The San Francisco call., 1897-02-02
VESSELS RAN FOR
THE OPEN SEA
Had to Put About When
the Southeaster Came
Up.
The King Edward Is Still
Beating About to the
NorthWard.
John OppeBheim, the Waterfront
Clothier, Had Narrow Escape
From Drowning.

The people who live at Point Reyes must
have been treated to a pretty sight yester-
day morning. Three vessels were all beat
ing their way to San Francisco and when
the southeaster came up they had 10 put
about and make for the open sea. One OF
the vessels was the British ship King Ed
ward, from Newcastle, Australia. An
other was the bark Santiago. Is days from
Hllo, H. l., aud the third was the barken-
tine S. G. Wilder, from Honolulu. The
bark and the barkentine were towed in
during the day by the tugs Vigilant and
Reliance, but the King Edward is still
outside and the Swanhilda may yet beat
her into port.
Captain John Siloyich of the Vigilant
was close to the vessels when the storm
came up, and he says that when tney put
about and scudded away off shore it was
one of the prettiest sights he ever saw.
On the way up from HHo Captain john
son OF the Santiago sighted square-rig-
ger, but could not make out her name. 1t
may be the Swanhilda, and yet again it
may be the Olivebank or one of half
dozen other square-riggers now fully due.
On board the Santiago on January q
Oscar Rygh, one of the sailors, fell from
the fore topsail yard to the deck and was
almost instantly killed. He was buried
at sea.
Trade between San Francisco and the
Columbi River seems to have fallen off.
Some time ago the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company was compelled to
tie up the steamer Oregon in Richard
sons Bay and the Columbia and State of
California did all the work. Now for
week at least the State will have to do the
Is
out on her usual run, the Columbia was
taken to the Union Iron Works for gen
eral oyerhauling. Another vessel for AS
toria and Portland will not leave until
next Sunday. Competition in the shape
of steam schooneTs has been very keen,
and freight and passengers have been car
ried at dead loss.
The ferry steamer Oakland was laid up
for repairs yesterday and the Newark took
her place. The Garden City was put on
the creek route and Will remain there until
the Oakland is ready for service again.
The English mail for Australia is again
late and the chances are that the Oceanic
Steamship Company's Monowai will not
get away for. Sydney before midnight
Thursday and it may be Friday morning.
Captain Carey Of the vessel is q very sick
man at the Occidental and Chief Engineer
McKaig has been confined to his room
aboard the ship for a week. Both gentle
men are in hopes of being well again by
sailing day.
John Oppenheim, the well-known water
front merchant, had an experience last
Saturday night that he viii not forget in
hurry. Captain CuFrie of the Elsie wanted
seven men to take the place OF the mutt
neers now in the hands of the United
States Marshal, and Oppenheim agreed to
get them. He succeeded ard took them
out to the vessel, off Black Point, in order
to get the money to pay their advance
notes. 1t was raining and blowing hard
and every body got drenched. At the last
moment one of the men refused to sign,
and he had TO be sent ashore and another
brought out TO fill his place. By
the time everything was straightened
helm had TO face the storm again
as the schooner was getting under way.
His boatmen worked hard but could make
no headway, and the Whiteha Ii began to
fill. The passenger had to take off his hat
and bail out while Murray and his assist
ant did all in their power to stem the tide
Put me ashore, boys, and will give each
OF you a new SUIT of clothes, " said the now
thoroughly frightened merchant, and Just
at that time there was let up in The
storm and the boatmen managed to make
a landing little below Meiggs wharf. Mr.
Oppenheim at once took hack, reaching
home about A. NJ, just in time to meet
MS WIG dHo SUI, WHO MeT6 UOuHu LOT I0e
water front to look for him. 1T was the
widest night ever encountered" said he
yesterday, land. will never go out on the
bay in another such storm again.
Dominick Roberts, the well-known
waterfront commission merchant, was
rejoicing yesterday over the recovery of
a watchchain that has been out of his
session for five mon tbs or more. When
he was staying in the Ell Monte Hotel last
summer jewelry to the value of over $500
Maher of Mill Valley offered to recover
IL. In order to identity the stolen prop
erty he took along Mr.. Roberts chain to
compare it with the other trinkets. This
was five months ago, and, in spite of the
fact that Roberts wrote several ii mes ask
Ing for the return of the chain he could
get no satisfaction. Then he swore out a
bench warrant and Maher failed to ap-
pear. Later, however, he showed up and
returned the chsin,, and Roberts ex-.
hlblted 1t with pride to al his brother
merchants along the front. Maher has.
however, got even in a certain way. He
has toiu all his friends and also the
! people who travel on the Sausalito route
mat he was arrested at the instance of a
Japanese.
Ihe ship Oriental made a phenomenal.
run from San Francisco to Departure Bay.
She lett here on January 26, and accord
ing to advices received by the Merchants
Exchange reached her destination on the
Both. Steamers take all the way from
eighty-hve to ninety hours making the
same run, so the Oriental must have car
.rled southeast gale with her the entire
way.