The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

and the first question he was asked by
second Mate Anderson was, rs our boat
over at the steps?" When tod that the
boat had left an hour before he ex-
claimed, MY God, the men must be
drowned ~ He asked Johnson 10 take
look around at the wharf. Johnson
searched for half an hour, but could find
no trace OF the men or the boat.
Speaking of the matter Boatman john
son said: 1T was foggy, there was
nasty wind. an ebb tide and a choppy
sea. The men were drunk when they
pulled out OF the slip, and The mate
steered wrong course and they must
have run afouI Of the Camanche mooring
buoy and the boat no doubt capsized aud
all went down. The ebb tide has probably
carried the boat out TO sea ana it may be
several days before We hear from her.
Mate Johnson had quarrel with the
watchman and slapped his face shorty be-
fore he starttd for the tarkentine. As he
and Three fingered Jack were. on good
terms 1T is not likely that quarrel oc-
Cured aboard. There is no doubt in nv
mind puI what the men were drowned"
Captain Schmidt OF the barkentine has
given the men up for lost.
Water-front thieves perpetrated one of
the meanest robberies on the water front
last Sunday nigh that has ever been heard
years of age, was the victim. For nearly
year he has earned living by going out
in little skiff and picking up driftWood
This he dried and after cutting 1t into
small lengths SOLD it for kindling wood
In this way he made enough to keep body
and soul together and saved him from the
Almshouse. Last Sunday night the thieves
stole the SIX fl and now it Is probably ND
den away under the wharves and Will De
used in future to take sneaks alongside
unguarded schooners in the BAY.
Captain Stevens, late chief officer OF the
Stale of California, will take out the
steamer Oregon this afternoon. The
Oregon will bring back full load OF
wheat from Astoria.
Captain Frank Morley, formerly cap
tain of steamer West Coast. etc., we'll
known in shipping circles and first mate
OF the steamer Navarro, met with severe
accident at o'clock last Saturday night
while the steamer was loading at Usal,
Mendocino County.
They were loading railroad ties, when
the donkey fall holding up the loading
wire broke and the pulley struck Morley
in the head, making a severe wound, re-
Quiring at least dozen stitches, also
breaking his right leg and right wrist.
He also was injured in his back He was
taken ashore by Mr.. Kelly, the chief engi-
neer of the steamer, and Mr.. Mayer, a
passenger, 10 the doctor a U sal, where
his injuries were attended 10. The
steamer arrived here yesterday morning,
leaving Captain Morley at Usal. The in
jured man has wife and two children.
The Chinese cook OF the British ship
Ancona is TO be put aboard the steamer
Peru by a Custom house inspector to-day.
Sing has been four years by the ship and
has $3.50 pay coming 10 him. AS he can
not land the representative of the British
Consul will have to 60 out 10 the An coma
10 pay MIN off. Then Sing Will be put
aboard the Cnstom-hou launch and put
aboard the Peru After a visit to his
home the Chinese will rejoin the ship in
England. The steward of the Ancona is
also Chinese, but he has decided to re-
main by the ship.
The schooner that has twice been re-
rorted in breakers near Point San Pedro
is ell right. The captain of the steamer
Bonita reports that she is half-mlle from
the breakers and riding in safety. She is
evidently waiting for fair wind In order
to beat out.
Nathan Cohen and Gus White, two
trans sfer men, were locked up in the Har-
tor Police station on charge of disturb
ing the peace by Officer Charles Callag han.
They were engaged in rough and tumble
fight when arrested.
The United States steamer General Nc
Dowell will take out distinguished party
of guests to-day. 1t will consist of
Congressman Hooker OF New York, chair
man OF the Committee on Rivers and
Harbors; Congressman James L. Sher-
man of New York, General Shafter and
several members of the United States
engineer corps. Senator George G. Per-
kins, Congressmen Loud, Mcguire, Hill
born and Barham and he following COM
mittee. which has the affair in charge:
Major Mclaughlin, Dan I. Cole, Colonel
George Stone, Trey l.. Ford and Frank
A. Vail. The hay and all its inlets will be
examined, including Alvlso, Oakland
Creek, Suisun Bay and as far north as
Mare Island.
When the barkentine Catherine Sudden
was placed on II e dryGock yesterday it
was noticed that there was a slight leak
on the starboard side. An investigation
showed that it was caused by the sword
Of swordfish, which had been driven
nine inches into the rlanking and tim
bers OF the vessel. The swordtish evil
IDENTIFY mistcok the Sudden for whale
and lost its sword in cons qurnce.