The morning call., 1894-06-16
UP TO BENICIA.
The Sydney Is Relieved
From Duty.
OFFICERS AND SEAMEN Go.
No More Work for Them for the
Present.
ALL EMPLOYEES ARE ANXIOUS.
Possibility of the Colon Joining the
Sydney United States Troops
ArriYe-Marine Notes.
OFFICERS AND SEAMEN GO.
ALL EMPLOYEES ARE ANXIOUS.

The discharge of the crew of the Pacific
Mail steamer City of Sydney, the news of
which was published in yesterdays CALL.
has caused a feeling of uncertainty TO op-
press the employees of the corporation.
Never before in the history of the insti-
tuition has an entire crew of a steamer
been served with notices of discharge
when a vessel was to be laid up.
The withdrawal of the sydney Illustrates
the rapid decline of the Mail Company's
business. forced to an issue by compet-
tion.
BY the loss of the City of New York the
Pacific Mail was left ona ship short and
for while there was discussion about a
substitute for her. The Sydney was taken
from the wayport route temporarily, 3"
but from present prospects it will be
months and perhaps years before she will
be in business again.
1t is said on good authority that the
steamer Colon is to be taken off the
Panama route and laid up with the Sgd
ney. The story could not be subslan-
tiated, but it is very likely that it is true.
The list of men discharged from the
cOmpany's service Thursday is as follows
according to the ships psyrolls:
Commander. 8 mates, engineers.
Quartermasters, "a fremen and coal
passers, II ordinary seamen, chief steward
and assistant. Storage steward. 10 walters,
l sailors messboy, stewardess, / doctor,
Durser. freight clerk. porter. 3 water
tenders, 5 oilers and a boatSwain.
The tug Millen Griffith tOwed the Sydney
TO Benicia yesterday morning and left her
there in charge sOf the chief engineer and
carpenter.
On the Panama waypOrt run it appears
that the Pacific Mail Company is making
more money with the steamer Barracuda
and Starbuck than it is with all of its
other vessels put together. The two
steamers named ply between Panama and
Acapulco. and attend strictly to the way
port business. These vessels corral all of
the transient business of that section and
manage to be kept busy.
The steamers Colon. San Jose. San Juan,
Acapulco and COlima have been losing
money on the southern route on account
of the small amount of freight shipped to
and from San francisco. Large consign-
ments OF coffee are often secured in Gem
trail America on their several trips to
Panama.
81 am afraid that we shall never get back
TO WOTk again with the COMPANY" said
one of the discharged men Yesterday.
"Our removal IS undoubtedly permanent.
as the company has given everyb body q no.
tice that their services are no longer re-
Quired.
I'VE all thought, and were given to under
stand some months ago, that the steamer
would again be sent to Panama as soon as
the tea season ended. There is nothing for
the ship TO do. however. so here we are all
looking for jobs"
Boys In blue sweled the passenger list
of the steamer Waila WaIla from Puget
Sound. There were two batteries of Bat
terry A, Fifth United States Artillery, on
board from Fort Candy at the mouth of
the Columbia River. One company was
sent to Alca LTaZ on the steamer Mcdowell.
and the other 10 Fort Mason.
The boys will undoubtedly enjoy the
change from the land of mists to the 'land
of sunshine, fruit and flowers" and looked
pleased at the prospects of pleasant stay
in California.
The port is full of sharks. Boarding
house sharks frequent its shores and
shOyel-nosed sharks scoop in all that the
poor sailor can earn. There are big sharks
and little sharks, sharks that smuggle
opium and sharks that look for the in
formers bait. The boatmen at FoIsom-.
street wharf have landed several tiger,
leopard and lion sharks at the float. One
OF these vicious monsters of The deep is
reported to be 10 feet long, another is
said to be as big as the ferry Piedmont.
and still another was large enough to try
TO swallow the story told about his size.
couldn't do ii, and took a swimming Jump
at the steamer Mariposa and bit her
smokestaek into two pieces. A San Fran
cisco Bay shark is a terrible and danger
Gus creation of nature.