The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
ALONG The WATER FRONT,
A Fleet of Nine Deep-Water
Vessels Arrived in Port
Yesterday.
TROUBLE ON THE OLYMPIC.
Police Officer Ellis Lively Chase
After Swimmer-An Over
due Ship.

Yesterday was a good day for deep
water arrivals, and the nine newcomers,
added to the nine already swinging at an
Choir in the bay, make the harbor look
as commercial as of old. The following
are the new arrivals:
German bark Bertha, 1853 tons, Captain
Rosch, 125 days from Hamburg:
British ship Crofton Hall, 2040 tons, Captain
Parker, 127 days from Liverpool.
American bark Olympic, 1902 tons, Captain
Gibbs, 1877 days from Baltimore.
British ship Criccieth Castle, 1877 tons, Cap
tain Parry, n days from Newcastle.
German ship Aida, 1855 tons, Captain Biet
12o days from London.
British bark Talus 1885 tons, Captain Stein
house, l26 days from Swansea.
British ship Lord Cairns, 1911 tons, Captain
Davies. 40 days from Swansea.
British bark Zinita, 1925 tons, Captain
Fraser, 127 days from Swansea.
British ship Crown OF Denmark, 1898 tons,
Captain Milman, $50 days from London.
All encountered more or less bad weather
off Cape Horn, especially the Talus, which
everything movable washed overheard.
Long wind, rain and snow storms are re-
corded on the logs of the ships that were
forced to turn the tempestuous cape.
The French steamer Beautemps Beaupre.
commander Ternet arrived yesterday
evening, 81 days from Yokohama. She is
wooden cruiser of the third class, built
in 1872, and armed with six 14-centimeter
3-ton, one 1O-centimeter and five machine
guns. Her complement is 10 officers and
10 men. She will only remain here few
days and sail for Callao.
The little steamer Hattie Gage, belong
ing to the Alaska Packing Association, ar
rived yesterday evening from Bristol Bay
She reports that the tive-masted schooner
Lewis, bark Mcneil and Charles B. Ken
ney are on their way to this port.
The schooner Anna is taking on board
a boiler, machinery and boats for Clipper
ton Island. A large number of men are
being employed at $25 per month to go
down to the islands to collect and load
guano.
Captain Nickels and Mate knight of the
ship May Flint were tried before Commits
sioner Heacock yesterday and dismissed.
They were accused by two OF the crew of
beating and woundlng them during the
voyage to this port. The men, without
doubt had a good case against the accused
officers. but as usual failed to present it
and lost.
The only American vessel which came in
with the fleet yesterday was the bark
Olympic, and no sooner did she get her
anchor down than several of the crew came
ashore and swore out complaint against
Boatswain Mooney for cruelty during the
voyage.
a London dispatch states that the Brit
ish ship Star of Austria, en- route from
Santa Rosalia to Swansea, is overdue. She
is sister of the Star of France, now in this
port, and the Star of England, that was
lost in the Straits of LIE Marie four years
ago. Three other sisters-the Star of SEQ
tia, Star of Erin and Star Of Greece were
also wrecked.
Captain Stewart J. Russell OF the Star Of
Austria was last in this port as mate of the
Star of Erin. He came in as acting mas
ter, on the way to Portland, to report the
death of her commander, Captain James
Coulter, brother of the well-known marine
artist, w. A. Coulter, whose excellent work
has often appeared in THE CALL. Captain
Russell is brother of William Russell, a
prominent linen dealer in this City.
A gang OF waterfront thieves, burglars
and pickpockets has been broken up by
Officers Tom Ellis and Peter Holland of
the Harbor Police, and Michael Vicaro,
Dan McIvor and Joseph Watts arrested
The two officers were detailed by Captain
Dunleavy to watch all the suspicious char
acters who were supposed to be committing
the numerous robberies on the front of
late. Thursday night they surprised the
gang of suspects, and Watts, to escape,
plunged into the bay, swimming like fish
for Goat Island. Vicaro and McIvor were
soon captured, and Ellis boarding boat
started after the swimmer. The officer
overlook his man, but when he reached
over the side to grab him he found nothing.
Watts had dived like duck and got away.
Ellis came ashore and reported that his
quarry was probably drowned; but was
agreeably surprised to meet the redoubt-
able Watts yesterday, walking along the
docks. The officer again gave chase and
again his man took to his natural element,
could not escape the swift Whitehall and
was soon in custody.
Engineer Holmes of the Harbor Com
mission stated yesterday that the work on
the new ferry depot would begin in thirty
days, and that the construction will be
pushed so as to be completed in two years
time.