The morning call., 1894-12-10
A CLOCKS ANTICS.
The Ferry Timepiece Goes
Wrong.
Some Humorous ResuIts-The Young
Russian Woman on the Puebla
Needs Assistance-Notes.

The Southern Pacific took time by the
forelock yesterday and startled the COM
munity at the foot of Market street. The
old ferry clock in the tower over the ferry
buildings gave evidence of having been
struck by lightning, or suffered from an
overdose of wind during the recent storm.
Orders were issued TO the corporations
clock tender to HE himself to the tower
and make an examination. Her wheels
amt working right" reported this worthy
a few minutes later. The north face
needs oiling and the south face has got too
much grease on the handspring"
A most remarkable STATE of affairs ex-
listed. The clock was running all right,
but every one of its four faces showed
d fferent stage of the time. On the south
side of the water front men and women
we're leisurely moving toward the ferries,
rejoicing in the knowledge that they had
lots of time to spare before the next boat
departed. On the north side everybody
was making for the depot under heavy
pressure, and swearing because they had
neglected to hurry to catch their boat
sooner. On the west side the crowd was
Indifferent, for they mad just missed the
Piedmont and had accepted the inevitable
and decided to take the Oakland.
Those who approached the city from
across the bay said as they gaZed at the
eastern dial OF the timepiece, why, we
are awful late to-day. It has taken us
fifty minutes TO come from the pier to the
city.
Alas, the people did not know when it
was 2:30 P. NJ. on the east face. II was
8 20 P. NJ. on the west. 1t was 3:05 p. NJ.
on the north when il was 1925 2. NJ. on the
south. The clock-keeper juggled with the
hands, rugged pulley on the north weight
and hung a couple OF crowbars on the
south pendulum. Then he connected the
east-side machinery with the cable of
the Market street road and turned
her loose. 1t did no good. for the
clock was on spree and refused to be
sobered up.
"All right" said the society young lady,
grasp1ng the hand of her companion. "All
right, I'll see you on Market street at
| Heavens look at the time. Eve got to ruI
TO catch my boat, goOd-bY." Then there
was a TustIing sound and clatter Of feet
The society girl was under way. She Gov
erYed the distance between Sacramento
and Market street crossing to the ferry
ticket Office in thirty-two seconds.
"Give me ticket quick" she demanded
of The ticket-seller.
Lots of time, miss" replied that gen
tleman; boat don't go for ffteer
! minutes"
The society girl grabbed for her watch
| looked astonished and then stamped bel
! foot
That is the way it was all day long. anC
according to late accounts the clock
: had ordered the east. west, north an(
south souDding-gear Of the clock con
nected with the Garden City's auxiliary
! pumps that ne might get better results.
Edith Evenski, the Russian girl who i
| looking for the man who deserted her. Il
! still on board the City of Puebla. Tht
! vessel is at the seawall. but will move Il
! Broadway dock to-day.
The physician who attended the youni
woman visited her last Friday ard ha
not been near her since. This seems Ike
| gross neglect. Some charitably in cinet
| citizens will doubtless try to do something
for the young sufferer. who is barely l.
years of age, and stranger in strange
! land.
The storm of yesterday morning created
quite sea on the bay. The steamer J. d
Peters had difficulty liz making landing a
her berth at Washington-street wharf
Coming down the bay she had to bea
against beadwind, which delayed hel
several hours.