The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20

in an instant he found himself enveloped
in the fierce flames that completely filled
the small apartment. He was blinded by
the hot burning oil that flew in his face,
his hair and eyebrows were singed off, and
his oily clothes were set on fire.
Throwing himself from the raised plat
form upon which he stood down on the
bottom of the tug he CROPPED his way in the
darkness of small passage to the ladder,
up which he climbed with great difficulty
the skin slipping of his burned hands. 1t
took him some time to reach the open air
and he almost lost his hold on the iron
rungs, being suffocated by the strong fumes
from the fire burning in the forepeak and
the flames from his clothing.
Getting on deck he threw himself over
the rail into the water which quenched the
fire that was consuming him, but another
danger menaced him. The salt water got
into his eyes and though he had escaped
the flames he was blinded and in danger of
drowning.
Fortunately some workmen on the dock
saw him struggling for life under the
wharf and rescued him. He was taken to
the tug-office, and can of hnseed oil
emptied on his bleeding face, neck and
hands, and the scalded portions of his
body wrapped in cloth. The unfortunate
man was pitiful object, the skin peeling
from the burned places in great fakes.
Luckily he had not inhaled the flames,
consequently his injuries, though severe,
are not fatal.
The flames in the hold of the tug were
soon extinguished by strong stream of
water sent down through small opening
in the deck just over the burning apart
ment.
The Pacific Mail steamer San Bias ar
rived yesterday, twenty-five days from Pan
h ftx-or tNr hi rab nd vrQ
two steerage passengers, and the Panama
Railroad Company steamer Progreso in
fourteen days. From these vessels it is
learned that the coast-defense vessel Mon
terey, now at Panama, on her way to San
Francisco, received a triumphant ovation
in Callao. The ,Peruvians took kindly to
the warlike craft, that was such an i'm
provement upon the old out-of-date wooden
ships with which Uncle Sam has orna-
mented their harbors in years past. Recep-
tions and entertainments were given on
board, and Lima society, under the wing
of American Minister Mackenzie, danced
around "Big Betsy and her mate" under
the bright tropic stars.
Laundryman All Sam of lib Davis street
is the sharpest rascal on the water front
and the living sequel to Bret Harte's All
Sing. So thinks Captain Dunleavy OF the
harbor police.
A few days ago he reported to the cap
tain that one of his employees had robbed
him Of $120, and produced two witnesses
to the theft and an Interpreter to tell
about it.
An officer was detailed to arrest the ac-
cused Chinaman and secure the money.
Upon arrival at the laundry An Sam, his
interpreter and the two witnesses were
found totally ignorant of a solitary detail
OF the affair. To questions regarding the
cuiprit they answered mo sabee," and
so the matter died a natural and easy
death. Without doubt the accused man
was victim of Ah Samuel and his con-
federates, and was forced by fear of prose-
cution to give up his earnings after their
return from the police station. This is an
old trick and is known to the police as
"China bunko." 1t has been frequently
played with complete success.
The great log raft, which is to be towed
from the Columbia River to San Francisco,
will soon be ready for its trip. This is the
fourth attempt to tow logs down the coast,
the other three having met with disaster
in the first blow encountered.
Poll Dietrich, a one-fourth owner of the
schooner Christina Steffins, has sued his
partners. r. A. Gilbride, Mary Gilbride,
Peter Rasmussen, John H. Wilshusen and
Others, for his share of the earnings of the
vessel. He alleges that Rasmussen as
cap tain, and Gilbride, as managing owner.
are interested in woodward in this City
and use the vessel to supply this yard
without crediting her for the service.
The codfishing barkentine Jane Falken-
burg arrived from the Bering Sea with
large cargo of fish. She lost her fore
topgallant mast in fierce, gale in the
north, which lasted several days. The
barkentine Fremont came in Thursday
night, also from the north, with 100000
and ten barrels of Goldfish. Both vessels
went directly to California City.