The San Francisco call., 1897-06-16
THE MON TEREY'S
NARROW ESCAPE
Nearly Run Down by a
Water Logged Barge
Last Monday.
Chief WhaI fingers Root and
Scott TO the Rescue in
the Tug Irwin.
Chief Engineer Ho mes Reports to
the Har Dor Commissioners on
the Wharves.


Chief Whariinger Scott had lively half
hour on the bay last Monday evening
They had been warning some vessels that
were in the fGirway OF the freight steamer
Transit, and served notices upon the mas
ters 20 move first thing yesterday morn
ing. While on tLeir way back 10 Clay
street wharf in the State tug Governor
Irwin they espted a half-submerged barge
| drifting down on the coast-defense steam
er Monterey. They at once gave chase
and caught up with the dereli CT when she
was within hundred yards of the war
ship. Scott sprang aboard, taking a tow
line with him, but the tide was too strong
and the water-logged barge took COM
mAnd. The Governor Irwin heeled over
until everybody on board thought she
would ca psize. Chief Root seized an ak
and was just about To cut he cable when
Assistant Chief Scott yelled out, For
| Gods sake, George, don't send me adrift
wait until she swings" Root did wait,
and presently the Irwin was on an even
keel again, and Scott and the Monterey
were saved.
The barge was then towed to Mission
Bay and safely tied up to one of the moor
ing piles.
tits the last time will ever attempt to
save q United States war vessel from de-
struction," WAS all that M. Scott would
condescend to say about the matter yes
terday.
The Mail company's Rio de Janeiro ar
rived from Hongkong via Yokohama yes
terday morning. Size brought the follow
ing ca bin passengers: ". +. Montgom-
cry, Mrs. Miller aud child, Lieutenant j.
NJ. Robinson, A. E. Kaeser, J. BeaI, wife,
! IN faO nd ~ NJ a
wife, NJ. a. Mi iarauga, a. James, G. Burt
sell, and one European, thirty-eight Jap
anese and 182 Chinese in the steera e.
| There being no means of fumigatng the
Asiatics on account of quaran tined pas
sengers of the City OF Para, they had 10 re-
main on the steamer ana were taken to
the Mail dock. They will be taken 10 the
island tomorrow.
The Rio brought the largest single con-
signment OF opium that has ever come to
! this port. 1t consisted of 900 cases, or
! 81, $50 pounds, and the duty on il will be
! 1924 100. while its market value is more
! than $500000. 1t is not quite six months
ago since the China brought in 6)0 cases
of the same deadly drug.
The HarbOr Commissioners met yester-
daY and considered the report OF Chief
Engineer Howard c. Holmes. 1t dealt
altogether with wharves. For two weeks
Mr.. Holmes has been donnIng overalIs in
AIc AuOAA4lib aHQ SRSAldAit AT lShSt uN6
hours in making thorough inspection OF
the piIlng of the wharvss from Meiggs
wharf TO Second street. He says that
some of the piers require immediate at
ten tion. The piling OF Spear-sIreet wharf
and its approach, sections l, 2 and g. the
east halt of section B, Flshermen's wharf
! the north end OF section 4, all require i'm
mediate attention. Mr.. Holmes advice is
| that the work be let by contract and
| should be done a once. He estimates the
/ cost at $4,000.
| Mission l and want 200 piles,
! says the Chief Engineer, and Third
/ street wharf and the Third street Ium Del
! wharf Jacksons street wharf and Wash
! ingtOn-street wharf also require attention.
! All the other wharves will De good for an
! other eighteen months.
| Goodall, Perkins IL Co. wrote com plain
| ing about the condition of Broad way
wharf, but Chief Engineer Holmes sad
that the wharves were in perfectly safe
! condition anu required no repairs.
The session Of the board lasted about an
hour and a half, but not u solitary farm er
/ or com mission merchant put in an ap-
pearance to speak in favor of the free
market.
! After the board adjourned Commission
ers Chadbourne and Harvey and Chef
Engineer Holmes paid a visit of inspection
TO the new ferry depot. a big change has
come over the scene since their last visit.
Since the contractors were hauled over
the Goals more men have been put &c
work, and the work on the big structure is
being pushed from floor to ceiling.
The overhaullng did them good" re-
marked Major Harvey. The work is now
progressing fairly well"
The Oceanic Steamship Company's Aus
tralia sailed for Honolulu yesterday with
the following passengers:
Miss Laura AnYers, Mrs. Admiral Beardslev
NJ. q. Beekwitb, NJ. Brasch, 7. NJ. Carnegie, 6.
A. Carnegie, e. A. Falk and wife, Miss Rose
Colds mith, w. w. Harris AMI wife, Hon. VIII
liam Haywood, wife, two children and nurse;
Mrs. T. W. Hebron and child. II. A. Jaeger
Miss A. Jones' Miss d. Kerr, William Kerr, Miss
7. Kinney. f. L. Lam brechtsen, Miss Jennie
McCrum, Miss Eva Morris, Mrs. +. NJ. Palmer
and two children, f. H. Paris, MIS-. Peck, Miss
Peck, Miss K. Peck, Miss NJ. Peck, Mrs. A.
Miss Ivy Richardson, William II. Sailmen, J.
+. Soper, Mrs. Lieutenant 9. NJ. Stoney, two
children and nurse; Mrs. NJ. E. Tenney Mrs.
A. Montague Turner. j. c. Wasson, Mrs. W. d.
Witham Mrs. Y. p Wood, Miss Wood.
Mrs. Peck and her daughters are going
to Hawail III visit Mr.. Peck and his son,
who are running a big plantation down
there. Miss Rose Goldsmith is the prin-
cipal of The Fremont Scnool and is going
to hawaii for vacation.
Ten minutes before the Australia sailed
an ex xpressman drove down 10 the wharf
wit q a small valise. While waiting for its
owner TO come and claim it a Custom
house officer asked him what he had in
the wagon. The valise was pointed out to
hIm and the officer opened il. A towel
was on top, but underneath the towel wers
fifty cans OF opium, which were at once
seized. The owner did not show up.
The bark Colusa, from Port Blakeley for
Sydney, n. S, W., made the run in the
fast time of fifty days, the fastest run of
the season. The 1opgallant, which ar
rived from Australia The other day, took
100 days to cover the same route
Messrs. r. J. r. Alden, president, and
A. f. Pryor, general manager of the
shipping house of Piper, Alden, Good all
Company, returned from a well-earned
vacation in Lake County yesterday. Both
gentlemen are looking all the better for
their onting.
The British bark Lindley arrived from
Newcastle, n. s. W., last night. and the
captain makes the following concise re-
port:
Sailed from Newcastle N S W, on April 2.
On A pril %, in latitude "a deg south, longi-
tude l65 deg. west, had q very heavy hurri-
cane, tn owing the ship on her beam ends and
shifting the cargo Lost one boat and the two
lower tor sails. Crossed the equator on May
10 IN longitude 165 deg. west. Passed Laysan
Island on May %. Saw bark at ancnor of
the lsland. Lost the northeast trades Oh Nav
"a Had light winds and fine weather to the
FaralIones.
De Haven To BE Installed.