The San Francisco call., 1896-03-08
Loss of the Danish Bark Lottie
in the Quicksands at
Altata.
WAS LOADED WITH DYEW0OD.
Charges Made by Sailors Against Cap
tain Goodwin and Mate Elwell
of the Dirigo.

The Pacific Coast Steamship Company s
Coos Bay which arrived from Mexican
ports yesterday, brings the news of the
loss of the Danish bark Lottie at Altata.
The vessel went on the quicksands and
in twenty-four hours had disappeared all
but her topmasts.
"The Lottie was bound from Altata for
Hamburg with load of dyewood," said
Captain Jensen of the Coos Bay yesterday.
when the tide served she was taken in
tow by the tug Altata and started over the
bar. Now to understand the situation you
must know that there are two channels
leading out from the harbor and between
the two is dividing ridge of quicksand.
"The Altata and her tow got az far as
the bar all right, but when they were
crossing the towing line broke and the
Lottie went adrift. Captain Claussen of
the bark let 90 his anchors but they did
not hold and half an hour later the Lottie
was sinking into the quicksands. AS soon
as the vessel began to settle the crew de-
serted her and at midnight she was firmly
embedded and the next morning nothing
but her deckhouses were visible. The
crew made raid and secured their be-
longlngs and also the suit of sails that
was Stlil uent Oh tile yaioS. oy AiHHtIali
the Lottie with her cargo OF dyewood had
sunk out OF sight and not even her rigging
could be saved"
When the Coos Bay left Altata Captain
Claussen and his crew of fourteen men
were to leave for Guaymas, where they
would take passage for Germany via
Panama.
The Harbor Commissioners are still re-
ceiying letters from country towns in re-
rl ~ = tIo frni hQ
The Campbell Fruit-growers' Union of
Campbell, Santa Clara County, is the last
to send in a communication. 1t wants the
depot run under the supervision Of the
Commissioners, or else to have an in
spector appointed to attend to the sales.
The secretary will send the usual answer
stating that the commission will give all
the necessary room just as soon as the
fruit-growers and merchants get together
and organize.
The first steel sailing that has ever
entered the Golden Gate is not unlike her
sisters in the wooden line in regard to
"growlers.' Seamen Thomas Moore and
George Sterling and Carpenter George
Nelson complain that Captain Goodwin
and Chief Officer Elwell abused them dur
ing the voyage from New York to San
Francisco. They went before United
States Attorney Foote on Friday morning,
but were told to return on Saturday. They
failed to do so and of course no action was
taken in the matter. The men say the
mate kicked and i'll used them and that
according to the captains orders they were
only half fed. Captain Goodwin and Mate
Elwell laugh at the charges and say that
the men were too well fed and too well
treated.
About dozen boys from Telegraph Hill
raided the British ship koby last Friday
night and secured considerable of her
cargo. Captain Oakley called all hands
when the watchman told him what was
going on, but it took the entire crew quite
while to drive the gang away. The boys
showed fight, and it was only the appear
ance of the police in the distance that
forced them to seek safety in fight.
Supply steamers for the canneries are
beginning to get away. The Alaska Com
mercial Com pany's Bertha and the Alaska
Packing Company's Afognak both sailed
for Alaska yesterday, so the salmon-pack-
ing season may be said to have fairly
begun.