The morning call., 1894-06-24
CHEATED DEATH.
A Girl Caught After Her
Frantic Leap.
HELD ABOVE THE WATER
May Hardy Failed at the Last
Moment.
RACING FOR A RICH CHARTER.
The Italian Fishermen Are Given a
Week to Adjust Disputes-Wa-
ter-Front Track-Laying.
RACING FOR A RICH CHARTER.

a young woman wandered down to the
darrlsOn-Street wharf about 6 A. NJ. yester-
DAY, when groups of waterfront work
men were going to the scene Of their
laDors. She was Queerly out OF place at
such an hour upon the dock, and some
boatmen and harbor employees viewed her
with curiosity mixed with suspicion, which
they soon learned was only too well
founded, for the unfortunate girl made a
half frantic attempt 10 jump into the
water, and would have succeeded in end
ing her wretched life only for their timely
interference.
After arriving at the wharf she hesitated
in putting her design into execution. She
walked up to the edge and looked down
upon the water and then turned away with
a shudder. ut looks so cold" she said, re-
coiling at sight of the waves.
She went away and returned in half an
hour, when il was noticed that her actions
were very remarkable.
Boatman Frank Graf saw her take off
her hat and Jacket after opening her shoes.
This aroused his suspicious, which he men,
toned to workman on dredger close by.
The dredging operator was certain that the
girl contemplated suicide. and he stole
quietly behind where she stood beside the
jump over the slringer into the bay. At
she same instant she was caught in a
strong grasp which held her suspended
over the water. The rescuer seized her
as she was going over ana did not let 60
uD til assistance came.
They took her to the South Harbor po-
lice station, just two blocks away, and
gave her TO the police. She said her name
was May Hardy, her occupation domes-
tic and her address as Dupont street, near
Pine. A charge OF drunkenness was
placed against her name on the police
register.
May appeared to be under the influence
-, of liquor or opium. more likely the latter,
and evidently had been on a nights de-
bauch. Still there was no sign of excite
ment in her manner Her only explana-
tion was: I'm tired of living, and wanted
to get away from my life."
In appearances she was not particularly
prepossessing, though of an attractive
figure and quite neatly dressed.
D.. The American ship st. Nicholas cleared
yesterday In a violent hurry for YOko-
: hama She came here from New York
D.; with cargo of general merchandise on
s charter through Grace u Co., and now she
has to reach Japan before August 2, or
.; Jose valuable charter in that port Grace
: q Co. claimed percentage of the charter
= and insisted on holding the st. Nicholas
until their claim was paid. SO Captain
Mclntosh fOnnd himself between the deep
/: sea and his satanic majesty yesterday. An
; understanding was finally reached and
the ST. Nicholas got away through the
:. Golden Gate as fast as steam and sails
q. could take her to sea. She will have a
race all with herself across the ocean.
. Every bit of canvas will be spread, for the
stakes are too great to be lost. The st.
. Nicholas is an Eastern ship of 1928 tons.
- At meeting of the Harbor Commits
8. siohers yesterday Justice Of the Peace
= Willett appeared on behalf of the Italian
fishermen and asked the board to take
some action settling the dispute among
fishermen over marketing fish. The board
decided to withhold Judgment till the end
of this month. when the case will be again
considered if no mutual settlement is
reached mean while by the fishermen.
The Commissioners took no action re-
garding the new railroad tracks that are
now almost fully laid along East street in
full with the new concrete seawall at the
ferry depot. 10 recourse was had to the
law prohibiting laying tracks upon the
water front, although large force of
workmen were building an electric line
about two feet above the street yesterday.
The new track is crossed by a plank
bridge opposite the chief wharfnger's Of
fee, which is reached by teams passing
over the causeway.
The recently graded and paved street
will have to be raised nearly two feet In
many places and TepaVed before it can be
Oh IeVel Win CDe electric rails and be
available for traffic. While the grabbing
process is in full swing the temporary
planked walks to Tiburon and Sausalito
ferries are fenced in, and passengers must
trudge through sand or scramble over
heaps of railroad iron. concrete material
and paving-stones. 1t may be said that
the street railroad company owns the
street exclusively
There is considerable mystery over the
cabin passengers of the bark Albert,
which sails to-day for Honolulu. or the
eight cabin passen gers there are three
names Kept secret. but a report has been
circulated that the unknown ones are
''Dr. and Mrs. Armitage" of Inverurie
fame. and their friend Henry Levy.
Competition among boats engaged in
carrying parties to the French warshIp
was exciting during the afternoon. Two
tugs, the Belvedere and small boat were
in the fight In the morning it cost so
cents to reach the big vessel. About noon
a 25-cent cut rate was declared at the land
ing, although 50-cent tickets were sold
twenty yards away. By evening 10 cents
judiciously invested secured a trip to the
WarShfD,