The morning call., 1894-09-10
ENGLISH'S CATCH.
A Lawyer and Merchant
Go Fishing
AND HOOK A BIG SHARK.
George A. Knight and His Little
Launch Arrow
WERE THERE TO SEE THE SPORT.
Narrow Escape of the San Rafael
From ColIiding With the Anna.
Marine Notes..
WERE THERE TO SEE THE SPORT

The commercial and legal community
will be surprised to learn that John +.
English and George a. Knight fought
several desperate rounds with tlVe-foot
shark Just outside the heads yesterday
forenoon. Shark, lawyer and commission
broker were tangled up together 1or Iuily
six minutes by the watch OF the OO"-ten-
der of the napbtha launch Arrow, out the
monster Of the deep was wOrsteo, hooked
under the jaws with boathook and toWeo
20 SausalitO captive.
The naphtha launch Arrow is a trim little
boat which does not belle its name. 1t is
a swift flyer and sharp nosed craft that
is the pride of its owner
George A. Knight thinks more OF the
Arrow than he does of MS best client. lie
spends sundry off hours down at the water
front every week testing his boats speed
and telling about how he is going 10 turn
her into a torpedo-launch in case OF war
with any foreign power.
The Arrow would undoubtedly prove
splendid adjunct 10 the United States
navy.
Saturday afternoon Knight met English
uptown and said: John, the rorkcnd are
biting like mosquitoes just off Point Bonita.
If you have notning to do, I'll take you
fishing with me tomorrow"
''It's CO." replied English, as he figured
the highest price for chickens, and muir
INJURED something about. 'If hen and
half lays an egg and half in four years,
ought she to be useful In tamale p
So the excursion was arranged.
John F. came down early yesterday
with large lunch. He had a green bottle,
q red bottle and brown bottle and
slice of bread.
Knight was thirsty and had plenty oil
refreshments, too.
"Wait a second till l buy a can of coal
oil for this engine" shouted George A., as
he made rush for the corner saloon. lie
soon returned to the Folsom-street float
with the can. and got the Arrow under
way.
Anchor was cast just north of Point
Bonita. Two long cOdlines of unusual
strength were let 60, each baited with a
tempting worm. 8
The sea was placid and the weather
was warm. The fish wouldn't bite, and
English took TO telling stories about early
days in California when the water came
up to Montgomery street and people used
to fish out of their front windows on that
well-knOwn thorOughfare.
Lunch was partaken of. the inner man
satisfied and bathed in copiOus dTaughts
Of sparkling wine and frOthy beer.
Suddenly English had bite. 1t nearly
pulled his arm out of its socket and sur
prised him so that he nearly lost control
of his bottle, spliiing beer all over himself.
He quickly gave the line his attention.
II think I've got whale, George" he
said with awe. LEND me a hand"
Both gentlemen laid hold of the line in
earnest and commenced TO tug at it with
all their strength. IL was almost impOssi-
be to haul it in.
The arrow began 10 be towsd up the
channel while Knight and English pulled
like anchor men in a tug of war;
Slowly the monster came 20 the surface.
When English saw its great mouth gaping
at him and noted the row of eth therein
he forgot all about politics and COD fishing.
He said quickly, with voice filed with
terror, George, it amt whale. it's
said Knight, reaching for boat hook.
1he big fish struggled terribly. IL was
hammered on the head with oars, boat.
hooks. stretchers and canes. 1t was stunned
secured with rope and towed TO
Sausalit0 in triumph, where its measure
was taken. 1t was little over five feet
long and genuine man-eater.
English and knight did not fish for any
more cod.
Last Saturday night while the steamer
| San Rafael was making her way TO Sausa-
Tito on her last trip over she nearly col
lided with the schooner Anna, that was
anchored in the fairway.
Ii was very foggy at the time. and onlv
the prompt action of the San RafaePs
| pilot saved the Anna from being cnt in
| two. A quick move of the wheel and a
signal to back-water at full speed averted
a catastrophe.
A sailor named Olsen tried to row in a
small skiff from Powell-streeu wharf 10 a
! scow schooner anchored near Alcatraz
yesterday afternoon and was capsiZed in
the channel. His cries attracted the at
tention OF two young mennsmed Stocking.
who pulled to his rescue and placed him
| safely on board his vessel. The skiff was
| lost.
The tug Vigilant has recovered the an
chor lost by the schooner Garfeld.abont
| two weeks ago. In dragging for the prize
the Vigilant brought up another large an
chor that bad probably been down for
some months. Ii was rusty and covered
| with barnacles.