The San Francisco call., 1895-11-01
ALONG The WATER FRONT,
Charles Fairs New Yacht Dis
abled and Towed Into
Astoria.
PRESIDENT COLNON's WEIGHT.
The Commissioner Says the Nickel.in
the.Slot Machines Are a
Fraud.

and the chances are that her engines are
disabled. When the MISUNDERSTANDING
craft left Seattle her builders predicted
safe and speedy passage to San Francisco.
After passing Tacoma it was found that
there was not enough ballast aboard, so
the skipper put into Port Townsend, and
several tons of pigiron was taken aboard.
Another start was made and then there
was another mishap. This time the Lu-
cero put into Port Angeles and some de-
fects in her machinery were remedied.
Nothing more was heard of the yacht until
the news came that the George w. Elder
had picked her up drifting around off the
Oregon coast and towed her to a place of
safety.
Fair is not at all pleased with his bar
gain and the chances are that he will re-
fuse to accept the yacht when she gets
here. One of the con ditions of the con-
tract was that she was to pass rigid test
when San Francisco was reached. This
the builders still claim she will do, but
Fair does not think So. 1t is still prob
lematical as to whether or not the Lucero
will ever reach San Francisco.
The Spreckels tug Fearless made re-
markaDIy quick run to Guaymas. Captain
Randall did not push his vessel, but he
nevertheless got there in six days thirteen
hours. Only a few hours were spent In
port, and with the dismasted British bark
sharpshooter IN tow start was made
yesterday for San Francisco. Captain
Hawley, the superintendent of the COM
pany, thinks the tug will make the return
voyage in eight days twelve hours, but as
the Sharpshooters 5 bottom is very foul the
chances are against his prediction. There
was considerable betting on change
yesterday on the time the big tug will
make.
The Harbor Commissioners held a very
short session yesterday as Commissioner
ChadbOurne had not returned from at
tending the funeral of the late Lieutenant
Governor Millard. On this account the
removing of the enickei-in-the-slot machines
from the ferry building went over to the
next meeting. President Colnon pro-
nounced the affairs swindle, and pro-
duced a ticket he had got out of
weighing-machine. 1t registered his
avoirdupois as 2400 pounds, the announce
ment of which fact caused general laugh
Commissioner Cole does not think the
State officials on the front should work
more than eight hours day any more
than other workingmen. At present the
collectors and wharhngers report for duty
at A. NJ. and report off at p NJ. During
the winter months there is hardly any one
on the water front at A. M, and Commits
sloner Cole Will move at the next meeting
that during the four winter months the
wharhngers and collectors be permitted to
report for duty at A. NJ.
George II. Damon asked for the use of
the seawall from Powell to Mason streets.
He explained that he wanted to build a
steamer and barge. On the motion of
President Coinon the request was laid on
the table.
w. H. Robart and c. T. Schriener, who
purchased the wreck of the steamer Hum
boldt for $40, have done remarkably we'll
out of the venture. They have recovered
two donkey-engines, 720 fathoms of chain,
two tons OF copper and two pumps, besides
other wreckage. They expect to clear
$500 on the transaction.
There is a split in the camp of the sailor
boarding masters and war has been de-
clared. Some OF the masters say that the
Shipping Commissioner is standing in with
the Sailors Home and Mcmahon and Cur
tain and have come to the conclusion that
they will fight back. They accordingly
formed an independent boarding-masters'
door to the Shipping Commissioner S office
on Steuart street to-day. They say they
will fight the home, Curtain and Nc
Mahon to the bitter end, so a lively rate
war on the front may be expected this
winter.
1AeI0 was d SeTiOuS aCClu6nI on The
steam schooner North Fork yesterday
morning, and Harry Nelson and Ellis
Garbonay came near losing their lives. AS
it is they will be laid up i'll the United
States Marine Hospital for several weeks
The North Fork was docking at Mission
street wharf and Nelson and Garbonay
were attending to the lines The man
working the donkey engine started it up
suddenly and one of the lines parted. In
the rebound it struck both the men and
knocked them off the forecastle and into
the hold. Nelson had his right wrist
broken, his ankle sprained and his scalp
lacerated. Garbonay had his left leg
sprained and was terribly bruised about
the body.
The fate of the steamer Evandale, char
tered by the Occidental and Oriental Com
pany to bring the Belgic's cargo from
Y Yokohama to San Francisco,,s being talked
of in maritime circles. She is now out
twenty days and should have been here
last Sunday. The Peru will be due to-
morrow and may get in tonight, so that if
the Evandale does not hasten she will be
beaten into port by steamer that sailed
eight days after her. The Mail Company
is not anxious about the steamer and ex-
plain her long passage by saying that she
Is "a tramp" and was not built for speed.
Captain Scullen of the Cape Horn Pigeon
that arrived from whaling cruise last
rience. In the sea of Okhotsk every ounce
of oil and bone that the bark could carry
had been taken and slowed away. While
in this condition school of sperm whales
was passed off Point Reyes and not boat
could be lowered because there was no
means OF bringing the oil and bone to port.
The schooner General Siglin lost her
bowsprit Yesterday morning at Lom bard
street wharf She came over from Oakland
and was tc take in ballast, but will now
have to lie up for repairs. The wind and
tide carried the schooner farther than the
captain intended and he crashed into the
wharf.
The ShiD-owners' Association has set the
date for the general conference on harbor
dues and piloIage. The meeting will be
held on November 8, at 2 P. NJ, liz the
Chamber of Commerce. All the delegates
and speakers mentioned in THE CALL last
Wednesday will be present and lively
m acting ia eynected