The San Francisco call., 1897-08-23
AN EXTRA BOAT
FOR OAKLAND
A TWenty-Minute Service
Will Begin Early Next
Month.
The Enoinal Rebuilt, Lengthened
and Electric Lights
Put In.
Nearly Twenty Tons of Fish Caught
on the Oordell Banks by
Amateurs.

entire t1eet OF steamers ana putting tnem
in frst-cass order before the winter sets
in. 1t also intends increasing the facili-
ties on the broad-gauge route, and with
the advent of September will run steam
ers every twenty minutes instead of every
half-hour as hitherto. In order to do this
the Encinal has been thoroughly over
hauled, almost her entire upper works re-
placed, and electric lights put in through
out the vessel. Sac has had few feet
added at each end in order to make her
fit the slips, and when everything is COM
pleted she will join the Oakland and
Piedmont on the broad-gauge route. The
Piedmont will probably leave on the hour,
the Encinal at 20 minutes past and The
Oakland at 20 minutes to the hour. This
will prove to be a great boon to the trav-
cling public and will save many COM
muter weary hali-hour' wait.
The big transport steamer Solano is
also undergoing an overhaulinR. AS soon
as the Encinal was hauled off the slips
the Solano was put on in her place and
crowd OF men worked on her all of yes
terday. One of the smaller boats is in
the meantime taking her place betwee
Port Costa and Martinez.
Judging from the mum ber of gasoline
schooners, tugs and sailing boats that
took out fishing parties yesterday it would
appear as If hall the young men in town
were trying their skill at landing rock
cod. The gasoline boats Ida A, Nettie
Low, Eta B and the big tug Fearless all
went 10 the Cordell Banks, while the
tug Annie went to Lime Point and thence
to California City. Around Alcatraz
Island, in Richardson's Bay and off Angel
Island at least fifty whitehalls and yachts
were lying at anchor. and every one OF
the fishermen reported good catch.
Among the boats that went to the banks
there must have been from all told at
least twenty tons OF fish. Every one OF
the excursionists made a splendid catch,
and those who had only sackful to show
for the days pleasure were considered as
having been very unluckv.
Awaiting the arrival of the Fearless a
Mission-street wharf were at least $50
women and children, the majority of
whom had friends among the fishermen.
1t consequently was not very long before
that catch was disposed Of The sa me
thing happened when the gasoline schoon-
ers got in, and the chances are tina: the
demand from the regular dealers this
morning will be considerably curtaiIed.
The tug Fearless and the stern-wheel
steamer AlvIso were in collision last Sat-
urday. The Fearless was making land
ing at P.tcifc- street wharf and the Alviso
was backing out. The captain of the tug
did not hear the Alviso's whistle and
crashed into her paddle-wheeL Both the
beams that support the wheel were
cracked and the Alviso will have to lay
up for repairs. The Fearless was not in
jured at all.
Emile Worth, a sailor on the British
ship Rajore, lying at Union street wharf,
created a great disturbance on board yes
terday. He was The worse for liquor, and
when Captain Killender ordered him in O
the foTecaste he refused to 60. The mas
ter went forward to see that his orders
were obeyed, and Worth attempted to
throw him overheard. Some of the crew
came 10 the CAPTAINS assistance and
Worth Jumped ashore. He took off his
shoes, threw them overheard, and sent his
hat after them. Then he offered 10 fight
any two of the best men within four
blocks of the place. a couple OF long
shoremen took him up,i but Worth lie
them out in short order. In the mean
time the captain had sent for the police,
and a few minutes later Officer Crosby
put in an appearance.
Worth proceeded to have it out with the
policeman, but half dozen sailors from
the Rajore jun ped on the wharf and af-
ter a struggle, which lasted over five min
utes, Worth was handcuffed. Even then
il took Officer Crosby and Captain Killen-
der ali their time to get him as far as the
Harbor Police station. After he had been
booked Crosby had to go and get his
hands fixed up, as during the struggle
Worth had bruised them in a terrible
manner.
Owing to the rush of freight and pas
sengers to and from Stockton of late, the
California Navigation and improvement
Company has been unable to vaeale its
offices on Washington-street wharf long
enough TO get them cleaned and painted.
Yesterday a gang of men from the Har-
Dor Commissioners force took possession
and thoroughly cleaned and painted the
whole interior. When Agent Clark gets
down this morning he Will be surprised to
find his offices swept and garnisned.
The British bark Loeb Carron arrived
yesterday from New Castle, New South
Wales, after fair passage of sixty-five
days. Captain Clarke reports fine
weather throughout until off the coast
OF California, when he ran into an ex-
ceedingly heavy fog, which lasted several
days.
A private dispatch to tho Merchants
Exchange from Colma states that a
schooner is anchored IN the breakers
about one mile north of Point San Pedro.
The report also states that there was q
very heavy sea oa. Tugs have gone to
her assistance.
Additional news, however, is to the ef-
feet that the schooner is becalmed and is
lying about two miles out at anchor and
IN safety. The tug companies investi-
gated and sent no assistance.