The morning call., 1894-09-13
SAVED BY AN OAR.
Leonard Moreno's Boating
Adventure.
The Shenandoah Ahead of Two Eng.
Iish Vessels From Liver
pOol-Notes.

William Nichols, third officer of the ship
Rafael. now lying :in Oakland Greek, was
drowned in the bay Tuesday afternoon by
the capsizing of a rowboat, in which
be and Leonard Moreno of 16051h Broad
way, Oakland, had yentured out for sail
Moreno was picked out of the bay about
4 80 o'clock on the afternoon in question.
He was clinging to an oar and had floated
down the stream with the tide until he
was opposite Angel Island. where he was
rescued.
1t required an hour of hard work to
bring Moreno to life sufficiently to enable
him to recite his adventure to the officers
of the steamer.
He saw Nichols sink, he said, and was
powerless to lend him helping hand.
According TO the rescued mans story
Nichols borrowed a boat from the British
ship Alexander Tuesday morning and
then called at the Broad way wharf. Here
Moreno got on board.
A vOyags without accident was made
from Oakland to San Francisco. where a
landing was made at Washing gtOn-stTeet
wharf.
At 2 o'clock the men started for home.
They were perfectly sober and had full
confidence in their ability to sail the boat
back.
A stiff breeze was blowing on the bay
and 2 strong ebb tide flowing. The boat
sailed well, so Nichols proposed to make a
tack toward AleatraZ before heading be-
fore the wind for the estuary light.
There was ballast in the little craft, but
it had to be shifted every time change of
course was made. because the weight of
the two mems bodies was not sufficient to
Offset the force of the wind against the
sheet.
While approaching the north end of Angel
hard down and brought the. boat around.
Moreno had not shifted the ballast, and
before he had time to do so a squall heeled
the boat over toward the side on which the
ballast was piled.
Almost instantly it capsiZed, but failed
to turn out the ballast in so doing. AS
result the craft sank, giving Moreno barely
time to grasp a loose oar. Nichols drifted
away from his comrade and soon went
down.
For nearly sixty minutes, which seemed
lifetime, Moreno retained his hold on the
oar, drifting hopelessly out to sea.
He scarcely remembers when the Sunol
stopped and lowered boat, as he lost his
senses just as soon as be was pulled out
of the water.
Piper, Alden e. Co., owners of the Sunol,
say that Moreno was taken to Vallejo and
then brought back to this city yesterday
morning.
NlcDUIb was yOuD2 Ildu akcu JcdIS
and native of Australia.
The fOur-masted American ship Shenap-
doah is in the harbOr again and has added
another record 10 her logboOk. English
ships sailed against her and an Italian
vessel has also been distanced.
The Shenandoah is from Liverpool with
a cargo of coal. In spite of Gains and light
Captain Murphy feels proud Of his home
built vessel
Three ships left Liverpool before the
Shenandoah. They are the California,
Crown of Scotland and Marie Accame.
The first mentioned is out lbs days, hav-
ing started eight days before the Yankee.
She Is one Of the flnest vessels in the Brit
ish merchant marine, and it was thought
that she would give the Shenandoah
lively rub.
The Marie Accams is 176 days out. She
Is an Italian, somewhat slow and not
racer. The Crown of Scotland left days
before the American, but she, too, has been
counted out in the race for San francisco.
Captain Murphy reports that nearly
thirty days OF Gains and light weather de.
talned bin from making even a quicker
trip. He gives the ShenandOah's cargo as
1870 tons of coal.
Il. Peterson, fisherman employed by
the Alaska Packers Association, lied al
sea on the schooner Laura MAY that ar
rived yesterday and was buried in the
deep. Deceased suffered from heart fail
ure, which cause1 his death.
The schooner Aloha is loading at Mis-
son-street wharf for Honolulu. Fourteen
mules, 10 horses and $50 hogs will COM
prise her deekload.
Captain Hanna, formerly of the steamer
Pomona. took the steamer Willamette Val
ley out for Eureka yesterday. This is the
vessels first triu since she was laid off the
run TO YaGuina Bay. The Pacific Coast
Steamship Company purchased her at pub
lic auction, refitted her and placed her in
commission again.
Foreman j. Wilson, VINO was superin-
tending the unloading of the British ship
Eurasla, was struck by barrel of cement
swinging in sling and severely injured
about the body yesterday morning.
Sergeant Gllen of the North Harbor DO
lice station has caused the arrest of a
number OF peddle-s who have been ob-
struciiDg Washington street.
The North American Commercial Com
pany has purchased the steamer Francis
Cutting, which recently arrived here from
the north with cargo for that institution.