The San Francisco call., 1895-12-02
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
Narrow Escape of the American
Bark Richard III Off
This Port.
CUT RATES STILL IN FORCE.
Chinese and Japanese Are Going Home
Via Puget Sound in Con.
sequence.

The American bark Richard III had a
narrow escape from becoming total
wreck few days ago. She was on her
way here from Puget Sound, and off the
Farallones became becalmed The current
set her in toward the rocks and the cap
tain, in order to save his ship, put out the
kedge anchor. This only held for few
minutes, and when the line parted IN
seemed as though nothing could save the
ship. Just at the opportune moment the
tug Sea King, with another ship in tow,
hove in sight Captain Rasmussen i'm
medlately went to the assistonce of the
heavily laden Richard III and towed her
TO place of safety. He then came on
into port with his other tow. In spite of
the fact that it was dead calm, if the
bark had ever struck the rocks, she would,
in her heavily laden condition, have be-
come total wre ok.
The war along the water front seems to
be general. The Southern Pacific and the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company,
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company and
Piper, Alden, Goodall & Co. have been at
il for some weeks, and now a fight has
broken out between the shipping-masters.
The disturbing element in this instance is
Otto Louders, an export warden and now
sen, another shipping master, boldly as
serts that Louders, instead of attending to
his duties as inspector, Is around Lime
juice corner" (Battery and Washington
streets) every morning from 10 to II
drumming up trade among the German
ship captains. 81 can't see how Louders
can serve two masters" said Harry Han
sen. He draws $105 month as Health
Inspector, but all the inspecting he seems
to Go is looking over the German ships
and finding out how many men they
want" AS the shipping masters are to
report the matter TO the Board of Health,
there is chance for lively fight before it
is all over.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's
steamer Umatilla sailed for Puget Sound
yesterday morning. As the rate, includ-
ing berths and meals, was only $S cabin
and So steerage, there was an immense
crowd OF passengers. Every stateroom
was taken and cots had to be put up in the
! social hall and dining room in order to
/ accommodate every body. In the steerage
/ there was quite a numbe OF Japanese and
Chinese bound for Yokohama and Hong
! kong via the steamers of the Canadian and
! Northern Pacific. 1t looks as though this
/ would draw the Pacific Mail and the Occi-
dental and Oriental steamship lines into
the fight as they will have to cut rates in
order to protect themselves. The fare
! charged Chinese by the two lines is $50
| and a japanese pays $51. By taking the
! steamer to Victoria, B. c., the Mongolians
! can better that rate by couple of dollars.
! Hence the exodus by the UmatiIla. Those
who ought to know say the fight has only
: just begun and it Will be very far-reaching
in its effects before many weeks are over.
The steamer Arago started for Coos Bay
yesterday, but had to come TO an anchor
off Fort Point. What the matter was
could not be learned, but the chances are
lo% L. l@%
blew off steam for a while ano after re-
naming at anchor an hour and half
proceeded on her way.
The pilot boat America has been known
as No. ever since she was built. Lands
men had only to look for the cipher on
the mainsail to know which boat it was.
At the time she was put in commission
the America was the fastest boat on the
bay, and on account of that fact and in
honor of her name she was numbered
ahead of all the schooners the pilots have
ever built. That sentiment has passed
now. however, and in future the America
will be known as No. IL. A new suit of
sails was put on her yesterday and on the
mainsail the new number is emblaZoned.
The Lady Mine is to go into commission
again in a few days. She was run down
by the steam schooner Cleone some weeks
ago and was badly injured. She has now
been repaired and overhauled, and Captain
Pete" OFT considers that she is now the
finest schooner in the fleet.
The Sabbath quiet of the front was only
broken in two places yesterday. The whale
back City OF Everett at Lombard street
wharf was unloading the balance of her
Panama freight and the Australia at Fol-
som-street was busily loading cargo for
Honolulu. The Everett has to discharge
and load by Thursday next and the Aus
traia sails tomorrow.
The steamer Pomona sailed for Eureka
yesterday afternoon. Among the passen-
gers were Captain Steadman of the Saliva
ton Army and his wife and child. full
delegation from San Francisco Corps No, !
was down to see him off and sang a great
number of hymns before the steamer got
away. Captain Steadman was formerly
with No. corps, but now goes to Eureka
to take command of the Humboldt divi- |
sion