The San Francisco call., 1897-03-31
BUMP AND BANG
AMONG THE GRAF I
Three Collisions Occurred
on the Bay Y Yssterday
Morning.
There Was Not a Great Amount
OF Damage Done in Any
Instance.
The Coos Bay Damaged the Mary
Garratt and the Equator Ran
Into the Alert.

Collisions were the order of the day or
the water front Monday night and yester-
day. The Ruby a. Cousins ran intC
Folsom street wharf on Monday after.
noon, the Coos Bay into the Mary Gar
raft, the Equator had tussle with the
Alert and the captain of the Balasora as
serts that the Ida W and her tow damaged
the rudder and rudder-post of his vessel
What with the Colum bia striking the bal
when passing out from Astoria and other
accidents which have been reported dur.
ing the last few days, the recent storm has
bee n the most disastrous that has struck
the coast Cor long time.
After striking, the Columbia put back
for an examination and, in consequence,
she will be q day late in reaching San
Francisco.
The Coos Bay and Mary CARAT had
quite time of it. The river steamer was
at section of the seawall dlschargine
wheat and the Coos Bay was attempting
to make landing. She also was heavily
laden with wheat and would not answer
her helm Alongside the wharf it wa:
! food and 200 yards out it was ebb tide
The Coos Bays stern was caught in the
rip, and before any hing could be done
she crashed into the Mary CARAT. The
stern wheeler was damaged to the extent
of about $500, Willie about $3.50 will put
the Coos Bay in as good condition as ever
The new steam schooner Equator made
her first record by running into the
Spreckels' tug Alert. The former lost hel
head gear, but the Alert was only slightly
damaged and was ready for sea again hall
an hour later. Captain LarZzervich OF the
Equator has resigned, and his place will
be taken by new master who will com
mand the little vessel when she goes tc
! Alaska as q tender for the Alaska Packers
Associations feet. TIE Equator was for
merry a small schooner but latteriy she
! has had engines put in her, and wee l
ago blossomed out into full-fiedged steam
| schooner.
The smart and handsome tug Ida W
| was also in trouble. Captain James had
a barge in tow and was making his way
along the front. When off Union-stree
wharf the tow took a sheer and came
| close to the stern of tie Balasora. The
master of the latter asserts that the barge
struck his stern and damaged the rudder
while Cap. ain James is equally positive
that his tow lid not come within ten fee
/ OF the ship. In any event diver is to bt
sent down, ami the damage, if any, tc
the Balasora will be ascertained.
| Jack Hayes had two experiences yester.
day that he will not forget in q hurry,
| Four waterfront buns" had made g
house for them selves out of mum ber o
empty beer casks that were awaiting an
owner. They had gimlet, tin can and
q small glass, and were Systematically
draining the kegs when caught. Sergeant
Hayes ordered them out and they obeyed,
( but az soon as they reached the Sidewalk
/ they showed fight. The officer of the law
used his cane, but the men would have goi
Z l., GOr nnn tr
| an appearance Chief Wharfnger Roo
and Assistant Chief Whartinger Harry
/ Scott and Dave Craemer also came up or
the run, and the four "bums" were booked
| at the Harbor Police station on O charge
OF vagrancy.
! Half an hour later Sergeant Hayes agair
| visited the same resort and again founc
! it tenanted. On this occasion, however
| he withdrew, and is still minus a quartz r
! The occupants were an old woman and {
young man. They were mother and son
| The son was clad in mis- coat, shirt ant
vest and :he mother was doing her bes
| TO darn up the holes in his tattered pants
! John Kerr is the name OF the young fel
| low and he is slowly diving of consump
| ton. For months he has worked along
the front eking out an existence at load
! ing express-wagons and doing odd jobs
! Late and early he is at work, and it wa.
! only when his old mother saw him on the
wharf yesterday doing nothing that sh'
! had chance to mend his torn and tattered
! trousers. Such is life.
The cannery and fishing feet are al
| fitting out Tor the northern cruise. Thi!
! thing has occurred year after year for 6
generation, but for the first time in tn,
history of fishing and bunting twenty
Johnsons out OF a crew OF thirty went ou
on the Invincible bound for the canneries
When he heard the news Lorentz Foard
asked "Where were the Smiths?"
The battle.ship Oregon went out yester
| day, and the next time she is heard from
she will be in Puget Sound. The Petre
would not tempt the bar. but when th,
gale is over she will go to Honolulu to
relieve the Alert.
The Rarbor Commissioners held short
session yesterday and discussed the estab
lishment of new fruit market on The
front. There is 10 doubt but what the
affair can be arranged, as all the Commits
sioners are IN favor of the project. The
chances are that the space between Fish
ermen's wharf and Lom bard street will bt
utilized. and both o fish and fruit market
esta blished on the 1000 feet OF available
water front.
The following forecast and notice tc
mariners has been issued by the Branch
photographic Office in regard to the NORTH
| Pacific:
The northeast trade wind belt will be found
slightly widened with the southern limit re
maining about the same, while the northern
! limit Will be found little farther north thar
during March.
! Along the south side of tn at section OF the
! ocean east of the Hawaiian Islands the trade
! winds Will be found blowing with decidedly
| northerly s.ant while to the westward they
will be more easterly and frequently east
southeasteriy. Near the coast, within the
northeast trade wind limits, northerly ano
n1rthwesterly winds may be expected instead
| of northeastery winds
Occasional fog Will be found along the coas
OF the United States. but not sufficient TO war
rant lis probable limits being shown on the
pilot chart.
Just south of the gulf of Alaska will be found
strong westerly and southwesterly winds. In
] the zone between 35 and SO north latitude
! frequent westerly gales and fog may be ex
! pected accompanied by rain, with occasiona
! hail and snow
On the southeast coast CT Asia the northeas