The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-02
ONLY ONE DOCK
THAT IS BUSY,
All the Other Wharves
Are Practically Doing
Nothing.
TWO SHIPS DISCHARGING
The City of Everett, Zelandia,
Celtic Monarch and Oil Tanks
Crowd One Dock.
a ROW ON THE FEARLESS.
Flag Drill on the Monitor Monadnock
and Cruiser Philadelphia
Yesterday.
a ROW ON THE FEARLESS.

The busiest dock on the water front is
that between Mission No. and Howard No.
l. This is not saying much for wharfage
space at the disposal of the Harbor Com
missioners, as with the exception of Union
street wharf nearly the entire water front
is idle. OF course, the regular coasting
trade is in evidence, but deep-water vessels
are at a discount and commerce is at
stands.ill.
At Union-street wharf the Sterling is dis
charging a general cargo of New York
merchandise, while at Mission street the
Celtic Monarch is attempting to discharge
a cargo of Australian coal.
The whaleback City of Everett arrived
last Sunday night with a cargo of coal for
John Rosenfeld's Sons and the Celtic
Monarch had to make room for ner. The
latter was towed across the dock and
moored alongside the Zealandia. The
whaleback is now hard at work and the
Britisher is getting rid of cargo as best
she can. The Zealandia is being over
hauled and workmen are fixing her hawse
pipes and recalKing her decks. Once fixed
up she will be as good as new and the sur
veyors class her Al.
The oil tanks shown in recent issue of
THE CALL are being placed in position on
the scows and they help to fill out the
scene on the Mission-Howard bulkhead.
The tanks have now been lowered into the
lighters and in a few days they will be
towed to their destination in the Santa
Barbara Channel.
There was trouble on the tug Fearless
last Sunday. The Tivoli Opera company
went out for an excursion, but there were
"razors in tie air" before. the picnic was
over. Some outsiders got away on the
tug and they made trouble. Glasses and
beer bottles few in all directions, and had
it not been for Captain Haskell blood
was not fairly ashore when the quarrel
broke out again. The boys and a chorus
singer fought over one of the chorus girls
and the chorus singer was so badly
thrashed that he had to be taken to pri-
vate hospital. Officers Dillon and Dalton
were called on, but no arrests were made.
The Blackbraes, from Liverpool for San
Francisco, is not as badly damaged as was
at first suspected. The fire in her hold
has been put out and she will discharge
the entire cargo in order to make sure that
another outbreak will not occur.
There was a flag drill on the monitor
Monadnock and cruiser Philadelphia yes
terday. A number of men from the Naval
Reserve vessel Comanche were on the
monitor and learned many new points
during the drill. The naval battalion will
have the use of the men f-war for the
rest of the week. A company will go out
each evening and general drill' will be
the order of each evening.
There was change in the Office of the
Ship-owners' Association yesterday. Wal
thew went out, and in future will practice
law. His place as secretary of the asso-
citation will in future be filed by Captain
Naylor.
The British ship FaIklandbank got in
from the nitrate ports yesterday, after
fair passage. Two days ago she was caught
in strong north-northwest gale and lost
number of sails.
The owners of the Samoan have char
tered her to load wheat for Australia. In
consequence a new vessel for the island
trade was necessary. The Vine has been
secured, and about the 10th inst. she will
get away for Fiji, Samoa, Hawaii and the
Gilberts.
The steamer Czar1na is being thoroughly
overhauled. Her machinery has been
taken out and her boilers renewed. When
ready 10 start in the Hum boldt Bay trade
the vessel will be as good as new.
There was & lively row on the barkentine
c. c. Funk yesterday. Gus Anderson ran
amuck and damaged Captain John Chari
Teton, Manager-owner r. w. Schultz and
Second Mate D. W. Cuthrell. They over
came the maniac and threw him ashore.
Afterward Anderson had the three men
arrested, but they were released on bonds.
They now intend having the sailor ar
rested on charge of mayhem, as he
nearly chewed Captain Charlleton's fin
GER off