The San Francisco call., 1896-09-29
RUSH OF.""=WHEAT
SHIPS TO LOAD
All Vessels in Port Are
Now Seeking Wharf,
age Room.
TWO DocKED YESTERDAY
They We're the Dominion and
Nederland, Both From
European Ports.
ROW ON SCHOONER HERMAN
A. P. Lorentzen and the Mate Said TO
Have Had a Serious Alter
cation.
ROW ON SCHOONER HERMAN

Two foreign ships docked at Union
street wharf yesterday. 1t is not the first
time, by many in the history of the port,
that two have docked at one and the same
time, but on this occasion both vessels in
question have had remarkably rough ex-
periences rounding the Horn. From 80
to so they met with a succession of gales
that would have sent many a vessel to the
bottom. Both were splendidly handled
and reached port in safety. The Dominion
was the first to reach the dock, and Captain
Ike Smith, who was in command of the
tug Sea Queen, made splend id landing.
Captain Glenn Randall. in the Vigilant,
had hold of the Nederland, but both wind
and tide were against him. Neverthe ess
he put the vessel into her berth in man.
ner that excited the envy of every tow
boat man on the water front The Donnin-
ion was the first to reach the wharf, and
it was not many minutes later before the
Nederland was along the south side OF
Union and discharging her cargo.
Both vessels-are engaged and will be ready
to load inside of three weeks.
In the case OF the Dominion the eddy
set the ship away from the wharf. but the
com mander, Captain Meredith, at once got
steam on the donkey engine and it did not
take long to warp the vessel into her
( berth.
schooner Herman and in consequence A.
P. Lore ntzen is in mourning. He could no.
be found yesterday, but If all reports are
to be believed he is adorned with beauti-
full pair of. black eyes and sundry acces-
sories. Lorentzen is the man that has to
make both ends meet when an otter or
sealer in which he is interested arrives in
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showing was made and in consequence
the men began to celebrate. The hunters
were on salary, but the boat-steerers, boat.
puilers, steward and cabin boy were on
''a lay" First Mate Charley Rydeu was
in the same predicameut. When it came
to ''paying off" Lorentzen on behalf of
the owners offered to pay at the rate of
500 skin. This was Indignantly re-
fused as it is said otter skins are now
worth from $500 to $500 each in London.
l. . 1t was over this difference in figures that
trouble arose. Rydell was to get So per
cent LAY" on the price brought by the
SKINS. When he found the rate was fixed
at one-third their value he got angry.
LorentZen visited the ship in order TO put
her out OF commission and then the trou-
pie began.
The sailors have placed the matter in
the hands of Attorney Hutton and he has
already begun proceedings in the matter.
LorentZen has no sympathiZers In the case,
as'the entire crew can swear that many of
the skins are worth 5000 each at the pres
ent time in the London market
The tug Vigilant and the steam
schooner Westport went out to the Cordell
banks last Saturday night. The captain
of the towboat found the banks without
any trouble, but the captain of the steam
schooner failed. The result is easily told,
The fishermen on the Vigiiant had fish to
sell and the fishermen on the Westport
bought them.
Next Sunday Captain Randall of the
Vigilant will take out party of old time
sports. and he promises that the best fish
ing grounds in the Pacific will be visited,
even if all and sundry are seasick.
Gunter Tronstead joined the SALIVA
ton Army yesterday. He was out of