The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11
SMART PASS5GE
Of THE LANG INC
Never Took Her Royals In
During the Run to
Australia.
A Gallant Rescue Made by Leon
Bories From Lombard.
Street Wharf.
The Chinese Minister Detainei at
Hono1u to Investigate Ce--
il Abuses.

The British ship Lancing made smart
trip of So days from San Francisco 10
Sydney, n. S. w. In private letter Cap
tain Hatfield says that fl ON the time the
tug cast off outside the Golden Gate It'll
Port Jackson was reached the royals were
never taken in. 1t was fair weather pas
sage throughout, and for five days the
Lancing and Andromeda were in COM
pany The latter was bound for Brisbane,
but on arriving there she was ordered to
sydney. Captain Hatfield had not heard
of her arrival and in his letter was con-
graduating himself upon having won out
IL the race. His sailing time was ahead
OF that of the Andromeda, so that he can
still claim victory. The Lancing is now
loading for San Francisco. and Captain
Hatfield expects to sail again for San Fran
cisco on the Goth inst.
Leon Bories, gatekeeper for the Pa
cihc Mail Steamship Company at Lum-
bard-street wharf, is the hero of the hour.
Little Frank Cation went fishing yesterday
and in his eaGerness to catch smelt from
the end OF the wharf lost his balance and
tum bled,over board. Bories threw him
line, but as the tide was running like
millrace the lad could not reach it. When
he went down the second time the gate
keeper threw off his upper clothing and
sprang into the bay. He reached young
Eaton and kept him afioat until assist
ance came. The boy was hauled ashore
more dead than alive. but outside OF his
ducking Bories was nothing the worse for
his wetting.
Governor Budd and party of his
friends went to the top of Tamalpais YES
tpriaV affprnnOn The halI for
them, and the entire hotel wa placed a.
the disposal OF the gubernatorlai party.
The intention is to see the sunrise this
morning and then return to San Fran
cisco on the afternoon train. The Governor
was attended by Commissioners Colnon,
Chad bourne and Harney and the entire
party caught the 40 P. NJ. steamer for
SausalIto.
There was trouble on the steam collier
Willamette early yesterday morning. The
vessel had discharged all the coal re-
quired at the bunkers, and early in the
morning was ready to move 10 Oakland
Creek. The tug went alongside and
whlstled. The men rushed on deck, think
ing it was fire alarm. One of ;he matches
was open, and in his hurry sailor fell
into the lower hold and broke his back.
He was removed later on, but died on his
way to 81. Mary's Hospital. The Will
lamette is now in Oakland Creek.
The barkentine Irmgard is having new
"sister keelsons" and new waterways put
in at Howard-street wharf.
The sealing schooner Bonanza is 10 go
out as a tender next month. She will be
hauled out of Oakland Creek in a few
days and receive a thoroug1 overhauIing
after which she will be provisioned for a
trip to the Alaska Packers Associations
stations in Alaska. Captain Smith will
go out in command, and his friends expect
MIN to make a smart round trip.
There is great scarcity of men on the
wafer front, and several ships have been
delayed in consequence. The Swanhida
was held here q week, and the captain of
the kenilworth had to pay 81 80 extra for
each man before he could get away Ali
The deep-water sailors are going to Alaska.
and were it not for the fact that the men
on British ships are being paid off instead
of having to remain by the vessels the
days of blood money" would be in full
swing again.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Companv's
Rio de Janeiro sailed for the Orient yes
terday, while the Gaelic is expected this
afternoon. The latter has been delayed
at Honolulu in order to give the Chinese
Minister, who is en- route to Wash in gton,
chance to inquire into some troubles
that have arisen in the Hawaiian group.