The morning call., 1894-04-13
BUILDING A NEW STEAMER.
A Vessel That VIII Succeed the
c. R. Bishop.
FIsHING-BoAT UPSET in A GALE.
How a Fisherman Nearly Lost His
Life i'm a Wind-Native Sons
Will Parade.


tineZ and will undoubtedly establish big
whaling station, erect cOoperage shops.
docks and other conveniences for the bene-
fit of his fleet of whaling vessels now in
northern waters.
Captain McKenna has been contemplate
ing making this move for some time, but
has kept postponDg action until be could
get his business into such shape that he
could go ahead.
Captain McKenna recently purchased
steam whaling vessel in Norway to act as
a tender to his fleet of sallers, and the new
plant contempt ed would give him splen-
did facilities for handling oil and bone
secured by his vessels.
Martinez is considered point of great
vantage as whaling station and oil
works, and the chances are that Captain
McKenna's example may be followed by
many ship-owners interested IL whale
catching.
Hall Brothers of Port Blakeley have
laid the keel for swift steamer TO take
The place OF the steamer &. *. Bishop, re-
Gently wrecked on reef near Honolulu.
The new vessel is being built for the
Island Steamship Company, and will carry
the mails and engage in passenger and
freight traffic between the several islands
OF Hawaii.
1t was feared at first that the Pacific
Coast would not get the order for the new
boat, as there was some talk OF ordering
an iron vessel from Glasgow firm. The
Halls got the contract. however, and are
going to try to show what good boat can
be turned out by western shipyard.
No specifications of the vessel have yet
been received in this city. nor made public
by the Port Blakeley firm.
OFF Pnint Raves the wind hlnv fortu- "
knots an hour yesterday morning, and as a
natural consequence a fshing-Doat was
capsiZed.
Carlo Massoletti was in the boat and
came very near losing his life. He clung
to the rudder for nearly thirty min utes
before he was rescued by Joseph Spartani,
a fellow-fshermaD, who picked Carlo up
several minutes before the life-sayng sta
tion's boat arrived.
Signalman John Hyslop was the first to
notice Carlos distress, and he telephoned
to the Golden Gate Life-saving station.
The lfeboat was launched promptly. but
Spartani had already rescued the drowning
man.
The lively gale kept all the fishing fleet
pretty well inside during the day, and
Massolett was beating toward the Marin
cliffs for shelter when he was capsized.
The Southern Pacific Company some
time ago fenced off space in the Market
street ferry depot for The use of the Pacific
Transfer Company. Yesterday Z. j. Cole.
man of The Pacific Transfer Company was
asked to appear before the board and ex-
plain why his company should not pay
rent for their privilegs to The State.
Mr.. Coleman could not explain, so here
after the transfer people will have to be
taxed.
Attorney Stratton was authorized by
the board to commence suit against G. X.
Allen, the California Navigation and Im-
provement Company and Union Trans
portaton Company for tolls and wharfage
due.
A lively fsticuff took place yesterday
afternoon between driver for laundry
and member of the Olympic Club. The
fight occurred at the corner of Market ana
Sacramento streets. The Olympic Club
man was worSted, though both contestants
were pretty badly battered when the by
standers inerfered and stopped further
proceedings.
The water front is very much worked up
over the coming picnic of the Brick-han-
dlers' Benevolent Society, which takes
place next Sunday at Shell Mouud.
A large number OF men working on the
fleet of schoOneTs that fetch brick from the
yards about the bay are personally inter-
ested In the association and have been try
ing to get the stevedores to join them in
helping to make the affair success. The
front is go ng to send big delegation to
the gathering.
More rumors concerning the steamer
Rosalie are eXtant. She is now said to be
preparing for a trip TO Puget Sound, where
she will be run between Seattle and Oiym-
pia as a passenger and freight boat.
The Rosalie is now in Oakland Creek
undergoing extensive repairs 10 her upper
works and machinery.
The sl0op National, that was recently
furnished with an auxiliary screw and
naphths engine, is engaged in river and
bay trade, her owner still preserving his
air of supreme Indifference to public opin-
ion that at first induced people to regard
his craft with some suspicion.
The bark Helen w. Amy was towed
from the Merchants drydock Yesterday
afternoon to Howard street 2. The Almy
was cleaned and scraped while on the dry
dock.
George Dryden, State Wharfnger at Sec
tion 4 OF the seawall. is an ardent worker
in behalf of the Native Sons.
Mr.. Dryden has planned for a parade of
natives to be held on the 21st OF April. The
day that the Pomona axes the orders
excursion to Eureka. Thanks to that
gentleman's efforts money was raised by
the San Francisco delegation to pay for
the services of the Park band and the
excursionists Will have plenty of music to
march by.
The procession will start at o'clock the
morning of the 21st from Pioneer Hall.
The mystery surrounding the discharge
of CAPTAIN Paul5on, late of the brig Cali
lee, has at last been cleared and the fact
made known that 1t was all because the
captain would not take as passenger from
Tahiti sick man. Captain Paulson
feared his man would die on the voyage
up, and having had disagreeable expert
ence through having man die on board