The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-13
COLLISION OFF
Cape FLATTERY
Ship Dashing Wave and
Bark Topgallant in
Trouble.
The Former Lost Her Headgear.
The Damage to the Bark
Is Not Known.
Vessels From Foreign Ports Must in
Future Have Their Ohronometers
Passed by the Gustom-House.

A peculiar accident happened to the
ship Dashing Wave and the bark Topgal-
liant off the Straits OF Juan de Fuca last
week. Both vessels were lumb Der laden
and bound for San Francisco. The tug
Tyee took them in low at Tacoma and
when outside the straits blew her whistle
notifying the master Of the Topgallant to
let go his hawser and make sail. The cap
tain of the Dashing Wave misunderstood
the signal and cast off the hawser which
connected his vessel with the tug. The
result was that the Dashing Wave driited
down on the Topgallant, did considerable
damage to that vessel, carried away part
OF her own jibboom and nearly slI of her
own headgear. The collision took place
about midnight and the exact damage
done to the Topgallant could not be ascer-
tanned.
In connection with this collision the
men on Change Yesterday were coupling
the news brought by the n orwegian tramp
steamer Transit. The captain OF the
steamer reports that on the oh instant
between the Columbia River and Cape
Blanco, his vessel passed through pine
lumber which covered an extent of ten
miles. The Jun Der was not in a ten-mile
mass, but was scattered in small quantl-
ties over that distance. The TopgalIant
was loaded with pine lumber and seafar-
ing men think that as q result OF her col
lisIon with the Dashing Wave the, captain
may have been compelled to jettison the
deckloaG IN order TO ease the ship In the
north wester that blew last week.
The only other vessel that is out as
the TopgailEnt is the schooner Oceana
Vance. also from Tacoma with pine lum-
that the lum Der seen by the crew OF the
Transit came from the schooner Marion,
which arrived here on he 9th inst. with
out deckload and with only 10000 feet
of lum Der in her hold. On January u
last the Marion brought $50, 900 feet of
lumb Der from Grays Harbor, and then she
was not fully loaded. On her arrival here
the captain did not report the loss of his
deckload, and as she went up the river
direct there was no need of finding out
whether or not it was part OF her cargo
sighted by the Transit.
Chronometer- makers are indignant over
a new rule issued by Collector OF the Port
Jackson. Hitherto chronometers have
been taken off foreign ships and steamers
and returned again without protest.
This has been of great convenience to
the masters and also to the watChmakers
ashore who regulated the instruments.
Directly a ship or a steamer docked the
agent ofthe chronome:er maker was there
TO receive the IS rument and at once went
ashore with 1t, nobody being empowered
20 say him nay. This rule of procedure
has been done away with and in the fu-
ture all these instruments will be searched
the same as Otner baggage and merchan-
disc that comes from foreign ports. While
the customs authorities do not tor an in
IS ant think that captains would do any
smuggling by means of the small spaces
HA
still they think IL better to be sure than
sorry Considerable quantities of gems,
silks, yards OF which can be passed
through a wedding ring, and Quantities Of
the verv finest jewellery can be safely
packed away in chronometer box and
safely brought ashore more especially as
the custom-house Inspectors never
thought of opening the box to see
whether it contained a clock or dynamite.
Now, however, the chronometers will
have to go through the usual process of
inspection and the chronometer maker
Will nave to get permit before he can
take IL ashore.
Wednesday next the gunboats Wheel
ing and Marietta will come down from
Mare Island and anchor in the stream.
After taking in the balance of their sup
pies, the Wheeling Will start for Alaskan
waters and the Marietta will go 10 the
China station. The latter vessel will be
used principally on the rivers OF China.
while the Wheeling will do patrol duty in
the Berlng Sea.
The United States steamer Marion is
taking her time over he run from Homo
lulu to this port. She sailed on Augus
%, and has not been heard from since.
The chances are, however, that the greater
part of the voyage is being made under
sail, and that she will arrive here in a few
DAYS.
The yacht Lurline. with J. D. Spreckels
and a party of friends on board, went out
on cruise yesterday. A good sailing
breeze was blowing. and the beautiful
craft made one OF the prettiest sights that
had been seen on the bay for many day.
ID. Zambukas, who keeps fruit and
cigar stand at 1917 East street, has not
very high opinion of the harbor police.
His store Is close TO two restaurants which
keep open all night, and the door to his
place is right on the level with the street.
The street lamps were burning and a iull
moon was shining nearly all night, yet the
burglars were able to break open the door
with jimmy and get away with $45 worth
of cigars and tobacco and a small amount
IN cash. They also filled their pockets
with the choicest fruit in the store and
carried away a small bunch of bananas
for future use. The burglars must have
taken their own time over the footing OF
the store, because when they had secured
eli the whole packages they could carry
they went round the cigar and tobacco
boxes and filled their pockets with he
choicest brands. Fam bukas now has two
patent locks and burglar alarm on the
door of his store.
Captain Davis of the American sh in
Sterling Is not friend of the North Alas
kan mosquito. Amy person according to
him going out without proper head COW
ering is liable to be Killed. He says with
out a smile that the mosquitoes that in
feet the swamps back of Bri ,tol Bay are
as large as small humming BIRDS Two of
these insects invaded the cabin of the
Sterling and Captain Davis caught them.
He mounted them on card board and they
now adorn his coll ction OF Alaskan
curios. The Sterling will dock in u couple
of days and any skeptlc may have all his
doubts removed by paying visit to Cap
tain Davis on board the Sterling and look
ing over his collections of carlos.
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