The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-06
TRADED HIS LIFE.
Strange Story of a Ship
Steward.
HE DID NOT OBEY ORDERS.
Because He Had Battered the
Port YarrOck'S Stores.
THEN HE KILLED HIMSELF.
Hogs Afford Fun for Water Frontiers.
Crowley Saves Another Life.
Marine Notes.

the British ship Port Yarrock received at
this city have been found few meager
details worthy of special mention because
of their truth, which is stranger than even
the widest Of sea fiction.
On January % the Port Yarrock was
tossed ashore at Bandon Bay. on the Irish
coast. The ship was short OF provisions
and her crew sick. 1t WAS because OF the
lack of sufficient number of able seamen
to man her that the Port Yarrock was lost,
so IL is alleged.
Whether the wreck OF the Port Yarrock
was the sequel to the succeeding narrative
cannot be stated positively. 1t is sufil-
cient to say that circumstantial evidence
points to that end.
The vessel sailed from Santa .ROsaliaa,
Lower California, in the latter part of last
August.
Her crew bad no complaint to make
about their rations up to :he 7th OF Octo-
Der, on which date the captain made
startling discovery. 1t was brought about
in the following sensational manner:
An apprentice boy fell sick with symp-
toms of malarial fever. The ship was Oh
the South American coast at the time and
the weather was extremely warm.
The skipper ordered the steward to
fetch ND a case of canned meat and few
other stores, that the sick boy might be
given proper nourishmeDt In specially
prepared meal.
The cook left the cabin, went into a
locker near the pantry. and in few Sec
onds the sound of pistol shot rang out
on the crisp sea air.
On Investigation the steward was found
lying on the floor of the locker. There
was bullet-hole through his head from
which the blood trickled down to the deck.
The crew of the Port Yarrock could not
assign any reason for the man having
ended his life SO abruptly, but when the
captain came to examine the stores an ap-
palling condition of affairs was found TO
exist
Not a can of meat vas left and only two
weeks supply OF sea biscuits were in the
stOre-boXes.
The ship had only about half completed
her voyage and her men had to be placed
on short rations.
Later a ship was spoken from which a
scant supply of food was secured, aud with
this small stock IF eatab,es and what was
left in the POIt Yarrock's lockers the voy-
age was completed as far as BandOn Bay.
1t was discovered that the dead steward
bad sold the ships stores at Santa ROsalia,
realizing no small amount of money by the
sale. AS the vessel was literally supplied
with canned provisions when she left Eng
land he undoubtedly thought that the sup
ply left over after his trade with the ma
tives of Lower California would be ample
to last until the home port was reached.
Tie captains order for canned meat for
the sick apprentice brought about eli
max for then the cook knew that his
crooked work would be exposed.
Porkers played an important part in the
matter of atfording amusement for water
NJ hnrr1 for
shipment TO Kahului on the barkentine
Aloha tried tG take t. the water at Mission
wharf 2, with the result that pigs dotted
the bay like jellyfish on tropic sea.
At FOlsom-street float big sow went
overheard with ghty splash. Almost
simultaneously two Whitehall boats
dropped into the water. their occupants
bent on claiming salvage for towing to a
safe port the derelict hog.
The rescuing party that first reached the
prize was composed OF BOatman Ed Peter.
son and his assistant, Johnny Healy.
A rope was made fast around the hogs
neck and 1t was towed to the float. Then
the fun commenced.
II required the united efforts of dozen
men and boys to haul the hog on the
float. Just as soon as it felt the boards
uuder its feet il made a dash TO get
away.
Expressman Jerry Sullivan got tangled
up with the hog and the hog got mixed up
with Sullivan. Both came near going
overheard. but were saved by willing
hands stretched to save them.
A couple of small tugs helped get the
| pigs out Of the bay at Mission street and
land them on the wharf
To the life-savlng laurels of young
| Thomas Crowley is added another par.
| ticularly green leaf. Crowley only short
while ago rescued a child from the bay al
Of
| he was instrumental In bringing an Italian
boy named Joe Wyeo safely out of the
| bay waters.
Wyeo had been fishing at the end of Pow
ell-streei wharf and fell in. There was {
small skiff near by, but the oarsman wa.
excited and could not cast it off from the
wharf.
Wyeo was sinking when Crowley jumped
in to his rescue. He caught the Italian BIZ
the arm and held him TO the surface unit
a boat picked up both rescuer and rescued
A report was circulated that a nun bel
of young hoOdlums had pushed the Italian
off the wharf, but several eyewitnesse,
say that his foot slipped, causing him t
fall.
Henry Walsh, who lives at 9 Huff street
had his right leg broken yesterday morn
ing while working on the pile-driver EN-
ployed at the Oceanic dock. He was re
moved TO bis home.
To-day the schooner Arago and the
barkentine Fremont leave Oakland Creel
for this side. The vessels will be repaired
preparatory to being sent out after codisl
for Lynde e. Hough.
The ship Rafael. previously reported 70
sale, has been chartered. She will TAX
on ballast at section and then proceet
north to load lumber at the Sound.
A dispatch from Redondo TO the Mer
chants Exchange repurts the schoone
w. +. Jewell as having been foated yester
day morning. She will be towed to thi
city.
Election OF Officers.