The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-13
PLENTY OF FISH.
Captain Lewis Had Good
Luck.
The Fearless Off to the Crown of
England-Suicide on Stock
ton Boat.

The halibut schooner c. G. White is
locked at Howard-street wharf. Her
10000 pounds of fish were placed OF sale
yesterday. attracting crowds of buyers
who stumbled over one another in an at
tempt TO reach the vessel Captain Lewis,
the schooner's master, has made a success
OF his venture liz spite of tile prophecies
made by rival northern fishermen that the
expedition would be failure.
Captain Lewis told some interesting
facts about fisheries. He also had word
to say about the tariff on salmon, which
he declares prevents more vessels being
fitted out at San Francisco to catch fish In
northern waters. lie states that II 1t were
not for the tariff there would be Der
OF local fishermen who would fetch cargoes
to this harbor.
The White has in her cargo the largest
hali6ut that was ever caught on the cOast.
The fish weighs about 200 pounds. Ii was
hauled in just before the schooner started
for This city.
All the ice used in packing the Whites
catch was secured in the north seas. Two
special trips were made to secure II. By
saving 0D ice CAPTAIN Lewis hopes TO
make his trips pay him handsomely.
The whalers come and the whalers go.
The fleet that cruises south in the winter
will start before long. The Belvedere ex-
reefs to get away in about two weeks. The
Cape Horn Pigeon will leave in short
time. The whaling bark California ar
rived late Sunday night. Her catch was
six whales. She brought no news of i'm
portance.
An unknown man jumped overheard
from the steamer j. d. Peters when that
vessel was at Antioch yesterday morning,
at 80 o'clock. lie took his dive to death
from the upper deck, and before boat
could be lowered was drowned. Deceased
was about 80 years of age ana appeared to
be wOrkiDgman, Judging from his dress
Attention is again drawn to the cOndi-
ton of the city streets at Bryant and First.
A horse fell through larg" break in the
planking yesterday, and had TO be rescued
from his perlnus position between wind
and tide by means of derrick. The street
IN front of the buildings recently damaged
by fire on East and Folsom is also in ter
ribly dilapidated condition.
j. ID. Spreckels' tug Fearless has gone
south to try to pump the Crown of Eng
land dry. When asked for Information
last Sunday Captain Dan Haskell said he
was not at liberty TO state where he was
going. Il is Just such foolish attempts TO
hide nothing that makes the ga IherIng of
news on the water front extremely difficult
at times. Thanks to the Associated Press
the full accounts OF the wreck OF the
Crown of England was published despite
at emDlS to conceal the facts.
Abraham Halsey, secretary of the MeXi-
can phos phate Company, received cable
message from London informing him of
the death of his wife. who is a sister of
Arthur l.. and Harry Piper of the we'll
known shipping firm of Piper, Alden q Co.
Mrs. HalsPy left San Francisco on the 9Th
of last Septem Der for London.
CustOm-nOuse officers seized 5000 cigars
on the schooner Aloha that arrived yester-
day from Honolulu.
The United States photographic Office
has issued as supplement- to the Plot
Chart for November splendid chart of
the average track of storms over the
Northern Hemisphere.