The San Francisco call., 1897-06-10
MET WITH A
SUDDEN SQU.LL
The Brig w. G. Irwin Loses
Topgallants, Royal
and Jibs.
Bca men Patrol the Beach Seek.
ing the Body OF Young
d'Erlcch.
Clear Sailing New fer the Volant
Trouble for Nv Ferry Build.
ing Contrac ors.

Spreckels' brig the w. G. Irwin, ar
rived in port yesterday morning and is
now lying off the sugar refinery. She is
from Honolulu, and made the trip in
fifteen days, the quickest time made by
any sailing vessel betwl en- that port ana
San Francisco in long time.
On the day prior TO her arrival the
Irwin met with a heavy gale when off the
Farallon Islands. In consequence she
lost her tops allant sail and her royal.
Two iibs were also blown away.
News arrived on the Irwin that four
sailors deserted the ship w. II. Macy in
Honolulu harbor and swan ashore at
night. Two escaped into the interior, but
the other two were recaptured and taken
back aboard the ship. The cause of their
action was given as alleged brutal treat
ment on the part of the second mate.
The Macy left this port for Honolulu
over a month ago. Her intention was TO
load with sugar for New York.
The steamer Australia reached here
yesterday morning from Honolulu after u
passage of days 13 hours and II minutes.
Her cabin passenger list was as follows:
William G. Irwin, wife and daughter; Miss
c. Z. Spauldiug, q. 2. Wilder and wife, Dr. r.
I
! Judge II. A. Widemann and wife, Miss Il. Wide
mann. Mrs. Il. +. Mtchman and two children,
Max Pape and wife, c, R. Gilchrist and wife,
Miss r. NJ. Kinney Miss A Haake. Mrs. X. ".
Edgar, L. y. Rlthet, Captain j. G. Green, T. II.
Hicks, q. r. Southgate, Mrs. T. r. Reid, g. d.
Rede, Miss J. Rede, h. J. Agnew, Z. c. Mac
tarlane, CIV. Callaghan, Colonel de q Vergue,
Miss NJ. f. Rice, Miss Z. Short, J. A. Low. NJ.
Silva, j. f. Perry, Thomas Brown, Mrs. J. y.
Brown, Miss L; Brown, Miss NJ. Robinson, Mrs.
l. l. Long, G. L. Winston, J. Godfrey, Miss NJ
Curtin, J. a. Hopper and vile, Mrs. f. w.
Peterson and chIld, DR.. p. ,. Kellogg and wife,
y. c. Harlan and wiIe, Rev. A. NJ Ozark, Il. Z.
Beard, Miss E. Erickson, Mss l. u. Curtin.
The steamer Umatilla sailed for Victoria
and Port Townsend, as did also the British
| ship Gienburn for East London. The
missionary ship Nolant, which has been
in so much trouble over the refusal of the
Russian Consul TO give er clearing per,
departed from Misslon-street wharf early
/ in the morning, her little disagreement
with the Consul apparently having been
/ pat ched up TO their mutual satisfaction.
Tne parents OF young d Erloch, who is
| supposed to have fallen over a cliff near
/ Point Bonita. have hired two boatmen,
Lewis Hart and Robert David, to search
for his BODY. They were seeking traces of
it yesterday, one patroIling the beach and
the other searching among the rocks. Up
to late hour no tidinEs of their success
or failure had been received.
What might have been a disastrous fire
was prevented yesterday by the vigilance
and energetic action of Sergeant Hayes of
the harbor police. The fire broke out on
Green-street wharf from some cause un-
Enown. and was just acquiring nice head
way when Hayes saw il ana promptly
dashed several bucketfuls of water on the
flames.
Some time ago orders were sent from
! Was Iington that all gasoline boats over
! fifteen tons must be inspected by the local
inspectors of hulls and boilers. Out of
! twenty-four gasoline boats in these waters
only seven have been presented for an Of
J ficial inspection. Yesterday another order
| was received from the department in sub
stance that if the owners of such
| boats do not comply at once with the reg
| ulations regarding inspection they will be
! subject to q fine of $500, and that, too,
with but little ceremony on the part OF
| the Government.
! The British ship Fannie Kerr, from
! Newcastle. \. S. w, arrived last evening
and anchored in the stream. She had a
| cargo OF 1860 ,ons OF coal. cons lgned to
/ Bslfour, Guthrie & Co.
! The steamer Aztec, Captain brown,
! from Panama and way ports got in about
6 P NJ. She was out about sixteen DAYS
and quarter.