning. He is a Norwegian seaman. and
was recently shipped by John Longford on
the British ship Thistle. now lying in the
stream off Lombard-street wharf Ander-
son was put on board without any kit, so 1t
is said, and after experiencing the hardships
of a night in a bare bunk, concluded that
he had had enouph of seafaring, and at 2
o'clock he jumped overheard and struck out
for liberty.
A boat was at once lowered. but Ander-
son effected his escape. He chung TO piece
of driftwood for nearly two hours. and so
kept afloat until rescued by the crew of the
revenue cutter Hartley and landed on
Powell-street wharf.
As soon as ne was landed Anderson hur-
ried away from the shore, and when Long,
ford and two of the Thstle's crew came
around in search of him he had disap-
peared.
Pau! Loudeck. 16-year-old sailor. was
viciously assaulted near Broadway and
Montgomery streets by three men early
Sunday morning.
Loudeck was walking quietly along when
he was accOsted by three men who asked
him whether or not he had shipped on the
John G.. Potter for Honolulu. Loudeck
said lie had. Upon receiving the answer
the three men sprang upon the boy. striking
him on the head with heavy bottle.
Loudeck threw up his hands to ward off
the blows, when his index finger was struck
and almost completely severed. His head
was severely injured and he was generally
used up when help came. His assailants
fed and he was taken to surgeon for
treatment.
fciently TO talk he asked to be taken on
board his ship. which was on the point OF
sailing.
81 have no one here to care for me-" he
said. Captain Meyer Is my uncle. and L
had better go ON to sea-" He was accord
ingly taken ON board.
United States Deputy Marshal Maloney
arrested Fred Miller and Victor Collier, sea-
men who had signed articles to sail with the
j ohm c. Potter. bound for Honolulu.
Miller and Collier had drawn their adj
vance, and after the ship sailed deserted
her. Complaint was made by the captain.
and the men were arrested and placed in
the custody of United States Marshal Long
for violating section 1896 OF the Revised
Statutes. G. Orvies, a deserter from the
Iuvincibe, was also arrested.
Four non-unOn men were shipped on the
schooner Maid of Orleans, bound for Shoal-
water Bay. and Two Oh the j. 6. Wall, bound
for Eureka.
The tug Fearless, Captain Dan Haskell,
will leave the Clay-street pier at $3.50 on the
morning of the 22d with a. party of ex-
cursionists from various orders and societies
in town for a trip beyond the heads and to
Mare Island. The arrangements have been
made by Messrs. NJ. Fogel and j. e. Judson.
Captain Goodell of the ship Charger re-
ports falling in with the British bark Strath-
muir in latitude % north longitude los 4S
west on December 4. The Strathmuir was
bound from Iloilo to Delaware breakwater.
She announced having encountered severe
squall with a whirlwind, in which she lost
her mainmast by the deck and her fore and
mizzen topmastS. When seen she had jury
foretopmastS rugged and was making for
Singapore for repairs. All hands on board
were well.
The ship Tacoma, which arrived yester-
day from Philadelphia. reports having en-
eountered a succession Of fierce gales from
northwest to southwest, with a very high
cross sea. During the progress of the storm
her lower foretopsail yard was split.
The sealing schooner {. Ii. Upper was
driven on rock during a gale when two
DAYS out from Victoria. b. C.. and was liter
ally pounded to pieces. ALI hands FORUM
ately escaped.
The ship Eclipse from Nanaimo arrived
at Honolulu early in the month. Before
sailing the captain had had considerable
trouble with union sailors while shipping
his cargo of coal.
At Honolulu an anchor-chain was found
cut through in two places, The captain
thinks it was done in spite by men at this
port before the ship left.
The British ship Loeb Linnhe arrived at
Westport January 81 from San Francisco.
Her deck and part Of her cargo was badly
damaged by storm.
The American ship ST. Mark from New
York arrived in port
Customs Inspector McKenna seized 100
6ve-tael tins of opium on the steamer Bel
gic 1t had been carefully packed in box
and placed with the cargo in order that it
might go ashore as general merchandise.
An effort has been made by the United
States to sell the old gunboat Palos. now
lying at Nagaski. Japan. She was recently
put up at auction, but the highest bid was
only 6O00 Mexican dollars, or 1920 American
dollars and the United States asks $1,000
for her. She was built in Boston in 1865,
and has been on the China station Tor near
ly fifteen years. She is 1877 feet long. 26 feet
broad and 9 feet inches in depth. Her en-
gines are $50 horse power, and her arma-
nent consists of four 24-pOundeTs. three
magazine punS and five hOWitZerS.
The United States revenue cutter Bear re-
ceived orders from the NAVY Department to
ht out for her regular northern cruise. She
is now lying at Folsom NO. 2.
The City of Picking has gone to Hunters
Point drydock to have new stern shaft
put in. She will also be painted and re-
ceive general repairing.
The British ship Fort George, Mas ter
Tuson. has arrived. She was 157 days from
Cardiff. On November 10 she experien ced
succession OF terrific gales, with fierce
squalls and counter sea.
On the 26th wild gale with hurricane
struck her, churnipg the sea into fierce,
seething caldroD
December IL, when In latitude So deg. IS
min. south. longitude " deg. AZ min. west.
blew west and west-northwest. and the
seas seemed mountainous in height Terrific
squalls were also raging. Oil was used on
| the water with good effect.
After this the winds became variable, and
| thick misty rain set in. The equator was
crossed January &c.
The British ship Drumcliff was sighted
February II. the British ship Dundale De-
cember and the whaling ship James Ar
mold November 80
The Fort George carries cargo Of 2142
| tons of coal and 1880 steel blooms.
British steamer Belgcwill sail on Thurs
| day for Yokohama and Hong Kong via
| Honolulu.
The British ship Strathgryfe, from Lon
| don, arrived last night.