The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-30
NEARLY 4 WRECK.
The Big Ship PaIgraVe
Dismasted.
A Stevedore Killed at Port Costa-A
Mysterious Piece of Floating
Wreckage

The British shin PaIgrave, the second largest
Saline vessel that ever visited San Francisco
harbor came near being wrecked on her recent
min from London 10 Philadelphia.
prtvate ,dyices were received here Yesterday
,ivi-r an account OF the PalgIave's stormy
massage. She was caught in 4 gale on the Sd
in.t.pt and disnasted. When spoken by the
Snanisn brig Cisgar the PagVaye had only
her ilgger mast lett intact, the bulwaTks were
stove IN and The boats carried away.
The dismantled ship was navigattd to ROches
Point and then brought 10 anchor.
Tie British ship Drumbean is on the drydock
al The Union Iron Works, being cleaned. Tals
Is The INST incident on record when British
ship GoCNed at this port. The Drumblair
reached port from swansea about seven weeks
ago with her bottom in a very foul condition
causing her TO be delayed considerably Ell
route. The vessel failed 10 dock al Liverpool
before leaving England, though she should
Captain Nelson, who at one time commanded
The Gamer BaWnmore, Is reported as having
been suspended indefinitely by the Queenstown
Boa OF Trade. Nelson TOOK command 81 The
BaunOck burn When Captain TevioJdale lost his
life by the capslZing Of boat when coming
ashore al this city.
John Gomez, IA haIf-bi eed Mexican, is said to
have been treated with such cruelty by this
Nelson that il caused his death. Gomez was
accidentally wounded by bullet during Inc
voyage, but was kept al work Notwithstanding
bis illness.
A H. LinQuist steeedore employed at Port
Costa unload The confer ~ lutuld, WAS Sll uCh
on the head by a coal bucket, thrown into the
water aud killed one day last week.
IIuquisJ ana a man named u. johnson we're
tending the coal hopper on tue wharf al the
Ilme ot me accident. The bucket was swinging
IN when uart of lie hUlstluG gear slipped, caus-
ing il 10 strike tie uufOr unat- man ~ such a
manner as 10 knock MIN INTO the bay where his
body went down.
Ii is CLAIMED that the mans death was due
TO mistake of signals, and that lie was filing
the bucket al The lime when II started 10 rise
and gave him his death below.
The NiueUla is one Of The Pacific Improve
meut COmpanyS steamers that fetches coal
from the north tor the railroad company. 1t Is
said that the fact or LIuqulStS death was kept
quiet by those Wnb knew ul lt.
The bark Swaumole arIlved yesterday from
Newcastle viii coal. When IN latitude 3S de-
greSs minutes nOiIh. l2o degrees . minutes
west, pant OF "a vessels stem rail aud decking
was p.ssed. The commanding officer reports
that il was the wIeCkage Of Il small schooner,
but tile ships mate seemed 10 think differently.
Some persons on Change thought II might
possibly he The remains OF tn lOuG-OYe due
Senegal but the Senegal was an iron vessel.
lie steamer Gaelic left d 40 Z. NJ. for the
Orient Among tie pass myers on the yes oel
were the TWO sons OF }. L. ubOs Of the sou III
ern Pacific The young inca are on visit Il
japan.
HoIseman Tom Williams was on the Gaelic
too, aud the Government kindly rendered The
use OF lie boarding steamer Walter HacketI 10
his friends, who appeared In numbers with a
brass band TO cheer the PARTING Thomas. The
Hackett was flying the revenue flag as she
steamed gayiy along with the eXcurtOuists.