The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
COLLIDED AND
NEARLY sunk
The San Lorenzo Had to
Be Beached on Goat
Island.
She Was Run Into by the
Steamer City of Stockton
While Decking.
ROW OVER A PROPELLER.
Lieutenant Butt of the Hartley Says
Uncle Sam Never Pays
Salvage.
ROW OVER A PRoPELLER

The river steamers City of Stockton and
| San Lorenzo were in collision. In conse-
uuence, the latter boat is on the beach at
Goat Island and the City of Stockton has
a slightly damaged nose.
The accident happened early yestel day
morning. The San Lorenzo was docked
at Washington-street wharf, having just
arrived from the upper end Of the bay
with general cargo. The City of Stock
ton was getting in from Stockton with a
crowd of Valley-road excusionists aboard.
While attempting 10 make landing the
tide rip caught her stern, swinging the
boat around ana headed her directly for
the San Lorenzo. The engines were put
full speed astern, but, nevertheless, the
momentum was TOO great to be overcome.
The San Lorenzo received hard, glencing
blow and some of the Stockton's bow was
carried away. In a few minutes the
Lorenzo began to leak and the tug Annie
was called upon to pump her out. The
leak gained, and, seeing that his vessel
was in danger of sinking in the slip, the
captain started for Goat Island, with the
tug alongside pumping out all the time.
The freight was moved forward in order
to get the stern out of water as much as
possible and thus rednce the lea4. Finally
the vessel was beached on the island, and
after being made partis ly water-tight will
be brought over and put on the drydock
for repairs. No timbers were broken, but
the hull was badly strained.
The excursionists on the Stockton took
the matter very coolly and there was not
even 8 showing OF excitement among the
lady passengers when the two boats came
together
Lieutenant Butt of the revenue-cutter
Hartley and Captain Brown, superin-
tendent of the State tugs and dredgers,
are having quite lively time OF it ali to
themselves. 1t is all over q bronze pro-
peller, and the question of State and Fed
eral rights is involved. Last July the
Hartley lost her propeller al or near sec
Iion of the sea wall. The boat has been
verItable white elephant on the hands
Of the Government TOR years and st first it
WAS decided to condemn her. Then The
Secretary OF the Treasury thou ht better
of il and the boat was fitted up and again
put in commission. a few days ago
dredger No. was al work at section 2 and
picked up the Hartley's lost propeller. As
soon as Lieutenant Butt heard OF IL he de-
msnded The property. Captain Redmond
refused to give it up and referred the rev.
The latter also refused TO give up the pro-
peller unless the men on the dredger were
paid for their trouble Then Lieutenant
Butt explained that Uncle Sam had a
right to take his property wherever he
found il, and Brown answered. "Al rlght;
bring on your gunboai." The lieuten-
ant retired IN an Angry mood and laid the
matter before the United States District
Attorney. Tie chances are that N a lew
days an order of court viii be issued COM
manding Captain Redmond TO deliver up
the article IN dispute.
The sealing schooner Alton is making
an unusually long passage from the hunt
ing grounds. She was in company with
the Luisa D and Rather in Oonamak Pass
but although both schooners have been in
for nearly a fortnight there is no word of
the Alton. She was formerly q tug, but
the machinery IVES akeu out and she WIS
turned into a sailing vessel. While in
Alaskan waters Captain Wester had to
run her on the beach at Atm and place an
iron band around her stern in order TO
keep the rudder from dropping out. In
consequence the Alton is not being
pushed and she may not get in for several
days.
Captain Fred Nelson Of the sealing
schooner Rather is about to make trip
to his old home in Denmark. He has
been in this country for years and now he
has resolved on trip 10 his old stamping
ground. Captain Nelson is one of the best
liked men IN the sealing feet. He is be-
loved by every hunter in the country and
sailors run over each other In their efforts
to get aboard any vessel he goes in COM
mand Of The day he leaves San Fran
CISCO the men intend gathering at the fer
ries and giving him an ovation.
The chances are that the British ship
Bay of Bengal, which arrived mere in bal
last from Yalnaraiso, will go to Portland,
Or. TO load wheat. Her captain yesterday
refused an offer of 35 shiIlings to load
-four, as be thought q rising market for
wheat would insure him higher rate.
The British ship Largiemore has had a
unique experience. She took in ballast at
Rio de JaDeiro and went 10 Adelaide,
Australia. There was nothing doing
there, so she came on to San Francisco.
She still has the same ballast IN her and
is still unchartered.
The ship Two Brothers arrived yester-
day from Pyramid Harbor, Alaska On
August 81 Robert Whiie, one of the sail
ors, fell overheard and was drowned. 1t
was blowing half gale ar the time.
The following particulars about Captain
w. o. Hayden, whose death was reported
IN yesterdays CALL, will be read with in
terest by MS many friends:
Captain William o. Hayden was born in
Maine IN 1S4O, and served Tor six years on the
Atlantic Coast before coming West. On his
arrival he was for q short time on the bark
vernon, from San Francisco to Port Gamble,
psrk Rainier. she was launched In June,
1863, and Captain Hayden took her to New
YORK. where she was loaded, and then sailed
Ior San francisco. Alter making two trips