The San Francisco call., 1897-01-28
EMPEROR WILLIAM
WAS RENE INFERRED
His Subjects Made a Gal
liant Display on the
Front.
In Spite of the Rain the Watjen
Was Gayly Decorated
With Flags.
Commissioner Coles Name May Not
Appear in the Archives of the
Ferry Depot.

The birthday of Emperor William OF
Germany was celebrated on the water
front yesterday. Among the vessels that
were decorated was the G. H. Watjen.
Although some of the stevedores were at
work, nevertheless not a man in the
ships crew did hands turn. All on
board had a holiday and regular holi-
Gay dinner. The bill of fare, both fore
and aft, was the same, and every seaman
Jared as we'll as the captain. After dinner
the health of Emperor William was drunk
in gin punches.
emperor William Is 81 years old, and
the Watjen is only one of the many ves-
sells in the German mercantile marine
that celebrated his nativity. The Watien
is years old, and during that time not a
desertion has taken place. During his
career as master Captain Breming has
yet to find the man who wanted to leave
the G. II. Watjen of his own accord.
The master has been trading to Cali
fornia since 1874, and every year the vessel
never failed to assem- BILE on January q
and give three cheers for the Emperor.
"Rates are so low," said Captain BIem-
ing. that will have to lay up. 1 offered
to pay my men off, but not one of them
would leave the ship. They agreed to ac-
cept any terms l might offer, but insisted
on staying by the Watien. Nearly all
| have been on her Tor years and all look
! upon her as home.
Among the crew of the Watien are the
sons of three German millionaires. Their
! fathers sent the lads to sea sooner than
! have them run away from home. One of
them is the son OF one of the head men in
the North German Lloyds Steamship Com
pany; another is the only son and heir oil
the owner of twenty fishing steamers,
while the third is the prospective heir to a
baronetcy.
The Harbor Commissioners are in a
quandary..In few days the laying of 1.-THE
| first stone'' in the building will be q
necessity. The Risdon Iron Works has
faithfully performed Its part of the work,
and all the iron work that the contract
calls for has been put up. The corner
stone is also ready, but there is no stone
with which to continue the work. Agents
of the company have been applied to, but
| they can give no definite answer, and the
chances are that weeks may elapse before
| the foundation can be commenced.
In the meantime the cornerstone has
been made, and on 1T is the name of Har-
! Dor Commissioner Cole. The latter goes
out of office next March, and should q
successor be appointed the beautiful bl ock
Of marble will have be be defaced and the
name of the new Commissioner chiseled
| in.
| Another of the disengaged feet will pull
up her anchor and depart for new quarters
within few days. The Hiawatha will
| leave in ballast for Newcastle, N.
| s. W., to load coal for San Fran
cisco. The coal rate from Australia is
only about Is cents less than that from
| San Francisco TO Europe, so many owners
! figure that it is cheaper TO send a vessel to
! Newcastle, N. S. W., and there load coal
| for this port again than to tie the vessel
M. Favorable winds would bring the
ship back here in time Tor next season s
| shipments of wheat, and In that event the
| owners would make expenses and have q
| chance for profitable years work at the
end of the run to Europe.
The sealing schooner Kate and Ann is
at anchor in brakes Bay. Captain Frank
| Morrow came to port in order to get new
boat steerer for one of the crews. Boat
steerer Cowen was taken sick while out on
| a hunt and, gradually growing worse, the
men had to put him back aboard the
schooner. Captain Morrow saw that the
man was very sick, so he ran for brakes
| Bay. where the sick man and the captain
were landed. Cowen was given medical
attendance and Captain Morrow came to
San Francisco to secure another boat.
| steerer.
When the Kate and Ann headed fol-
brakes Bay Hunter Dan Clausen and O
couple of men were out at sea chasing
| seals. Clausen had only been married q
| few days before the vessel sailed, and
when he saw the schooner heading for
shore and the steamer Arcata headed for
| San Francisco he decided to make for
home. He reached here Tuesday, ana will
leave here this morning again with Cap
| tain Morrow and Jack Lee for brakes Bay
to rejoin the sealer. Lee will take the
place of Cowen, who Is now on his way to
! San Francisco