The San Francisco call., 1897-07-04

pairs. and, although the schooner was
hove to and every effort made to save
him, nothing could be done. A boat was
lowered but before the drowning man
could be reached he threw up his hands
and sank out of sight. For half an hour
the search was kept up. but IS no trace OF
the missing E.an could be found. the
search was given up, and the schooner was
headed for San Francisco.
Captain Olsen's account of the trouble is
shorS ana to the point. 1t is as follows:
July Son July 2, at II NJ, twenty-five
miles southwest Of Bodega, in a heavy
northwest gale. carried away bobstay,
forestay and lost First Mate Andrew jack
son overheard. He was on the jibboom,
trying to repair tee broken stays, when a
heavy sea struck him and washed him
overheard. We threw him a lifebuoy, but
he could not reach it, as he could not
swim. We tackled snip to pick him up,
and just as we were bout to reach him
he sank, and We did not see him again.
He WAS native OF Norway, aged 80 years
and single. He was at one time mate OF
the schooner Bessie X"
Mrs. T. Murray, who for many years
has been well-known and popular figure
among seafarlng jok as the keeper of the
sailor boarding-ho on Davis street, died
at her home there yesterday morning.
Not sailor, not shipping g-master and
probab bly, not q captain IN port but what
has had dealings at one time or another
with the dead woman. Her advent on the
water front was over forty years ago.
When her husband died she married Or
ficer Graham of the Harbor Police. When
Graham died she married Tom" Murray
and they have conducted the sailor board
ing house on Davis street ever since. She
was good friend 10 poor Jack and many
an A. B. will m mourn her loss.
Oakland is at last TO have direct COM
munication with the fruit growers along
the Sacramento River. For some time
the dealers in Athens have Deen kicking
because they had to get all their produce
and freight via San Francisco. They
chartered the sternwbee steamer H. c..
Grady from peo pie in Portland, but legal
difficulties came in the way and the con.
tract could not be carried out. Yesterday
the Oakland people gave up the Grady as
bad job and chartered the gasoline
launch Duxberry. The latter will carry at
least 100 tons OF freight and will make
three trips q week between the Sacra-
msuto River and Oakland.
There will be- no business done along
the water front tomorrow. The offices OF
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company,
Oceanic Steamship Company Pacific Mail
Steamship Company and the Occidental
and Oriental Steamship Company will be
closed and none of the Deep water ships
will do any dischargirg. Every vessel in
port, both foreign and home, will be dec
Grated in honor of the occasion and the
anniversary of the Nations birth will be
duly honored on the 'front.'
The arrival of the Christian Endeayor-
ers has not brought peace to the water
front. Yesterday morning when they
began to arrive the Pacific Transfer Com.
pany attempted TO take control OF the
whole business. The Commercial Trans
fer Company and Morton's special deliv-
cry put in a vigorous bid for the business
and row followed. Finally the police
had to interfere and all and SUM-
dry were barred from the waiting
rooms. In consequence hundreds OF
trunks are stacked up in the ferry depot,
and it is doubtful whether half OF
them will be delivered before tomorrow
night. Nearly 200 Endeavorers came
down from Oregon on the steamer State
of California, and the majority of them
went to the Baldwin Hotel. They all
carried satchels, and 1t was lucky they
did so, as their trunks will not be deliv-
cred in ti::ie for tc-day's services in the
churches.
Major-General James, Colonels Sumner
and O'Connor, Lieutenant -Colonels Ed
wards, Nerney, Pott and Berriere were
the guests of honor on board the Japanese
cruiser Heyei yesterday. As representing
the National Guard OF California they were
received with all due honor and were right
royalty entertained. Tomorrow night
the officers of the cruiser will be the