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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
Damaged Starboard Quarter of the
Harry Morse.

quarters and landed on the deck near the FORE
castle door, where they lay stunned and
bruised until rescued by their shipmates.
Captain Herman happened 10 be close at
hand and reached the deserted wheel in time TO
save the craft from being thrown into the
trough Of the sea and swamped.
The wheel-bOx had been crushed 10, but
luckily the steering gear was not damaged.
The force OF the water crushed the starboard
bnlwarks In, going through the three-inch
planking between the fore and main stays as II
1t had been torn away by cannon shot. The
iron bands on the mainmast were loosened and
the mainyard twisted out Of position.
Gale after gale followed up to December "a,
when another southwest hurricane was en-
countered.
During all the intervening time the crew
lived on cold food and never knew what It was
TO have dry stitch OF clothing on. Every man
on the bark slept with his boots on.
And Christmas day. Such Christmas day
IL was! Six chickens bad been saved for a
feast. All but one of these had been swept
overheard and no one had the heart to XIII the
forlorn hen, which had Outlived dozen storms.
Captain Herriman's wife was with him and
she had hoped to do something toward Christ
mas dinner for the men, but for three days
there could not be even any communication
held with the galley.
Between lus In the squalls the men were set
TO work pumping and some sent below TO
straighten out the cargo which had shifted.
There were several feet Of wafer in the hold
and 1t required hard work at the pumps to get
clear of it.
II am satisfied that 1t was the oil that saved
u.s." said the mate when he completed his story.
"lf 1t was not for the oilDags / believe we
would have been lost"
1t will require great deal of repairing to
put the Morse In sea trim again and great
many days to dry the ship OUT thoroughly.
The crew speak In the highest terms OF the
mates saying that both the flrst and second
officers are efficient men and kind aud consid.
crate OF those under them, an Item worthy of
special mention In these days when humane
masters are at premium.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
BOY SOLDIERS.
Organization of the League of the
Cross Cadets.


meeting of the board of officers OF the
League of the Cross Cadets was held Sunday
afternoon at the Cathedral There was large
representation of line officers of the different
companies.
Ii was decided to adopt the new drill regula-
lions used by the United States army and
National Guard.
Father Montgomery and Colonel Sullivan Or
gained the League of the Cross Cadets, and
now the regiment seven companies strong, has
sprung UP through their endeavors and earnest
work. The cadets were formed in order to
create an attraction among boys and young
men TO join the League OF the Cross, as no one
can enter the militia unless he Is member OF
the league.
The companies are formed from the different
churches as follows:
Company A, ST. Mary's Cathedral. Captain
Frank s. brady; Company b, st. Charles, Cap
TAIN Kennedy: Company Z, 81. PatricK's, Cap
tain Fitzgerald; Company ID, Sacred Heart.
Captain Finn; Company Il, st. Francis, Cap
tain swift, companies and q OF the Cathedral
and ST. Charles, respectively. have not fully
qualified as yet. but will do 50 next Sunday
afternoon al the meeting which will be called
In order TO perfect Il p rmaDent organization
and adopt bylaws and decide upon The uni
forms.
A friendly rivalry exists between the different
companies, each having excellent national
guard officers as captains, and each endeavoT-
Ing TO establish the name OF being the best
drilled IN the league. Those joining the com
panles must be 16 years or over and at least
foot inches in height
81. ThereSa's Company has not been mustered
In as YET, but Friday evening an inspecting
committee composed of Colonel Sullivan and
he line offers of the other seven companies,
will meet at the church at The POtrerO 10 mus
ter in Company II.
1t has been reported that the lady enthusiasts
OF the cadets" will present them with regl-
mental cOlOrs
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
OWE ARE LUCKY"
Exciting Voyage of the
Bark Morse.
THIRTY DAYS OF GALES.
Cabin and Galley Quilted by
Heavy Seas.
l DREARY CHRISTMAS DAY.
Badly Damaged the Vessel Arrives
Here From Hakodate With
Cargo of Sulphur.

1--WE are lucky to be in port very
lucky" said the first officer of the bark
Harry Morse. I'VE arrived Monday
evening at $50 O'Clock. forty-four days
from Rakodate. From December II to
January Il we weathered one of the
most remarkable SUGGESTIONS of gales
which sailing vessel ever found"
That is the way the mate started his
story. The Harry Morse is a stanch
craft, but when she anchored in the
stream yesterday morning she showed
traces OF a desperate battle with wind and
wave. Captain HERMAN was in COM
mand of her-the same Captain HERMAN
who is so we'll known to local ship-owners
as the former commander OF the bark
Highland Light. The captain was not on
board when CALL reporter visited his
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
CLEROYMEN'S PROTEST.
Can the Evans and Sontag Play Be
Suppressed?

Rev. DR.. Hirst and two other cergymen
waited upon Chief Crowley yesterday morning
DIR. Hirst explained that there was a strong
feeling among the churches against the pre-
sentation of the alleged drama in which the az.
ventures of the bandits Evans ana SOntag are
detailed. The bandits were glorified and made
TO appear as heroes, ana the sentiments ex-
pressed by the players were having a most
denOTaliZlng effect upon the youth of the city.
They desired TO know If anything could be done
TO stop the performance.
The Chief sent for Prosecuting Attorney
Cabanlss of Police Court 3, who stated that
speaking from memory he dd not think there
was anything In the statute books covering the
case. But he promised TO satisfy himself thor
oughly on the point .ad let them know.
The Chief said last night that lie was in en-
tire sympathy with The clergymen in their efforts
TO stop the performance, as it was demorallZiDg
10 the youth OF the city. If there was no law to
meet the case he thought that if the cergymen
in the city denounced The play from their pull
pits, which he understood they intended doing,
Ii would have the desired effect.
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Harris Body Found.

The BODY OF Frank Russell Bart, one OF the
victims OF the recent railroad accident on Aus
tin Greek, was recovered from the creek yester-
day at point about four miles below where
the accident occurred. Hart was a strong
swimmer and the condition In which the body
was found shows that be made a desperate
struggle for life. He had removed all OF his
clothes while In the water, except his under
shirt, ana was In the act OF drawing that
over his head when he must have been struck
by floating log aud rendered senseless. There
Is the mark OF heavy confused wound on he
breast IN the region of the heart. His funeral
VIII take place tomorrow from st. Johns Epis-
eopal Church on Fifteenth street, where when
he resided In this city lie sang In the choir.
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vessel, but his first and second officers
kindly gave full particulars of their ter

vessel, but his first and second officers
kindly gave tull particulars of their ter
rble trip.
II have been following the sea for
twenty-one years." said the first mate,
faring man for three decades. We would not
be eXaggeratlng were we Jointly 10 state that
In all our years OF experience we have never
passed through such an ordeal as that which
lasted with us for thirty days OF our recent
voyage"
1t scarcely required the emphasized remarks
OF the MOrSe's officers 10 impress IL upon an
observer that the bark had weatbered storms
nay, hurricane. Her port and staroOard bull
warNs were broken ana patched, her matches
dashed down. her stanchiOns twisted and broken
and her Lighthouses damaged.
at was on the 10th of December that we
first felt The force of the gale" continued the
mate. ut blew from the southeast with terrific
force, and in the twlnkling Of an eve
had carried away our lower main topsall. We
set storm sail aft, but 1t was carried away
while we were setting IT, Our after hatch
house was smashed and the forward cabin sky
light carried away.
"a perfect deluge OF water burst through the
skylght, filling the after cabin, flooding the
pantry and smashing nearly all the crock cry
therein. The same wave which caused this
damage swept forward, breaking in the fore
castle doors and cleaning out the galley. Pots,
kettles, pans, everything went by the board.
THE hatches were started and had 10 be
lashed down with heavy ropes and timbers.
Even then the big l2x12 hatch combings were
cracked and threatened 10 be swept clean of
the decks"
The mate then explained that the mainsail
was set ard that IL hung on throughout the
gale, helping o steady the ship.
The 18th opened with west-northwest hur
ricane. The forward bulwarks were washed
away and the pinrail started. Six oil bags
were put over the side, which had a very de-
sirabe effect In soothing The sea.
AT o'clock in the evening The wind lulled
and the foretopsail was set. A squall struck
the bark few minutes later and the sail was
lost.
A seaman and the first officer were at the
wheel when an immense wave boarded the yes
sci astern. Both men were washed from their
posts, carried right over the top OF the after
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
Dangerous Characters.

The police are keeping up the hunt for
bunko-steerers and sure-thing gamblers. At
an early hour yesterday morning Policeman
Tom Gibson arrested Charles Brown on Mason
street and w. A. Stewart on Stockton street.
Both were taken to the City Prison and charged
with Yagrancy. Brown who says lie is bar
keeper, came here with five other crooks from
Denver about three months ago. They all had
sObr1quetS such as Texas JIM" "BToncho
Pete" Cowboy Charley" Brown was known
as "Big Brown" owing 10 his size The police
soon sized them up and they were quietly but
firmly told to go hence. They all went with
tile exception of Brown, who is considered a
hrSt-class Iaro-dealer aud sure-thing gambler;
but he was too cute TO be caught III his opera
tons.
Stewart has been spending his time playing
the races ana loafng al nights in the saloons
on Stockton andIElIs streets.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
Mother Against Son.

Mrs. Mary Moynihan has flied suit in the Su-
perior Court against her son, John A. Moyni-
han. and his wife, Elizabeth, TO recover posses
sion Of piece of property on Berry street, near
Third. Ii appears from the complaint that the
property originally belonged TO the plaintiff,
who is a very old woman. but during severe
sickness last spring she was induced by her son
TO sign document which she thought was q
mere matter of form, but which she afterward
discovered was deed of transfer of her prop
erty. John Moynihan deeded the property TO
his wife and then went to Arizona, where he
now resides. The plaintiff charges fraud and
asks that the deed be set aside.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
Caroline Foster DYING.

Mrs. Caroline Foster, the young woman who
was shot at 51a Grant avenue about six weeks
ago by her lover, John Rudnsk is dying at
the City and County Hospital. She has been
gradually growing weaker of late and on Mon
day afternoon Drs. Ellinwood and Gushing per.
formed the operation of laparotomy upon her
TO find the bullet. They failed TO find 1t, but
discovered an abscess over the LETT kidney
caused by its presence. She did not rally after
the operation. as II was hoped she would, but
has been sinking rapidly ever since.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
Attem0t to ROb.

A bold attempt at highway robbery was CON-
mitted yesterday morning near the corner of
Twentieth and Folsom streets. Miss May Fo.
garty, employed in the woolcn-mills at the cor
ner of Twentieth and York streets, was on her
way 10 work about 80 and had passed the
corner Of Folsom and Twentieth streets when a
rough looking individual grasped her roughly
by the arm and demanded her spare change.
The young lady screamed for help, which was
not long In coming, as there was good many
people On the street at the time. The footpad,
however, made good his escape. The girl was
so frightened by the sudden attack that she
cannot give description Of her assalant.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
Lecture on Health.

Professor A. A. Cunningham of the medical
department of the University of California de-
livered lecture on sanitation before the Boys
Brigade at The First Presbyterian Church last
evening. He gave a number OF very interesting
as well as instructive experiments for the pur-
pose of illustrating the dangers to health at
tending improper ventilation, impure water and
detective sewerage. The lecturer described
each process In a clear, distinctive manner and
was received with much favor by the large
audience that manifested its appreciation by
FREQUENT applause.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
St. Bridqet's Bazaar.

The following shows the receipts and ex-
penses OF the late bazaar in aid of ST. Brdgers
Church: Palace booth, S765; arbor booth,
$500; castle booth, S775 55; Alhambra booth,
1895 60: Palestine booth. S102l 40; Abbey
booth, SIPS 80; Roman booth. $1,000; Arctic
EgyptaS booth Sos H AKA GeSt fJ booR
$500; donations not distributed among the
booths, 1888; total, S944 10. Expenses,
Sl4O9 90; balance. SSO3l %.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
Gamers Exhibit,

For the entertainment of their customers
throughout the United States. a large portion
Of whom have advised their visiting the coast
during the next few months, A. Lusk g. Co. OF
this city Lave fitted up in one OF their Offices
Davis street, magnificent exhibit of canned
and preserved fruits of various kinds, tastefully
! n stalled aud beautifully decorated. A regis
tr alton book has been opened for Eastern
visitors, and general invitation has been ex.
tende 10 their customers throughout the world
to visit The same during the progress of the ex-
DOsition
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
BlRTHS-M ARRIAGES-DEAlHS.

Birth, marriage and death notices sent by mali
VIII not be inserted. They must be handed In at
either OF tho publication offces and be indorsed
with the name and residence OF persons authoriz-
Ing to have the same published
BORN.
GROsBAUER-In this city January 16, 1894. to
the wife OF +. Grosbauer, son.
HEEsEMAN-In this city. January 1854, to the
wife of Henry Heeseman. daughter.
hOBER-In Alameda. January 22. 1894, to the
wife OF Edward A. Kober. a daughter
SHAW-In Los Gatos, January 10, 1894, to the
wife OF Elton II. Shaw. daughter
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
RancrOft,S Fears.

A. L. Bancroft is afraid OF an attempt to GUST
him from the presidency OF the Bancroft Whit
ney Company. and yesterday he applied TO Pre-
siding Judge Hebbard for redress. He asked
for an Injunction TO restrain certain persons
from depriving him of $50 shares of the COM
paDy's capital stock. The loss OF this stock
will prevent him from voting at the next annual
election. Judge Hebbard granted a temporary
restraining order, pending the hearing of the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
MARRIED..

NEELY-WILLIAMS-In this city, January %.
1884, by the Rev. j. B. Gidney, William Nicely
and Mrs. s. M. Williams, both OF san Francisco
NOLLMER-MEIER-In this city, January Is
New York City.
HITMORE-GROVER-In this city, January 20
1894, at the parsonage OF the West Side Chris
Rev. w. A. Gardner, Martin V. Whitmore and
Fannie o. Grover
GODAlR-WARTON-In this city, January 81
1894, by the Rev C. o. Brown, DID,, william L.
Godair and Lillian L. WartOn, both Of San Fran.
cisco
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
Piling Up Charges.

w. w. Van Eman OF the Savage Commercial
Company had two other charges OF felony EN-
beZZlement booked against him at the City
Prison last night, These make five charges al
together against him. He was admitted to bail.
His preliminary examination on the first three
charges Will take place to-day. Van Eman
says he Is being prosecuted.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
Sudden Death.

The sudden death of Mrs, Jay p. Sharpstein,
at her residence, 1906 Laguna street. yester-
day morning, came under the official notice OF
Coroner Hughes. Partial Investigation deyel-
Oped the fact that Mrs, Sharpstein had been
suffering from a complication OF diseases
though death may have been caused by opiates
taken TO relieve pain. Contents of the stomach
will be analysed to-day.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
A New Camera Club.

A camera section has been organized in con-
nection with the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. The officers are: George Walker,
president: j. Walker Ames, vice-presldent, aud
4. NJ. Bixby secretary. In the new building Of
the association, now being erected on the cor.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24

ner of Mason and Ellis streets. rooms will be
htted up especially for this club. These rooms
Will be equipped with all the latest and best
apparatus, and will be made very attractive
Next Monday evening in the lyceum hall OF the
building of the association on Suffer street the
Club Will hold lantern exhibition.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24
SEMI=ANNUAL
STOCk=TAKING!
Wonderful
Reductions
In Every Department!

We beg to inform friends and the public that
prior to our Semi-Annual StoCk-Taking, which takes
place on Wednesday, the 31st inst. have made
ENOR1OUS REDUCTIONS throughout every depart
nent with view to greatly lessen stock.
tory to the arrival of goods. The greatest reduce
tons will be found in the following departments:
Silks, Dress Goods, Curtains.
Gloves, Ribbons, Blankets,
Hosiery, Flannels, Portieres,
LaCes, Sateens, Ginghams,
Underwear, Table Linens.
EnbrOiderieS.
Skirts, Towels, Napkins.
Our customers will please remember that
not offering goods the refuse old
We have most complete lines of all the above goods,
and we most respectfully recommend friends
take advantage of the bargains will offer for the
next two weeks.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-24

Ey-Samples application.
Country orders receive
Goods delivered free BithedaIe
Mill Valley, Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley.
The evening world., 1894-03-16
j. H.LITTlE& eco
3 ana 9 West I4th ST.
FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED.
Gas Turned On ~ Heron's Room,
but Suicide Not Suspected

David Heron, thirty-four years old, a
carpet-worker for Shepard Knapp & Co.,
at Thirteenth street and Sixth avenue, was
found dead in his room at 50t
West One Hundred and Sixty-flrst street
at l o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Farrell. from whom Heron hired
n room two weeks ago, was awakened
by a strong odor Of gas at 12.@. She
called her husband, who opened the door
of Heron's room and found him lying ir
bed and the room filed with gas.
Attached to the gas Jet was a rubber
tube, which had been disconnected al
the other end from n small gas heater,
the gas being turned on.
The theory OF suicide is discredited
by the Farells and by Thomas Angel,
n cousin Of Heron, who lives in a cot
tage in the rear of the Farells. Mr..
habit of sleeping with hot water bottles.
Last night, he thinks, Heron heated
water as usual, and after d"isconnecting
the tube from the stove forgot to turn
off the gas. Heron, it Is said, had lost
the sense of smell some time ago, and
therefore did not discover that the gas
was escaping.
An old coat had been thrown in front
of the door to keep out the cold, as Mr..
Angel thinks. The door was not locked,
A letter sealed and addressed to a wall
paper firm on Broadway was lying on
and had well-to-do parents living In Eng.
land,
The evening world., 1894-03-16
TWO FERRY FRIGHTS.
Princeton in a Double Collision,
and Now Laid Up for Repairs,
Passengers Knocked Down and a
Panic Narrowly Averted.
Struck by the Hudson City, Bows
On, Then Bumped the Kingston.

The Princeton. one OF the double-deck
palatial ferry-boats of the Pennsylvania
line. is laid up for repairs to-day at the
Company's docks in Hoboken.
The boat is pretty well used up fore
and aft. as the result of a double col
lision which occurred abou $50 p. NJ.
yesterday.
Fairly loaded down wit passengers,
the Princeton had just pulled out of her
Desbrosses street slip, bound for Jersey
City, when the Hudson City, a. single
deck dayboat of the same line, bore
down upon her at a pretty brisk rate OF
speed.
q collision was unavoidable, and 1t panic
was averted only through the cool
headed conduct Of several gritty men.
Women and children commenced to
shrek. men swore and shouted, and
nearly everybody sought safety by press
ing back upon the crowd in the cabins
and aft.
reversed engines as soon as 1t had be-
come evident that the collision could not
be avoided, and consequently, when they
nsarly as s spseth as ha afe be sn9G exre @ts "o'
Still 1t was severe enough to throw
people off their feet. and to tear an
ugly breach into. the low. deck OF the
Princeton. The Hudson City escaped in
When 1t was discovered that no great
damage had been done and that, at all
jured, the Princeton resumed her course
towards the Jersey shore. and was GID
ing along smoothly, when suddenly
shrieks and hou once more rent the
Air, his tim from the decks aft.
The echo Of the first shrek had scarce
ly been drowned by the second one when
another crash sent the now thoroughly
panicky passengers once more sprawling
mon the floor.
Again a babel of shricks. groans,
curses and commands cnsned, and this
time II seemed actually miraculous that
none of the passengers jumped over.
board. Everybody was badly frightened
and probably expected instant death.
ITS all right" shouted some one ITS
between our boat and the Kingston"
This was said so jocularly that the pas
sengers nearly all recovered their pres
ence of mind and began reassuring their
The Kingston belongs to the West
Shore line. and was probably swept by
ter had drifted considerably out OF he
course after the first collision.
This. at least. was the belief expressed
By supt; Robert Bi9ombnrs, Of the
vice, who said to-day that he would not
be able to give out the true reason of
the collisions until after he had received
reports from 4 nots Lowell NJ. Decker, of
the Princeton, and William Longstreet.
of the Hudson City.
The, damage. done to the Princeton"
gives unmistakahle evidence Of the real
daiger to which all on board had been
placed by the second collision.
Although no praise Is sufficiently great
for the man who restored order by hui
morously describing the collision as n
mere rubbing OF noses between the two
boats. he was wholly mistaken as to the
real cause of the sh ock.
From The repor Of one OF the en-
nloyees, II appears that In addition to
.the gnardrai! and a lot of ornamental