The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22
NORDLYSET'S
SHALLOW BERTH
She Is Caught in the
Mud in Oakland
Creek.
Tugs Cannot Get Within Five
Gables Distance of
Her.
Carp nter o sea of the Empire Hal
His Leg B oxen Whie Gross.
ing the Bar.

The Norwegian bark Nordlyset is in
peculiar predicament. She went to Oak
land Creek TO discharge the remainder O
her coal cargo, and then Captain Olsel
dropped upstream with The tide in orde
to save wharfage and await the arrival O
tug. Yesterday the Reliance was sen
out to tow him into the bay, but Captain
"GiP' Brockaw found that he could no
get within five cables length Of the yes
sci. lie backed the tug up into the muc
and came near to getting his own vesse
hard and fast in his endeavors to reacl
the bark. Finally he gave up the attemp
! and returned 10 the City.
When Nurdlyset began to drift witt
the tide she was flying light When tht
| anchor was dropped she was in seven fee
OF water, and not one of the big company!
| Tugs can reacn her even at high water
About the only tug that can handle her is
| the Ida W., and the chances are that Cap
| tain Dan James will have the Job of haul.
| ing her out to-day. From here the bark
| will be toweu to Port Costa, where she
| will load wheat for South Africa.
The American ship w. +. Babcock
! cleared for Honolulu in ballast yesterday.
At the latter port she will loau sugar for
New York. Captain and Mrs. Graham
had host of friends down to set them off
Fearless took the ship out, and they made
a pretty sight passing out through the
Golden Gate.
Two daring burglars were arrested on
| the water front yesterday morning.
James Hanley and Thomas Johnson
(allas Gus Andersonl broke into the capin
OF the tug Colum ba, and attempted to
rife the lockers while the captain was
asleep. They even had the audacity to
light lamp and go about their work in a
methodical manner. They were surprised
to find the captain aboard, and when be
awoke they ran. The captain gave chase,
and a hue and cry followed.
Officers Geor Lake and G. NJ. James
and Special Officer James Green inter
cepted the tugltives, and placed them un-
der arrest AT the Harbor Police Station
they were charged with burglary. John
son or Anderson has Just been released
from the States prison, while Hanley had
a considerable quantity of opium on his
person, and letter written by friend OF
his who IS now in San Quentin. Both men
are old offenders, aud many of the rob.
berries on the front are laid to their &C
count by the police.
The steamer Empire put back yesterday
and landed the CARPENTER. The vessel was
caught in the rollers on the bar and Olsen
was thrown into the scuppers and broke
his leg. The fracture was a very bad one,
the bone being forced through the skin.
The steamer docked a the seawall and the
a m bulance was sent for. The doctors at
Receiving Hospital seemed to think that
Olsen may lose his leg. The Empire we MT
to sea again after landing the carpenter.
The new steamer Hunt boIdt will 90 on the
Merchants drydock tomorrow to get her
propeller on. After that she will be newly
cleaned and painted and will probably
make her trial trip the first week in March.
She is one of the prettiest models afloat,
and II she does not make a record on her
first attempt her managers and owners
will be very disappointed.