The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
IN THE STRESS OF
A SOUTHEAS TER
Scow Schooners Battle
With the Wind and
Ebb Tide.
Many of the Captains Brought
Their Vessels to Anchor
in Despair.
The Oregon and Petrol Would Not
Venture Out, but Anchored
off Sausalito.

The scow schooners had a lively time Of
1t in the bay yesterday afternoon. Nearly
all Of them were making their way down
the river and the southeaster and the
strong ebb tide, when it caught them off
Alcatraz, carried the vessels away out
of their course. There were scows laden
with coal for steamers in the stream,
scows laden with ballast for British ships
en- route to coast ports to load for Eng
land and scows laden with hay for the hay
wharf. Some of them came to anchor and
Others backed and filled in vain attempt
to weather Lombard street wharf. 1t was
not until the tide turned that any of
them was able to make headway against
the southeast breeze.
The Amarapoora was one of the tram p
steamers that caused considerable trouble
10 the scow schooners. Two of the m went
out to her with coal, but after they got
alongside they we're told the black fia-
monds were not wanted, as the steamer
was going on the drydock. In tha case
the coal-Iaden boats had to beat back to
the wharf and tie up until the steamer is
ready to take the coal. The Amarapoora
is to 60 from here to Astoria TO load wheat
and thence to Puget Sound to take on a
deckload OF lum Der, after which she will
sail for Australia.
While in Central American waters she
got very foul and her bottom Is covered
with barnacIes In order to get her III con-
dition for a long sea voyage she is to be
put on the Hunters Point drydock and
thoroughly overhauled. In the meantime
somebody will have to pay for the scows
that went out to her coal-laden and had
to return to the wharf without discharg-
ing.
ship Company and the merchants OF San
Francisco are again at outs. The latter
have hitherto been given from three days
to week to get their goods off the Mail
dock, but now the only grace given them
is twenty-four hours, and if the goods are
not moved by that tir1e they are placed
in United States warehouse at the own
ers' expense. There has been considera-
BILE friction over the matter of late, but as
the Mail Com pany's wharf is bonded the
merchants have no recourse, and just
simply pay up the assessments and say
nothing.
The steam schooner Green wood is hav-
ing her boilers taken out at Folsom street
wharf. New ones will be put in, and at
the same time she will receive thorough
overhauling.
"Where is the smart little schooner
Moonlight ?" is the question asked daily
by men along the water front. She lett
here forty-two days ago for Seattle to fit
out Tor fishing cruise. She has not been
heard from since and the worst is feared.
She was well provisioned on leaving San
Francisco, and mary have gone direct to
the fishing grounds instead of making a
stop in Puget Sound.
The schooner Arago will probably get
away to-day for the cod banks If the storm
is over. She will be the first of the Lynde
q Hough fleet to get away, and as shs will
have an experienced crew aboard the
catch should be good one.
Captain j. A. Dollard of the wrecker
Whitelaw met with serious accident
yesterday. After picking up one of the
steamer Sunol capsiZed the vessel was
headed for section of the seawail and
the men proceeded ashore to enjoy we'll
earned rest. There was hole in the
wharf, and Captain Dolbeer put his foot
in 1t, the result being that his left leg was
broken in two places. He was removed
to his home at 218 Chattanooga street,
whore the broken limb was set, and he is
now resting com forta bly,. There is some
section OF the seawall is an inclosed
wharf and State property it is asserted
that no action can lie against the Harbor
Com mi ssioners.
The ooarmen at Meiggs wharf and Val
lelo and Folsom streets assert that the
great race will take place to-day, rain or
shine. There are over dozen entries, so
the winner may be sure of at least $50
prize. The contest between w. M. Fitz-
gerald and Dave Crowley Sr. will also take
place, so the usual Sunday crowd should
witness some good racing this afternoon
from Powell-street wharf
There is trouble brewing between the
wharfingers, collectors and laborers on the
water front and the treasurer of the Har-
Dor Commissioners. The former are nearly
always broke before the month is half
spent, and in consequences have to resort