The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-26
CANADIAN GOODS
FOR THE MINERS,
The Barkentine C. C. Funk
Already Loaded for
Alaska.
CARGoES SHIPPED HERE
British Columbia Has Secured
the Entire Trade of the
Yukon.
ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.
Henry E. Truebenbach, the Well.
Known Merchant, Fell From an
Oakland Steamer.
ESCAPE FROM DROWNING

A peculiar state of affairs has arisen ir
the trade with the Alaskan gold fields.
Immense quantities of provisions and
general merchandise are being shipped,
but every ounce of the stuff is coming
from British Colum bia. The barkentine
G. G. Funk is now loaded with a general
cargo and is ready to sail.
The steamer UmatiIia, which arrived
yesterday, has over 200 tons of goods for
Forty-mile camp aboard. This will be
transhipped into the bark William Bow
den and when she is filled the steamer
Bertha will take her place. The City of
Puebla and Walla Walls will bring down
two more heavy consignments and the
chances are that 8 fourth vessel will have
to be chartered to take up all the goods
offering. Everything is shipped in bond
and in consequence Custom-house officers
have 10 be on watch on the vessels night
and day.
Henry E. Trueben bach, the senior mem
Der of the firm of Truebenbach q Co., had
a very narrow escape from drowning yes
terday. When he reached his office at 113
Clay street in the morning he was not
feeling very well, so he made up his mind
to take q trip to Oakland. He left for
home on the 2 P. NJ. trip and went forward
on the lower deck to enjoy the breeze.
When the Oakland was half mile from
the Market-street landing Mr.. Trueben-
back took a seat on the railing. A few
minutes later he lost his balance and fell
into the bay. How he escaped being
struck by the paddle wheel is a mystery
no one can solve. Captain McKechnie
saw the man fall and stopping the steamer
ordered boat lowered. The crew worked
like clockwork, and in six minutes the
drowning man had been picked up and
the Oakland was on her way again.
Truebenbach was taken into the fire.
room and kept there until dry suit of
clothes was got from his home at 2416
Webster street. He was nothing the worse
an hour afterwsrd for his wetting.
The Pacific Steam Whaling Company s
tender, the Jeanne, will sail for the Arctic
about the 5th of next month. She will
take letters and supplies for the whaling
fleet, and will probably meet many of them
at Point Barrow. This will be about the
last chance for letters to go direct to the
whalers.
The schooner Chetco, which went on a
sunken rock at Crescent City. has been
patched up, and will be towed down by the
steam schooner Cleone. On her arrival
she will go on the drydock for thorough
overhauling.
Captain Bennett, superintendent OF the
Pacific Coast Steamship Companys
wharves, returned from an Eastern trip
yesterday. He made the trip in order to
visit his mother, who is growing old and
feeble. He came back over the Northern
Pacific to Seattle and thence to San Fran
cisco on the Umatilla.
Among the passengers who went to
Eureka on the Pomona yesterday was the
well-known politician and attorney,
George A. Knight. He will be absent only
few days and will be back in time to
start with the delegates for St. Louis the
latter part of the week.
The collier Washtenaw has broken the
record for round trip TO Puget Sound.
She went from here to Tacoma, dis
charged, and loaded again and got back to
San Francisco in seven and half days.
The crew had few idle moments during
that trip.
Customs Inspector Carlin got good
ducking Yesterday. He tripped over
wire hawser on Main-street wharf and fell
into the bay. His cries brought some
sailors to his assistance, and he was soon
tished out. little the worse for his fall.