The San Francisco call., 1896-10-31
MONDAYS GALE
CAUSED TROUBLE
Vessels Coming in Report
a Rough Expert
ence.
Two of Them Lost Spars and
Some Were Very Nearly
Dismantled.
NUMBER OF NARROW ESCAPES
The Brick. Handlers Will Hold Their
Annual Meeting and Ball
Tonight.
NUMBER OF NARROW ESCAPES

Collisions and disasters seem to be the
order of the day just now. Steamer after
steamer has gone ashore on the coast OF
California. and the bones of many OF them
are now bleaching on the beach in Santa
Barbara Channel or near to the entrance
to Coos Bay. The Glenmorag is resting
easily ON the rocks near Astoria, and the
Umatilla is now being got ready for trip
to San Francisco for repairs.
Yesterday the Henry B. HYDE got in
after long passage from New York. She
experienced unusually heavy weather last
Monday and in consequence lost her main
topgallant mast. The captains report is
as follows:
Had fine weather till October 27 and %, in
latitude 1884 north, longitude 13O west.
strong breeze of wind and heavy sea came up
and carried away main topgallant masf, main
topgallant yard, main royal yard, main sky
sail yard, fore skysail yard, mizzen skysa1l
yard, main topgallant sail, main royal, main
skysail, fore skysail and mizzen skysall.
The damage was not sufficient to stay
the ship, so the captain kept on his course
and finally picked up pilot. ALPS well
that ends well, and the Hyde reached port
with the loss OF the main topgallant mast.
The schooner Guide returned TO port
yesterday She left here on the 22d inst.
for Port Gamble, but was caught in the
southeaster, and lost her foremast, fore
rigging, foresail and jibboom. Captain
Olsen decided that it was better to return
to San Francisco, and did, so. The Hyde
and the Guide came in together yesterday,
and the schooner withoher foremast gone
and the ship with her main topgaIlant-
mast gone made significant picture.
The ship accepted tow, but the master
of the schooner made the best of the cir
'cnmstances and rigged temporary fore
sails, and thus managed to reach port.
The Guide will at once be docked for
re pairs and another vessel will be sent to
Puget Sound to bring down the load OF
lumber awaiting the three-masted
schooner.
The Brick-handlers' Union will hold its
tenth anniversary ball in California Hall,
620 Bush street, to-night. The affair is
sure to De a success as William ]. Dean,
G. f. Hanckoup and Peter Andersen have
the affair in hand. All tue brick handlers
employed on the water front are in the
swim and consequently a large attendance
| is assured.
Captain Pendleton of the Henry B. Hyde
| had his arm broken during the trip from
New York to San Francisco. He was not
otherwise injured and finally reached San
Francisco as a convalescent.
Captain Morrison of the Z. 2. Rithet,
now in Sydney harbor, and whom The
CALL reported as seriously ill, has since
died Since then anew man has been put
on the ship and from Honolulu she will
come here under an American master.
]. Silvera, who drives milk wagon, ran
over Frank Glocker at the corner Of East
and Sacramento streets yesterday.
Glocker recovered, but Silvera was ar
rested and charged at the Harbor Police
station with furious driving.
The steamer Narwhal arrived in this
port from the Arctic last evening and
brings the following report:
Left the ice October IL. Had strong
northeast gales and found heavy ice in
the straits as far south as Big Island.
Hauled up at Indian Point in a strong
gale, and saw the Orca, Navarch, Alexan-
der. We then experienced thick weather
and fresh northerly gales all the passage
for 1900 miles. The catch of the whalers
during the season is as follows: Whaling
steamer Alexander 3, whaling steamer
Balena s. whaling steamer Beluga 2, whal-
ing steamer Grampus 4, whaling steamer
Jessie H. Freeman 1, whaling steamer
Mary d. Hume 4, whaling bark Mermaid
/, whaling steamer Newport 1, whaling
steamer Navarch 2, whaling steamer
Thrasher 1, whaling steamer Orca 5,
whaling steamer Narwhal 5, whaling bark
Gayhead l.