The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-25
THE DEAD WHALE.
1t Is Once Again Afloat in
the Bay.
Eight Harbor Commissioners EN-
pIoyes Discharged and More May
Follow the Coming Week.

The dead whale which drifted around
the bay for several days two weeks ago,
and which was towsd outside The heads
by a tug which was chartered by some
residents of Sausallto who objected to its
putrefying carcass lying stranded on the
heads, has again made its appearance, and
according to reliable report of its move
ments it will once more drift around the
bay aud exhale a doube-distilled stencil
which no one who comes within smelling
distance Of it is liable to mistake for
zephyr from the spice groves of Ceylon.
The news that the whale was still afoat
and malodorous as ever was brought In
Yesterday by the captain Of the tug Reli-
ance. He met the Objectionable levathan
cut in the channel beyond Fort Point con
Friday night as he was coming in, and
came very near running into il. For an
hour or more those on the tug had scented
one OF the fouleSt slenches they had ever
struck, and the captain suspected that it
was the whale, and soon after the dead
levlathan drlfted along about fifteen ieet
distant Holding their Ulfactory organs,
those on the tug had all steam
put on and FASTENED away. The
captain said that the carcass was headed
for the inside of the harbor, and the tide
W dS k1BuI w CdIIS III IL. IL may
be expected to be in the way Of ferry boats
to-day. and intending passengers will be
wise If they carry secuted handkerchiefs
with them in anticipation of meeting "the
SMELL"
There were several changes in the force
OF Harb0r Commissioners employees yes
terday. They consisted of tie dismissal
OF eight men-four sweepers and four in
the carpenter department.. the sweepers
were MesSrS. Gleason, Sullivan, Mccarthy
and Glover. No reason was given for the
discharge OF any of the men. except the
Sweepers, and In their cases it was stated
that DO W winter was coming On 1t was not
necessary to maintain such a large
force OF sweepers. 1t was stated
along the front by many that the dis
charges had bearing upon politics; that
the men had only been appointed for short
terms in order that Boss Burns could con-
troll the county committee and the water
front precincts. Judging by the manner
in which the Harbor Commissioners tried
to keep the dismiSsals secret it would seem
a ii the reports had a coloring of truth.
Usually appointments made by the COM
missioDers are for four years. and the pres
ent board, IL would appear, has assumed
what no other board has. 1t is expected
that eight or ten more dsmlssals Will be
made during the coming week.
The steamer Peru sailed for the Orient
yesterday. She carried an immensely
heavy cargo of -four and canned goods,
which are now so badly needed at the
scene Of war. Among her passengers was
the Oriole variety troupe, under the man
agement of j. Fales. The troupe will
travel through Japan, China and India
a report was received here yesterday
that the British ship kentmere had gone
ashore on Sand Island, off the mouth of
the Columbia River. 1t was thought,
though, that she would get off with little
damage. Several weeks ago the Kent
mere, during gale, collided with another
ship at Victoria aud was slightly damaged.