The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-15
RILEY WAS THERE
A Brave Fireman Saves a
Drowning Boy.
"ToM THE TRAMP'S" BATH.
Long Bridgers Gave Him One-A
Whitehall! Boat Stolen-A New
Bell Buoy.

Sunday opened bright and clear along
the front and ended with a brisk blow and
clouds of fog.
The yachts which started for Vallejo in
the morning all had good trips to their
destination, but those that cruised about
the bay came home with reefed sails and
well-soaked yaehtsmen.
Only few vessels arrived or departed
during the day, the only deep-sea de-
parture being the Scottish Wizard. which
left late in the afternoon for Liverpool.
OF course the ferry boats did big busi
ness. Great crowds went to Ell Campo
and thousands went to the Oakland side
in anticipation OF continuance of the
bright morning weather and day of
genuine spring outing among the sur
rounding green hills.
The steamer Caroline took large excur
sion about the bay to visit ali the points
Of interest and will continue these Sunday
trips hrouShout the balance of spring and
the months of the coming summer
The FIRST report OF an accident during the
day came from tisherman's wharf. jim
ME Samweils, a I-year-old boy, was piav-
ing about the slide at the dock and fell
overheard. A line was thrown to him and
he was hauled safely ashore, suffering no
Inconvenience beyond a good ducking
Fireman Pat Riley of the tug Reliance
of The spFeckies line deserves all the
praises which were heaped upon him for
the gallant way in which he rescued a
small boy from drowning at Howard 8. at
IL 80 o'clock in the forenoon.
The lad, whose name was not learned.
was fishing on the wharf, when his foot
slipped and he pitched headlOng out in the
water.
Quick as flash Riley plunged boldly in
after the struggling young one from the
deck Of tie Reliance, which was alongside
Ibe dock at the time of the accident
The boy had gone down twice when
Riley rescued him. and was sinking
third me. The brave fireman brought
him to the surface. where a line was handy
by this time, having been hove there by
wiling hands on the tug.
Pat and the boy were hauled ashore and
tie latter removed to his home on Howard
street.
Riley did not learn The name of the lad
lie saved, but there is no doubt that this
viii reach the eye of some one who will
see that Pat is justly rewarded for his
courageous act.
A great change has come over the ap-
pearance of Tom Cummings of Long
Bridge. On Saturday he was simply Tom
tie Tramp" bnt yesterday he blossomed
out as a full-hedged dude-tlat is to say,
Toms aspect is dudish compared with his
Bridge got hold of him.
Tom the Tramp" was considered the
Girtiest looking man this side of the Sierra
Neva1as, and he was proud of his record
for filth.
1t is said that he took a bath about thirty
years ago and then it was not voluntary
act, for lie accidentally fell overheard.
Some days ags the sportiVely inclined of
the neighbCrhood of Third and Townsend
streets held an Indignation meeting aud
decided to give Tom washing. FOR" it
was claimed, 'the reputation OF the dis
trict is at stake when Tom was allowed to
roam around in the vicinity like bundle
Of animated rags and dirt"
1t was decided to induce Tom to take a
bath either by power OF moral suasion or
physical force.
Twenty-Five cents and barber shop were
suggested at first, but it was found that
Tom might fall by the wayside en- route
and invest the two-bits in effeTyeselng
steam"
So yesterday morning the intended vie
tim was filed up on waterfront whisky
and told to prepare himself for an ordeal.
He demurTed al first but being pressed,
noEe too politely, consented.
The wharf was reached and Tom told TO
divest himself of his clothing. The awful
truth suddenly daWned upon him, and he
lifted up his voice in duplication. but the
crowd was obdurate.
Tom was grabbed on all sides an d thrown
into the bay, held under till nearly drowned,
then pitched back again. He was then
hauled ashore and laid out on the wharf,
while one of the sports went over him
with a serubbing brush and coarse towel.
Result: Tom is no longer himself, has
reformed and has promised to take bath
once year. The steam schooner" dis
tTict Is happy.
A Whitehall boat belonging to o. C.
Leafs and G. BUNS was hoisted out on
FIsherman's dock Saturday night, chained
and locked. Yesterday morning Burns
found the chains broken and the boat gone.
He spent the day looking for his property
without success.
The lighthouse steamer Madrone is at
Mission l with material On board for the
construction of the northwest seal rock
station. She has also the new Point Arena
bell buoy on her deck, together with eighty
fathoms OF chain ana five-ton weight TO
anchor the apparatus. Tie MadrOne will
leave to-day to place the buoy.
a large Sign notifying the public that
they are not wanted on board the ship
Roanoke is hung over the vessels side
Her companion way has been removed and
people are told that she is not open for in
speetioD. A large crowd gathered 10 see
her yesterday at FremoDt-street wharf,
but ad to return disappointed.
Reports received from the north state
that all the Canadian Pacific steamers. on
the Empress line, as it is generally termed,
are leaving this side Of The Pacific with full
cargoes and there is hardly one of the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company's boats
running from here to Victoria that lately
has not carried up freight destined for
China and Japan.
This increase of the Canadian steamers
business is attributed to the company's
low freight rates, which are far below
those of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany. An old steamboat man says that
this business has been gradually going
north for some time past.
Two small boys of Oakland had an ad-
venture yesterday on the bay which they
are not likely to forget for some time to
come. The youngsters, who are brothers
named Peters, hired a boat in Oakland
Greek and started for days boating off
Goat Island. In some uuaccountable man
ner the plug of The boat came out and the
craft flied with water. The boys were
up to their knees in water and signaled
frantcally for help.
Captain johnson of the sloop Mile no
tced their gesiicula:ions and bore down
upon them, and none too soon, for the boat
was drifting rapidly toward rough water
of the south end of the island. The boys
were taken aboard the Mile and landed
at Oakland pier. The boat was aban-
dOned.
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