The morning call., 1894-04-19
OFF FOR KARLUK.
A Heavy Tale of Men for
Alaska.
They Leave by the Nicholas Thayer.
Midwinter Visitors From Central
America-Marine Notes.

The Alaska Packers Association SEEM
ingly turned the tables on the Chinese
cannerv hands yesterday morning when
they shipped by the bark Nicholas Thayer
81 white men and only IS Celestials for
Karluk.
The Thayer moved away from section
of the seawall at about O'Clock. and in
consequence of the large number of local
laborers nortbbound by her TO spend a
lonely season in the land of the midnight
sun, nearly 1000 fathers, mothers, sisters
and brothers and friends gathered to wish
the good ship pleasant and lucky voy-
age.
The usua, quiet that relgns over section
4 was broken by the babbing tongues re-
peating Invitations to come and have
something and a Good by, boys: good
luck to you"
Nothing in the way of any little un-
pleasantDesS, like the everything OF several
able seamen with steam beer, or misnn-
Outstanding between colaborers that mad
to be settled behind convenient wood
pile. But this one thing did occur to mar
the Oetavan peace that reigned, viz: the
sudden and unexpected taking off In patrol
wagon of one competent packer who had
dallied too long with the little brown Jug
and started out 10 look for trouble.
The pugilistcally inclined gentleman.
during his search. ran across the party
who had vouched for his good behavior to
the Alaska packers. inasmuch as he bad
shipped" him on the Thayer.
AS usual, the boarding-master was vic
torous, and the victim was carried away to
the police station.
Red eyes and red noses were prevalent
the former in the majority. when the
IF or nd we 70 nj
seaward. Handkerchiefs by the score
futiered from the wharf, then all was
over, and the crowd dispersed.
The steamer San Jose arrived early in
the afternoon flom Panama and way
ports A large number of prominent Gen.
trail Americans came up on the vessel to
visit the Midwin.er Fair.
Among the travellers were coffee-dealers
from Guatemala and San Salvador. and
several rich planters from Costa Rica.
Nearly all OF the Central Americans who
can talk English Indignantly denied the
stories circulated recently about wars and
revolutions in the south.
Tie San Juan came in very light. She
! got very little coffee at the different coffee
ports, and the officers say that the crops
are being handled very slowly this year.
For several days the Pac ic Postal Tele-
! graph COmpany's cable. between this city
and Oakland. has been stretched out on
! the old parable grounoS on Goat Island,
| having the kinks taken out of it and the
j breaks repaired. Yesterday the cable was
laid with the aid Of big barge and two
| tugboats.
First the long wire rope was wound
around q reel, which was placed upon the
! barge. The end was connected on the west
! side of the island with he land line, then
/ the cable was carefully let out from the
reel until San francisco was again put in
/ direct communication with Oakland.
On last Sunday while the schooner
! Basquaise. Captain II. c. WastrOm, was
! going from this city to Plummer's Land
ing, near Alvarad0, yawl boat, towing
! behind the craft, shipped a sea and was
! swamped. A sailor on he schooner swung
! over the counter and endeavored to make
/ fast another painter to the yawl.
/ The boat got adrift and the sailor lost
! his hold and fell overheard. Captain Wal
! slrom saved his man in rather peculiar
manner. First he threw the struggling
man q bow line, then he ran forward and
! cut loose the scbooner's anchor and let il
run out the full length Of the chain. The
schooner came up with the wind quickly
and the sailor was saved.
A heavy west northwest wind was blow
| ing when the accident occurred.
The steamer Farallon will not sail fol
Puget Sound ports until May on account
Of the intentions of her owners to make
numerous repairs to her
The schooner Electra, hence the 18th fol
MenGocino. returned yesterday on account
of having carried away her foresail of
! BOlinas Point