The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
To DIG GOLD AND
TO SAVE SOULS,
Missionaries and Miners
Sail on the Steamer
Bertha.
TO SPREAD CIVILIZATION
Clever Work of a Hawaiian
Diver on the Barkentine ].
D. Spreckels.
DOWN IN FOURTEEN FATHoMs.
The Boilers in the Tug Fearless Will
Probably B. Placed in the
Steamer Czarina.
DOWN IN FOURTEEN FATHoMs.

missionaries
plentiful. All the churches are active and
Metnodists Catholics Greek church and
Episcopalians all sent representatives to
the Jar north on the Alaska Commercial
Company's steamer Bertha yesterday.
Among the cabin passengers were: J. Il.
Binet. O. Binet, Mrs. James Wilson, two
children and maid Mrs. Beaumont and
two children, Fathers Tosi and Cataldo,
Brother Branchoti, William Mcdonald,
NJ. EIlinger, Rev. Mr.. Kortchinsky and wife,
Rev. DR.. Chace, Mr.. Flewelling, Rev. Mr..
Naylor and wife, B. Jones, NJ. Blatchtord,
Mrs. Kate Zorn and two children, Captain
G. w. Beers, Rev. ]. H. Rock, Rev. DIR.
Ronig and wife, I. Norris and P. Bishop.
Nearly all the clerymen are supplied
with cameras, and while they are convert
ing and teaching the Indians they will
also make collections of curios and photo
crap s. They expect to be gone Tor long
time and are all prepared for the Arctic
winter.
Part of the Bertha's cargo was the
steamer Belle, which is to be used on the
Yukon River in conjunction with the
Alice. The Belle went up in sections, and
twenty-seven carpenters, seven engineers
and eight laborers went up on the Bertha
to put her together. Captain John }. Blair
will superintend the work, and the new
stern-wheeIer will be ready for run to
Forty-mile Greek in August next.
The brigantine John D. Spreckels arrived
yesterday from Mahukona after SLOW
passage for her of twenty days. No time
will be lost in getting her discharged,
loaded and away again. She was unloaded
this morning and came from the refinery
to Folsom street. She will be loaded to-
morrow, and on Tuesday Captain Chrlsten-
sen Will be under way for Hawaii again.
While lying i'll the sugar port the brigan-
tine was in predicament- When ready
TO sail the anchor was found to be fast
under bowlder. The entire crew could
not move it and Captain Christensen was
in despair. Finally he enlisted the ser
vices of q Kanaka diver, and the latter
soon set the vessel free. He made two
dives down into fourteen fathoms OF water,
and on the second attempt released the
vessel after icing down two minutes ana
thirty seconds He was an elderly man,
but did not seem bit distressed over his
efforts and the recompense he received Tor
his venturesome dive into the ocean more
than repaid him.
MANY fish were seen in the water, and
Captain Christensen threw in small
piece of lighted dynamite. After the ex-
plosion took place the native diVed in and
brought UP five big fish under each arm.
When asked by the captain why he brought
them up under his arms instead OF IN his
hands he said: "Plenty of sharks down
there but they won't eat Kanaka. They
will eat tish, and if / had one in my hand
the shark would make a snap and take my
hand with the fish. Safest way to bring
them up is under the arm"
Gus Anderson, the sailor who was beaten
and thrown ashore from the barkentlne
g. C. Funk last Monday, had his revenge
in the Police Court last Friday. Captain
John Charleton was fined SIS, Managing
Owner r. W. Schultz $40 and Second Mate
D. w. Cuthrell SIS. The evidence showed
that the attack on the sailor was unpro-
voked and the three men had badly beaten
Anderson.
The British bark Almora, from Hull,
was caught in severe squau off the
Farallones last Friday, and In 1T John
Bushby, an a. B., nearly lost his life. he
was at work on the foreyard, when
sudden squat struck the sail and he was
knocked to the deck. When picked up lie
was insensible, and when the Almora
came to an anchor he was at once sent to
the marine Hospital. During the voyage
two other men were injured, and they were
in the sick ward when the bark arrived.
The American barkentine Chehalis has
| just completed a wonderful voyage. She
| went from San Francisco to Vladivostock
| in Siberia, thence to Hakodate in Japan
distance covered is over II, 600 miles, and
considering that at each port the YES sci
/ had to discharge ard load the record is a
wonderful one. The barkentine is almost
a mes vessel, having been built in Wash
ington in 1891. On all her voyages she has
made fast time, but on this occasion she
has broken the record.
Detectives Croker and Dillon were on
the lookout for the steamer st. Paul yes
| terday. The vessel got in late in the after
| noon and then search for MRS. Jane
Reynolds" was begun. She WAS not
aboard and neither Captain Green nor any
of his officers knew anything about her.
Instead of going on the st. Paul at San
Pedro she probably came to San Fran
Mrs. Reynolds has made away with some
| important documents wanted in a trial
| now in progress in Los Angeles.
Mrs. John A. Brown, wife OF one of the
employees of ]. ]. O'Bren & Co. lost her
purse on the narrow-gauge train from San
Rafael last Friday. 1t contained $85, and
was found by Conductor Graham Chief
Wharinger Root telephoned to SausaIito
and by the next steamer the purse and
money came over.
Hpghey Smith, the ex-ballplayer, but at
present engaged on the State pile-driver
nearly lost his lite yesterday. He fell be-
tween the wharf and the pile-driver and
udu 10 De ublSu Out Win a OOdbAO0K. lie
was more dead than alive when hauled
ashore, buta gentle slim ulsnt soon brought
him round.
The boilers of the big tug Fearless will
probably be transferred to the steamer
Czarina next week. The latter is wanted
for the Beaver Hill coal trade, and as 1t
will take long time to build new boilers
for her it is thought better to make the
transfer and save time. The Fearless can
stand more powerful boilers, and it has
been contemplated for some time to build
her new and larger ones. Very little tow
ing is being done on the front Just now, so
this is good opportunity to lay the tug
up and make the change.
The Occidental Club had picnic on the
tug Fearlass yesterday. The party was
engineered by Superintendent McCarty,
and over 200 Democratic politicians went
out with him. They did not return until
late last night, and all apparently had
good time.