The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31

about fifty feet in circumference. l a
once ordered all sail taken in, because i.
one of the spouts struck US with sail sci
then the masts would have gone Dy the
board, and even if the spout had struck
us and we had had all sail furled | think
the ship would have been dismasted.
The largest one came quite near to US,
when q roaring sound could be heard.
Just then / remem bered to have heard
that the conclusion caused by a rifle shot
would break the column of water. l
ordered rifle brought from the armory
and two shots were fired into the advanc-
ing column of water in quick succession.
Suddenly it began to tremhle at the base
and finally disappeared. Whether 1t was
the reports of the rifle that caused 1t to
break or whether it was from natural
causes I do not know. l do know, how
ever, that the Babcock had very narrow
esca pe The smaller waterspous took a
different direction and went away to the
leeward OF the vessel"
One day later the Babcock encountered
the sea serpent. 1t was in latitude deg.
OF min. north, longitude % deg. 40 min.
west, and the vessel was somewhere in
the vicinity of the mouth of the river Am
azon. ''It was about 8 A. NJ" said Captain
Graham, "when we passed close to large
sea serpent. 1t was apparently asleep.
L
spots of black. 1t was partially coiled
and, as near as l could judge, was from
thirty to forty feet long and about two
feet in circumference. 1t had a long,
fat head and, outside of its size and
length, looked like an ordinary land
snake. 1t may have been washed out o1
one of the rivers on the Atlantic coast oil
South America, but that I cannot vouch
for. ALI know is that my wife Is willing
tO IN STA of III oh
the original sea serpent
The Babcock came here year ago from
New York and went to Honolulu to load
sugar for the metropolis She will repeat
the voyage again this year and Captain
Graham expects to make Just as good
Ting His little daughter Gladys is still
the ships mascot, but she mourns the los:
OF her goat. The animal was born in
British Columbia and would not eai
American hay. Instead she developed ar
inordinate liking for shavings and saw.
dust and indigestion killed her. A goa
that will eat Am erican hay is badly
wanted aboard the W. F. Babcock.
The following changes to go into effec
Tomorrow have been ordered by the Chic
Wharhnger: Whartinger Walkup goe.
from Beale street to section of the sea
wall and Thomas Deasey takes his place
John Lycett, collector at Beale street, goe,
" oSStlOii . Vi the SedWall, tnuS Cnanglns
places with Tom" Casey, who relieve,
him.
Very quick time has been made with tn,
discharging of the brig John d. Spreckels
Arriving Friuay afternoon, she was dockeC
at the refinery al 2:40 P. NJ, and at ] :5(
P. NJ. yesterday she was DISCHARGED and a
5;45 P. NJ. she was alongside the Pacific
street wharf takins in cargo for Honolulu
This time has been beaten. however
Captain Howard, superintendent of th,
Oceanic Steamship Company, took tn,
Voant out of her winter-quarters at Sau
salito few months ago, ballasted anc
provisioned her, put crew aboard anC
sent her o sea inside of eight hours.
The American snip M. P. Grace arrived
from Baltimore last night. ]. w. Johan
sen, one of the sailors, fell from the main
yard on October 80 and was drowned.