The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-14
SAILOR CAUGHT
IN A HAWSER LOOP
He Was Badly Crushed
and Narrowly Escaped
Death.
FEW SHIPS IN THE DOCKS
Plenty of Them in Port, but
All Are Waiting for a
Charter.
A M1sHAp ON THE MONTICELLO
The Blairmore lowed Into Shallow
Water and Now the Wreckers
Are Jubilant

At the present time there are fifty-nine
foreign and Atlantic vessels in port and of
these only five are at the wharves. These
are the Almora at Main street, Beechbank
at the Oriental wharf, SprinGburn at
Green, Sterling at Union and st. John at
Steuart. Several OF these are almost dis
charged, so that it is within the proba-
bilities that the wharves may be deserted
during the week. OF course there are a
number of coasters and sugar-boats in the
docks, but the number of the latter-four
lis even less than usual. Last July the
tonnage of the disengaged vessels in port
was only 1857 tons, while this month there
is 37.053 disengaged tonnage. The Spring
burn at Green and the Sterling at Union
street wharves give an air of hustle to
those places, but from Meiggs wharf to
the Mail dock all the other docks seem de-
serted.
The raisers of the Blairmore met with a
success yesterday. The hull was got al
most upright, and then the Monarch
towed it mile inshore. She was in eight
cen feet at high water and at low water
her matches will be clear. An attempt
will then be made to open her up and shift
the ballast. as Captain Burns is of the
opinion that it is holding her down. The
sunken vessel is now in a position where
she can be worked to advantage, and
everybody concerned expects 10 get her up
either to-day or tomorrow.
The Vallejo steamer Monticello broke
down again on Saturday night. Captain
Randall summoned the steamer Amador,
and all the passengers were landed near
! Port Costa in time to catch the last train
for San Francisco. The breakdown was
only small affair, and the steamer was
running again yesterday afternoon.
The Ladies Opportunity Circle of the
First Congregational Church, Sausalito, is
to give a cookie shine on board the
British ship Wynnstay next Thursday.
| Captain McBryde has given his vessel for
! the occasion, and the ships boats will
meet all visitors at the ferry landing at
! Sausalito. Tickets, including refresh
ments, will be so cents, and the proceeds
will go toward helping along the little
church in Sausalito.
| Dave Anderson, boatswain on the
steamer Umatil1a, had a marrow escape
yesterday. The vessel was backing out
into the stream on her stern line, but was
eased up in order TO allow a tug to pass.
The line caught in the propeller, and as
Anderson was leaning over the side loop
| of 1t passed around his body. AS the
steamer backed he was pulled overheard
and was being rapidly crushed to death
when Jack Gray, a boatman, saw his pre-
! dicament ana cut the rope with his knife
Anderson dropped into the water and wa:
picked up badly bruised and crushed but
conscious.
James Winslow, foreman for Henry
Bingham on the Mail dock, met with 8
serious accident yesterday morning. He
fell down the forehold of the steamer
Newport and broke his leg and otherwise
injured himself He was taken to hi.
home and last night was doing fairly well
The brig Salvador has been sold by c. D.
Bunker & Co. to w. Frese & Co. Captain
Hobbs will go out in command and viii
take her to Portland, where she will load
lumber for Calloa, Peru. Captain Hobb.
was formerly master of the schooner Vo
lante.
Captain Potter of bark Alden Bessie, get.
absent-minded once in a while. Sunday
last he was out at the park, and he got 81
interested in the music that when it wa,
| time to leave he walked off and left hi.
overcoat behind him. He never noticed
his loss until he reached his sSip and went
| to hang the coat up.
! The Mariposa will leave for Honolulu
| Apia, Auckland and Sydney next Thurs
| day, full ship. Among her cargo will be
lot OF flour and over 200 tons of paper
from the Willamette Pulp and Paper Com.
pany for the Auckland Star, Lyttletor
Times and sydney Morning Herald. There
will also be big consignments of hops
canned goods ana general merchandise.