The San Francisco call., 1897-05-21
A RUSH THROUGH
THE GOLDEN GATE
Coasters and Deep Sea
Vessels Pass In To-
gether.
One Record Broken, but the Ma.
jority of the Wind.Jammers
Made Long Trips.
The New Steamer Moana and the New
Folsom.Street Wharf Will Meet
Next Month.

A change came over the Golden Gate
yesterday. Instead of the monotonous
quiet that has prevailed for weeks past,
coaster after coaster, steamer after steamer,
and deep-sea ship after deep-sea ship hove
in sight and passed in. ALI had made
fair passages, and in every instance the
captains were more than glad to make
port.
The steam schooner Laguna came in
with the captain on the sick list. Every
thing went we'll until the vessel was off
Point Reyes. The steamer was caught in
a heavy sea and the boom jibed. 1t
caught Captain Peterson, knocking him
to the deck and seriously iniuring him.
The vessel was brought into port Dy the
chief officer.
Another arrival was the British ship
Trafalgar, and John Rogers, ex-chief jailer
at the County Jail, is not likely to forget
her in hurry. Rogers has always been
remem pered as the man who mad charge
of the hanging Of Alex Goldenson, the
murderer of Mamie Kelly. Now he will
be known as the man who spent twenty
four hours in quarantine because he
boarded a ship before the Health Officer.
Since his time as City and County officer
expired Rogers has been managing a
sailor boarding house on the water front.
When the Trafalgar hove in sight he
went out TO her, and was in the forecastle
when DIR. Bleu boarded her. Rogers was
at once placed under arrest, and when the
examination of the ships papers was COM
pleted he was taken to Angel Island.
There he will be bathed, his clothes fumi-
gated and himself vaccinated. Then he
will be brought back to the City. 1t is
safe to say that Rogers will not be
caught or an incoming ship again before
the quarantine officer arrives.
At least two dozen vessels passed
through the gate during the day. There
were nine steamers and steam schooners,
one ship, two barkentines and ten or a
dozen schooners.
The steamer Washtenaw made record
round trip to Tacoma. She left here a
week ago and after dlscharging her sound
cargo took in 1850 tons of coal and got
back here yesterday. The round trip oc-
cupied days Is hours, one Of the quickest
on record.
The British ship Trafalgar had an un-
eventful run from Newcastle, N. S. W.,
and the barkentine Archer . long run of
% days from Honolulu. The barkentine
Cleaner made good run OF days from
Grays Harbor but the schooner Norma
took a long time-36 days-coming here
from Tahiti.
Folsom-street wharf is nearing compile
tion and next month it will be ready for
the Oceanic Steamship Company. The
first steamer to dock at it will be The new
steamer Moana, which has been built to
take the place of the Monowai. One OF
the finest vessels of her class afloat and a
! wharf that has no superior in the world
can thus be seen at the same time next
| month. Chief Engineer Holmes of the
Harbor Commission has seen to it that
nothing is lacking in the equipment OF
the wharf. Electric lights have been
placed in all the offices and along the
she'd and the discharging apron will be
worked by patent hydraulic lift. which
will save an enormous amount of labor.
Chief Holmes has also made many i'm
provements at the Second-street bridge.
At the present time hydraulic appliances
are being put in there. Heretofore it took
four men to handle the machinery. When
the changes have been made one man
will be able to do all the work, and do it a
great deal better. The saving in salaries
alone will soon recoup the State.
| In regard to the mutiny on the Belford,
it was stated that DR.. Hay was practlc-
ing ply sician and in partnership with DR..
Mcdonald, the well-known medico. DR..
Hay is only here on vacation, and will
Leave early in July to fill an i'm portant
position in one of the British hospitals in
India.