The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-01
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
Captain McKinnon of the
Colon Complimented by
His Passengers.
THE sEALERs ARE DIsGUsTED
Captain Rollins Of the Ship Merio-
meth in Trouble Over His
Chinese Carpenter.

All hopes of saving the steamer Hum
boldt have not been abandoned, and Cap
tain Bruce, the surveyor, and Max K allsh,
the popular agent of the line, were to leave
on the steamer Pomona this morning for
the scene of the disaster. If it is found
that the vessel is damaged to any great
extent, or cannot be got off, another
steamer to take her place will at once be
chartered. A larger, better and speedier
craft for the trade will then be built at
Eureka. In the mean time Goodall, Per-
klns d Co. have changed the timetable of
the Pomona, and she will, in future, make
trip every five days instead of once a
week, as heretofore. This will, in meas
ure, make up to the residents of humboldt
County for the loss OF steamer week.
Passengers by the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company's boats between San Francisco
and Panama are not, as general rule, SO
overjoyed with their treatment on board
that they feel like omplimenting the
ships officers, but, on the contrary, are
disposed to do considerable grumbling.
However, q noteworthy exception occurred
on the last trip of the Colon during its de-
tention at the port of Champerico. Quite
large number of passengers were on
board, and the night before leaving the
commander, Captain George Mackinnon,
was aroused from his sIumbers by the
sweet strains of several mandolins, guitars
and banjos, which were played by an or
chestra of eight of the lady passengers.
After several pieces had been rendered an
adjournment to the saloon was in order,
and at the request of the passengers Will
j. Scott of Champerico proposed the health
of the popular skipper, which was enthu-
siastically drunk in bumpers OF champagne
| Several Of the passengers took occasion to
express their thanks for the pleasant trip
| they had so far enjoyed. Captain Mackin-
non in few well-chosen words returned
his thanks for the compliments paid him,
and modestly remarked that he always
had done and ever would all in his power
to add to the comfort of his guests.
A notable fact in this trip of the Colon is
that she was the first steamer since the loss
of the Colima to sail without a deckload
This was probably due to the fact that Mr..
Brewer, whose family vas lost in the
disaster, was passenger
The entire crew of the British ship
Lancing will be paid off at the British
consulate tomorrow. The men signed in
Australia for voyage to San Francisco,
and all of them were entitled to their pay
as soon as the ship docked. This fact
many of the sailors with their usual care
lessness overlooked, and before the ship was
twenty-four hours in port at least ten of
them deserted. A drink OF whisky from a
bottle brought aboard by runners for
sailor boarding-houses was enough to set
| them going, and they dropped over one at
| a time into waiting whtehalls, and on
getting ashore laughed at the idea of hav-
ing given the "old man the slip. Cap
| tain Hatfield has the hest OF the joke,
however, and would only have been too
| glad to have seen them al desert. AS it is
the ship will be $500 or $50 ahead on the
l. transaction.
An eighth interest in the schooner Ocean
| Spray was sold at public auction in the
! Merchants Exchange yesterday for $500.
The purchaser was W;lli.ra- Thornley, of
! the firm of Gardner 81 Thornley,.
Captain Rollins of the British ship
Merioneth seems to be playing in hard
luck. He was put in quarantine because
he came from an infeced port had TO
throw over all his ballast and then go
through the disinfecting process before he
! could dock his ship. Now he does not
know what to do with one of his crew.
| While the Merioneth wasat Rio de Janeiro
Chinese carpenter was shipped, and it is
this Monaghan who is causing all the
trouble. The ship is in the stream, but
will probably dock to-day Once alongside
guard will have to be placed over the
Chinese, for if he escapes Captain Rollins
makes himself liable to fine of $500 I'M
der the McCreery exclusion act. The skip
per wants TO send the coolie back to China
on the Gaelic to-day, but the latter refuses
to go. He insists upon being taken to
England and from there sent to China
The British Consul has the matter under
consideration and the chances are that
some solution of the problem will be
reached to-day.
The sealers are disguised with the re-
suits OF last seasons ventures. Not half a
dozen OF the schooners paid expenses and
the hunters and sailors have returned
poorer than when they LETT here last year
In consequence only about third of the
fleet will be fitted out next season and
there will be plenty of idle men along the
front.
There will be several changes in the
Chief Wharfinger's office this afternoon.
James Boobar, who has made such an ex-
cellent chief during the past four years,
will retire and his assistant, George w.
Root, will take the place Edward Short,
who has been Wharhnger at Mission l and
for six years, will become assistant chief
and a man to take his 1lace will be APP
poi pointed 9s;d at the meeting Of he ComnissiOn-
The Chilean bark Oscar Herrara, which
put in here leaking and was run hard and
fast on the mud fats, was got off yesterday
Her deckload of lumber was iettisoned
and two tugs then pulled her off
No Sickness on the Archer.
The barkentine Archer arrived from
Honolulu last night with nine passengers
and cargo of sugar. She was nineteen