The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-24
WANTED TO DIE.
Winnie Stanton Attempts
Suicide.
EXCITEMENT ON A BOAT.
The Ship John Cookies Rough
Ocean Passage.
WEATHERED SEVENTEEN GALES
Captain CarIson's Queer Pets-Con.
tractors Lose Money on the
Coos Bay Log Raft.
WEATHERED SEVENTEEN GALES

At half-past o'clock on Friday after.
noon a police officer appeared at the San
Rafael ferry accompanied by an historical
girl whose sobs attracted the attention of
passengers and provoked the question.
"Who is she ?"
1t was Winnie Stanton, the young
woman whose jealousy led her into the
crime of attempting to disfgure the fea-
lures of Charles Stencil, local sporting
man. by throwing vitri j into his face. The
girl bad been sentenced to five years i'm
prsonment at San Quentin by Judge Wal
lace.
When the ferry boat had pulled away
from the dock, and was about opposite the
foot of Lombard street, the girl broke
away from her guard. ran to the after end
of the boat and attempted to jump over
board. She probably would have sue
ceeded had not nimble deckhand grasped
one end of the chain which is stretched
across the boats end and given it a sudden
jerk, which tripped the yOung woman and
threw her 10 the deck. In an instant she
was caught and returned to the cabin be-
low.
''Letme die! let me dep she cried vio
lently Il have no desire to live. l am
disgraced'
The incident created quite commotion
on the STEAMER and ii was some time before
quiet could be restored.
The schooner General Banning. in conn.,
lnand of Captain Carlson, arrived yester-
day from San Marcos Island " 18th load
OF gypsum. Captain Carlson has num-
Der OF animal pets on board, among which
are two quadrupeds of the species CT ant
eater, captured in Southern Mexico. that
are worthy of mention. These little
"tahouns." as the skipper terms them,
nave long shouts like pig and big bushy
tails. They are as mlSchieVouS as mon
Key anu never Ial to pick up in their claw
IKE myers whatever may be left lying
about the schoener's deck or in the cabin.
The little animals are as tame as dogs and
run about the vessel at liberty, making
friends with strangers and pOkinG their H.
qulsltlVe little noses into every body'S bust
ness. Captain Carlson intends presenting
the tahouns to the Park Commissioners.
The British ship John Cooke, from Lon
donderry with cargo of coal for J. ID.
iSpIeckels Il Brothers, is reported AS hay
lng reached San Diego Cd the 18th inst,
alter passage which commenced on June
3. For sky days the Cooke was off Cape
dorm, and during that time she was struck
by no less than seventeen gales of great
violence. On August 10 she put in 10 the
Falkland lsla DIS to land All apprentice
who had been severely hurt by the break
ing of some of the chain wrrks During
the gales she suffered considerable dam
age; her side ports, poop, lad irrs and
everything movable on deck were washed
zaway. the main and mizzen staysails were
1DiOWn away ard topsaiis split. Over ~
gallons of oil were uSed to smooth g.
SEA After reaching the California coSli
the Cooke was becaimed for ten days 3t0
smIles off San Diego.
The British ship Aristodis and the Ger
man bark Europa narrowly escaped col
lision on the afternoon of Friday south of
Farallon light. The Aristodis was on the
port tack and the Europa on the star board
tack. A heavy fog prevailed and the YES
sells nearly came together, but the crash
was averted by good seamanship on the
part of the captains of both vessels.
Captain Roberts. owner OF the steamer
National Guy, which lowed the Coos Bay
log raft as far toward San francisco a.
the weather would permit, says that the
detached portion of the raft VIII probably
go ashore near Trinidad. The failure of
the National City TO tow the raft to this
port illustrates the mpractlcablly OF con-
strucing immense RATS Of lumber or piles.
The San Francisco Bridge Company is a
loser in the recent king. as the logs
were delivered to il al Marshheid along
side the cradle. Eighty tons of chain were
used and, counting the cost of labor. tow
age, ETC., the contractors are out good
many thousand dollars.
The German bark Europe, which ar
rived or Friday night after long passage
rival at 81 Is a ton, December canceling.
That is. the charter would expire If the
vessel did not arrive before midnight of
December 81. AS freights have dropped
to 81 IS Cd ton. he vessel saved about
5000, or $500, by getting in before the ad-
vent of the new year.
The German bark Paul Isenberg sailed
yesterday for London, England, with a
very valuable cargo of general meTchan-
disc. It's total value is SS0,500. and it in
cludes 6270 cPntais of wheat, t0.700 gallons
of brandy, 5000 pounds of bark, 800 rounds
Of beesWaX, $50 ses of honey. $1,000 CEN
tails of barley, 6270 centals of wheat, 49,
600 pounds of grape sugar, 10 barrels OF
wine must and $1,000 pounds of mustard
seed. The shipments of grape sugar, bees
wax and honey are among The largest ever
made from this port by sailing vessel.
Some of ihe freight will be transhipped to
Germany and France. among the latter
being a whales head for the Minister OF
Public instruction at Paris.
The schooner VoIant sailed yesterday
for Clirperton Island, taking stores apd
provisions for the men who were left on
that desolate spot some weeks ago.