The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20

ing put in and her upper works renewed.
Her machiney is being overhauled, and all
the upholstering is being replaced. The
passenger accommodation is being in
creased, and when everything is completed
In the company's fleet.
The Pacific Mail Company's City of Para
sailed for Panama and way ports in charge
of Captain Crowell yesterday. When pass
ing over the bar an overturned fishing
boat, with two men clinging to the bottom,
was sighted. Captain McCulloch, the
pilot, drew Captain Crowelps attention to
the fact, and the steamer was at once
stopped. A boat was lowered and the
men taken off. 1t was only just in time,
however, as before the rescue party got
back to the City of Para the fshing-smack
sank.
At first Captain Crowell intended put
ting the men aboard the pilot boat, but
when the tug Sea Queen hove in sight be
signaled her and Captain Ike Smith at
once agreed to bring the men to the City.
When their boat went down the fisher
men lost their all. When they capsized
they had good catch of rockcod aboard
for yesterdays market, so that they not
only lost their boat and all its equipment
but the result OF two days hard fishing,
The ferry-boat Oakland, while on the
A. NJ trip TO San Francisco yesterday,
broke her rudder chain and drifted around
for half an hour. After considerable
maneuvering she was got around and the
other rudder was used. There was con-
siderable excitement aboard, but it was
soon allayed when the extent of the dam
age was made known. The Oakland was
crowded, as the business people who live
on the other side OF the bay usually come
over on that trip.
There was big crowd of school children
and their relatives and friends on Ulay-
street wharf yesterday. They all expected
to go on pleasure trip to Angel Island
on the steamer Mcdowell, but the vessel
was otherwise engaged, SO no 10 80 A. NJ.
run was made. The men who came from
Fort Candy on the State of California had
to be taken to their destination and it took
the steamer all day transporting them
from the Oregon dock to Alcatraz and
Angel Island.
The Pioneer Yacht Club held its second
annual regatta last Thursday. The fleet
was composed of the Volunteer, Nellie,
Ethel S, Pride, San Vincent. Amy, Emma,
Ella, Dread Naught, Maluna, Encinal and
Angelina. After cruise around the bay
the party landed at angel Island and
spent most enjoyable time. There were
boatraces for men and women and run
ning-races on the sand. The half-mile
rowlng-race for ladies was won by Miss
Lottie Welch, the half-mile race for men
by NJ. King and the race for shippers by
the captain of the Ethel S.
The running race for ladies was won by
Mrs. Welch, and that for men by Dave
Dean. The running high jump was won
by Barney Jones, and the tug-ofwar, club
men VS.. non-mem bers, was won by the
former. The target practice was a source
OF great amusement. Each contestant
was blindfolded and given brace and bit
They had to keep turning the brace and at
the same time Walk toward the target.
Miss May Drushell got within twenty feet
OF the center and won the first prize. The
others wandered in all directions and had
to be brought back to the starting-point.
Every body voted the affair a most enjoy
able one, and gave three hearty cheers for
Commodore Kendall when it was all over.
The raising of the Blairmore is still a
problem that is worrying Captains Burns
and WhltelaW. Pumping and hauling
was kept up until 10 o'clock last night,
and then the tired men were given rest.
Yesterday another new pump was pur-
chased and to-day was occupied in placing
1T IN position. Ii all goes well another at
tempt will be made tomorrow, and if it
fails every body Will be almost ready to
give up in despair. If the sunken vessels
stern can be raised all will go well. If not,
not all the tugs in the bay can move her.
Te steamer Newport, which arrived
from Panama last Thursday, will have to
be overhauled before she can 60 out on
another trip. Her machinery broke down
on the run from New York, and it
took two weeks at Panama to get it in
anything like working order again. Per-