The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
Narrow Escape From Death Of
Mate w. Olsen of the Tug
Active.
STRUCK BY A FLYING HAWsER
The British Ship HOLLYWOOD Put Into
Lyttleton, N. g., With Her Cargo
Heated.

There was almost a fatality on the tug
Active yesterday. First Mate w. Olsen
was struck by the end of flying bawser
and he was knocked unconscious. Blood
flowed from his mouth, nose andsears, and
for few minutes the crew thought he was
dead The tug at once made for the
wharf at full speed, and when medical
attendance was procured Olsen was found
to be not as badly hurt as was at first
supposed. He was taken to the hospital
and everything possible done for him.
The British ship Orpheus, loaded with
wheat for England, was ready for sea, and
about noontime the Active took her in
tow and started for the nine-fathom bnoy.
All went well until it was about time to
cast the Orpheus off and then the crew of
the tug stood by to haul in the hawsers.
The ship was making sail, but the strain
was still on the towing lines. One Of them
began to slip from the bits and Olsen went
to fasten it down. AS he stopped down
the end of the 70 pc came flying away from
the bit and struck him stunning blow
on the side of the head. AS the ship was
under way the Active at once cast off and
made all possible speed back to the City.
men and they are doing everything pos
sible for him now that he is laid up.
The Harbor Commissioners held an
other meeting yesterday morning and
continued their scrutiny of the bondsmen
submitted by the various contractors.
All the names sent in have been approved,
and on Monday next the contracts will
| be formally executed. Although the
agreement with Contractor Mccarthy calls
| for Oregon gray stone the chances are that
another article will be substituted on
| Monday.
News reached here yesterday from
| Lyttleton, n. H., that the British ship
| HOLLYWOOD had put into that port with
| her cargo heated and that probably she
would have to discharge. The Holm
wood left Newcastle, n. S. W, for San
Francisco sixteen days ago with a cargo
! of coal. She is in command of Captain
Kidd and is consigned to J. D. Spreckels
& Bros. Company. She probably had coal
on board that was put in when wet, and
the working of the ship caused it to heat.
| The chances are that it will be several
weeks before the HOLLYWOOD gets away
! from Lyttleton.
Ever since the steamer Monticello and
the State tug Governor Markham were in
collision the former has been running as
though nothing had happened. Repairs
are now to be made, however and to-mor-
low gang of men will be put to work on
her and she will be ready to go out on her
late Sunday night trip as usual. The
Monticello will make three trips to and
from Vallejo on New Years day.
w. E. S. Thorn, who was for years con-
nected with the shipping firm of Meyer,
Wilson & Co.. died at his home in this
| City Yesterday. He had been i'll for some
| time, so his death was not unexpected. He
was known to almost every master of
British ship that comes to San Francisco,
and was a universal favorite on the water
/ front. He was % years of age and ma
tive Of Penrith. Eng.
The Oceanic Steamship Company Aus
| tralia sails for Honolulu this morning.
| She takes away a very heavy cargo but a
| light passenger list. Among the passen-
| gers are:
! Professor A. F. Csmboch, Dr. F. NJ Crane, c.
n: Cooke, J. H. and Mrs. Fisher. Mrs. T. E.
| Nichols. d. V. Waldron, Miss Fisher, Robert
Abercrombie, Stafford Henpy, Miss N. Sulli-
van, B. Y: and Mrs Hooper, J: A. Rodriguez,
Miss c. Moulder, C. J. and Mrs. Haldsworth
and Miss Russell