The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-26
A SECOND MATE
DROWNED At SEA
Washed From the Barken-
tine Eureka During a
Heavy Gale.
The Hun boldt Won Her Race
Against the Pomona By
Eight M 'nutes.
Captain Douglass IF the Schooner
Prescott Robbed While Asleep
in H:s Bunk

Along the coast il has been nothing but
succession of storms and Gains of late.
Up off the coast of Mendocino it would be
blowing G ale while off the Farallons it
would be q dead calm.
The bark Alden Besse was nine days
getting from the islands into port, while
the barkentine Eureka was twelve days
getting here from Puget Sound.
Captain Potter of the Alden Besse re-
ports that for three days. when off the
Farallons, he did not log three miles.
From that time on it was aim ost drift
ing match.
From the time the Eureka left Tacoma
she encountered heavy weather, and on
the 21st inst. ran into heavy gale. The
waves broke over her in all directions and
one of them carried away Second Mate
John Danielson. An attempt was made
tc save the man, but the sea was running
so high and the wind was so strong that
nothing could be done for the unfortun-
ate mate. Danielson was 80 years of age
and we'll known in this port.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
Alameda will take out two new officers
when she leaves for Australia tomorrow.
q. n. Fulcher, who was formerly purser
.
pany's steamer Bslgic, will 60 out as pur-
ser, succeeding J. B. Sutton resigned
DR.. G.. H. Hall OF San Jose goes out as sur
geon, succeeding DR.. Casey, also resigned
/ The big steamer will take out full pas
senger list, among whom will be II. NJ.
| Sewall, the new United States Consul to
| Hawaii.
! The schooner George w. Prescott, lying
at Berry street., was robbed last Monday
night. The thieves got away with the
captains gold watch and chain, $40 mug
get and three suits of clothes. ''ln fact. :"
SAID Captain Douglass yesterday, They
stole everything but the Waterman and
the dog" The harbor police are now work.
ing on the case.
The steamer Hum boldt again won her
race to Eureka against The Pomona. The
telegram to the Merchants Exchange
says the Hum boldt arrived at ia A. NJ
and the Pomona at 1926 A. NJ. Allowing
Tor the four minute start she had the
Hum boldt won by eight minutes A teIe-
gram from Richard Sweasy, president of
the Hum bodt Steamship Company, says,
however that the Hum boldt won by four
teen minutes. The discrepancy will not
be Strengthened out until the two steam
ers get back to San Francisco.
Oarsmen are hard at work getting ready
for the Ell Campo regatta. Crews from
South Ends, ArIels, Dolphins and other
CluDS are OuL producing every evening,
and Sunday next there will be some
trials of speed 10 test the ability OF the
various crews.
There was nearly fatality at Fremont
street wharf yesterday. Two young men
we're driving around the front in a buggy
when the horse ran away. One of them
named Scott was pulled over the dash
board ana bass hurt. The other team
ster with Scott & McCord, was thrown out
and stunned. The buggy was wrecked In
q hole in the wharf, and the horse swing
ing suddenly into Brannan street was i'm
paled on ore of the shafts of wagon
standing there and had TO be shot. N, ither
of the men was seriously injured, but
they had wonder escape.
Captain John MetcaIfe, Lloyds' surveyo or,
will leave for England tonight TO try to
settle an insurance case that has grown
out OF the loss of the Glenmorag near
Portland.