The morning call., 1894-02-21
A BOLD PLUNGE.
Attempted Escape of
Sailor.
He jumped Overheard From the
Ship Springburn Twice-Changes
on the. Saturn.

The determined efforts OF seaman OF the
British ship Springburn to escape from thrall-
dom when that vessel was being towed TO sea
yesterday created a sensation at section OF
the seawall, on board the revenue cutter Hart
ley and on the pilot boat Oracle S.
The Springburn was in tow of the tug Relief
ana was just opposite the grain sheds when
man was seen to jump overheard from her.
Scarcely had the fellow struck The water when
Boatman Gately, who, with a companion, was
passing near by in a whitehall, started TO the
rescue.
Almost simultaneously the Oracle lowered
a boat, and the Hartley, which was steaming
for Meiggs wharf, also joined in the race.
The boat from the Oracle S reached the
swimmer first, pulled him out Of the water and
took him back TO the ship. The Springburn
then signaled to the Re lief 10 commence towing
again.
just as the tug and her tow were rounding
the seawall the same sailor made rush for the
port rail or the shin and jumped over again.
This time Boalman Gately got 10 him first
rescued him and then started for the shore as
hard as he could row.
The Hartley started after Gately and over
hauling MIN took the wOuld-be deserter away
from his craft and put him back on the
Sprlngburn. He made no further attempt 10
get ashore.
Purser Wilbur of the steamer Saturn has re-
signed bis position and has been succeeded by
Mr.. Slocum, late OF the Pacific Mail Com
pany. The Saturn will sail for Panama to-day,
provided her crew agrees to sign articles which
read that they shall serve for continuous
voyage OF six months This phrase of the con-
tract is believed TO have been inserted 10 insure
a steady complement Of officers and men for
the time named.
The Boston Towboat Company, and not the
North American Navigation Company, Is TO
blame in the matter OF not providing fresh food
Tor the crew OF the Saturn. a big complaint
has b. en- filed by officers and men against the
Cheap-John way in which the TowboaI Com
pany is feeding the steamers company, not
Withstanding the fact that The n. A. Company
pays big price per capita TO the former con-
Germ TO furnish proper provisions
All the way up from Panama on the last trip
north OF the Saturn men were forced TO subslst
ON canned food, cabbage, rice and beans. Sail
ors got salt beef and pOtatoes-yeTy few OF the
latter Captain j. nj. Lewis is acting agent for
the Boston corporation, which owns the
steamer and he is supposed to see that the
vessels larder Is kept filled.
whisky bottles did duty as decanters for
water In The purser's and freight clerks rooms
and clean linen was only provided TO any Of
the officers under protest.
The Saturn Will take ont very large cargo
OF general merchandise, including quantity
OF redwood lumber for Central America.
small scow schooner called the Cinderella
was almost run down by the ferry boat PIED
mon yesterday morning early. The weather
was thick. and before the Piedmont observed
the schooner drifting close Into the ferry.slips
she struck her glancing blow. carrying away
her headgear The big steamer WAS lust leay-
Ing her slip when The accident occurred.
Captain Ned Mccoy, in command of the tug
Vigiiant. says that he had no trouble In towing
The Vigilant and the Bunm arrived In the
forenoon. The only difficulty experienced by
the tugboat men was in keeping the schooner
dry. She leaked badly and a donkey engine
had TO be kept at work on her decks constantly
TO pump her out. The vessel was put in the
Merchants drydock, whore she will be re-
paired.
Jefferson G. James, Barney horn and Henry
Miller, all well-known cattle-deaers and whole
sale butchers applied TO the Board of Harbor
commissioners Tor slip to be built In the India
basin that the Southern Pacific freight boats
might land cattle without the delay that now
ensues when cattle are landed at the regular
slip OF the company. The proposition, though
considered entirely impraclicable, was taken
under Amusement