The San Francisco call., 1895-11-14
ALONG THE WAT Err From 7,
The Gutter Hartley's Commander
and DR.. Chalmers Are
at Outs.
L. G. Stevenson, Son of the Vice,
President, as a Special Corre.
spondent.

The Oriental and Occidental Company's s
stea mer Coptic arrived from the Orient
last Tuesday night and anchored between
Lime Point and Alcatraz. The revenue
cutter Hartley waited for DR.. Chalmers,
the quarantine officer, from to 8 80 P. NJ.
When Deputy Surveyor Ruddell went
down to Meiggs wharf he at once ordered
the cutter away and proceeded himself to
see that everything was expedited. On
arriving at the Coptic matters were found
all right, and from there the Hartley went
to the bark Snow & Burgess, which had
just got in from Sydney.
After that vessel was sealed up the cut
ter returned to Meiggs wharf and there
found DR.. Chalmers awaiting transporta-
ton. He failed to get it. Lieutenant
Rogers was courteous, but firm.
81 waited over an hour for you," he
said, land when Deputy Surveyor Ruddell
told me to leave the dock | did so. This
is a revenue cutter and not a quarantine
boat. The revenue officers are now aboard
the Coptic, and my duty ends there. Ii
you want to board the Coptic take your
own boat"
better-natured or more thoroughly
conscientious man than Lieutenant Rogers
could hardly be found among his col
leagues. He dearly loves his profession,
but is a little touchy on anything that en-
croaches upon his prerogatives. Never
theless he is seaman, every inch, and
there is not man iii the navy who can
give him points" on the manning and
equipment OF a revenue cutter. The
quarantine officials, he considers, have no
call upon a revenue cutter, and he has no
scruples about saying SO. As matter OF
courtesy, however, Lieutenant Rogers is
only too willing to accommodate DIR.
Chalmers when it does not interfere with
the regular work of the cutter. In this in
stance Lieutenant Rogers is certainly in
the right.
One OF A. C. Frees barges came near
being total loss at Bealestreet wharf yes
terday. She was overloaded and slight
swell gave her a list. The water poured in
and quantity of the cargo had to be jet
tisoned. One of the Spreckels tugs came
along and pumped the barge out. In a
few minutes all danger was over.
The steamer Herald was very late in
getting away for Vallejo last night. She
had to take over a thousand cases of
that caused the delay The merchandise
was for one Of the British ships now load
| ing at Port Costa.
There was free fight on the water front
Tuesday night and in consequence
Albert Simon has been arrested on
charge of assault TO murder. Simon
and man named Andrew Maigela were
drinking in a Sacramento street saloon.
Words led to blows, and then Simon
drew knife and cut Maigela on the left
arm, slashed his left ear, cut his head and
left eleven cuts in his clothing None of
the wounds were serious. Malgela was a
sailor on the schooner Crescent CITY.
Simon is a well-known character along the
water front.
The steamer Peru of the Pacific Mail
Company's line sailed for the Orient YES
| terday. Among the passengers was Lewis
6. Stevenson, son of the Vice-President OF
the United States. He is en- route to
Japan, China, India, Afghanistan, Egypt
and Europe. During his flying trip he will
write letters describing his impressions for
a syndicate. There were nine other pas
sengers in the cabin and $40 Chinese in the
steerage.
The dismantled British bark Sharp
shooter is discharging at Harrison-street
wharf. Her cargo of nitrate is wanted at
the powder works and in consequence she
is discharging off shore into lighters. AS
soon as the stuff is discharged the bark
will go into the drydock for repairs.