The morning call., 1894-04-07
NO ONE TO BLAME.
Captain Dawson of the
Archer Cleared.
Opening of the Picnic Season To-
Morrow-A Big Crowd From
San Diego-Marine Notes.

Captain Kelly of the British ship Simla,
Captain NJ llman of the British ship
Crown of Denmark and British Con sui
Donohoe composed the board of inquiry
into the bark Archer disaster. Yesterday
these gen tlemen exonerated Captain John
Dawson from all blame for the loss of his
ship and returned him his certificate.
The Archer was lost in the latter part
OF last month off Cape Flattery; her cap
tain and crew, with the exception of two
seamen, were picked up by the American
ship John C. Potter and brought to this
port.
The largest number Of cabin passengers
brought to this city by the steamer
Pomona in many months were landed yes
terday morning.
Most all of the visitors are here for the
purpose of seeing the Midwinter Fair and
many of them stated that San Diego
County would send large delegation the
last two weeks of this month to visit the
exposition.
Tomorrow the picnic season will be
formally opened. Owners of small pleas
ure craft about the bay are making prepa-
rations 10 start excursions Ia and about
the harbor. The San Francisco and North
L
the season to be initiated by several
excursions which will leave the city at
o'clock. The Ariel Rowing Club will
follow with a big celebration on April 90.
The Oeta Club has made special ar
rangements r an excursion tn Petaluma
to leave the Tibur0n ferry ut O'Clock In
the morning.
No special arrangements have been made
by the North Pacific Coast people. but the
Southern Pacific expects to carry number
of private picnic parties To several points
along the line of the South Pacific Coast
road.
Three private yachts will make trips to
Mare Island.
The bark Ferris S. Thompson did not go
into the stream from Fremont-street wharf
yesterday morning, the revenue officers
still being engaged In searching her for
breechloadng rifles. She will probably be
able 10 get away to sea TODAY.
Captain Dunlevy of the North Harbor
| police distinguished himself as a sprinter
yesterday afternoon when James Carney
tried to steal pair of shoes from store
| on Davis street, near the station. Captain
| Duulevv saw the thief and started after
| him at lively gait. The man ran 10 sew
eral alleys and lodged around corners, but
| the captain was too spry for him, Overtak-
| ing him after short chase. Carney was
charged with petty larceny.
The tugs Katie ana transit were drag
ging for the Postal Telegraph Company
cable yesterday to locate a break in the
circuit.
| Nearly year ago the big American shir
Susquehanna lost her anchor off FoIsoms
street wharf. Spreckels' tugs have been
! dragging for 1t off and on for some time
and yesterday afternoon succeeded in Sc.
| curing 1t.
| Dan Hammell, a fireman on board the
steamer Empire committed suicide by cut
! ting his throat on the night OF April
when the steamer was outside the bar
Hammell IS said to have been demented.
! Several pigs Of lead were dropped over
| board from the bark Electra at Stewart
street pier when being hosted ashore on 6
sling. A diver will be employed to recover
| the property.
The steamer Umatilla arrived two hours
late from Victoria and Puget Sound ports
on account of having SHE'D one Of her pro
peler blades on the TRIP down. The Una
| tilla brought seventy-tw0 passengers In hel
cabin and siXty-fve in her Storage.
| Crowds of visitors inspect the shir
| Somali every day. meeting with coun
teous reception by officers and crew.
| The Corona goes to the Union Iron
! Works to-day.
The steamer Coos Bay will be brought
over from Olkland Creek and sent to tht
| Union Iron Works for repairs.
| The timeball on Telegraph Hill failed tt
drop yesterday. but the earth is still re
| ported to be revolving on its axis.