The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-15
LOOKED FOR ANXIoUsLY.
Reports of the Storm From Vari-
Gus Quarters.
FISHERMEN HAVE A FREE FIGHT.
Knives Drawn at Fishermen's Wharf.
The Gaelic in From the Orient.
Notes.

The steamers Keweeuaw and Mopt-
serrat, from Puget Sound with coal. are
overdue several days. There is great
deal of anxiety felt for them in shipping
circles. as they must have been caught in
the recent gales off the northern coast. 1t
is rather delicate task to handle the an
nouGcement Of the probable loss OF these
two vessels, as there is reason to suppose
that they may have hove to during the
blow or been delayed by accident to their
machinery. However, there is very good
cause to be anxious about them.
Ii was generally supposed on Change
Thursday that both vessels would put into
port by Yesterday morning. No signs of
them were seen outside the bar up to a
lae hour last night,
The terrific force of the hurricane was
felt everywhere along the coast. 1t is
presumed that the steamers must have got
into the storm somewhere off the Oregon
shore. They have been out long enough
10 have made the trip from the sound to
San francisco and return, yet no vesse!
has spoken them since they left for this
city,.
Ga the Montserrat are about twenty-five
men, including officers. and on the Ke-
weeDaw about thirty. These lives hang in
the balance Of the fate of the steamers,
but it is not well TO give up all as lost for
a day or SO yet.
The schooner General Banning arrived
in The morning yesterday, and her skipper
explained how he was forced to abandon
the leaking Iudia when spoken by that
ship and requested to stand by. He sup
posed the Banning had all she could do 10
take care of herself. Her mansail was
carried away and her deckload shifted.
She had hard time making port and had
to work her pumps constantly TO keep her
hold clear of water.
Reports are coming in from all manner
of crafts that were overtaken by The storm.
The ship Auchencairn spoke the schooner
letitia off Point Arena. The Letisia sig
nailed thai she had passed part of a mast
which was sticking up straight out of the
water.
The steamer National City reports that
while off Point Arana she cOllided with
an immense log. No damage was done.
The steamer Crescent City. with ten
passengers on board, is off St. George Reef
still, unable TO land on account of a rough
bar.
The steamship Gaelic arrived from
HOng-kOng, via Yokohama, with eighteen
cabin aud lee Chinese passengers yester-
day. From her officers very little could be
obtained in the shape of news concerning
the war in China The only item of in ter
est is the statement made by several of
the Caches crew ana passengers that
great deal of amusement is created through
out Yokohama and Hong-Kong by che dis
patches sent out to the New York papers
by special correspondents, and copied by
certain San Francisco journals. A Der
of these lurid accounts of battles are pro-
nouuced as the widest "fakes," and utterly
Inconsistent with facts. M foreign corre-
spondents are alleged 10 have been any,
where near Ping Yang until long after the
battle was fought. The onIy E glish-
speaking CORES pondent who was actually
on the battlefield after the engagement is
reported to be Mr.. COwan of the London
Tunes.
There was war among the fishermen at
Union-street dock yesterday afternoon
about 3 O'Clock, and knives were drawn.
The trouble occurred over the spreading OF
q net on the dock rail by the captain of
the fishing boat Roman. Several fellow
fishermen ordered him to take his nets in.
He refused, and was set upon by half
dozen men, who in turn were engaged by
friends of the captain. In an instant the
whole dock was in an uproar and knives
were flashed by dozen hands. A police
officer hurried into the midst of the COM
batants, who then threw their weapons
overheard. There were hints OF the work
of the ''Ma6a,' but that is an old story at
the fshermen's quarters. No arrests were
made.
The Mexican schooner Emma is going to