The morning call., 1894-11-08
IS STILL AFLOAT.
The Caleb Curtis Is All
Right.
so is MRS. CAPTAIN BROCK.
The Old PiIot-Boat Has Manv
Lives to Lose.
BOARDING-HOUSE TAN ROBBED.
Serious Accident to Two Calkers at
the Merchants Drydock.
Marine Notes.

Ho PUBIC, through cable message
sent out from Hong-Kong nearly SIX
weeks ago, was informed that the old
pilot-boat Caleb Curtis bad been sunk dur
ing typhoon in HoDg-Kong harbor and
all hands on board were drowned. The
Curtis has proven that she has more vi
tally than the cat with nine lives and re-
fused to be killed off easily. Advices Oy
the steamer BeIgic that arrived yesterday
from the Orient report that the rumor re-
garding the loss Of the Curtis was incor-
rect. The hardy battler of many wicked
seas was blown upon the mud at Ching
Sa Wau and the only woman trader in the
world escaped. likewise her husband, Cap
tain Brock and his crew.
Thrice has the Curtis been reported lost
and thrice has she bobbed up serenely after
bitter tears of regret had been shed for
her by ell her saltwater friends in San
Francisco. Thrice has Mrs. Captain Brock,
her meek partner ROllO and the crew been
furnished with an obituary. 1t is posi-
lively startling the manner In which the
charmed craft persists in pOking her nose
above water after foreign telegraph agen-
cies have spread iL broadcast over the
globe that the only, only Mrs. Brock had
persisted in the cold Ell brace of an Asiatic
strip of water.
The Curtis was lost at Butaratara, found
at I ap, lost again on her way 20 Sydney,
and discovered later snugiy anchored in
Hong-hOng harbOr, and finally disposed
OF by newspaper correspondent at Hong
Kong who saw her careeniug q triflS, and
said to himself, ''Pll lose that vessel Just
for luck" He sat down ana wired
csblegram that cost $50 if it cost cent.
San Francisco was told that this time the
boat was goner sure, so another column
of space was given to her death notice.
Ii Is no longer considered safe TO waste
tears over the reported wrecking OF the
Curtis. II can only be left 10 hope that
she will get back home again and pass the
balance OF her days on the mudf1atS OF the
Mission.
The arrival of the steamship Belgic was
not an occasion for much excitement
among the Chinese. John has evidently
got useG to receiving war news made to
order in the Japanese papers and the pub
llcatloDs ot his own country. He Is grow
lug Indifferent, says mo sabe" when
asked what he knows about the situation
in Asia and quickly goes about his bust
ness. He favOrs peace now.
c. B. Wright, a Iodging-hOuSe keeper at
603 Front street, VINO furnishes sailors
with a place to live while in port, had en-
encounter with four landsmen Tuesday
night at II O'Clock that caused him t. re-
port al the North Harbor Police sta, on
yesterday morning.
Wright says that four young men about
% years OF age or thereabOnts called at his
place at the hour mentioned and asked COR
Il nights lodging. The proprietor lit
candle and started up the hallway 20 show
tbs guest to room. Suddenly the quartet
jumped him. One fellow grasped him by
the throat while the other three went
through his pockets. Wright struggled to
free himself and received a blow from a
Sandbag which, however, did not stun
him. AT this juneture man looking for
a bed arrived. He came 10 the rescue and
the thugs fed. They had succeeded in &C.
curing SO in coin from Wright
Ole Olsen and John Smith, caikers tor
the California Drydock Company at the
foot Of Spear street, met with a serious
accident Yesterday. The men were on a
scatfOld, which was hung over the side of
a steam schooner. that was in the dock
The tackle holding the platform gave way.
throwing the men TO the bottom Of tie
deck, a dis tan ce of about fifteen feet. The
dock had not been all pumped out, there
still being about one and half feet Of
water In 1T. Olesen was stunned by the
fall and was nearly drowned before assist
ance was rendered him. He was injured
internally and suffered from subm ersion
Smith was badly bruised. at the Receiv-
ing Hospital, where the injured ones we're
removed, the fe OF Olsen is almost
despared of. He is an ola resident of
Alameda ard lived on Laurel and Tenth
avenues of that city.
Gust clubhouse off ials seized a whole lot
OF contraband cigars at the Pacific mall
dock yesterday. Inspector Z. T. Mclean
secured 11.000 on the Acapulco ami In
Spector Snow 1900, and nine fiye-tael tins
OF opium. Inspectors Sprague and Me-
Laren seized 5400 cigars on the C. d. Bry-
ant and 800 on the S. G. Wilder at another
wharf.
There is pretty little sehooner-rgged
fishingboat at FIsherman's wharf that is
to be used by some of the fishing fra
ternlty as cOdboat. \ tank is built In
the stern, which will be used as a well in
which salt water will be poured. Goldfish
can be Kept alive and fresh in this recep-
tacle for many hours.
Wires are being strung for the new cleo
trio road ON the froat.