The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04

The Latter Vessel Was Loaded
With Powder and Was
Almost Cut Down.
Total Loss of the American Bark
Nonantum on Easter
Island.

The Vallejo and Mare Island steamer
Monticello and the scow-scnooner Agnes
were in collision last Monday night. The
schooner was at anchor and the steamer
was on her way up the river. Captain
Hatch asserts that there were no lights
on the Agnes, while the captain of the
schooner is equally positive that he had
an anchor light out and that there was
also a man on watch. In any event the
Agnes lost her bowsprit and all her bull
warks and sprang a leak, while the Mon
ticello had her port bulwarks badly dam
aged and had to patch her sides with
canvas.
Yesterday afternoon the tug Mile was
sent to Point Pinole, off which place the
Agnes was anchored, to tow her 10 San
Francisco.
The steamer Belgic got in from Hong
kong, via Yokohama and China, yester-
day morning. She had an uneventful
voyage throughout, and the officers assert
that everything is quiet and peaceful in
China, Japan and Hawaii. The passen-
gers by the steamer we're:
A. Adelsdorfer, P. Antoinne, Fl. Brewer. Hon.
Edwin Dun, Miss Dun, DR.. Fryer. W. koh-
rantz, f. Lehman, A. T. Hartwell, Miss Hart
\.
E. Moore. Miss E. R. Wellman, Captain w.
Nelson, E. E. Msvrocordato, Rev. Mr.. McYey
w F. Sands, James W. Scott, Mrs. /. T. Sell
fridge, Mrs. J. NJ. Shotwell, J. W. Snyder, Cap
tain Stenholm Hon. S. Parker. William 4.
Parker, Miss Parker Miss II. Parker, A. d.
Mcclellan, NJ. schweitzer and T. c. Chatham
Word has been received from Valparaiso
that the American bark Nonantum, from
4 Newcastle, n. S. W., for Panama, had
gone ashore on Easter Island, and had
! become n total wreck. Captain Newhall
and the crew were saved. The old bark
was well known on this coast, ana was
/ one Of the stanchest vessels of her class
! for her age afioat. She was built al New
| burvport, Mass, in 1865, ard registered
/ 100 ions burden. D. R. Gartwell of Port
! Townsend was her managing owner.
! The little steamer Cullcat that is to
leave for ST. Mchaels later on in the sea-
! son had to put back to port yesterday.
/ She left here for Eel River on July 81, and
! when off Mendocino her rudder carried
away Two spars were made into jury
rudder, and with these the little steamer
was brought back 10 San Francisco. Her
passengers and cargo will be sent to Eel
/ River on another boat and the Chetco Will
be got ready for Klondyke.
Captain "Charley" Weber OF the steamer
Caroline has been appointed master of the
Sacramento River boat Aurora. The cap
tain of the latter boat takes the Relief,
and will in future have almost every night
at home. Captain Weber is well known
on the front, and all his friende are more
than glad to hear of his promotion
! There was close competition for the
! work of repairing the wharves at section 4
| Of the seawall and Fisherman's wharf at
yesterdays meeting OF the Harbor Com
missioners. The highest bid was $l437,
! and the lowest was that OF James A. Nc
Mahon for 1865. The extlowest was that
| of Darby, Leydon & Co., who offered to do
tue work for 1870 The bidding was close
/ all the way through.
Folsom street wharf is 10 be rebuilt at
once Chief Engineer Holmes has recon-
mended that the structure be erected
mainly on the old plans. By so doing he
will be able to utilize the present caps,
| braces and piles. while a modification OF
| the old specifications leaves 1t optional
with the Commissioners as to what kind
/ of q presergatIve snail be used on the
| tim Der.
! The entrance to the Alameda narrow
gauge ferry is to be changed, and the res
! taurant that has hourshed there for near
! " a near is to be changed in order to
/ make room for the new passage-way. The
( new Arrangement will give much greater
/ facilities in the narrow-gauge waiting
room than the patrons OF that route have
/ hitherto enjoyed.