The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-19
CHANGES IN THE
FERRY BUILDING
Tennessee Marble Will Be
Used on the Main
Front.
NO COMPRESSED BRICK.
Reinsurance Paid on the French
Ship Jules Verne From
Newcastle.
SHE is CONSIDERABLY OVERDUE
No News Has Been Received From
the Missing Tramp Steamer
Linlithgow.

Changes in the ferry depot plans are
again in order. a special meeting of the
Harbor Com missioners was held yester-
day, and Chief Engineer Holmes advo-
Gated a change from the use of polished
compressed brick to that of Tennessee mar
bic with which to finish the front. The
alteration will entail an extra expenditure
OF money, but other changes will make a
sufficient saving to offset the difference.
Instead of extending the wings of the de-
pot Mr.. Holmes is for cutting them down
somewhat, and not finishing them in the
elaborate manner designed. They can be
made plain yet handsome, and the money
saved will pay for the Tennessee marble.
The members of the commission are in
favor of the change, and the chances are
that the order will be issued next Tuesday
to the builders.
The Risdon Iron Works is pushing the
building of the frame, and Commissioner
Cole expects that with the present rate of
progress a considerable portion of the
building will be finished IN eight months.
The late steamer Eastern Oregon is still
in the hands of the men who are altering
her into schooner. When ready for rig
ging it was found that keel would have
to be put on her. She was towed to Oak
Aoh0 O4OCh JSSlCIOdy1 neCeSSdIy
change will be made. Her twin engines
are now being placed in two steam schoon-
ers, and they will probably go into COM
mission the latter part of this month.
The crew of the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company's Orizaba are very indignant
over the manner in which some of their
number are being treated in Mexico. They
were arrested on the suspicion of being
smugglers and thrown into jail at Quay
mas. They appealed to the American
Consul for relief, but he paid no attention
to them. Their case could not be brought
to trial, as the Judge was in the interior.
j. Raymond, the steamers cook, and two
walters and two mess boys were arrested.
They had considerable cloth and presents
Tor friends among their effects, and that
was what got them into trouble. 1.-THE men
were treated in an outrageous manner"
said one of the OriZaba's crew yesterday
They were simply locked up in an ncIo-
sure, and as the thermometer registered
Ito In the shade you can imagine how
they suffered. Then they had no covering
at night and the dew always drenched
them. They are all citizens, but the
American Consul laughed at them. They
have now been six weeks in prison, and
l would not be bit surprised to hear
that some of them have died"
The French bark Jules Verne is now out
nlnety-six days from Newcastle, Austria
liza, for this port, and 10 per cent reiu-
surance is being paid on her. The Verne
left Havre to load coal for San Francisco.
but owing to the strike of miners at New
castle she was unable to get a load She
accordingly sailed in ballast, being under
charter to load wheat at Port Costa for
Europe. She has not since been heard
from. The Louis Pasteur, which sailed
one day ahead of the Verne, arrived in
port two weeks ago, but saw no sign of
the missing ship. Roth, Blum & Co., the
agents, do not think the vessel has been
lost. They say she is a slow sailor, and
that as ali the late arrivals have reported
light winds and Gains no anxiety should
be felt for the missing vessel.
The tramp steamer Linllthgow, which
sailed from Eere for Leith some time ago.
has been reiasured at 10 guineas per cent.
She broke down off the coast OF Central
America, and boats crew was sent
ashore to report the matter. The steamer
has not since been heard from.
+. f. McEwen, who was accused of steal
ing quantity of clothing from the Brit
ish ship Ravenscourt, gave himself up
yesterday at the Harbor Police station.
The vessel is now on her way to Liver
pool, so there will be no one to prosecute
the case, and McEwen may get off.
The captain of the river steamer Gold
reported yesterday that he passed the
body of q man off Alcatraz. A boat was
sent out to look for the remains, but no
trace of them could be iound.