The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
ALONG THE WATER FRONT
The Early Morning Southeaster
Caused Considerable
Damage.
MANY SHIPS DRAGGED ANCHOR
Whaling Vessels Made a Wreck of
Each Other at Little Main
Street Wharf.

age on the wafer front. NesselS were
dragged from their moorings and others
broke adrift, causing frequent collisions.
The gale came up about a. NJ, and the
first vessels to suffer were those around
the wharves extending from the Mail dock
to Mission street.
At Main-street wharf were the whaling
bark Lydia and the steam whaler William
Baylies. Just across the way, at Beale-
street wharf, was the revenue cutter Bear.
The latter was prepared for all emergen-
cies, but the whalers were not. When
the southeaster struck the wharf the Lydia
parted her five-inch hawser just as though
1t had been SO much packthread and
drlfted down on the Baylies. The latter
was ready. for sea, but the Lydia soon
made havoc among her headgear and
stays, and in few minutes she appeared a
wreck.
While the Lydia was at work on the
stea m whaler, the latter was not idle. Her
bowsprit raked the bark and carried away
her deckhouse and nearly all her super
structure. BY this time they Lydia had
drifted down on the revenue cutter Bear,
and all hands were called 10 avert the
danger. The watchman on the Lydia had
apparently "lost his head" so crew was
pat aboard her by Captain Tuttle, and soon
a whaleline had been passed to the wharf
and luckily 1t held. The barg was gradually
warped back into her place and soon all
danger was over
The Lydia will have to go on the drv-
dock for repairs, and the William Baylles,
which was to have sailed for the Arctic
next Thursday, will be delayed another
week.
About the time the Lydia, William Bay
lies and Bear were mixed up the scow
schooner Jennie and Edna went adrift at
the same wharf and collided with the Ital-
ian bark E. Raggio. The bark was not
damaged, but the schooner lost her bow
spirit and was otherwise severely injured.
When the gale came up Captain Chris
tiansen of the Jennie and Edna attempted
to put to sea after he went adrift. While
working out of the slip he lost his bearings
and went crashing into the Raggio.
At Howard street the British ship Fanny
Kerr came very near going adrift. When
the gale struck her one of the iron moor
ing bits went, and few minutes later one
of the wooden posts was carried away. 1t
did not take Captain Gibbons long to get
on deck, however, anu in ten minutes after
the gale came up new lines were out and
the Fanny Kerr was again riding in safety.
Mate Henderson OF the bark Wilma at
tempted TO reach his vessel about l A. NJ.
She was lying off in Mission Bay and he
took a boat from Folsom-stree wharf.
When the squall came down his boat cap
sized and he drifted across the anchor
chains of the British ship Senator. He
was hauled aboard and dried out. Captain.
Lewis took good care OF him until his own
vessel began to drag and then he had 70
get out and drop extra anchors in order to
hold his ship. Lewis is nothing ii not
cool-headed and it was not twenty minutes
after the storm came up before he had /
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safely as though alongside the quay.
The Robert Searles with q cargo of sugar
was lying off the sugar refinery. When
the storm struck her she went adrift, but
luckily the tug Fearles. picked her up and
towed her to place of safety.
The sealing schooner Penelope, which
came in after fortv-dav cruise with $50
skins, also went adrift. Her anchor fouled
the Postal Telegraph Companys cable,
and yesterday morning it took the tug Ida
" two hours to free the vessel.
All the morning papers were late in
reaching Oakland. The tugs Annie,
Mile and Amy dared not face the gale
that was bowling at 3 30 A. NJ, and in con-
sequence it was nearly 3 A. NJ. before the
papers were delivered to the carriers. The
carriers made extra good time, however,
and in the case of THE CALL, at least, the
paper was not more than half an hour late.
The Oregon Coal and Navigation Com
pany's Arago had lively experience on
the coast. After leaving Coos Bay she was
caught in a gale and was thrown on her
beamends. Off Bandon the steamer
Homer spoke her, but the captain answered
back that he had everything under control.
The Arago was hauled to the wind and
had her head to the sea. The cargo was
trimmed, and late yesterday afternoon she
steamed into port as though nothing had
happened. The Arago went to Mission
d i cfa Iar
deckload of lum her into lighters.
The steamer.W Willamette Valley, which
broke crankpin after leaving San Fran
cisco and put into Ensenanda in distress,
is now on her way back in tow of the
steamer Bonita. The Willamette Valley
is partly under her own steam, so quick
time to port may be expected. Some of
Diego, and from there will be forwarded to
its destination. The steamer Willamette
Valley will probably arrive here tomorrow
morning.
The sailing of the Oceanic Steamship
Com pany's Monowai will probably be de-
layed couple of days. The English mails
are late and owing to the new law that
makes ii imperative that all meats leaving
this country be inspected. all the cases of
canned goods now in the hold of the vessel
may have to be discharged and inspected
before the steamer can sail. Captain Carey
holds that as the canned meats were ship
ped before the law went into effect his
vessel is exempt, but nevertheless if the
Board of Health wants to split hairs they
can delay the ship. The Monowai has one
OF the largest flour shipments ever taken
out OF this port on an Australian steamer.
There is over 700 tons on board for Sydney
alone and small consignments for other
points.
The Pacific Mail Company's Colon got
in from Panama and way ports yesterday.
Among the passengers were Mr.. and Mrs. |
William Beveridge of Panama. The hus-
band was an engineer on the railroad, but
latterly determined to return to San |
Francisco. On the way up Mrs. Bev- |
eridge presented him with son and neir |
and the boy was christened Charles Nc |
KInnon Colon Beveridge. The mother |
wanted him called Charles and McKinnon |
is after the captain and Colon after the |
ship. Little Charles and Ethel Corona |
Seidel, who was born on the steamer
Corona few days ago, would make an in
teresting couple, say twenty years hence. |
DR.. Jordan, the steamers surgeon, took |
such good care of Mrs. Beveridge that
when the Colon docked she was able to be |
removed IN hack.
The British corvette Comus arrived from /
San Diego yesterday morning. After COM