The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06
TOWEO THE WHALE
TO SAUSALITO
The Big Mammals Car
casS Brought From
Pescadero.
PLACED ON EXHIBITION
Net Proceeds to Go Toward the
Expenses of "a Night in
Sausalito."
FATE OF A RAILROAD SP0TTER
PLACED ON EXHIBITION
FATE OF A RAILROAD sPoTTER
He Was Driven Off Jackson Street
Wharf in a Shower of
Rotten Eggs.

The long.sought whale is at last safely
moored in the shallow water off Sausalito.
Word was received that Captain
Gavin's crew had killed one of the mon
sters and that it was two miles off Pesca-
dero. The tug Vigilant was chartered and
started for the scene Friday night. Cap
ain Glenn Randall of the tug was accom-
panied by Captain c. c. Bruce of the yacht
Rover and both were on the bridge the en-
tire night. Toward midnight it was de-
cided to run into one of the small bays
and anchor for the night, but before the
tugs course could be changed the lookout
reported a small light ahead. 1t proved
to be the whaleboat made fast to the Ievia-
than. II took some time to get the tow
line attached, and it was long after mid
night before a start was made Tor San
Francisco Sausalito was reached at 1880
A. NJ, and the work of getting the whale
ready for exhibition was at once begun.
The net proceeds are to go to the Might
in Sausalito" carnival fund and the result
should be very satisfactory to those hav-
ing the celebration in hand. Captain G.
c. Bruce has the matter in charge and he
is sure to make a success of 1t.
The whalemen did not return with the
Vigilant, but remained out in order to
secure another monster. The one at Sau-
salito will be embalmed by a special pro-
cess, and it is expected that it will keep for
weeks. The men had a most exciting
chase after it. After being struck it fought
for an hour and half and then gave in
through loss of blood. The lifeboat was
not smashed, as reported, and only one
whaler man named Pedro, was slightly
injured in the face with lance.
The longshoremen OH the Jackson-street
wharf won their fight yesterday. The Cali
iornia Transportation Company cut their
wages cents an hour and the men struck.
The company held out for three days, but
as the rush of fruit continued and the
managers found it impossible to handle
with the deckhands alone they had to give
in. All the fruit was landed and the YES
sells got away on time yesterday morning.
Three vessels in ballast got in yesterday.
They are all chartered to load wheat and
will go to Port Costa in few days. They
are the British ship Dynomene, Captain
Hansen, seven days from Port Angeles +;
French ship Louis Pasteur, Captain Rebel
eightv-four days from Newcastle, N s. w.
and the British ship BlyLhswood, Captain
Dixon, eight days from Victoria, B. T..
The French ship is provided with patent
process for dropping and hosting her an
chors. Yesterday the patent did not work
well and in consequence sail had to be got
on the vessel to get her out OF the way of
the ferry-boats. Captain Miller, the pilot,
was in charge of the Pasteur and sailed
her in, as Captain Rebel refused to nav a
tug more than $50. When a safe anchor
age was reached the pilot ordered the port
anchor dropped. 1t stuck in the hawse
pipe and the ship began to drift. The
order to let go the starboard anchor was
then gwen, but it also refused to bud ge.
Then the pilot had to get sail on and taxi
the Pasteur away south of the ferries be-
fore the obstruction could be cleared and
the ship brought to an anchor.
Captain Bridget of the steamer George
Loomis reports that on his last trip up,
September go between Point Sur and
Pigeon Point, he was set in a little by
the current, but that on the present trip
be was set in considerably, northeast by
north for nearly seven miles. He stated
he steered a course from Point Sur four
miles off Pigeon Point, and then he had
to haul out, so that he would be eight
miles out. He recommends the use of
lead often in that locality, and says that if
he had not done so on this trip ne would
probably have brought up alongside of the
Inflated steamer Colombia.
The halibut schooner Francine got in
from the fishing banks yesterday with a
catch of 20, 600 pounds. The fish will be
on sale tomorrow.
Southern Pacific spoilers are having a
hard life of it on the water front. Every
BODY treats them with contempt and the
deckhands on the various steamers they
are spying on make life a burden for
them. Yesterday the spotter on the
steamer Alviso was busily engaged in
taking mental notes of the shippers and
consignees when the deckhands on the
steamer passed ashore one by one and
stationed themselves in various places on
the wharf. At given signal one of the
men hurled a rotten egg. His aim was
good and it struck the object fair in the
back. The spotter wheeled around, but
the deckhand was calmly gazing out to sea.
Another signal was given and another egg
was thrown. This time it struck the
spotter III the back of the neck. Again he
wheeled, but only to receive another egg
in his bosom.
Whenever his back was turned an egg
flew, and soon he was plastered all over.
The unfortunate tool of the monopoly
stood it about thirty seconds and then fed
In dismay. He sought an interview with
Agent White at the ferries, but the clerks
hustled him out of the Office, while the by
ISLANDERS held their noses and laughed.
The spoiter has not ben seen since and
the railroad has very little information as
to what freight the Alviso took away.
Harry Goodall of Piper. Alden, Goodall
q Co., scared one of the breed away from
the steamer Sunol, but two more have
taken his place, and a special police
man accom- panies them to see that no
harm comes to them.