The San Francisco call., 1896-10-09
THE SCHOONER
WON THE RACE
On the Way In the Tug Red
mond Could Not
Catch Her.
1t Was Blowing Fresh at the
Time and the Sailing Vessel
Won Easily.
CHANGES ON THE ToWBoATs.
Captains on the Spreckels Line Have
Been Promoted for Efficient
Service.
CHANGES ON THE TowBoATs.

The sealing schooner Rather made q
pretty picture as she was making port last
Wednesday. A stiff breeze was blowing
ana the schooner was making up for lost
time. The tug Redmond had spoken sew
eral vessels in the offing, but failed to
secure tow. Captain Shaw accordingly
headed for the Rather, but doing her best
the Redmond could not catch the sealer.
Wing and wing the Rather scudded before
the breeze, and logging thirteen knots
the tug could not get within hailing dis
tance.
When Captain Fred Nelson left here on
the Rather he saw to it that all his seal
ing-boats had water-tight compartments.
To this precaution three of the crew owe
their lives. On April Is, John Mohlman,
the hunter, and boatsteerer and boat
puller were out hunting. The sea was
smooth as glass and not seal was in
sight. ut was about 2 o'clock in the
afternoon" said Mohlman, describing the
occurrence, ''when we saw ripple on the
water and Immediately l got ready. A
second glance showed me that it was no.
a seal and the boatpuller headed away
from it.
The fish kept along in our direction and
it did not take me long to recoe nize it as
killer. It made direct for the boat and
struck us amldship. Five of our planks
were stove in and the ribs were smashed
in all directions. The boat was turned
over and over by the killer and we went
AROUND with her. Finally when the fish
had got through with its play managed
to Chamber into the wreck while the boat
/ HoI.1 20 ha hNr
and stern. For five hours we stayed with
the wreck and then Captain Nelson picked
US up. He became alarmed at our long
DELAY and sent a boat out to look for US.
Had it not been for the air-tight compart-
ment in our boat not one of US would ever
have reached land. That killer was out
fer good time and We got the worst
of it,"
Hunter Mohlman says he has had
enough sealing.
The Pacific Mail Company's San Jose
and China sailed for Panama and the
Orient yesterday. On the China the
Chinese made disturbance prior to the
sailing of the vessel. One of the coolies
attempted to get away without paying his
debts. His creditor caught him as he was
going up the gang plank and. trouble en-
sued. During the fight several friends
rushed in, and two of them. were pushed
overheard. Quite an exciting scene fol-
lowed, but the Chinese were rescued
nothing the worse fo- their ducking. The
debtor in the meantime boarded the
steamer AMI thus escaped his creditor.
The principal item on the San Jose was
3S9, 286 pounds of beans, probably the
largest cargo of that article that has ever
left this port. OF it 245, 6S2 pounds are in
transit for Boston.
Captain Wfshart of the Sierra Psrima
has sailed for this port in command of the
Sierra Miranda. When the Sierra Parma
went ashore in the Indian Ocean it was
reported that all hands were lost. Later,
however, the captain and crew reached
England When the Sierra Miranda ar
rived Captain McMasters was taken ashore
and placed in hospital, suffering from
a native disease called ''beri- beri, so
Captain Wishart was placed in com mand.
Captain "Clem" Randall will succeed
Captain "Dan" Haskell as master of the
big tug Fearless next Monday. AS tow
boat man Captain Randall has not a
superior in California and as a navigator
he is the equal of any man sailing out OF
San francisco. The Fearless will do good
work fn his hands, and Captain Haskell is
satisfied that he has worthy successor.
Captain John Siloyich will succeed Cap
tain Randall on the Vigilant. For years
he has been one of the most valued men
in the Spreckels' employ, and his promo
OCcs
vessel in the service is a well-deserved one.
Captain ''Gil' Brokaw, the genial and
popular master or the Alert, will take The
Reliance, and Captain Joe" Trewren, the
wellknown mate of the Fearless and for
merly of the Relief, will go as master of
the Alert.
Jimmy Sennett and Dave Crowley Jr..
runners for the Golden Shore Market, had
a narrow escape yesterday. They were
going out to sea to look for incoming
ships and took tow from the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company's Corona. Off
Fort Point their boat got under the stern
of the steamer and hole was stove in her
bow. They cut adrift and taking off
their coats and vests stuffed them in the
hole. Then they got aft in order to rails
the bow out of the water and finally pad
died the boat 10 North Beach, where they
ran her ashore. 1t only took them ten
minutes to secure another boat and pro-
ceed 10 sea again under sail.
The Egremont Castle got in on Septem-
ber 81 last and lost her anchor off Meiggs
wharf. The tug Sea Witch attempted to
recover Is but Jailed. Yesterday the
wrecking schooner Jessie Madsen was sent
out and she picked up the missing hook
and chain in about an hour.
The schooner Bender Brothers got in
yesterday after stormy voyage. During
a gale she lost her foTesail and other minor
damages were incurred.
The Shenandoah, las days from New
York, got in last night. Captain Murphy
reports continuous streak OF light winds
and Gains and saws the weather was the
direct opposite to that which he enjoyed
during his last run to New York. As
usual, the Shenandoah is spick and span,