The San Francisco call., 1897-10-08
Mate Murray. of the Mohican
Exonerated From a Snug
Cling Charge.
The Coos Bay Broke Down While on
Her Way Here and Was
Towed Into Port.

The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's
Coos Bay arrived il port in tow of the
steam schooner Sunol this morning. The
Coos Bay was on her way from San Pedro
and way ports for San Francisco, and
when three miles eff Point Sur the stern
shaft broke. This was about midnight
Wednesday, and as the Sunol was in COM
pany with the disabled vessel Captain
Hall sigDsled her. The Coos Bay was
towed into Monterey, and from there was
towed to this port by the SunoI.
The steamer Corona will leave here on
the 10th inst, at A. NJ. for the south,
and will take in al the Coos Bays ports
OF call. On the conclusion of that trip
the Corona will go to Alaska. The
steamer Queen Will be put on the south
ern route for the winter. She will start
on he's first trip on the 11th inst.
CAPTAIN Il. I. Emery. secretary OF the
Merchants Exchange. has gone to Los
Angeles for a vacation. This is the first
time he has been away from his post III
over twenty years, and the exchange
seems lost without him. A more efficient
or more courteous officer could not be
found by the directors OF the exchange
Captain Emery will fralernize with the
Knights Templar while in Los Angeles.
So his host of friends will know that he
Is enjoying himself.
The sewers that have an outlet on the
water front were thoroughly inspected by
a committee from the Grand Jury yester-
day. The Harbor Com missoners placed
the tug Governor Markham at the disposal
of the party, and from Mission Creek to
Melggs wharf the front was thoroughly
explored. Those VINO went out on the
Markham were: Hiram H. Hobbs. fore
man OF the Grand Jury; Joseph r. How
ard; j. Snook, secretary of the Grand
Jury; Howard {. Holmes, chief engineer
OF the Harbor Comm ssioners; John
Hoesch, expert for the Grand jury; Har-
boz Commissioner Chad bourne; DR.. L. L.
Hill, OF the Branch Receiving Hospital,
and Captain Phil Brown, superintendent
OF the States tugs and GTedgers. The
attention of the committee was particu-
larly drawn to Mission Creek, the sewer
that empties itself q the foot of Mission
street, the one that emptleS at the foot of
Clay street and the Powell street sewer.
Foreman Hobbs says that something will
have to be done TO abate the nuisances.
The British ship Agnes Oswald has ar
rived al Port Stanley to bring on TO Vic
toria, B. c., the cargo of the Pass OF Bal
maha. The latter vessel went ashore in
Stanley and had to discharge her cargo
and 60 to England for repairs.
Captain George Hatfield of the British
ship Lancinc has resigned his command
and will remain IL San Francisco to
superintend the construction of two river
steamers for the Aiaska-Y ukon Trans
portation Company. His son. in-law,
Captain Chapman, will take the Lancing &
10 England.
The German ship Chill has had pecu.
liar experience. She was chartered prior
to arrival by Eppinge: & Co. at 27s /.
but took III Gays to come from Antwerp
and her charter expired two hours before
she got in. Eppinger q Co, surrendered
her, but two days later Baltour. Guthrie 65
Co. chartered her at the same figure and
will load her with wheat for Europe.
A very pleasant outing on the bay is
planned for next Sunday. The steamer
San Rafaelis to visit all the points OF in
terest in the harbor, and from here will go
to Mare Island, Benicia and Martinez.
The San Rafael is tie fastest ferry steamer
on the bay, and as all the arrangements
are under the personal management of
Gus II. Xii born the excursionists may ex-
pt CT most enjoyable time. The mum Der
TO be taken will be limited TO 500, and the
boat will leave the Sausalito ferry at 10 :15
A. NJ sharp.
When the bark Mohican last sailed from
San Francisco 10 Hawaii. Oh eff Officer
Murray was left behind under a cloud:
Some back bitter had written an ANONYMOUS
letter 10 Messrs. Welch & Co., saying that
Murray had been engaged in Inc snug
gIing OF fifty pounds OF opium. Murray
was suspended and Second Mate Kelly
| went out in his place. While the Mo-
hican was away Wech & Co. made a
searching inquiry with the result that
the charges were disproved and the
chief officer thoroughly vindicated.
Yesterday he was restored to his old po-
sition and when the Mohican sails again
in few days he will go out on her as
chief officer. Captain Murray is very
popular among shipping men, and his
many friends will be glad to hear that the
charges against him were made out OF
whole cloth.