The morning call., 1894-11-29
Lively Scenes on the Bel
Videre.
THE FLEET TO MOVE SOON.
Another Accident to the Late
Steamer Sirius.
HAD TO Go ON THE DRYDOCK.
Departure of the Sonali-Tons of
Wheat at Portland for Ship
ment to This City.
lad TO 90 ON THE DRYDOCK.

ana CNeSo are tlo uhys WHeQ the DIGD-
ber-ehaser girds his loins and applies for
his advance money. He may have been
full of in toxieants for weeks past, but the
whalers are going south and it's time to
sober up. He does so under protest ard
by the application OF the heavy boot of the
boSrdlng-houSe man.
The steam wha!er Belvldere, Captain
Whitesides, got under way yesterday
morning and sailed on q two years cruise.
She will take the customary southern trip
first, then proceed north to winter In the
Arctic.
The departure of the Belvdere was not
altogether uneventful. The departure of
whaler never is. In the case of the Bel
videre one George Bartlett Monroe, coll
ored, dallied with the face of one Thomas,
a boatzgower. and there was baptism of
gore on the Belyidere's newly scrubbed
deck planks.
This was not all that happened, The
vanquishng of one able seaman more or
less never diSturbS the eQuanimity of a
well-regulated ships company. The bid
ding of farewell to "Sais" and old bar
bills. and the storing away of kits" too
numerous TO be counted. lent an air of
business to the whaler's decks. The coli
er's" two-year men were we'll provided
with baggage.
Most of the crew were men who had
been up north with some of the ships that
came back recently with scarcely any
whales. They had been battling around
the front Tor several weeks without any
money to buy beer and with their tongues
hanging out like a cOwca tcher on dead"
engine. Some had slept in the Salvation
Army's shelter, but most had found the
lum Der piles more reasonable as to price.
Then there were few who had dickered
with the clearinghouse men, secured
"stand-0ff" and inciden ally a stand-up
when their ship was about ready to sail.
These fellows created good deal of sensa-
tion-that is, they and the runners" did.
One Broadway runner insisted that a
Ger ain tar had enjoyed So worth OF beds
and $15 worth Of whisky at his house. The
! tar could not see il that way, and while
| trying to mentally sum up his actual in
debtedness he was cientifieally tilted
under the chin, with the result that he was
! still in a state Of inactivity when the Bel
videre churned out through the Golden
! Gate. He recovered his faculties in time
TO see his enemy's express wagon wheeling
| off with his baggage, which is still held as
| security.
There were many misunderstanding be-
! tween friends. A knight of the forecastle,
! who had shared grub stakes" with
! financially embarrassed hunter tor
month, became involved In quarrel with
| tU6 IdUteT over HlIl Wuulu odCu udu Uo6H
| counting unOeknOwn 10 the other. The
| young lady made the error of her life by
! appearing at the wharf just as the two
men were about to pun out to their
steamer. They both spied her, came
ashore. got into a dispute over prior claims
! to the maiden's hand, and soon fell to
punching, kicking and the like. The debris
| of one combatant was picked up and
thrown into the boat. The victor stopped
over a trip to get outside of steam beer
! that admlring cohorts caused To be drawn
! cool and sharp for his especial benefit over
! at the corner saloon.
Well. the BelVidere got away at last, and
now comes the turn OF the Cape Horn
| Pigeon and the rest of the early birds. The
! California and The Alice Knowles are at
| Folsom street and Howard ) respectively,
! fitting out. The balance of The fleet that
| intends going on southern cruise Will be
| prepared for sea in a few weeks.
The big ship Somali is cleared. She will
probably sail to-day for the United King
dom after a protracted stay In port. The
recent rOund-the-woTld trip of the great
carrier has not been very profitable one,
| but il is hoped Captain Hannah will have
/ better luck next time. The SOmall's cargo
| is a little over 5000 tons.
There are 10000 tons of wheat at Sea tie
waiting shipment to San Francisco. The
steamer Portland will fetcn down cargo
of it. The Portland is chartered by the
| rae DC COaSI OttdulsHlp company ana lot
! by private concern. as has been iDtimated.
The troubles of the steamer Kahuui.
| formerly the Sirius, never CEASE. The
vessel was loaded ana ready to proceed to
! Honolulu, when a leak at one of her rivet-
| heads was discovered. She had to go on
| the dock for repairs. and will not start for
! the islands for some days It is reported
from one quarter that while chipping rust
! off the vessels side one of her men drove
his iron through plate that had been
worn thin by age. The Kahului was built
! in 1865 and has seen sumo pretty rough
service. Before she is permitted to go to
sea she will be inspected by the Inspector
of Huls and Boilers, is the latest report,
1t is thought that the hull is not struc-
! turally weak. but that The punctured plate
is the only one that is eaten TO any extent
! by saline acid.
| The Norwegian bark Stjoru sailed for
| Portland in the afternoon in ballast, to
| load wheat. The Moultan will soon fol-