The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-21
A Fisherman Nearly Drowned
While Entering the
Golden Gate.
THE ELIZA MILLAR DISMAsTED
Cut Rates on the Columbia Called
Forth Nearly Two Hundred
Passengers.

Antoine Francisco had terrible expert
ence last Tuesday night. He had been
out crab fishing and had done fairly well.
His boat was new one and cost him 500,
While his sails, nets and oars cost him at
least $50 more. He called her the New
Moon, and went out on the first appear
ance of the Queen of the Night. He re-
manned out longer than usual and when
coming in through the north channel
breaker capsized the boat.
For hours he chung to her and no succor
came. Just as he was giving up in despair
a belated crab-boat came along and took
him on board. An attempt was made to
tow the overturned boat into port, but it
failed.
The steamer San Benito that arrived
from Puget Sound yesterday afternoon re-
ported that the fishing boat was bottom Up
off Duxbury reef. Antone got one of the
fishing-steamers to go out after it, but the
chances are that it will not be found.
The schooner Eliza Millar arrived in
port late yesterday afternoon in disabled
condition. She left here on the 9th inst.
for Coos Bay, but did not get any further
than Crescent City. On November II, in
latitude AZ north, longitude 125 west, she
| was caught in heavy gale. The spring
stay that connects the fore and main mast
carried away, and the latter could not
stand the strain. 1t broke off about eight
| feet from the deck, and with it went the
main boom, mainsail and gait topsail.
| Part of the rail on the port quarter was
carried away also, and the man at the
wheel was nearly carried overheard.
Captain Miller was knocked down by the
| falling spar, but only received a scalp
wound. AS the mast was humping heav-
| lily against the schooner it was cut away,
and the skipper, finding he could not make
| Coos Bay, put about and MADE for San
| Francisco. Repairs will be made at once
and another start made for Coos Bay.
| The steamer Kahulni will sail for Svd-
ney, \. S. W., via Honolulu, to-day. She
| is very deeply laden and should be very
much steadier than she usually is in a sea-
way. Her cargo is a general one for Homo
! lulu, but for Australia she has 300 tons of
broomcorn that the Mariposa could not
| take and 100 tons of wheat. A cargo of
coal will probably be the kahuluis return
load to Honolulu, and from that point she
| will bring up sugar.
! The following notice in regard to the
| Cape Flattery fog-signal has been issued
| by the United States Lighthouse Board:
| Notice is hereby given that a plentiful supply
OF water having been obtained at TINS station
| on Tatoosh Island, south side OF the west en-
| trance to the StIait of Juan de Fuca, after
November IL the steam fog-whistle viii be
| sounded during thick or foggy weather, as
| stated in the list OF lights and fog signals and
! the list of beacons and buoys.
The Oregon Navigation and Improve
ment Company's steamer Columbia sailed
for Portland yesterday. She is the first OF
the feet to get away under the new sched-
| ule of rates, and nearly 200 passengers
availed themselves of the cut. Many peo-
| pie thought it was cheaper to make two
! days trip to the Columbia River, with bed
and board thrown in, for S. than to keep
house. As ito the Storage passengers, it
cost them 50 80.
Captain Charles Goodall and Senator
Perkins were down at the wharf looking
after the sailing of the steamer, and
Colonel Mention of the Southern Pacific
was there counting the passengers. After
the Columbia had sailed Captain Goodall
encountered the railroad man and re-
| marked: sit will save you lot of work
| in mental arithmetic if you will come to
our Office after the departure of each north
ern steamer. There we'll have full pas
senger list ready for you, and then you
| witt know exactly who sailed on the boat. "
Mention laughed, turned on his heel and
| walked away.