The San Francisco call., 1896-02-18
[Sketched By a " Call" artist

the coast have been down for several days
the chances are they are awaiting a steam
schooner to bring them 10 San Francisco.
Steering as well as possible with the
broken rudder and with the assistance of
the sails and two booms which were towed
astern, the steamer was finally navigated
to the Farallones. There the lighthouse
tender Madrona was sighted and Captain
Cushman signaled for assistance The
people on the tender did not understand
the signals, and she went on her way.
Nearing the Golden Gate some tugs offered
their assistance, but Captain Cushman did
not feel like paying the sum demanded, so
ne managed to steam in and came to an
anchor off the seawall.
The cargo brought by the Willamette
from Portland Is general one, and every
vessel that has handled it has met with
misfortune. 1t was first of all loaded on
the steamer George w. Elder, and a few
hours after she crossed the bar her rudder-
post broke, and she is now lying disabled
in the Columbia River The cargo was
then transferred to the steamer Columbia.
and as she was passing over the bar she
struck and she too broke her rudder-post
The wheat oats and canned goods were
then loaded into the Willamette and she
met the same tate as the other two. "The
only satisfaction l have is the fact that |
succeeded IN getting the cargo here,n said
Captain Cushman yesterday eve came
along at good rate OF speed, and the only
thing was afraid of was that the rudder
would drop out altogether as it was only
held IN place by the rudder-head The ac-
cldent happened last Saturday, and l tell
YOU was glad when l dropped anchor in
San Francisco Bay The Willamette will
discharge her cargo and then go on the
drydock for repairs. 1t will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000 to fix her up.
Edward Lahue and his wife, Fannie, Gre
ated quite scene at the ferries yesterday.
The woman ran away from her home in
Healdsburg and took her two-year-old
daughter Bessie with her. Her husband
followed as soon as he heard of her flight,
and finally located her in the Mission.
Yesterday he stole the child and started
for the ferries, with Mrs. Lahue after him.
In the Walting-room OF the Tiburon steamer
she caught him, and begged and prayed
for the child. He refused her request, and
then she began to scream. The other pas
sengers sided with the woman, and Ser
geant Mahoney was hurried to the scene to
quell the disturbance. The husband ex
planned that the child was his, and that as
he did not like his wifes mode of life ne
was taking the little girl home. The Off
Ger said he could not interfere, and lust as
the "all aboard was called the father
rushed through the gate and disappeared
no attention. Then she began CRYING
again, and finally disappeared in a Mar
ket-street car.
Captain Hooper of the revenue cutter
Corwin has been made commander-in-
chief of the revenue feet of the Pacific
Coast. He will have with him in the Ber-
ing Sea the Bear, Rush, Perry, Corwin,
Grant and WoIcott.
Meat Inspectors w. Jordan and J. L.
Rivers have been securing the water front
OF late for any diseased and immature
meat that might come in py train and
steamer. Yesterday they secured eight
calves and an old bull that were thor
oughly unfit for food. The bull was CON
signed to Adolp Caillenad of the Califor-
MIA Market, and the two inspectors waited
all day for him to send his wagon for it.
He did not do SO, and finally coal oil was
poured over the rotten mass and it was
carted away. No owner for the veal turned
up either, and it also was destroyed.
Five men Of the crew of the revenue cut
ter Bear, whose time expired yesterday.
have practically been driven from the sery-
ice. Lieutenant Emery, who issued the
discharges, would give them no recon-
mendation, and that debars them from
further service. They were all witnesses
for Captain Healy, and say they are being
prosecuted. The matter is to be laid be-
fore the authorities at Washington.