The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07
ALONG The WATER FRONT
Exciting Adventures of Three
Yachtsmen on Larkspur
Creek.
ONE WAS NEARLY DROWNED
The Harbor Commissioners Visit Dun.
don's Tramway and May Order
It Torn Up.

Three well-known yachtsmen had an
exciting experience at Larkspur yesterday.
One of them nearly lost his life and the
other two escaped with ducking. Irving
Graham, Frank Hines and Harry Varney
may know something about sailing
yacht but what they do not know about
handling a small dingey would fill book.
They all met at Corte MADEIRA yesterday
and after discussing a number OF Incl
dents that happened during last season
they moved on to the boatbouse at Lark
spur. There Graham challenged the
others to a sailing race as far as the bar
and back. The challenge was promptly
accepted and after the little boats had
been made ready a start was made.
Before fifty yards had been sailed puff
of wind capsized Graham's boat and his
friends on the bank went to his assistance.
His craft was righted and he insisted on
sailing out the race. He was apparently
"clean out of it, until while attempting
to round a bend in the slough Hines
and Varneys boats coIlided and both OF
them capsiZed. By the time they were
ready to get under way again Graham had
caught up and pretty race from the bar
home ensued. About two hundred yards
from home GRAHAM and Varney were
leading but Hines was coming up fast.
In their eagerneSS to win the race the
two leading men did not watch each
| other, and another collision and another
capsize followed. Before assistance reached
them Graham was SO exhausted that he
had to be hauled into the boat with rope.
Varney was none the worse for his duck
ing. Hines was an easy winner ALI
7 har b.A oil
OF sailing dingeys in a slough, and say
that in future they will confne their eff
forts to the waters OF the bay.
The old bark Don Carlos, owned by the
late n. Bichard was SOLD at auction by
United States Marshal Baldwin yesterday.
When Bichard died there was about $500
due the crew, and as they could not get
their money they libeled the vessel. The
price paid was a surprise, as it was not
thought that the vessel would bring more
| than $1,000. Lorenzo Foard started the
| bidding at $1,000. Cashier Brown of the
Bank of California raised him $3.50, and
after that the price rose by 500 jumps I'M
| til $500 was reached. Then Foard with
drew and Joseph Hume took UP the run
ming. When $500 was cached bark
was knocked down to Hume. He pur-
chased her for r. y. Hume x Co., and
they will reht her and put her in the can
merry trade.
Merchants drydock yesterday over the
steamer Bonita. When on the ways it
was seen that her keel from the stem forty
feet aft was out of plumb, and at first it
was thought her back was broken The
dock people said that 1t had not happened
while the steamer vas being put on the
ways and experimenting Engineer Cos
grove of the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany said it had. Captain c. Miner Good
all, on behalf Of the steamer, and Captain
Thayer, on behalf of the Merchants, made
an examination and came 10 the conclusion
that the damage had been done some time
ago. About nine months ago the Bonita
ran on the rocks near Carpenteria, but was
got off. 1t was not thought that she was
damaged but Captains Goodall and Thayer
are OF the opinion that it was on that &C.
casion that the keel was injured.
r. Gerlich. who keeps a saloon at 237
East street, got into trouble with the
harbor police. Just as the Oakland pas
sengers were landing from the l rs P. NJ.
boat he got out on the sidewalk and began
Cursing and swearing IN q most foul
mouthed manner. Officer Charles Callag
han heard him and attempted to place
him under arrest GerIich showed fight,
and soon he and the policeman were roll
ing in the street. Finally Callaghan got
the handouts on his man, but he could
not get him to move. Officer P. A. Ma
honey came to his assistance. and between
them they got Gerlich started for the
Harbor police station. Crossing Market
street the prisoner swung his arms and
struck Mahoney in the face with his hand
cuffs. He made another swing and struck
Mahoney on the hand, decorating the
thumb and almost breaking the first
finger At the station he was charged
with vulgar language, disturbing the peace
and battery.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's Ala
media will not get away until Friday next
at P. NJ. The English mails are a day
late and the steamer will have to await
their arrival.
Captain Johnston of the steam schooner
Whitesboro says his vessel has the best
record OF anything in the coasting trade.
During the past year the steamer made
tifty-two round trips, principally between
Port Los Angeles and Whitesboro.
The American ship Benjamin F. Pack
ard secured a crew yesterday and will
probably sail to-day. Captain Allen was
compelled to pay $40 month and $40 ad-
vance, as none of the men on the "beach"
would sign for less. The Independent
Boarding-masters' Association put the
sailors aboard and not q cent of shipping
masters fees were paid.
The Harbor Commissioners paid visit
to 2. +. Dundon's tramway yesterday.
They are not at all pleased with it nor with
the manner in which the ex-Supervlsor has
taken the law into his own hands. AS
stated in yesterdays CALL Mr.. Dunoon is
likely to have a bad quarter OF an hour to-
day. The cars to be used are V-shaped and
in consequence the space between the rails
cannot be filled in. President Co!non
thinks this fatal objection and the
chances are that the rails will be ordered
torn up.
At the usual weekly meeting to-day the
Com missioners will open the bids for the
tearing down of the outer 260 feet of
Powell-street wharf. 1t has been found to
be menace to navigation and useless as a
place for docking ships.