The San Francisco call., 1896-01-01
ALONG The WATER 'FRONT.':
Death. Of First Mate Peterson Of
:. the Schooner Maxim at 5.
= r.: Port Costa.
:r.':: T. =. p
WAS. CRUSHED IN THE DINGY.
Very Narrow Escape of tie Barken.
tine Marion in. the Recent . s.

The schooner Maxim was ffyinc her flag.
at half:mast: yesterday. Willie the vessel.
was beings towea up.Oaklaild Creek the re.
mains of. the first, mate. Chris Peterson,
were. beIng gfconsigned TO mother earth. ::
The accidenj: that cost Peterson his life
was q very. simple; one: Tile schooner was,
al. Port Costa and after :dischafeing her
cargtj. ain. .attem pt was made 10 get under:
way. The wind and tide were. against
the:schooner. and shebegan to drift toward
*the wharf. Peterson got into: the dingy;
and attempted to sheer.the schooner off:
but. failed. INSTEAD, :. he was. carried in,
toward the piliIig llnder the: wharf and be-
fore he eou1d::get out of ':the: way the.
schooner was; Carried in. on "a swell and:
crushed the dfnrgy. like % nutshell: Peter
*son@W also.crN6hed aifd when he was
picked up: bLood:Was rQnning, FROM BIS
nose mouth.jalId ears. ;: He: lived about
three hours after.ti5e. Incident, but was
jln able. to: recognize any of his shlpmateS:
=: 4 ersGn: IVA : known ITO: Utmost every:
man :on. Tire water front ;. He had worked
ON: :alInoSteyary kin ID of craft that plies on
tile; bay saf >Sa1i. # aJiciSco, apd%eEerE ship
mate:Ihe e:eIer@had liked; Ii inn Friday; last
.he made IRA li9 III elts IQT: afr 10 ting tt-
dizzy ON th ebay: bIrt JitStead: of a J0Llitica-
III on: ere fil be d fNileral: 80: :.
S: The baSke}ftine Af3IrIOll and the schooner
lsaura 4Afadsen, Both from Part: Blak eleN,
bad Al rcll .t1ln e: of it cgning: down t4l9
coast 5 0n%D Deeernber: %; IN: iatifude As G3
north 0Il4yi tu}ie:: l25 IL Yves Earlon
was eau giIt iil*the gale. thGt :iJiS: cans so
InHe IA: danfage:O the COAST Ille. gale was
d heavy ONE fTD nj the ives t.sGu tlllHest and
.the%3 baIlleIltin e. labored: ."heavify>= H er
seafilso opened d t he yat er l5egIn.te po1lr
S1l.I
So14e5 pa II rell leNeS@ the.$g gesSei Captairl,
Andre took heart nd ffIffIl " Eor keii il IS
ship : to: the: EaTall mes. There the tug
k}e-teffered ia; ;toy.liinf fny but iht=T refused
<ayIu 2, II / have go TT Ills far With Glt.tfS2
sisIatce, l.w iEE g6:t he: re$t.:}; The ;Nlars6f
QRob@reQs ID. dfSsi oIfz< Bay atfd "a her
q Fg@ is disc harged::sie vii III be- dockedfer
@repairS. / - :.; -: 49,: g. :: ~ :;
&. Lie arrival of tfie: Laura adse n ralseii
81 great Load FROM the :sho0lders OF: her
owJieys he w as c5iit AN 6feirs;
&oE iler slfiet efe:entertaillbd< :T he loss
OF j Il SIiE;G Sed:. I'll e:AuelaY:% There
.Ayas ot az spare is Get. d boa Ed ard: 4 he
<scfioon er<tiad do;her be t: under short
ened SAIL = :; ., -. .s::::*..
+.it=+Mas stated on: the fre1i t.vesterGay
that Piper; GOOD all ~: CO. We Re
lsQ0ttt fo 5 taftss hoiesa1 e:and q retan: store
in liejQ:in ord en- to 81 ifnI ill*the frGi l{t
sup ilfeIl ts by :ot her iIfefS.. NeYBIit1le
@creQene wa We n TO thesl w hen
or wv 3lGrke MA o.. abOllt Tile
-: re: @satIs + "a tn the trade it
stanesi p. Saif. re-. trGh "a, Irop0sj t1QI
mrgEit be aslpe; But the idea ofp4t TIM; j
IN oeIec ttloll h slT eyer & iteyee dI rtleads.
: ~ care mo- hrah l7l4 gol lit; ~ Slejlist want 70
hold rr o7y NJ: O llr* comp tfteTs. ca r.dI
al tn tai XII e. .cOnfeIft to.lag
Il long and mind our 6u -:
Elle:: lit le: stearler; Reyi Eatfios VII
have her:tria al trip p,oIsS he bay he.
is*a ed: after the WSfefof tle: Pre- side mt III
the RepuUlIc<of g uatet4iata and. Will|. be.
used n tQWir g,tiie coffee :.baFges to and
from: the stea niers*=at Sa}i-> EoSd de Gilat:
eInala EN- y leyas9lll 3 F. the totgefo by:
con structed#by the Evans ~Ntachlti e... Com,
pan ": IF the: pa zlai rrID su GEES S.
other. boats* oIi the same m Cd elNilI: be
@built forotleE persons. :; : :: u: -: