The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18
Part Of a Ships Deckhouse
Adrift Off Crescent
City.
Ship.Owners CO.. jecturihg as to
What Coaster It Came
From.
A Series of Raids on British Ships in
Sausalito Bay Has Paid the
Thieves Well.

The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's
Walla Walla arrived from Puget Sound
ports yesterday. 1t was a far-weather
passage all the way, but on occasions the
fog was unusually heavy. When sixteen
miles west of Crescent City small guam
tity OF wrecKage was run into.
There were eight or ten boards joined
together said Captain Wallace yester.
day, land quantity of holdings. They
looked like the remains of ships decK-
house, and l suppose tnat some coaster
suffered during the recent storms. Both
boards and holdings were painted white"
Shipping men connect the wreckage
with the missing Samaria, but it is doubt
fui whether the wreckage could be from
that vessel, as the Walla WalIa was away
out of the course usually taken by sailing
vessels.
The wreck Of the steamer Yaquina has
been abandoned. Captain c. Miner Good
all is OF the opinion that the vessel cannot
be raised, so he ordered the tug Vigilant
back to San Francisco. The wincbes and
every thing movable will be removed and
then the wreck will be either blown up or
removed peacemeal. The engines and
boilers would cost more than they are
worth TO remove, so they will go to pieces
with the hull.
The Pacific Coast Steamship ompany's
day and will be due here early tomorrow.
She has large consignment OF bullion
aboard and will go TO the Selby Smelling
Works after landing her passengers.
The Alaska Commercial Company's
Dora that went on the rocks a month ago
has been repaired and will only be few
days late on her regular run. She will
| loa 20 nD q ahnnt hay fro GitEa
ing with Pacific Coast steamship Com
pany's steamers from Puget Sound. the
| Dora carries passengers and merchandise
TO Cooks Inlet and the Yukon.
| Gligo Radovich, who keeps restaurant
at 10 Bryant street, and Thomas Meehan
| and Eugene Eagan, two young hoodlums,
| aged ~ years, had lively time OF 1t yes
terday. Radovich had some wine barrels
on the sidewalk drying, when the two
| lads came along and started rolling the I'M
away. The restaurant man gave chase
and free fight ensued. The hoodlums
! were joined by TWO companions. and
| Radovlch was getting the worst of it,
| when a teamster took a hand in the
| melee. Soon afterward Officer Clifford
| appeared on the scene, and he got into
the rough and tumble. The fight was a
running one and lasted from Folsom
street to Main, where two OF the boys
made their escape, and Meehan and
|
harbor police station. Radovich Is nurs-
ing sore head, and says he was struck
with a buugstarter during the scrim-
mage. In consequence Meehan and Eagan
were charged with assault with deadly
weapon.
Bay pirates have been at work in Sausa-
Tito among the British shipping of late.
The wife of Captain Pearce or the British
ship Moreton mourns the loss OF an entire
outfit. All she saved from the raid was
one stocking which she had around bel
neck to cure sore throat. Captain Bor-
land of the Kensington lost his vest and
trousers ana So iii cash, while Captain
Fraser of the Snaigow Kept his clothing
but lost SIS and a gold watch. The
Pegasus was ransacked, but the noise The
thieves m ade awoke Captain Motion and
he called out. frightening the robber.
away. The Fairport was next visited, but
Mrs. Captain Smith was suffering from
neuralgia, and twice she awakened hel
husband 10 see what was going on. The
second time he went on deck Captain
Smith saw boat pulling away and fired
his pistol in the air 10 attract attention
but nothing came OF it. Two men ano
two women are suspected OF the thievery
and officers from San Francisco and
Sausalito are on their track.