The morning call., 1894-10-27
OILED THE WAY.
How the Herman Came
Into Port.
Naphtha Vessels VIII Have to Secure
Licensed Engineers-Arrive
by the Alameda.

Unconsciously the commander of the
whaling-bar Emma Herman that ar
rived off the bar Thursday night and
locked yesterday afternoon spread oil
upon troubled waters for ships that passed
in his bark's wake. The bar had been
breaking violently and when the several
craft that started to enter port tried to fol-
low the HERMAN they found that the way
through the breakers had been made
smooth for them. Some of The Henri
mans oil casks leaked and that accounted
for broad path of smooth water leading
from the outside bar TO the channel oppo-
site the fort.
The Herman has been out about seven
months. She brought back several hun
bred pounds of bone cut from her catch of
three whales. The crew were a pretty
sick-looking lot and a number of them
started for the hospital as soon as they got
ashore.
There is trouble in store for ihe owners
of naphtha launches. After March next
the little boats will be under control Of the
Inspector of HullS and Boilers and will
have TO carry licensed engineer. The
was not framed to iniure the pleasant
little excursio2 parties that 60 out in
launching or simply to compel blOated cap
ilaliStS who own such boats TO hire help.
1t aims at the naphtha schooners, a number
of which are operated between river and
bay points.
The steamship Alameda arrived from
| Sydney, Auckland and Apia yesterday.
Soon after leaving Auckland the Alameda
found a gale that forced Captain Morse to
heave his vessel to for thirty-siX hours.
The steamers officers do not believe that
there will be any serious uprising at Homo
lulu. War talk is getting stale they say,
fEhara lisQ tn no line EOi.
som street that led to the water front. The
tracks are still there, but the cars have
disappeared. No longer does the sad-eyed
ten-dollar horse drag YEARLY along The
street with the bob-tailed car, and there
are rumors that some company's franchis Sc
| should be taken away. But that is not the
point. The most essential question is,
who is to repair the torn street, covered
| by the tracks, that faces the city docks
| The planking from Mission to Folsom
! street between the rails of this defunct or
| silent corporation is in dangerous condi-
| ton. The Street Superintendent atten-
ton is called to the matter.
The wreck of the schooner Nora Har-
kins that was recently stranded near
Petersons Bluff, near Grays Harbor, has
been sold at the latter place for 1926.
The steamer Cosmopolls, hence October
10 for Grays Harbor. lost William Brine
overheard just after clearing the Heads al
San Francisco.
Captain Jenkins of the British ship
Crown of Scotland. who last visited San
| Francisco as first officer of the Crown oil
Denmark, is about ready to sail his vesse
back to England.
Captain Jenkins deserves great deal OF
credit for the able manner in which he
handled the vessels cargo and for the
splendid condition in which be kept The
Scotland while she was in port.
The Italian fisherman complain that or
account of rough wafer fish are very scarce
Rosy checked, puIpy, juicy, delicious
The peaches Of 1894 are the rarest of the
century. With Dr. Prices Cream
Baking Powder they make the riches
shortcake ever prepared.