The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28
DAMAGED VESSELS
ARE COMING IN
They Were All Caught in
the Recent Heavy
Gale.
The w. II. D:mond Came in
From Il noiulu With a
Jury Rudder.
Two Big Trees, Imported From ] par,
Were Destroyed on the
Mail Dock

The storm that did so much damage
along the coast seems to have been gem
eral as sll the vessels now arriving from
Honolulu report unusually heavy weather
during the 17th, 18th and 1871 inst. The
captain OF the barkentine w. II. Dimond
said yesterday:
I'VE left Honolulu February and
had fine weather and smooth sea all the
way TO longitude 1873 deg. 10 min. west and
latitude 81 deg. 19 min. north. On
Wednesday the 17ih inst. we got soma
heavy hai! squalls. In the afternoon
made fast all light canvas, but at P. NJ,
ship in 132 deg. l8 min. west, 81 deg. 10
min. north, carried away the rudder stock,
main topmsst staysail and lower torsail.
Made all sails fast exec OF a storm spanker
and gooswinged lower topsail. Got the
vessel on the starboard tack; vessel labor
ing heavy all night and making four
inches of water yer hour. Blowing q gale
all the next DAY.
"At 5 A. NJ Thursday last the small boat
was washed overheard and the rudder
carried away. Every thing movable on
deck also went overheard. Kept blowing
gale for three days, and moderating some
on Sunday got the jury rudder shipped
and made SAL for port"
Fair time was made from that time to
port ana the barkentine got in yesterday
afternoon a lite ne worse for wear. but
still in the ring"
the barks CeYlon and Mohican were
both In the same gale, but while the
former lost considerable portion of her
rail and some OF her Ouiwarks the Mohi-
can escaped without anv serious damage.
There will be an in ieresting race between
Whilehali boats from Meiggs wharf to-
"a u
purse OF $25 for the winner and has also
promised keg OF b. er TO occupants of the
iast boat in. The course is to be from
Meiggs wharf around Blossom Rock,
thence around Alcatraz Island and back
10 the starting point.
The following men have entered their
boats: James Farrell, Morris Beham,
Thomas Lange, James Senne,t. Thomas
Crowley, Dave Crowley, Thomas Hayden,
Gus o. Lonnell and John Fitzgerald. The
men have also made up a pool OF $45 OF
which sum $50 goes to the winner, $40 to
The second boat and s. to the third. When
the remaining six boats find that cir
chances OF the money prizes are gone
there will be an interesting contest over
the attempt TO get in last.
Tommy OCOnnor who Is aged 9 years,
and lives at 2l20 Greenwich street, anu
Johnny Green of 1914 Fiber: street, who
Is aged II years, had a narrow escape
yesterday. They secur d 4 boat and
started out for a row on The bay The sbb
tide caught them and the boat was being
ca rried out past Fort Point when Captain
Dave Shaw in he tug Redmond saw them
and went to the rescue. The lads had
given up rowing and were sitting in the
bottom of the boat crying when picked
up.
A boat had been run out from the life
saving station. but when the men saw the
tug heading for the boys it was hauled
ashore again. The lads got a thorough
s-are. and were still crying when landed
ST Vale jo-street wharf The owner OF the
boat was notified. and he recovered his
property later in the day.
The bark Empire has been thoroughly
overhauled at the instance of :he Insur-
ance companies, and will now 70 to the
seawalI to load lum ber for Australia.
The tug Active finally got the Norwe-
gian bark Nordlyset out OF the mud in
Oakland Creek yesterday and towed her
over to this City. S e will take In stIffen-
ing and will tnen to Polt Costa TO load
wheat. The steam whaler Alexander also
was towed out of Oakland Greek and will
be fitted out for a cruise in the Arctic.
There was cremation on the Mail
dock Yesterday. Agent Center of the Pa
chic Mail Company brought over from
Japan fine peach and handsome plum
tree. They both stood about eight feet
uiSu, anu Were apparently HNc, nehlLOy
specimens. When the Board of Ho ticuI-
ture quarantine officer came 10 inspect
them, however. he found them infested
with the diapis amygdali pest, or the bug
that wat recently discovered to have at
tackled the peach and plum trees of WASH
ington, ID. G.. Mr.. Craw attempted to
save the trees but failed. He used a
doubly strong solution of the best kno wn
insecticide, but it only killed per cent oil
the pest. Then hesused triple solution,
and managed to kill per cent. Then he
gave up in despair, and consigned the
trees tn the furnace. Mr.. Craw considers
II the most dangerous pest in the world,
and Is determined not to let 1t into Cali
fornla il he can help it.
"The people on the hill" as they are