The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-08
HANS LOST HEART
Suicide of a Sailor of the
Willard.
ROUGH VOYAGE OF THE SHIP.
Her Boats Crushed and Her
Cabin Flooded by Seas.
FIGHT ON THE CLAN GRAHAM.
The Second Tate and a Sailor
Create Trouble-A Blow
on the Bay.

Hans johnson was an able seaman who
shipped at Liyerpool on the American ship
Henry Willard. There was something
about Fans that created awe for him
among his shpmates and disposition to
do a little growing if Hans so ordered.
Some of the tarS of the Willard tell weird
tale about the grub" but all sailors have
this same old story to relate. SO the facts
concerning Sailor johnson are first to be
considered. Other rumors must be taken
with castor oil.
And this same Hans, to whom reference
is above made, did actually jump over
board on the afternoon of June 30, AT
O'Clock. Jumped. mind you, when the
seas were rolling around like the hills
about Naples during an earthquake, when
there wasn't any chance of lowering
boat or coming about IN time to heave him
n line. The deliberate suicide of the man
naturally started the Wizards crew to
talking. and they say that Hans was an
exceptionally smart tar and was driven to
desperation by the thinness of his pea
soup.
On the other hand, it is rumored that the
sailor was not exactly right aloft. He is
alleged to have suffered from melancholy,
and at various times sighed, and turned
sad when IL was announced that his watch
had been called. He kept going from bad
to worse, and not being an especial favor
tie of The mates, tritie slckly at times
and unable to attend to duly, until he
ended his life by plunging into the sea,
which he did on the day mentioned and in
the twenty-eighth year OF his life.
The suicide was not the only occurrence
that lent excitement to the voyage of the
Willard. Between the "tiftes" she was
nosing about in westerly gale that
turned into hurricane several days alter
;z-k., Icto " dow
between 30 deg. south ia the Atlantic and
90 deg south 10 the Pacific, it was hard
sailing for the ship. During that time she
was beating against variable winds and
adverse currents.
Seas broke over the vessel so frequently
that men could not work at the braces nor
handle the sails without fear OF being
washed overheard. The decks were
washed clean as table OF everything
movable. The port and starboard bull
Warks were stove in and several deck
timbers started. The rails on the after
house were carried away, the skylights
smashed and the cabin filed with water
Three boats were crushed.
Captain Perkins aud his officers had to
wade about in the cabin on several Occa-
sions. Dry clothing was at premium.
and it was with great difficulty that a hot
meal could be cooked.
The Willard is loaded with 2193 tons of
co al ! or BdiIOuT, duturle ~ 20.
Sailor Alfred Smith OF the Clan Ora
ham, a British ship in the raam, did
chew off the ear of one George Crab, Sec
ond mate, and is in Jail on a charge of
mayhem.
Crab and Smith started a fight on the
ships deck with Delaying pins. but the
first officer interfered, telling them that
they could not have the battle out with
weapons. The men fell upon each other
like animals, Smith biting ike mad dog
He set his teeth in the second mates
right ear and refused to let 60 his hold
police signal was raised and Officers
Crosby, CourneeD, Donohoe and Dalton
went off 10 the ship and arrested both
com batauts.
All day long yesterday sweepers were
employed Beeping the crossings at the foot
of Market street clean of mud. The article
in THE CALL aroused officials to action
and the result is that much batter state
of affairs exist at the ferries than here
tofore.
Qnte breeze blew on the bay yester-
day afternoon. 1t was reported at the
weather bureau that storm was brewing.
Ships got out additional anchors and YES
sells at the wharyes strung extra mooring
lines.
There is on the vessels manifest an item
stating that there are below fifty cases Of
toothpicks. enough little sticks to lasl San
Francisco one week, provided every adult
in town took one after his three meals.
The i'm ortaton of toothpicks from New
York is nothing new, only the Wakefield's
fifty cases is a reminder that the toothpick
industry Is by no means dead in spite Of
Democratic administration There are
many varieties of picks demanded by the
San Francisco market An importer said
yesterday that there is o city In the world
where there is such REGULAR assortment
of the article demanded by the trade.
"Toothpicks are divided into mum Der
of special grades. aud these, in turn, are
finished rough, haIf-rough, round or smooth
to suit the several classes OF customers.
"Coffee-h ouses bny the cheap, rough
pick in large numbers, and don't spend
much money for them. They have a
slightly better article for the ladies' de-
partment,' but women are not so wasteful
of toothpicks as men. Did you ever notice
man when he leaves restaurant? He
usually fills his vest pocket with picks,
puts one IN his mouth, and two minutes
later looks for a match, gets angry and
throws all of the picks away.
"Hotels and first-class restaurants use
the smooth, round toothpick, or the Quill,
while grilrooms present quilts to their
customers exclusively.
"a good tnothpick-dealer can often tell
what the price of the meal you have just
eaten was by the toothpick you have In
your mouth and"
''That is information enough" inter-
rupted the interviewer. as he smiled in