The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-05

topgallant mast To come down and carry all
the top yards with it.
The whaler hung on to the bowsprit OF the
Bear and tugs were at once called to pull
her OIL. But this was no easy matter, and
with the amount of resistance presented
by the tide both vessels were dragging the
anchor and drifting rapidly. 1t was over an
hour before the tugs managed to free the
Bear from her unpleasant ineumbranee.
and by that time she had drfted down to
the Oakland ferry and had tn get under way
in order to get back to her old anchorage.
The damage to the Bear is trflIng. not
more than few ropes and some OF the
netting being broken.
But the Herman did not get off so
easily. Besides the loss of the foretopgal-
liant mast her bulwarks were battered in
and her boats and davlts sma shed.
Some of her baek-stays were carried away
and broken halyards and braces were flying
about in all directions.
| Fortunately no one was hurt, but the
whaler will need great deal Of repairing
before she is ready for sea.
The little Jap sailors seem to be trying
experiments of some kind that end in lud-
ricrous manner. Yesterday was reception
day on the kon-go and the ships boats
were kept busy.
Late in the afternoon it struck one of the
| officers that the steam launch could tow
| two boatloads Of passengers OF people at
| the same time instead of one. The three
| boats started out. but the scheme had i'm
| projections that were not discovered until
| the rough water and strong tide were
| reached.
| The first boat went along very nicely. but
| the after one acted as IL it had ST. \ titus
dance and went in all directions at once.
| The officer In charge had a silk hat, the
prize of his life but was somewhat top
heavy. and when he stood up in the boat
sudden jar sent both over the side.
The hat floated out through the Golden
Gate, but its owner was not at all anxious
about it. He was dragged into the boat,
which was unconpled from the other. and
the old method OF towing was adopted.
The captain of the barkentine c. c. Funk
thought he could get lowed up to Martinez
cheap yesterday. So he hired the tiny tug
EiiZabeth. and they started out very early
In the morning.
BY about noon they had made two and a
half miles and the tide kept increasing, and
soon tho tug and its charge made no progress.
The captain of the former seeing he could
do nothing dropped the barkentine off Bios
som Rock and left her. She threw out an
anchor, and is very likely there yet. right in
the path OF the Monterey.
report received at the Merchants Ex-
change last night states that the schooner
lvanh0e Is total wreck. She capsiZed In
the Sacramento River and was dtSmasted.
AS she was swept Cd by the heavy current
few bumps against the river bank finished
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The lyanhoe arrived here last on August
2, 1892, from sealing cruise. What she
has been doing since is not known.
The remains of the burned ferry-boat Tib-
uron were towed to Main street yesterday
for repairs. Alftbat is left is said TO be in
good condition, and If no other Injuries are
discovered she will be rebuilt exactly as she
was before. The work Of reconstruction
will consume about two months.
1t was intended that the steamer Grand
holm should sail Tuesday, but she had so
much freight she did not get away until
yesterday. and then she left on the dock 100
tons which she could not carry. The new
line is an assured success If beginnings
count for anything.
III no accident happens the official trial
trip Of the Monterey will take place to-day.
Everything promises a most satisfactory
trip and 1t is the intention. to leave the
works early in the day and go over the
course five or six times.
The ship Talisman. which was run down
by the Manchester during the first storm,
has been repaired and will 90 to Mission
Rock to-day to load the cargo she was CON-
PEELED to land after the accident.
The steamer San Bias, Captain Mclean,
arrived yesterday. seventeen days from
Panama, with light passenger list, but
fair cargo. She carried very little silver
and gold in her treasure hold. The trip up
was smooth and uneventful.
The Alaska exhibits for the Worlds Fair
were landed from the Bear yesterday morn
ming and shipped East.
The steamer Oceanic sailed Yesterday with
light cargo and passenger list.