The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-01
KILLED BY A FALL
Death OF Captain Wagner
of the Del NOrte.
Favorable News From the WhalerS
and the Sealers-New Steamer
for the Coos Bay Route.

A brief telegram to the Merchants Ex-
change announces the death of Ca plain
Wagner, master Of the schooner Del
Norte. While his vessel was in the
Nehalem River July % he fell from rock
and died from the injuries OH the 29th.
He was one Of the oldest shippers sailing
from this port. and was noted for his good
nature and kindly spirit. His unexpected
death is regretted by wide circle Of
friends.
Up to July 9 the whaling brig W. II.
Meyer had caught three whales, yielding
600 pounds of bone. 1t will be shipped
from Port Clarence by the Bertha, arriy-
ing here late this month.
The following additional sealing inteili-
gence was receiver yesterday: The Sophie
Sutherland had 100 skins up to July 8,
the Mary II. Thomas 800. ana the Ana
conda of Seattle 1872.
The catch Of the British feet 10 Japan
waters TO July 10 was: Umbrina, 1900;
City of San d ego. 900; Carlot,a Cox. / 900;
Beatrice. 1890: Mermaid. 1900: CascO.
400; May Bede. 1900; Libby. 1900; A. G.
Moore, 700: Louisa d. 746. All these ves-
sells were soon to leave.
Meyer & Ackmnnn have chartered the
steamer National City to run on the Coos
Bay route in place Of the Emily. She will
make ten-day trips until the completion or
a new steamer which the firm will build.
Her first trip will be made on the 4th inst.
from Mission pier !.
James Mccain, an old-time hummer.
fell into the bay from Green-Street wharf
yesterday and would have drowned but
for the timely assistance of Policeman
Charles Hall.
The Parifc Mail Company's launch lost
a propeller while out in the bay yesterday.
She was picked up the Relief.
CAPTAIN Matteson of the schooner
Joseph Ross REPORTS to the hydrngraphlrr
office that July 90 in latitude 40 deg. %
min. north, longitude 126 deg. 80 min. west.
he passed a water-lOsged boat painted
white on the outside. 1t looked like a
Coumbia-river fishing boat. 1t was too
heavy TO attempt picking 1t Zip.
The lighthouse tender Madrona is at the
seawall taking in Supplies, and leaves to-
morrow for Susun Bay to replace bunys.
the new launch Belvedere will soon
commence running as a tbeater boat for
the benefit Of the Belvedere neigh Dor hood.
and after midnight will serve as an owl
ferry between Oakland and this city.
For the first time since he has been sta
tioped at the Oakland ferry-house. the
polite and efficient police officer, Eugene
Harrigan, was obi ged Sunday morning to
use physical argument He regues ed o..
P. Wagner, an Oakland eXpressman. WHO
had gone TO sleep in the waiting-room, to
move op, when Wagner assaulted him
violently. Harrigan choked him into SUBJ
mission and landed him at the police sta
ton for battery.
The American ship Standard. Captain
Percy. from Philadelphia. February Z.
with general cargo TO Sutton & Brebe. a. =
rived ct dusk last night ana anchored in
the stream. The voyage was uneventful
except for fatal accident. On February
90 c. Sehmeer. sailor, by birth Ger
man. fell from the fore topgallani yard TO
the ,orecastle and was instantly killed.
The barkentine City Of Papeetee will
anS Her
cargo is valuet at SI6,9 the principal
items being l4,000 pounds of bread. 200
cases Of salmon, HOO gallons of wine. $50
barrels of -four, 81 asses of dry goods. 81
packages of hardware, $4,000 feet Of lum-
Der, 100 centa's o: barley. 24,0o0 pounds Of
sugar and $1,000 pounds of rice. She also
carries a shipment of Chilean silver coin,
worth $4,000 i'm American money