The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-15
MISTAKEN FOR
THE SWANHILOA
The British Bark Elliot
Came In After Night
fall.
Caused a Flutter in Police Cir
cles and Kept the officers
on the Alert.
Boatman Jlhn Carter Scared Nearly
10 Death By Man Who Simply
Wanted a Drink.

s futter N police circles Wednesday
/ came IN last night. Everybody along
/ the front made sure II was the Swan
hild2 with murderer Frank Butler
/ aboard. but when day broke the lookout
st Point Lobos made out the vessel to be
/ the British bark Elliott from Glasgow.
Her signal letters could not be made out
and as the SEanhiIds, although 6 four
master ard classed as 3 ship, is bark
/ rugged, the impression gained credence
that the police would have work to do be-
| fore daylight. The officers, newspaper
men and general public we're disappointed,
/ however, as the vessel refused g tow and
stood on ana OF for over tWenty-four
hours.
/ She left Glasgow last July snd three
months later had 70 put into Port Stanley
I with her cargo OF coal heated. The
matches were taken Of, Captain Evans eI-
I amined the coal and s. once ordered some
/ Of II discharged. Over $50 tons were put
I ashore and sold 70 the best advantage and
+ OF November the Elliott sailed again.
/ The captain Reused assistance and asserts
I that be viii remain outside until ne gets
/ = chance 20 sail n and thus save eI-
} penses.
| The utmost harmony prevails between
/ the owners OF the steamer Pomona and
( the sgents for the new steamer Hum 0oIdt.
I Both vessels viii run between here and
/ Eureka, but 80 far as the Hum boldt Is
/ concerned Max halIsh says there viii be no
/ red uCtiol IN rates and the vessel Will run
! On the Old schedule. The Pomona and
/ Humboldt have each their own regular
/ patrons, and no Inducements could draw
! q Hum bOldt shipper OF passenger 10 the
/ Pomona, aud vice versa There Is ousl-
ness enough on the route 70 keep both YES
sels going, so 3 rate war is not probable.
/ Johnny Garter, the boaJman, got 3
scare yesterday that he viii not forget N
| 8 hurry. Carter has q small slelty at the
foot OF Clay street IN which he shelters
himself II bad weather while waiting Tor
customers. Yesterday he was sitting there
watching the passers-oy, when tall. we'll
dressed man dsrkensd the doorway The
stranger made no explanation, but walked
N and closed the door behind him. When
he reached Tor ais hip pocket Carter Al
most had 6 1t and dropped on the floor
muruuring. Please don't shoot"
Instead Of shooting, the stranger pulled
OFT flask OF Risky and said, Take q
drink" Carter looked al him IN amaze
menT and finally managed to STAN mer
out, No, thanks, l doR's drink Then
| the UnWeIcOme visitor took his drink and
I afrerWzrd made his excuses and MS ex-
/ PLANTATION. Il appears Ehat ne ana his
/ vile were on their way 70 SaQsalIto. TIE
! wife was keeping watch and ward over her
| lord and master, and for ST least two hours
he had been unable 70 get drink, even
! though he had : flask in his hip pocket.
I At the ferries there was no quiet spot II
which he could get = drink without hi.
/ vile seeing MIN, so he took the bull by the
/ horns ana invaded Carter : quarters The
/ latter was half scared 10 death, but when
/ he heard the circumstances Of the case he
! forgave the man and told MIN 10 come
( hack again and have another nip" II
there was time before the san Rafael
/ sailed.
/ The British ship sutIej IS being turned
( into 8 lumber vessel. S1e IS 20 take
/ cargo OF redwood rom the Sound 10 Cork,
+ and will probably be kept constantly in
( the trade. All yesterday gang OF men
was ~ WORK cutting porthoLesin her bows,
ready for Sea. From here she viii 90 10
Tacoms and there will take IN big load
I Of dressed and undressed lumber.
The haruor polce want an owner for
/ small white dIngy that was left under
/ the bulkhesd Al Claystreet wharf last
Wednesday night. Sergeant Mahoney
thinks Il mas been stolen from some ship
By Ceselter and abandoned when there
was DO further use for il.
There : talk OF smaIgamation between
the Pacific Transfer Company and Nor
/ toms special delivery. The latter concern
Is changing al It's base Of operation, and,
! should Il Join the cid company, there is
sure TO De an advance in rates. At the
present time neither concern Is making
any money. As an indication that some
/ thing Is n the wind and 81 advance in
! rates Is imminent Morton has called in all
his roUnd-trlp checks, and an ordinary
"sIngIs-move' check Is now issued.
Captain Drisko mas retired from the
steamer CZarIns, and Chief Officer Sea-
man has assumed control. The two men
had difference of opinion ana the mate
was dismissed When the vessel reached
san Francisco Drisko resigned and Sea-
man was given command.
4 Low Of Lodi has had all the e1pe-
rience OF the water front that he wants.
He arrived here few days ago and met q
couple Of men who taught him how TO
shake dice. When the game was over
[ Low was out $50 and insisted upon going
up town 70 get more money. He drew
500 from the bank, and II soon went the
/ way OF the $50. Then he appealed 10 the
! Harbor Police and Captain Dunlesvy put
detectives on the case, but so far the
bunkO men have not been found
A very in portsnt ruling has Just been
I issued by the Board OF Supervising In
spectors OF Steam Vessels. II Is an amend
/ meut TO rule ;, section Il and says that
/ NO original license for lake or bay Is to
I be issued TO any person who has not been
{ lkCElsE4 6L4 sci ~ IL a. AE-1s OAE IGA -
/ first class pilot or chief mate
/ Provided, however, that the foregoing
/ clause shall not apply TO any person VINO
/ has served at least three years as master
/ on sailing vessel on waters for which he
/ desires TO obtain license
| Mates and pilots of sailing ships may be
\ licensed as chief mates after serving s year
/ in the deck department OF steamers"
A second mate, according TO law, re-
! ouirss no license, but II order 10 protect
| shippers the Cham Der of Commerce has
/ decided TO issue them to all com petent
/ men, and IN future all second mates sail
| ing from San Francisco must have one of
| them. The second assistant engineer of
| steam vessel must have q license. The
| second mate who has no license takes the
| captains watch at night and IS really mas
! ter OF the ship. If be gives q wrong sig
nal the en- gIneer NAV lose his license, but
I there is no court in the land 10 bring the
/ second mate to book That is why the
/ Chamber OF Commerce has decided to
| license second mates
| Heretofore captains and mates have had
/ TO renew their license every year. Ac-
/ eordIng TO the new law they will be exam
/ med once IN every five years only. This
/ viii be boon 20 the masters and pilots,
as it will save them the periodical journey
| to the Appraisers building.
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