The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15

amined the vessel and found that there
had been two cases of illness during the
voyage up the coast. One of the cases
WAS the result of too much whisky and
the other was slight attack of mslarial
fever. He accordingly passed the vessel.
DR.. Rosenau, acting for the Federal
authorities came along next and insisted
that Panama was an infected port. Con-
sequently the Toxteth's captain had TO
trip the anchor and have the ship towed
to Angel Island. The Federal authorities
contend that yellow fever is raging all
along the coast from Panama TO Mexico
and say that every vessel coming from
any of those points will be quarantined on
arrival.
The rush of freight on the water front
is beginning to make itself felt. 4ester-
day morning section OF Broadway No.
went bodily into the bay, taking with it
sixty tons of salt, ter tons OF sugar and
twenty barrels OF beef, which were TO
have been placed on board the City OF
Pue bla in transit for the Klondike. A bout
nfteen tons OF anchor chain also went by
the board, but it and the beef will be re-
| covered.
The sailing of the Puebla completely
stopped traffic on East street. Wagons
co uld not get within block of the wharf,
and all morning full squad of police
were on the alert making way for foot
passengers. In four days the crew of the
have shipped and transhipped 5000 tons of
freight. During that time she has made a
| trip to Port Harford and brought back
$1,000 sacks of grain, which was discharged-
! upon the seawall Friday night, and to
day she took In nearly 1000 tons of freight,
more lhan one-half of which is intended
Tor transhipment to Dyes. The bulk of
the credit for the rapid haudling of this
enormous amount OF freight is due to
Gaptaln Debney and Chief officer Walter
! Willett
Among the passengers who went away
! on the Puehla was L. 2. H Whitelaw, the
we'll known wrecker. For some time ne
mas oeen engaged in removing the re-
mains OF the Southern Pacific steam er San
Pedro from Brotchie ledge, at the entrance
to Victoria, B. c. The work has been ac-
com plished 10 the iull satisfaction OF The
canadian Government and now Mr..
| W'hlteiaw is on his way to Victoria 10 erect
beacon on the dangerous spot. While he
Is up there the wrecker Whitelaw will pe
sent to Vancouver TO bring from that
| point 10 Poln Orchard 300 IONS of bridge
material 10 be used at that point in con-
] nect!on with the United States dock
The bark Alden Besse met with an ac-
cldent while being docked at Pacific-street
wharf yesterday. She was being towed in
and the tug having too much head way ran
her against the wall. The bark lost her
bowsprit and her running gear was con-
siderably damaged.
The City of Stockton while docking at
| Washington-street wharf also madeher slip
with too much headway on. In conSe-
quence she ran into the Gold slip did con-
| siderable damage to the wharf and wrecked
her own upper works.
George Jackson, negro, was booked at
the Harbor Police station yesterday and
charged with robbery. He and two others
stood up William Hyland of 800 Iowa
street and relieved him OF Sl2 Yesterday
Hyland saw the trio on East street and
informed Officer Cayot. They followed
the trio into saloon, and as soon as they
saw the officer accompanied by Hyiand
they made break for liberty. The 9th er
two men made their escape, but as the en-
tire Harbor Police force are on tho look