The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26
BAFFL INC GALES
FROM HONOLULU
Sugar Boats Making I'm
usually Slow Trips to
This Port.
ONLY ONE EXCEPTION.
The Barkentine w. H. Dimond
Got In Yesterday in Fair
Time.
TROUBLE ON THE GARRATT.
Chief Engineer and Chief Steward
Had an Alteration That Ended
in Bloodshsd.
TROUBLE ON THE GARRATT.

ALI the sailing vessels from the Ha-
waiian Islands have been making re-
markably long voyages of late. The mo-
notony was broken yesterday when the
barkentine w. H. Dimond got in. She
made the run in the fair time of % days,
this beating the Alden Besse 80 days, An
drew Welch % days and the Rhoderick
Dhu 81 days. The Dimond is loaded with
sugar and rice, and is consigned to ]. d.
Spreckels & Bros. Company Fair winds,
but light, were experienced throughout
the trip, and Captain Nilsson was able
to sail his vessel in through the Golden
Gate and to an anchorage off the
sugar refinery. He saws that the voyage
was long one, but was somewhat con-
soled when he heard of the long trips
made by the other vessels.
The harbor police are anxiously look
ing for potato peddIer who attempted TO
steal gunny of sugar from the Sacra-
mento steamer San Joaquin. He was
loading his wagon on Washington-street
wharf and incidentally picked up the
sugar. He soon discovered that the police
had baen SUNNI oned and made his escape
His wagon and horse, with the stolen
sugar, were taken to the police station
and will be held until the thief is caught
and the rightful owner is found.
There was a stabbing affray on the
Stockton steamer Mary Garratt last Thurs
day night. Chief Engineer Sampson and
Chief Steward Stackpole got into an alter
cation. A free fight ensued and Stack
pole got off with scalp wound. He says
he was cut with knife. No arrests were
made.
There is one man on the Oceanic Steam
ship Company s Mariposa that will be glad
when sailing day arrives. The vessel only
got IN on Thursday, but nevertheless her
nose cannot be turned toward Australia
again too quick for Frank Funke. He is
in the steward department. and was mar
ried to Miss Edith Smith day before the
Mariposa sailed for San Francisco. The
bride was left behind, but next trip Frank
expects to bring Der along and domicile
her in a neat little home in the Mission.
Captains of sailing vessels that have to
! use Oakland Creek are loud in their de-
nunciations of the actions of steam
schooner and freightboat masters Vessels
under steam have invariably to give way
to vessels under sail, but this the schooner
| shippers claim is never done. The chan
mel is narrow, and the steamers when they
want TO pass push their noses against the
craft under sail and push her away.
! On every occasion the sailing vessel
suffers to the extent of $40 or $50 for broken
rigging and torn sails, while the steamer
escapes without any damage. Bills have
/ been sent to the owners of the offending
crafts, but no satisfaction has ever been
obtained. Now the schooner owners have
com bined and suit will be brought against
the next steamer that crowds sailing
ship. Captain Eick, owner of the schooner
G. i. Place, and number of others are at
the head of the movement, and the cap
tain intends to see the matter through the
courts.
The monitor Monadnock will sail for
Eureka in couple of days, and will re-
main there for two weeks. She will be
turned over to the Naval Battalion, ana
the company stationed at that point will
be drilled in the various maneuvers prac-
tlced aboard man. of-war. The company
at Eureka will be the last of those on the
coast to take trip to sea on warship
The biggest tow ever made on this coast
was that of the tug Fearless last Thursday.
Captain Dan Haskell brought down from
Port Costa the British ships Hollinswood
and Jordanhill. Both vessels were loaded
with wheat, nevertheless the run down
was made IN three hours and ten minutes.
one of the quickest trips on record, con-
sidering the circum stances. Captain Dan
Haskell put .the Fearless alongside the
Jordanhill, and, taking the HoIlinswood
in tow, came along during the entire run
at a ten-knot gait.