The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-11
CAUSED TROUBLE.
Union Firemen Objected
to the PrOgreso.
One of the Steamers Sailors MUIR
derously Assaulted by Three I'm
known Men-Marine Notes.

The North American Navigation Com
pany's steamer Progreso sailed for Panama
and Central American ports yesterday
afternoon. She bad trouble with the
Steamship Firemen's Union before she left
the wharf because Captain Merry would
not agree to the demand of the union to
put nine men in the fireroom instead of
seven. Captain Merry and his employees
stated that the Progreso had sailed the
world over with only six men in her fire.
room. and in putting an additional man on
the list the company thought it had done
justice to the union. The seven union men
secured by Captain Merry were given
orders to leave the ship by their secretary,
and consequently walked ashore at o'clock
in the afternoon. 1t did not take long for
Captain Anderson of the Progreso to pick
up a new crew of fremen and sign them.
thus preventing delay to the steamer.
At about 1880 Wednesday night John
Wieburst, a non- union sailor, was hauled
out of his berth in the forecastle of the
Progreso by three men. who said they rep
resented the Sailors Union, and severely
beaten. Only one of the crew of the
Progreso was on deck at the time of the
assault, and he was aft when Wieburst
called for help. Before he could go to the
latter's rescue the strangers had beaten the
sailors mead, knocked several teeth out
and otherwise injured him. Then the trio
made good their escape. Wieburst was so
severely injured that he had to be carried
ashore and placed under medical care. He
was unable to go to sea with the steamer.
The Progreso carried one of the largest
assorted cargoes that has ever been
shipped over the Panama route. Among
the shipments are a large consignment Of
-four for Corinto and 1000 boxes of dried
fruits for New York. There are 159 tons
of alfalfa and mustard seed for Germany
and quantity of lumber for San Jose de
Guatemala.
James O'Keefe, who lives at the corner
of Main and Folsom streets. spent Wednes-
day night drifting about the bay in skiff
with neither oars nor sail. de started
from Main-street wharf on the evening
mentioned for a pull along the wharves.
He lost his oars and drifted about in the
fog until Thursday morning. when he was
rescued by passing boatman who an
swered his signals of distress.
A boat from the steam whaler Orca cap
sized while pulling for the Folsom-street
landing yesterday morning. One of the
boats from the whaling bark Cape Horn
Pigeon was close at hand ana helped to
right the upturned craft.
Rumors are prevalent that the Davie
Ferry Company will not put the Rosalle
back on the Oakland Creek route. 1t Is
also limited that the Alvira will be with
drawn before long. The owners of the
Alvira have notified the Harbor Com
missioners that they will not be RESPONSE
BILE for doekage charges incurred by the
Davie Company and this probably gave
rise to the report Of the collapse of the
competing company. The Davie Company
denies that ii is going out of existence.
The American ship Sterling, Captain
Weldon, cleared for New York yesterday
with a general cargo. 1t is said that Billy
Mccarthy and Mcmahon bad shipped a
crew on the Sterling for $15 month.