The morning call., 1893-04-17
ALONG THE FRONT.
Some Chinese Villagers
Set OH Shore.
Another of the American Navigation
Company's Boats Due-Visiting
the French War Vessel.

Sunday along the front yesterday was
spent in an unusually quiet way, with the
exception OF nj the ferries, where thousands
OF people passed to and fro from the steam
ers on excurs ions to Oakland, Alameda and
I'll Campo on the other side and Golden
Gate Park anG the Cliff House on this.
The French corvette Duchaffault was ex-
tensively visited. and all day long the pleas
ant faces of the vessels officers could be
seen at the companion way ready to receive
with smile any person who desired TO in
spect the vessel.
The Duchaffault is by no means a modern
war vessel. although she would compare
very favOrably with some OF tie gun
boats" which Uncle Sem sends, for in
stance, 10 China to protect American inter-
ests. Her battery Is light, being composed
of six lve and half inch rifled cannon and
six fourteer-pound Hotchklss rapid-uring
guns.
The Duchaffault's officers and men are
fine-lOOking lot of fellows and seem to feel
very proud of their ship, even she is not a
modern cruiser.
The sloop Halcyon met with a mishap
while cruising round the bay yesterday
forenoon. A squall carried away part of
her rigging and left her in helpless condi-
tion, drifting swiftly out to sea. Captain
Tuttle Of the Hartley went to the rescue
and towed the injured Halcyon alongside OF
section of the seawall.
a driver of mlk-wagou owned by the
Mill Valley ranch can congratulate him self
on having very narrow escape from being
severely injured, II not killed, yesterday.
In stepping to his seat his foot slipped
and he fell between the shafts of the wagon.
The horse attached thereto took fright and
dashed along East street with the man
dangling nelpIessly at his heels. The fellow
clunB on bravely and managed TO gain the
seat and reins, stopping the runaway
before any further damage was incurred
than the loss of a few cans of milk.
The steamer Bay City brought back an
unusually large crowd on its $50 o'clock
trip from FL Campo Several fights oc-
but nothing more serious than black eye
or two was reported.
The steamship City of Puebla arrived at
o'clock from Victoria and Seattle with a
full list OF passengers. a large force of
revenue inspectors was Immediately de-
tailed 10 keep sharp lookout for the 500 600
worth OF opium which is said to be coming
this way from Victoria.
Those of the Chinese on the steamer
China who had consular certificates were
privileged to land yesterday, but the ma
jority remained on board. Some Of the
Worlds Fair Chinese will go East via the
Northern Pacific at Tacoma. while others
will go via Ogden.
The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad will
carry about 240 OF them.
a Whitehall boat manned by two small
boys was upset near North Beach yesterday
afternoon. The occupants clung desper
ately to the up;urned boat and we're res
cued by friends '0n shore, who had been
watching them, expecting some accident
would occur
The steamer ST. Paul OF the North Ameri-
can Navigation Company, due here to-mnr-
row. Will probably dock at Lombard-street
pier. the loading place of the Keweenaw.
1t is definitely settled that the ST. Paul will
NOT hn rephRTtPFpu- mnpk fraiuht iS
ready 10 be shipped by the new line that
she would be incapable Of carrying even
small part of it, as she is a vessel of only
400 tons register.