The San Francisco call., 1897-07-14
Her LOVER CAME
WHEN he COULD
Happy Climax Of a Romance
of Maine and San
Francisco.
Marriage Of R. L. Levensaler
Of This City and Miss
Elizabeth Dunbar.
Oreosoted Lumber Versus Steel for
Wharves-W hite Crane Hunt
ing Booms,

The Harbor commissioners received
quite a surprise at yesterdays meeting
John H Miller, the attorney, wrote stat
ing that the system of concrete flooring
now being laid down in the ferry depot
was an infringement OF a patent held by
himself and Calvin Brown. He also noti-
fed the Commissioners that tn y would
be held res ponsible for the Infringement,
and that the contractors would be joined
with them in a suit for damages. The
natter was referred to the boards attor-
ney 10 report on.
Chief Engineer Holmes made report
on the destruction OF Folsom-street wharf
by fire. He laid the blame for the rapid
spread of the flames to The creosoted tim
bers used in the construction. As pre-
,ervative he said creosote was excellent,
but declared that he would advise that in
future no creosoted tim bers be used ex-
cept for piling purposes or in cases where
the mber would be covered with earth.
Mr.. Holmes also submitted plans Tor tie
reconstruction of the destroyed wharf,
and recommended that the superstrueture
should be of steel and the floor of ex-
panded steel covered with concrete. The
cost will be in the neigh borhood of $685..
600, or $4,000 more than q wharf built
with creosoted lumber. President Colnon
objected 10 the extra cost, and said that
the board had no funds with which to pay
it. He liked Mr.. Holmes idea, but did
not see how it could be carried out. Com
missioner Harney also thought 1t would
not be righ. to run into an extra expense,
and while he liked the idea of a steel
wharf, still he thought that one built of
creosoted lumber would do. Mr.. Holmes
was finally instructed to finish the plans
for steel structure, and the board took
the after under adyisement.
Quite romance came to light on the
water front yesterday. r. L. Levensaler,
brotner-in-law of Captain James +. Chan
man and cashier of the iirm Of James +.
Chapman & Co., went away on vacation
and came back married man. The
groom is in the neigh borhood OF 55 years
of age and all his numerous friends along
the front have always considered him q
confirmed bachelor. He had had his love
affair, however, and away back in Thom
astown, Me-, Miss Elizabeth Dun bar was
waiting to hear from him again. Last
month she received the long-iooked- Tor
letter and at once started for California.
AT Reno New. she was met by Mr.. Levep-
SAFER and the marriage ceremony was at
once performed. The long parted lovers
then journeyed leisurely back to San
Francisco and have now gone to house
keeping. The groom has been subjected
tn good deal of good chatting,
but he takes it all in good part and to
every one says, ut is better late than
never"
tralia got away for Honolulu yesterday,
with the following passengers:
Mrs. L. F. Alvarez, Miss A. Arnold, A. M.
Atherton, Rev. A. ]. Bell. I. II. Benton, H. K
Bouzemaker, J. Beuzemaker. Mrs. joseph Bro
bant and child, Miss Ns.tie L. Campbell, W.
-. Me- he Me- n,,r
two chi dren, Miss jennie Eastman. d. A.
Fox, E. A. Gardner, Alex Garvie, T. H. Hsysel-
den, DR.. Herbert: Mrs. Theo Hoffman, NJ. Hy-
man, NJ. Jacobs, William Louisson. J. D. Nc
Inerny. d. L. Naone, w. G. Peacock, C. F.
Peterson, Francis SIansky, Mrs. NJ. Z. Smith
md child, R. D. Malbridge. c. L. Wight. A. A.
Wilder, Watson Wyman
C. L. Wight, one of the passengers, is
president OF the Wilder Steamship Com
pany, and is returning to Hawaii alter
having negotiated a contract with the
Union Steamship Company for sister
steamer to the Helena, which the SCOTS
completed for the same company six
months ago.
The Christian Endeavorers are In trouble
over their baggage. In spite of he fact
that many OF them are now on their way
home, there are still $50 or 1000 packages
of tn irs awaiting delivery at tho ferry
depot besides about 20C0 more in tn
hands of the transfer companies. The
rush now is to get the trunks in order to
take them home again, and hundreds are
still searching in vain for their missing
baggage. Over 100 pieces should have
gone away with passengers by the Port
land steamer, but not one of them was
delivered. and the matter is now in the
hands of the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
tion Company.
Nearly all the seal hunters will 60 to
Central America hunting for the feathers
of the white crane. For the last few sea-
sons sealing has proved to be financial
failure as far as the hunters and sailors
are concerned. Many of the vessels have
paid off, the men getting in some in
stances 81 and in other 81 so for six months
work. When they learned yesterday that
two OF their members had made $4,000
apiece they determined one and all TO go
white-crane hunting. From hers the