The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-05
He Expects to Have Lots of
Fun in Fishing and
Hunting.
ACCIDENT TO ALERTs LAUNCH.
While Taking Off the Captain She
Ran on the Camanche's Buoy
and Sank.

The fast yacht Ramona sailed for a
cruise along the coast of Mexico last
Thursday evening. Eugene Mccarthy,
| brother of the owner, went out on her and
as the craft is well supplied with guns and
fishing tackle, he evidently intends having
a good time The Ramona is provisioned
for two months cruise, but should her
commander decide upon longer voyarge,
| fresh supplies will be taken aboard at
some Central American port. Captain
Fred Nelson and crew of four men will
man the yacht.
| There was a lively scene at Sausalito
when the Ramona weighed anchor. Quite
a number of the Pacific and San Francisco
yacht Iubs' boats were at anchor in Rich
ardsons Bay and every one of them fired
a salute as the trim little schooner disap-
peared around the head of the bay. The
unusual display drew quite crowd to the
water front, but when the news was given
out everybody was satisfied that there was
no fears of q foreign invasion.
Captain Andferd and some of the crew
| of the United States Sloop-of-war Alert
| had narrow escape last Thursday night
! The warship's launch was sent TO the foot
! of Folsom street to meet the commander
| That gentleman put in an appearance
ABOUT IL z. M, anu SIaIL was maue lOT
| the Alert. The cockswain was not very
conversant with the state of the tide, and
in consequence ran the launch on the
| bnoy to which the monitor Camanche is
/ moored. A hole was stove in the bow of
| the little boat, and she began to fill. Lines
were thrown from the monitor, and she
| was secured in such a manner as to pre-
vent sinking. Captain Andferd and his
men were rowed to the Alert in one of the
| Camanche's boats, and yesterday the
launch was raised and placed on Folsom
street wharf by the crew OF the wrecker
! Whitelaw.
The steam schooner Navarro got in from
Crescent City yesterday. When off Point
Reyes she picked up two OF the boats of
the wrecked steamer st. Paul and towed
them into port. Goodall, Perkins d Co.
are now trying to find out how the boats
got adrift and now they came 20 be off
Point Reyes.
/ utive session yesterday ana discussed the
building of new wharf for the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company. Manager
| Schwerin was present and said that the
present facilities at the foot of Bryant
street were not sufficient. Chief Engineer
| Holmes said there was not room for an
other wharf near the present location.
The Commissioners were of the opinion
that the Mail Company was entitled to
more accommodation, but just where to
build it is problem. Nothing definite
was arrived at, but 1.-THE matter will be dis
cussed again next Tuesday.
The ferry clock was lighted last night
and it proved to be a great boon to trav-
elers who happened to be on the late list.
George Zammitt, a notorious sneak
thief, was arrested on the water front by
officer Charles Callahan yesterday. Tons
of iron, wood and coal have been stolen
during the last six months in small oman
titles, and Detective Egan has been on the
trail of the thieves for two months. Fam
mitt was suspected but no proof coulc
ever be got against him. Yesterday Cal
lahan saw him turning into Mission, from
East street, with sack over his shoulder
and gave chase. Zammitt dropped the
he dived into an alley and escaped. The
sack contained scrap iron. An hour late
Callahan heard that Zammitt was in
shanty on Spear and Mission streets. II,
went there and caught his man in the &C
of taking a morphine injection. He was
booked at the Harbor Police station on
charge of grand larceny.
John McCourt, chief officer OF the Brit
ish ship Carradale, and Miss Annie Vim
of Folsom street were married yeste rday
at the home OF the bride. Captain Smith
of the Carradale was best man, but Cap
tain Latta of the Lauriston was the frs
to kiss the bride. Mr.. McCourt and Mis-,
Vint went to school together in Carrick
fergus, Ireland. and were sweethearts
When they met again in San francisco
couple of months ago it did not take long
to set the wedding day.
The old stern-wheel steamer Franz
Silva has been brought out of retirement
and will be turned into gasoline schooner
Tanks will be put in the hold, and sht
viii carry oil from Ventura in conjunction
with the George LOOMS.
Many of the strikers on the Sacramento
River boats went back to work yesterday
While bitterly denouncing the corporation
for the scent cut they came to the conclu
sion that half loaf was better than M
bread, and accordingly went back to worl
} unloading and loading the steamers.