The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26
NOT READY FOR WORK
The Wrecking-Scow San Pedro
Sprung a Bad Leak.
She Will Not Work on the Steamer
Los Angeles for Several
Days.

MONTEREY. April 25.-The tug Fearless
will not leave here at daylight to-morrow
morning as was at first reported by Cap
tains Haskell and MacGeDn.
The southeast wind that blew to-day had
nothing to do with the Fearless and San
Pedro putting into Monterey. because, as
a matter of fact, the San Pedro never
would have arrived here had she not been
accompanied by the Fearless.
1t seems that for some time past the San
Pedro had been lying high and dry me-
where along the coast until yesterday
when she was sent out as a wrecker
and barely escaped becoming wreck.
Owing to The fact, perhaps. that she was
out of practice, the San Pedro certainly
would have failed to reach Point Sur on
schedule time, bu~fler crew would have
reached the gates of her namesake all right
enough.
The stately scow is said TO have a rec
ord of four miles day, and when gallant
Captain MacGenn attempted to exceed that
pace the wrecBing greyhound objected.
By way of remonstrance she sprung leak
as large as the ocean aud made sudden
shoot for McGinty's realms. Her pumps
have been going all day long. Captain
MacGenn has applied all the restoratves
for drowning set out in all the medical
works OF his extensive library, and finally
has relieved her of enough water, chains,
anchors and derrlcks to render her fit
subject for systematic course of doc
toring
She now lies on the Monterey beach,
where the crews of both the wrecker and
the tug are hard at work making the neces-
sary repairs. Captain MarGenn very
kindly extended the Associated Press
correspondent a cordial invitation to
accompany him to Point Sur tomorrow,
but the invitation has been declined with
thanks.
Word was received from Point Sur this
evening to the effect that the steamer Los
Angeles has rolled over on her side. and
now no portion of the vessel is visible ex-
cept very small piece OF the mast. All
the wreckage that has come ashore has
been picked up and stored at the lighthouse.
The Spreckels Wrecking Company of
San Francisco has the contract to save the
Inflated vessel and its cargo. The wreck
ing party will remain here to-day, as the
work they propose to engage in could not
be carried on to advantage with the stiff
southeast wind prevailing to-day. They
will In all probability leave here at day.
light tomorrow and prosecute their work
vigorously. The attempt to raise the Los
Angeles will not be made for several days.
as all the energies of the wrecking party
will first be directed toward saving the
cargo.
All reportsof the wreck have given great
credit to one Captain Maginnis for heroic
services rendered in saving lives on that
horrible night. This is an error The
party who is justly accorded all the honors
for heroic conduct at the wreck of the Los
Angeles is not Captain MagiDnis of the
wrecker Whitelaw, but modest Captain L.
j. MacGenn of the wrecker San Pedro.
1t Is said the wool on board the sunken
steamer. was insured In the Fireman's
Fund for $40 900 and that the risk was re-
insured to the extent of $4,000.