The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-03

water ooZing and pouring in through an
open seam in the schooner's bottom there
might have been a bad accident to tell
about. Larsen jumped out of his bunk
first-both men were asleep below-and
when he did so cold chi;ls crept up his
feet and limbs 10 his spine, for already
there was a foot of water on the cabin
floor which was rising rapidly. His COM
panion then started up and simultaneously
the men ran to the companion way and
cIambered to the deck. The scow was
topping over, so with hurried leap they
the Mabel and Edith gave lurch to star
board and went down.
Poor Towser's dying bark was muffled
by the waves and ended in gurglng
sound. Larsen and Hansen stood on tbs
dock in night attire and hardly knew
which way to turn for aid. They found
shelter in the quarters of a neighboring
vessel
The Mabel and Edith came alongside
the Mission-street bunkers Thursday aft
ernoon and took on 120 tons of coal for
Tiburon. A tug was engaged to tow her
TO that point yesterday morning. IL is
not known exactly how she sprang leak.
but the supposition is that a seam must
have opened and let 10 so much water on
her starboard side that her equilibrium
was overcome. Her crew could give no
particulars. All they knew was that
there was water on the cabin floor when
they jumped out of their berths and that
a perfect deluge came over the starboard
quarter as she toppled over.
ho ~ ifal W. a
Immediately secured by Mr.. Tietjen. the
scow's owner. and without delay the work
OF raising the wreck commenced. it viii
| require the greater part of this morning &c
right her. The job could not be finished
yesterday.
A derrick was raised OF the dock anC
worked by horse power. Chains were
fastened to the main and fore masts near
the butts. Gradually the hull was moved
! by this means until the masts were at ar
| angle of about As degrees with the surface
of the bay. Then more tackle was mad,
| fast 10 the hull and AL effort made to turr
| it over. The balance OF the work will b,
comparatively easy.
A large crowd OF people watched tn,
wreckers at labor during the day and com
mented upon the narrow escape OF tn,
men who were in the cabin when the Graf
took water.
Captain l.. w. Williams brought TIL
whaler Hidalgo into port from the Arctic
yesterday morning. The vessel brough
down 1000 pounds of bone. 100 casks of OF
ard 200 pounds of walrus ivory. On Sep
TENDER II member of the crew, Harr!
Strathmore, was drowned by the capsiz
| ing OF a boat sent out after whale. Th
body was recovered and given decen
burial at sea. Deceased was native o
Washington State. 80 years of age. Tn
Hidalgo found the same storm on her tri
down that caused so much damage to ship
! ping about two weeks ago. A boat wa
lost and the cabin flooded, but no othe
damage was sustained.
The ship j. b. Brown that sailed 10
Nanaimo, B. c., Thursday afternoon ha
her upper foretopsail-yard carried ava
and nut back to port for repairs. Tn
yard was an old one and WAS broken ii
two In the center, the pieces falling 10 tn
deck.
A stesm-launch belonging to JOSEPH
Pugh OF 232 Montgomery street has bee
Stolen from Folsom street dock. A White
hall boat has also been taken from Gna
Island. Probably the same thieves tina
stole the launch Periwi1kle from III
Lighthouse Department are the miscreaDts
Henry Bigelow aud Alex Murphy, news
paper men of this city, will take passag
for Central America on the schooner Com
peer, that sails In a few days.