The San Francisco call., 1896-09-23
FIRST TINE SHE
WAS IN BAT TIE.
The Oregon's Boat Went
Down Before a Freight
Barge.
AN UNEQUAL CONTEST.
Who Was to Blame Remains to
Be Seen-An Investigation
in Order.
SPEED OF THE ROYAL FORTH.
Made the Passage From Fifty TO
Fifty in the Record of Eleven
Days.
SPEED OF THE ROYAL FORTH.

Several of Uncle Sans men had a mar.
row escape yesterday. They were on
their way in the proYision-boat for the
hne-ot-battle ship Oregon, When the river
steamer Alvira with barge in tow, came
along and ran them down. No lives were
lost. but the boat and provisions went TO
the bottom of the bay.
The Oregon's launch was on its way to
the warship and the Alvira, with the
barge Orient in tow, was on her way to the
Mission mud fats. The map.of-Warsmen
thought they could pass in front OF the
river steamer and found out their mistake
too late. Before the boat in tow of the
launch could get out of the way the barge
Orient was on top ofit and everything went
out OF sight, Two of the men were picked
up by Henry Peterson in the launch Amy,
and Captain Leale of the Caroline picked
up another. The latter boat did a smart
piece OF work, and had boat in the water
dno on the scene three minutes after the
accident The cook on the Alvira threw
iHe-ouoy with such precision that it en-
clrcled Chinese member of the provision
crew who bobbed up after the barge had
cleared the way,
1he officers and crew of the Oregon
missed their fresh meat for breakfast and
oInner, but later a new boat was sent
ashore and fresh supply secured.
The Occidental and Oriental Company's
porle arrived from Hongkong via Yoko-
mama and Honolulu yesterday. Among
tae cabin passengers were:
G. Stafford Northeote, Miss Belle Smith, Miss
NJ Hennessey, Oscar Richter. w. Krausch. Mrs.
+. '. MeNair, F. V. McNair Jr., V. G. Robinson,
Mrs A. Martenby, +. Helyer, w. Stradmisk,
Mrs. dellyer, B. V. Squire, Commander w. w
helslnger, U. S. NJ; Z. R. Morris, Mrs. Morris,
q tod
d r. Flehbohm, Mrs. Fichbohm, Baron de
5atz, W. ChriehtOn. Otto Messing, Mrs A.
duncan, w. Freemsn, James c. Seigfried and
Ii. Shewau.
Commander Reisinger was in command
OF the Monocacy when the old side-wheeler
was reported TO have gone down in gale
on the Chinese coast. She is still in COM
mission, but Commander Reislnger never
expects TO serve on her again.
1he Oceanic Steamship Company's Aus
traIia sailed for Honolulu yesterday with
the following cabin passengers:
Miss Edna Alderman, Miss Martha Birge.
Cecil Brown and wife, Robert Cation, wife and
Two children, Miss Cation Master Cation, Miss
a. CAhili, James Campbell, wife and two chill
dren, Miss Dickson, T. II. Gibson, w. III. Gif-
tard, John Grace, E. Halstead and wife, Her
man Jergens, Miss Kamaiopi, L B. Kerr, NJ.
vile, Mrs \ NaWshi he MTs J. H. Ronhchd miSIe mss dns
Rothchild, E. II. Rose J. H. SchnaeK, wife ana
two children. Mrs. S S Shaw, G. Shuman.
mann, Alex Young and wife.
The Campbell family are those inter-
ested in the Winthrop case. Directly
conviction was secured the Honolulu mil
honaire made arrangements to leave for
nome. be says that as soon as certain
matters ne is interested in in Hawaii are
Strengthened out he will return to San
Francisco to fight any attempt Winthrop's
attorneys may make for new trial
Among the arrivals yesterday were the
Dinsdaie. 152 daYs from Ham burg, the
Esem plore, 1872 days from Genoa and the
Royal Forth, 137 days from Swansea
The latter made the run from so to so
the best of records. The entire trip was
a favorable one, but light winds in the
Pacific prevented record breaking run.
The ships Formosa, John Cook Hellens-
burgh and Star OF France all sailed for
Europe this morning. There is a rush to
get wheat into England at present, and an
exciting race is anticipated.
runaway on the water front caused
considerable excitement at the ferries yes
terday. A horse was left unhitched and
with headstall off. While muching his
oats he took fright and ran away. He
made direct for the crowd that was COM
ing of the Oakland steamer and many
people would have been trampled under
foot had not Sergeant Jack HAYES of
the State Harbor Police rushed
in and secured the animal. He was
badly bruised in the fight, but his
weight told and he brought the frantic
animal 10 stapdsti1. -Sergeants Mahoney
and Hayes are very wroth with the drivers
of the mail-wagons. On a mum Der OF oc-
casions when awaiting the arrival OF
steamer with mail aboard the men have
fed their horses and incidentally left them
unhitched. The animals proceeded to run
away and the policemen were given a
chase.
News by the Doric is to the effect that
the damage TO the Gaelic was greater than
at first anticipated. About forty plates,
nine frames and three buskheads will re-
ouire renewal, and as the mainmast was
Knocked ont of its step it also will have 10
be fixed. 1t will be a couple OF months
before the repairs to the steamer are fairly
under way, as survey Will have TO be
held at Hongkong.