The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26

Second Mate Hansen, the other in charge
of Randell. Hansen's boat reached the
whale first, but when the mammal felt the
steel it lashed out in its fury and its tail
smashed Hansen's boat. Randell came
up in time and rescued the men. An
other boat came up shortly afterward and
took on board all the men except Hansen
and sailor.
Randell then gave chase to the whale
and made fast. By the time they had
made killing it was dark and the bark
was not in sight. AS the hours went by
they could not keep the whale up and it
sank. Daylight next morning brought up
heavy fog, so there were still 10 signs
of the Gay head. They then made for the
land, 100 miles away. On landing they
were lucky enough to fall In with some
otter-hunters, who did what they could
to assist them. Five days later the rev.
enue cutter Grant hove in sight and took
the men off, returning them to the Gay
head the same day. All the men suffered
from the hardship and second mate Han
sen and three OF the men were laid up for
a month from the injuries they received.
Randell reports that there were only
few sealers at Unalaska, none of which
mad made big catch, the Halcyon being
high hook with 900 skins. The report
from the Japanese fleet showed that the
catch ranged from $50 to 1900 skins. In
his letter RanGeil several times makes
mention OF the great kindness shown him
self and his shipwrecked companions by
| Captain Munger of the Grant.
The old steamer Eastern Oregon is to
end her days coal hulk. Some months
ago she was sold at pubic auction. After
looking her over the new owner deter
mined to take out her pair OF engines,
put them into two small schooners and
turn the old steamer into a sailing vessel.
After the engines were out he found il
| would cost more TO rebuild her than it
would to build new vessel. He there
fore sold her to John Rosenfelds Sons,
who turned her into hulk, and she went
into service to-day taking a load OF coal
from the bunkers to Oakland Greek.
The stern wheel steamer Mount Eden,
while coming out of Mount Eden slough
yesterday with 2800 sacks OF salt aboard,
broke her shaft. She drifted around for
considerable length of time until the
captain was able to send boat ashor
and summon assistance. The tug Eliza
beth was sent after her and towed her TO
section of the seawall, where she dis
charged her cargo. Later she was taken
to Little Main-street wharf, where the
necessary repairs were made.
The British ship Toxteth has been char
tCiC0 W 1Oah WHSds anu WENT OH the MeF-
chants drydock to get ready Yesterday.
Two OF the red stacks tugs were at work
on her. but the strong ebb tide and the
southerly wind carried the light ship from
Harrison street away past the Camanche
before they gained control of her. Once
they got way on her, however, it did not
take them long to get the unwieldy mass
10 its destination.
The steamer Umatilla sailed for Puget
Sound ports yesterday. Among her pas
sengers were forty gold-hunters, twenty
three OF whom are prospectors from Los
Angeles en- route for Copper River.
short time before the departure of the
steamer a fire was discovered among the
baggage on the dock. An investigation
showed that some corks in bottles OF acid
slowed in a valise owned by Max r.
Hirschberg had come out and set the con-
tents on fire. 1t was soon put out and the
only loss was that sustained by the owner
of the valise.
About 8 o'clock, or just before sailing
time, Detective Egan appeared on the
scene and took M. w. Bishop, grocer of
Los Angeles, into custody. Bishop failed