The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
CHOLERA IS NOT
RAGING F|ERCELY
So Say All the Passen-
gers on the Steamer
Coptic.
Nevertheless Chinese Storage
Passengers and the Mail.
Were Guaranteed.
Burglaries on the Water Front Are
Frequent-A Suit of Sails Stolen
Off a Schooner.

There was considerable excitement
along the water front yesterday when the
Occidental and Oriental Steamship Com
pany's Coptic was sighted. Rumors of
cholera in China had preceded the vessel
ana both the quarantine boats were out
to meet her. The companYs tug Millen
Griffith was laid up for repairs, SO the
Spreckels tug Active was pressed into
the service, and she also went speeding
down the bay to meet the incoming liner.
Off Black Point the vessel was inter
copied and DR.. Blue and DR.. Chalmers
made a thorough examination of every
person aboard. From Honekong, Yoko-
hama and Honolulu the Coptic had q
clean bill of health and was therefore en-
titled to dock. The medical men, how
ever, came to the conclusion that it was
better to be sure than sorry, so they Or
dereo all the mail matter, 102 Chinese and
six japanese to be sent ashore for furniga-
ton at the quarantine station on Angel
Island. In consequence it will be late
this afternoon before any Chinese, Japan
csc or Hawaiian mail will be delivered.
Among the cabin passengers on the
Coptic were Mr.. anu Mrs. Newhall, who
returned from their honeymoon trip to
Japan. Both say they had splendid
time.
The tug Vigilant went out to the Fara,-
ZONES yesterday. Captain Silovich says
that his lady passenger was terribly sea-
sick when crossing the bar and that many
a time she wished she had not accepted
the position OF teacher to the lighthouse
Keepers children. The pigeons sent out
by the photographic Office were safely
landed and to-day two of them may be
expected, bringing with them the news of
the wind and weather in the vicinity of
the island.
J. Winslow, the popular head stevedore
on the Mail dock, is once again at his post
Several months ago he fell into the hold
tending the slowing of her cargo, and
broke his leg. A couple of days ago he
put in an appearance, assisted by a couple
of sticks, and as soon as the 'longshore-
men saw him they gave him an ovation.
Sunday the Newport is expected in from
Panama and way ports, and Winslow
VOWS that as soon as the cargo is out he
will go into the hold and put a red cross
on the spot where he struck.
The water front is infested with petty
thieves. They take everything in sight,
and in one instance stole the sails of q
boat while the crew slept. Last Tuesday
night the tug Fearless was raided and tn @
mems clothing stolen. An oyster-boat
lying at HarrIsoE- street wharf lost her
cargo, every thing movable was taken from
the scow Nathalie, and as nothing else
could be found on the schooner Ida Nc
Cune, her suit of sails was stolen. The
harbor police are on the alert, and at least
half dozen policemen and private detec-
tives are on the watch.
The Vallejo steamer Monticello ran on
the Mare Island sEoal on the last trip
Wednesday night. The vessel was not
damaged, but the passengers were con-
sidsrably Inconvenience by the delay.
A much more serious matter, however, is
the charge made by the captain and own
ers of the opposition boat Sunol. They
assert that the captain OF the Monticello
gave them false signal, which, if it had
been followed. would have landed the
Sunol high and dry in the mud a few
hundred feet from the Monticello. ut
was simply an attemp: to put our boat
where the other one was" said A. E..
Pryor, general manager of the Piper,
Alden, Goodall Company, yesterday
THE Monticello was ahead, and when
she went on the mud bank Captain Ran
dali gave two blasts from the steamer
whistle That meant for The Sunol to
take the inside course, but our captain
discovered where he was just in time and
backed out of danger. The matter will
be laid before the Inspectors of Huls and
Boilers to-day, and they can lay the blame
where it belongs"
The Messrs. Hatch, owners of the Mon
ticello, deny any knowledge of the affair
and stoutly assert that they court an in
vestigation.