The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-08
A DOG FOR SHlPMATE.
The Queer Story Of a Queer
Seaman.
SOME STARTLING CHARGES
Made Against the Skipper Of the
Ship Walker.
DOCTOR LAWLOR NEARLY DROWNED.
His Foot Slipped and He Fell From the
Deck Of the Tug Perkins.
Notes.
DOCTOR LiWLOR NEARLY DROWNED.

| Whether or not young Mr.. Bear is labor
ing under hallucination brought on by his
treatment on board the Walker is matter
| that is not wholly decided as yet. When
Alfred drifted listlessly out Of the Office of
| Shipping Commissioner Gwin yesterday
afternoon it was current rumOr that he
was steering on a course that lay on
the average track of United States
District Attorney Garter. Alfred told
Mr.. Gwin that he was going to file very
sensational complaint against Captain
Wallace of the Walker, aud declared that
his two messE ates were prepared to swear
tina the complaint is all true.
Bear certainly has a good reason to feel
reyengeful regarding Captain Wallace if
only one-balf he SAYS is fact. He claims
that he Is the son of Professor Bear of the
National Hotel of Washington, d. c.. and
that he, unlike his father, decided early
i life that he would rather go to sea than
to feed Senators and politicians.
| When the Walker was scheduled to leave
| New York for San Francisco. Bear no.
ticed her advertisement faring in big,
bold letters on a Bowery dead wall. He
went straight to the harbor front, sought
out the skipper and offered him $3.50 If he
would show him how TO man a yard and
splice the main brace. Wallace took the
money and installed Alfred in the fore
castle. Several days later the ship sailed.
Just as soon as the shore line of New
| York State faded in the distance. Bear was
toldsthat he would have to do ordinary
seaman's duty. He kicked, he mates did
also, and Bear got the worst OF it. He was
laid up for day with sore head.
Before proceeding further with the
story, it must be recorded that the COM
| plainant made one very serious charge.
| The cook of the ship is reported to have
been found dead in his bed during one
night of the voyage. This fact was duly
recorded in the ships log. Bear says that
he believes the man was poisoned by some
one and averred that be was going to
prove what he said to be true.
All manner of indignities were practiced
! upon Bear, according to his story He
said that during one part OF the trip he
was chained to a big bulldog, but this
statement was denied by another man of
the Walkers crew. This man says that
he thinks Bear is crazy and that ne never
heard any complaints on board the ship
from any one.
The papers that Bear intends filing had
| not made their appearance up to late
hour last evening, but it is said on good
authority that they will be forthcoming
| Tuesday.
Antonelli Favari. an italian crab-fsher,
was drowned in the surf near Fort Point
Sunday night His body has not yet been
recovered. The fisher is one Of the colony
Of Italians that is located on lower Broad
way, and usually kept his boat at the
fishermen's dock. He started out Sunday
afternoon for the grabbing grounds. got
into trouble with mis- boat near the fort
and drifted inshore. He stood up in the
bow to fend the little craft off from rock.
slipped and fell overheard. Before help
could reach him he floated into the surf
near the fort and was drowned. His boat
has not been recovered yet.
Quarantine Officer DR.. Lawlor came as
near losing his life yesterday as any man
ever did. Had it not been for the prompt
assistance of Boatman Black and Marine
Reporter Fitzgerald of the Merchants Ex-
change the doctor would surely have been
drowned.
The accident occurred when the Ha-
waiian steamer Kahului was coming in to
port. DR.. Lawlor put off in the tug George
C. Perkins, as is his usual custom when
steamers are coming into port. The Per-
kins came alongside the Kahului and Dr.
Lawlor made step forward to reach the
ladder hanging over the latter's side. His
foot slipped and In he went.
The force CT the fall must have stunned
him. for he lay on the water with his face
| down, apparently unable 30 make move.
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attracting the attention of Fitzgerald and
| Black, who had pulled away from the
! side of the steamer few minutes before
| the tug came up.
MAN overheard" cried Mike, laying to
his oars. The inanimate form of the ply
stefan was rauidly drifting with the tide
| toward the sea. but the Whitehall soon
reached him.
In the meanwhile the commanding officer
of the Perkins, Captain McFarlane, was
doing his utmost TO back his boat close
enough to the doctor to get line to him.
Fitzgerald backed his boat so that Black
could catch Lawlor's coat. Black could
not hold on, for the doctor is a very heavy
man and the tide was running out swiftly.
Mike then came forward and succeeded in
raising the drowning mans head to the
height of The boats bulwark.
Don't let go of me, Mike" murmured
the doctor feebly. His breath came in
short, quick jerks. Mike held on, and
Black pulled for the tug desperately.
Soon the Perkins managed to come close
enough to allow her hands to lift the doc
tor over the rail and on board. He was
pretty we'll used up. though not danger
ously far gone. His heavy overcoaf, which
probably kept him afioat, was unbuttoned,
and he was revived by applications of
warm bottles and hot drinks.
In speaking of his escape DR.. Lawlor
said that he never thought that there was
80 much water in the bay before.
The DERRICK Steamship Company has
been assigned berth at section OF the
seawall by the Board of Harbor Commits
sioners.
A telegraph line to Point Bonita con-
Meeting with this city is needed badly.