The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-02
HER ANCHOR IS
AGAIN ABOARD
The 0regon's Mudhook Is
Recovered by the
Whitelaw.
More Harbor Commissioner
Changes on the Water
Front.
One Wharfinger Was Replaced and
Two Extra Clerks Were
Appointed

The United States battle-ship Oregon
has at last recovered her anchor and the
two tons OF chain that went with it. For
several days the wrecker Whitelaw has
secured Richards sons Bay in search of the
missing. mudhook, but it was yesterday
morning before Captain Whitelaw was
able to cry Eureka" The anchor
weighed six tons, and it was some time
before it and the two tons OF chain at
'tached to it were aboard the wrecker. As
soon as every thing was secured the White
law was headed for the battle-ship, and
after her ARRIVAL it was not long before the
anchor was again on the Oregon's port
bow. Once the transfer was made the
wreeker returned te'her moorings and the
men on the warshlp proceeded to rewe1d
b e chain, Every. link was retested, and
the chances are that the Otegon.wlll never
go adrift again.
1t will be remem bered that the big war;
ship lost her port anchor while getting
ready to leave on trial cruise ten days
ago. At that time THE CALL published. a
sketch showing the wrecker hunting for
the m I'D hook, and the accompanying cut
shows the Whitelaw putting the anchor
Back aboard.
The Harber. Commissioners made. one
change among the whartngers yesterday
and also made two appointments. e. B.
Grif6ths, the wharhnger at Channel street,
resigned and his place has been filled by
B. |. Truman: The old wharfngef has.
served year over his term of Office and
was well liked on Channel street. Tur-
man is also well known along the front
and will make good State official. S. o.
Gregory and e. g.. Black were appointed
gatekeepers on the seawall. :. Hitherto
the Commissioners have had to depend ON
the records of the grain-weigh but now
a system. of tags has been fnaugurated
and each load of wheat that leaves the
grainsheds will be registered in the Chief
Whartinger's office. This entails a great
deal OF work on the grain weigbers on the
front and they and the teamsters are
grumbling. Just the same, the order will
be. enforced, and as Harbor Com mis-
sioners are masters of the situation the
weighers will fill cut the tags in future: :.
Grairmen are allowed so many daysin
which to move wheat from the front part
OF the sheds and so many more in which
to remove it from the rear portion. This
privilege has been abused, hence the ac-
ton of the board.
At the last meeting of the com mission it
was decided to charge all Government YES
sells full rates. The lighthouse board and
some of the revenue cutters were affected
X
of the Thirteenth District made a plea for
a continuance of the old rates. The board
decided that its. former ruling should pre-
vail, and Uncle Sans vessels must pay
full rates. =.
For weeks past the Pacific-street wharf
has been the busiest on the water front.
During that time the Monowai, Australia,
| ship Roderick Dhu, Santiago, Alden Bes-
sic. and w. H. Dimold have. arrived and
sailed with full loads. and the Australia
| and Alameda are once again in port, and
the. brig w. 6. Irwin sails to-day. The
wharf is crowded with teams from morn
| ing to night, and superintendent Howard
| is kept busy getting the vessels discharged
] and loaded. Discipline rules. on the wharf,
! however, and no. matter how great the
rush verythiDg moves along as smoothly
as when there is only one vessel to unload
! or discharge.
The Pacific Mail Company's steamers
City of Peking and City of Sydney both
sailed yesterday, the former for the Orient
ard the latter for Central America. The
| SYDNEY was considerably delayed in get
ting awaya She has an enormous load
| aboard for La Libertad, and when Captain
| Johnston ordered the engines astern the
| vessel would not bulge. She was fast in
the mud. Finally the assistance of a
couple of tugs was secured and about
| p NJ. the vessel got away.
| The Peking took away with her over
| 300 Chinese and nearly $1,000 600 in silver
money The Chinese New Year comes
next February, and the Mongols are going
| home to pay their debts. II. A. Jerome
went out as purser. For sixteen years he
remained ashore, but finally decided to
| try the sea again. Years ago he was
| purser of the old San Francisco, that was
| lost on the Central American coast, and
he and Chandler, the present steward OF
the Peking, were shipmates Il. l. Us
borne, who was purser of the big steamer,
will 60 to Yokohama, where he will as
sumo a lucrative position in the Mail
| Com panv's employ. Osborne was purser
! on the CoIima, but was transferred the
| trip before the unfortunate steamer went
! down.
h The wreck of the San Benito, the South
ern Pacific's steamer that went ashore at
Point Arena, was sold in the Merchants
| Exchange Yesterday. T. P. H Whitelaw
bought the hull for $3.50 and the cargo OF
1000 tons of coal for $40. He will take his
wrecker to the scene, and, given anything
like fair weather, should salve enough to
pay him well for his pains.
The Mauna Loa, the new steamer for
the Hawaiian Inter-Island Navigation
| Company, sailed yesterday for Honolulu
with full cargo, but no passengers. At
the last moment it. was found that the
vessel had no license to carry passengers,
so they had to be left behind. and will go
away Saturday on the Australia.
The new revenue cutter Golden Gate is
| expected here from the SOUND shortly.
| Rumor has it that Captain Meininger, late
of the Corwin, will have command of her
and that Lieutenant Broadbent will be IN
charge of the engineers department.. A
new set of deckhands and tiremen will be
employed, and the men on the Hartley
| are already looking for new places.
George Mclean, the popular chief
| freight clerk on the Mail dock, is a very
sick man. He is now at the springs but
the physicians think he is suffering from
| dropsy. When the Zealandia was on the
Australian run Mclean was purser of
| her, and for years was in the employ of
the Oceanic Steamship Company. Ali his
friends on the front are hoping for his
| speedy recovery.
Improvement Clubs.