The San Francisco call., 1897-07-06
WORK At TIE FERRIES.
Commissioner Ghadbourne Has
Taken the Contractors
in Hand.
Captain John Denhing Knocked Over
board From His Schooner and
Drowned.

Harbor Com missioner Chadbourue starts
in to-day to camp on the trail of all the
contractors engaged in the building of the
new ferry depot. Since be and Major
Harney took the matter in hand few
months ago wonderful progress has been
made, but the commissioners want to see
| even greater efforts put forth.
Superintendent Robinson and myself
are going to camp right on the ground. -
said Commissioner Chadbourne yesterday,
land if we don't have the building ready
for occupancy by December then / am
mistaken as to the amount of work that
can be got out of a man when he is COM
pelled to work.
The money for the ompletion of the
building is lying idle in Sacramento, keep
ing the hundreds of idle men in the City
company as Tar as Its earning capacity is
concerned. The commissioners want to
double forces of men at work and the
money thus put into circulation. II is with
this object Ill view that Colonel Chad
bourne is going to personally supervise
the work OF the contractors and see TO it
that every man who can be proftap bly, EN-.
poyed be put to work.
The work of repairing the ship Commo-
dore that was burnt in the Folsom-street
fire is rapidly progressing. The fore and
main masts have been taken out and new
topsides put in. Only one spar could be
found in the City, so the mainmas has to
spliced with pieces from the foremast and
the new spar will be turned into fore
mast. The miZzen-mast IS intact. 1t is
estimated that the cost of repairing the
vessel will be at least $4,000. The repairs
are being rushed as the vessel is under
charter to load sugar In Honolulu for
New York, and has to be in the former
place before the middle of next month.
Every vessel in port was decorated yes
terday. American vessels that did not fly
their bunting Sunday had it out yester-
day, and they made fine showing.
Every British vessel in port and the Jap
anese cruiser Heiyei were gayly decked for
the occasion, and what with the flags OH
the warehouses along the front the har-
Dor presented q very handsome appear
ance.
The new Receiving Hospital on the
water front was kept busy yesterday.
James Graham, teamster, who lives on
Lom bard street. was taken with an cpl
leptic fit while driving soda-water
wagon and was at once removed to the
hospital. He rallied under DR.. Hartley s
treatment, but half an hour later had an
other attack and died. He was removed
to the Morgue.
street, was a Fourth of July victim. The
boy was firing off a small cannon, and
when it failed to 60 off as quickly as he
expected an examination was in order.
Walters right hand was dressed by DR..
Hartley, and he il now sadder but a
wiser boy.
Captain John Denhing Of the scow
schooner Lawrence and William met with
a very sudden death yesterday morning.
The little vessel was on her way from
Broadway wharf to Redwood City and a
stiff breeze was blowing on the bay. Sud-
denly the vessel j.bed, and the main boom
flying over knocked the captain into the
bay. He never came to the surface again,
and Mate Olaf Peterson had to take the
boat to an anchorage. The deceased
leaves a widow, who lives at Beale place.
Harry Wilmont. a colored sailor on the
British ship Andelana, wes locked up in
the Harbor Police station yesterday on a
charge of assault with deadly weapon.
He cut John Taylor, another colored
sailor, with a razor during row while
the vessel was lying at the rolling mills.