The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-28

Mustard and Worcestershire sauce are
now considered indispensable to the store
keeper Of a seaer. Captain Anderson of
the schooner Anna Matilda, owned by C.
D. Ladd, declares that they are, and he
ought TO know.
The Anna Matilda arrived here several
weeks ago from Japan. She did not fetch
many skins with her. Captain Anderson
says that the mustard, the sauce and sew
eraI insubordinale members Of his crew are
to blame for the light catch.
One night. according to Captain AEder-
sons story, one of the schooner's officers
was on watch, and when the skipper came
on deck he found the gentleman and sew
eral sailors holding high carnival over
demijohn of whisky. Anderson promptly
consigned the liquor to a brlny grave.
Then the officer got mad. He ''had it
in" for Anderson. and the latter alleges
that a plot was Matched to steal the vessel
aud sail her to the South Seas.
But the cook came To the rescue. He
was loyal, was the cook. He had been
educated in tine galley Of a transatlantic
liner and had great respect for command
ers. He gave the little scheme away, and
Captain Anderson forthwith took meas
ures TO prevent any pirating by his men.
Then the hunters commenced 10 have a
hankering for mustard and sauce and re-
fused to shoot seals unless the deicacies
were forthcoming. COrned beef wasn't
good without mustard, they said. and fish
was unpalatabie without sauce.
So the Matilda came back. She was like
the feline that had wandered from its
warm fireside. She came back with ONLY
a few signs Of hair and an almost empty
interior.
Mr.. Ladd, the vessels owner. is out of
town at present. but when he returns he
will probably have the mutineers arrested
for taking the Matilda for a family beer
resort.
Racing on the rivers will not be tolerated
BIZ the inspectors of hulls and boilers.
The steamers of the California Navigation
Company and the Union Transportation
Company have been testing their speed a
good deal OF late and the inspectors are
going to make complaint about it, They
do not think 1t IS safe for river boats 10
race.
The steamer Willamette Valley is at the
Union Iron Works being fitted with cleo
trio lights and generally oVerhauled.
When repairs are completed she will be
placed on the Eureka run. The Will
lamette Valley is as good a steamer as
could be found Of similar tonnage. The
Pacific Coast Steamship COmpanylrecently
purchased her at an auction sale held by
the United States Marshal. She was
owned at one time by the Oregon Pacific
Railroad Company and used to operate be-
tween this CITY and Yaquina City.
Charles Z. Murray, the well-known boat
man, is now IN the shipping business with
Thomas McDermott Jr. 1t was Murray
that rescued James Whalen, James Daily
and Charles Able about week ago, when
the three men were upset off Angel Island
In a small boat.
The story of the capsizing has never been
properly told. A mere mention was made
of it in THE CALL, and in other papers
credit was gwen 10 a man named Foster
for the gallant work done by Murray.
Murray, a cOmrade named Andy Smith
of Vallejo and Al Hanify, the lumber sur
veyOT, were in the sloop Native Sons,
owned by Gene Gill Of the New Ferry sa-
loon, corner of Mission and Steuart streets,
when the boat went over.
Fosters plunger was close by when the
Native Sons boat put off to the rescue,
and when the men clinging to the deTelict
were picked up they were given into FOs-
ter's care. He then landed them al this
city.
Charles Murray has saved seven persons
from drowning since July 4. 1t was be
who stopped during the racing on that
day to pick up Tom McNamara's over
turned whitehall. Had he not stopped to
do so he might have won prize.
The ship Helga, 30 days from Newcas-
tie. arrived here Saturday afternoon. Cap
tain Mcintosh deserves credit for his quick
trip and also for the able manner in which
he handled his vessel, enabling her to
make record.
Harry johnson, the boatman who is
well known TO the boys along the front, is
on duty again. Harry has been quite i'll
ever since the of July, when he was
upset In the Whitehall race. He con-
tracted severe cold, which knocked him
out completely.
Captain Anderson of the schooner Jessie
Mattson did not at any time think of
abandoning the vessel when she crossed
BOlinas bar. The captain is a cool and
careful man and a splendid seaman. Cap
tain Johnson, who was passenger on the
vessel on her rough trip to this city. says
that Anderson showed good judgment and
seamanshiD when danger threatened.
Searcher Sprague seized five boxes of
opium on the steamer China yesterday
morning. They were hid in a flower sack