The San Francisco call., 1897-11-27
THE MODOC RAN
INTO A WHARF
A Panic Among the Rudely
Awakened Passengers
Almost Followed.
Damage to Steamer and Wharf
Is Over Five Hundred
Dollars.
Many Changes Among Ship Captains
Have Occurred During the
Past Few Days.

The Sacramento River steamer Modoc
ran into Nj Mssion-street wharf last Thurs
day night while making a landing and
did considerable damage, besides greatly
soaring The passengers. Pilot Meyrinck
was in charge of The vessel at the time,
but he has very little to say about the ac-
cident. The Modoc docks at the South
ern Pacific Company wharf, but the
strong etb tide carried the steamer past
her objective point, and before stern way
could be got on her she crashed into Mis-
sion-stIeet wharf.
TIE passengers thought the vessel was
in danger and Il wild rush was made for
place nearest the wharf. The panic was
soon over, however. and the vessel docked
in safety The damage to the Modoc is
estimated at $500 and that to the wharf a.
$3.50 The repairs to the wharf will be
made by the Harbor Commissioners, but
The Southern Pacific will have to pay for
| them.
a survey of the Chilean bark Republic
was held eserday by the marine survey
| ors, and the chances are that she will e
docked to-day and discharged. All the
I sailors who came n on the vessel are seek
| ing an opportunity to escape. They were
! paid TWO months pay in advance, and
| have only worked nineteen days for il,
! Six of them got away yesterday, and Cap
! tain Lerche does not expect to have an
| a. 3. aboard tonight. Yesterday one of
the deserters returned to the ship 10
cure some of his clothing he had forgot
! ten, and some of the officers took advan-
! tage OF the occasion TO al minister sound
! beating to him.
The owners OF the Imperator are try ng
| to get out of the char ter to load lumber at
/ fnr EnrOnn 10 Ia ha
idea of going to that port to load, as they
consider it dangerous during the winter
| months for a vessel the size of the I'M
! peIator. Then, again. The freights Tor
! wheat are very high, and The vessel could
earn much more money, and without any
risk in loading, by carrying the cereal.
| The matter is now being discussed. but
the chances are that Frese & Co. Will hold
| Captain Dregersen TO the cnarter parts.
| The schooner Mary GILBERT is still lying
| at the MissiOn-street bulkhead waiting
! :or miners who want 10 go to Copper
! River to turn up. Men who purchased
their tickets weeks ago are getllnc tired
| Of the delay and are anxious 10 sell their
! transportation at half what it cost them.
In some of the papers it has been stated
| that the w. S. Phelps, which left here
| October 16 for Copper River, had reached
her destination. Captain Anderson OF
| the steamer Dora says the Phelps had not
Francisco. The only vessel there was the
La Nnfa, so the Phelps has yet to be
| heard from.
Quite number of changes have taken
place among ship captains during the last
| few days. Captain Olsen will take COM
mand of the steamer Santa Cruz ana Cap
tain Hinkle, late of the Santa Cruz, will
! go north to assume command of the
steamer George w. Elder. Captain
Thomas OF the Elder will come to San
Francisco. Captain Magee, who has been
temporarily in charge of the steamer
Czarina, Will probably relinquish his COM
mand at Coos Bay. Captain Seaman, who
was dangerously i'll with typhoid fever,
has so far recovered as TO be able in ali
proba billty, to rejCIn his vessel when she
reaches Coos Bay.
Captain W. Olsen has purchased the
schooner General Banning for $4,000 and
has placed her in the Mexican trade
Captain Thomas, late of the schooner j.
n. Ingalls,, will be in Command of the
Banning.
Captain Soule, late master OF the bark
NJ artha Davis, is back from his Wedding
tour, and Will go TO Honolulu on the
steamer Australia. When the Martha
Davis arrives there he will probably re-
sumo command OF her.
Two vessels were in trouble over ballast
yesterday, and both got out of it without
and expense to the owners. The Martha
Davi, arrived from Honolulu in ballast,
and her captain was seeking a place in
which TO DUN it, while the bark Merom,
bound :or Puget Sound 10 load coal, was
ANXIOUS to secure what the Davis wanted
10 getrid OF. The two vessels accol dinghy
came together in the stream yesterday
ard the transfer was made.
The United States gunboat Concord ar
rived from Alaska via Victoria, L. c., yes
terday. Sue VIII 90 to the Mare Island
navy-yard tor an overhauling, after which
she will be sent to China to take the place
of L 10 Nnrl nun q ta