The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-14
FLEW SOUTHWARK
The Crack Trip of the
Tropic Bird.
The PuebIa TO Be lowed to This CITY.
A Terrible Accident Happens
to a Mate.

The lofty trim white barkentlDe Tropic Bird
is now the pride of the fleet that sails regularly
between this city and Papete. the capital OF
Tahiti. The Tropic Bird has broken the
record. Ii cost her mizzen head TO do II, but
then there's the honor OF it-just think
Record breaking seems TO have become fad
in shipping circles. Captain Burns did not care
to be out of the swim. so he just plunged into
IL with the Tropic Bird and started from San
Francisco TO Papeete 10 II days and 20 hours.
He left here with bis vessel on January /.
The barkentine piled on canvas until she
looked Ike bite cloud scurrying along The
surface OF the ocean.
Winds blew steadily aud ever and anon
q sauall would break forth as IL nature didn't
like the way the Tr0pic Bird was doing bust
ness. Not stitch of sail did Captain Burns
take In until the morning OF January II, when
the storm grew a bit serious. T1en sail was
shortened and none too soon.
Of Papeete thei blow increased In violence
and before the strain aloft could be relieved the
mlZZeD t0pnast was carried away. But the
TrOpic Bird broke the record.
About fourteen months ago the vessels Of the
Tahiti line used 10 call at the MaTquesaS. COM
mencing with The brig Galilee. that sailed from
here some days ago, these packets viii again
stop at the MaIquesas.
The tug Fearless, in command of Captain
Dan Haskell, has been sent 10 Port Angeles TO
tow the disabled Guy of Pueola 10 this city.
The Fearless Will have a hard job getting the
big steamer down here. but no one doubts
that she is capable OF the task.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company has
arranged TO put the Queen on in the place of
the Puebla.
Alexander Peterson, second mate of the
schooner Lily met with terrible accident yes
Terday afternoon. The tug Mille was backing
out from Mission wharf and struck a piece Of
timber on the Lily, which was projecting over
her stern for some distance. Peterson tried 10
grasp bold of The timber to haul il on board,
when he was pinned by il against The main
boom. The side of his head was cut, his nose
broken ana breast crushed in.
hack was called and tile injured man re-
moved to his home. His recovery is doubtful
Charles Olsen of The rIVer steamer San JOa-
gum drank too much waterfront whisky and
jumped INTO The bay from NashingtOn-s street
wharf Yesterday morning, hink1ng lie had
swallowed dose OF vitrioi by accident.
The little schooner Gazette was alongside the
wharf, and her skipper, Captain johnson, see
ing he peril in which Olsen bad placed him
self. jun ped into the bay TO the rescue.
Olsen struggled desperately and came near
drowning In an endeavoT 10 free himself from
The lauer's grasp. Both men were nearly ex-
hausted when the baatmen at Ciay-street float
saved them and brought them to the land.
When the barKentine TrOpic Bro LEFT Tahiti
the yacht De TolDa was in port. Count and
Countess Fesletics were enjoying themselves
after the fashion OF true lovers OF the sea
Wine flowed in plenty, and no man of the
yachts crew had any complaint 10 make OF the
quality OF bis beans.
The British snip Lonsdae, reported ashore in
the MeTsey. mas been fOaled and locked, &C
cording 10 Exchange reports.