The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23

IN When giant c0mber came along and
swept her from stem to stern. Her side
lights were washed away and all her baw-
sers went over with the receding waters.
The wave even washed into the pilot-house.
but Captain Dan Thompson succeeded in
keeping the vessel on her course and
managed to dodge the next sea that came
along. The Monarch passed up the bav
under slow bell, as the captain did not
care to make speed when he had no lights
out. Superintendent Gray of the Towboat
Company said that outside of the loss OF
her hawsers and sidelights the Monarch
had sustained no damage. Yesterday
afternoon she was sent out and picked up
the anchor of the Occident, which that
vessel lost off Meiggs wharf during the
recent storm.
The harbor police searched the steamer
Santa Rosa diligently yesterday for two
lads named Glenn Lacombe and Charles
Cleel. The youngsters told pitiful tale
to James Patterson of the Pacific Saw
Works at 17-19 Fremont street, and that
gentleman took them in. They said they
had come here from the East and were
starving, although they had again and
again tried to get work. In return for
Patterson's kindness they stole jewelry
valued at $400 from his residence on Union
street, near Taylor, and disappeared
They were traced to the Santa Rosa, put
although diligent search of the vessel
was made no trace of them could be found.
The police think the youngsters were two
OF an Eastern gang OF crooks and expect to
hear OF them again in a few days. In the
meantime Patterson IS out his diamond
studs and gold watch and has lost his faith
IN destitute boys.
Thu or I'll W
Sound ports did not get in until A. M.
yesterday. She encountered very heavy
head seas and southeasterly weather that
caused her delay, She brought down
eight prisoners who were sentenced TO
various terms in San Quentin at Sitka,
and whose stories were fully told in the
telegraphic dispatches from Port Town
send.
Seal-hunters are in demand in Japanese
waters. By the last steamer Donald Ross
OF Ross & Hewlett received q request to
send over five good men. and he is now on
the lookout for them. They will probably
be sent over on the Coptic
The British bark Sharpshooter, which
was sold last Tuesday for $2260 is to be
turned into barkentine. She will be re-
fitted by the j. f. Cunningham Company,
and when Captain Luttrell returns in the
Viking he will take her out on trading
cruise to Samoa, Hawaii and the Gilbert.
Solomon and Marquesas groups.
The Harbor Commissioners yesterday
appointed John Reed to be captain of State
dredger No. L. Reed was formerly assis-
tant engineer on State dredger No 2. and
his place has been taken by N. II. Tod
man, the latter being succeeded as night
watchman by John Dennigan.
The schooner Gotama, Captain Brissen.
and the schooner Orient, Captain Mitchell,
both bound for Coos Bay, had drifting
rare ont hatwaan fhe do voct =,
noon.
The sea was rolling heavily without a
breath of wind, but the vessels were max
ing good speed on the outrunn1ng tide
until they reached the nine-fathom buoy.
Then. big topping wave threw them
together with furious bump, At the
first shock the Orient lost her bowsprit
and had her headgear carried away. On
the next roll of the swell she returned the
blow by falling heavily against the port
side of the Gotama, crushing her bulwarks
and tearing her sails into ribbons.
The rigging was carried away and the
upper works of the vessel badly damaged.
The schooners slogged each other at eyery
roll of the swell for several minutes, till
finally they drifted apart.
The tug Active came along and the can
tain OF the almost wrecked Gotama gladly
avaied himself of tow back to this City
She was anchored off Powell street about
o'clock last evening.
Captain Mitchell of the Orient declined
assistance and set to work repairing his
bowsprit and damage to his gear. He con-
tinued on his way to Coos Bay.
The American ship Roanoke, 216 days
from New York. is outside the heads
and will come into the harbor this morn
ing. Her long voyage is due to having
put into South American port for re-
pairs of damages in gale. She is a four
master, the largest American ship
afoat and is sister ship to the Shenan
doah and SLsquehanna, all three being
built at Bath, Maine, by Seawell g. Co. <
fourth big ship built by this firm was lost.
The Roanoke is 81 L feet in length, almost
3400 tons burden.
The steamer Farallon arrived from
Yaquina Bay last night, being over day
late on account of rough weather. The
British ship Celtecburn arrived last night
from Newcastle, Australia.
The little schooner Lila and Matte.
which left this port for the north on jan
uary II, went aground last evening at the