The San Francisco call., 1897-03-11
Frank Lemmons Was Ar
rested on the Steamer
Oakland.
Called the Chief Officer Names
and Abused the Police
O ficers.
The Oil Steamer George Loomis Is
Sid to B. the Most Perfect of
Her Class Afloat.

The tank steamer George Loomis arrived
from Ventura yesterday and anchored off
Meiggs wharf This Is the first time in
three months that she has failed to go
direct to the oil works, and there was
some comment over the fact, but the
matter was easily explained when it was
learned that the vessel was going to Oak
land to discharge her cargo.
Several vessels were in the oil trade be-
fore the George Loomis was built but all
of them came TO a sudden end. "Spon-
taneous com bustion" was the verdict and
as no lives were lost there was very little
comment over the burning of the vessels.
The Loomis is especially adapted to the
trade. She has been built with all the
modern appliances and every safeguard
called for has been put aboard. The oil
tanks are hermetically sealed and the
connections between them and the engine
room are bulkheaded. Any leak in the
tanks is carried into the scuppers and it
would only be by the remotest chance that
any of the overflow would cause damage.
The vessel is good sea boat, and has
always made good time between here aud
the oil fields.
Frank Lemmous, q runner for the Cali
fornia Hotel. had bad quarter of an
hour on board the steamer Oakland yes
terday. He paid his way across the bay,
and on the return trip began to work the
passengers" The name of the hotel car
ried weight and he did well until Chief
Officer Higignson of the steamer put in
an appearance. The latter pointed out
that Lemmons was breaking the law
which prohibits soliciting on ferry boats,
and then the trouble began. Lemmons
II ~,
vented from active hostilitles by the in
teryention of the second mate and two
of the deckhands. When the Oakland
reached San Francisco Officer Charles
Callaghan was called in and Lemmons
was placed under arrest on a charge OF
disturbing the peace and vulgar language.
The people Lemmons was particularly
anxious to secure were the members OF
the French opera company, and it was
some OF these who made the complaint TO
the police: The cashier of the White
House will be one of the witnesses against
Lemmons when the case is called in court
to-day.
George Frjtch, the well-known coal mer-
chant, came down from Coquilie River on
the steam schooner Albion yesterday. He
had to be carried ashore and was COM
PEELED to move along on crutches to the
waiting carriage. While visiting the
mines he made false step and fell about
thirty feet. The result was sprained
ankle, which will probably keep him in
bed for several weeks. Mr.. Fritch is one
of the most popular men on the water
front, and his MANY friends were in evil
dence around the office on East street yes
terday.
The British ship Blairgowrie, which left
here on Decem Der 2 with a cargo of whe at,
has made the banner run OF the year.
Her sister ship the Blairhoyle, which left
here on Decor ber 5, was beaten by two
days. So both must have encountered
very favorable winds.
The two vessels sailed from this port for
Sydney, n. S. W., and in private letter
to q friend in this City the captain of the
Blairgowrie said that he never had voy-
age in which the circumstances were so
favorable. In the meantime the Blair
more, sister. ship to the two named, is
tied up in Oakland Creek awaiting the
decision OF the Board OF Underwriters.
Since she was raised from the depths of
Mission Bay the Blairmore has not earned
a cent of money for her owners, while the
Bairgowrie and Blairhoyle have been
making quick passages and money Tor
their owners The latter vessel was
loaded with -four, and as both wheat and
-four were in demand in New South Wales
the shippers did even better than the
owners of the vessels.
Tne tug Golden Gate is again in COM
mission. She was cut in two some months
ago and lie engthened twenty-five feet. She
is now q very handsome boa, and will go
into the general tugboat business. When
there is very little doing she viii go out
with the fishing feet and will bring in the
catch of the sailing boats in brakes Bay
and nearby points.
The Alaska Commercial Company's
Karluk is having a foremast put in at
Main street, and the Martha w. TUFTS is
discharging cedar logs at Spear street.
The schooner Lily l., that was brought
over from Oakland Creek to fit out for an
other hunting cruise, Will not go into
com mission. She will probably 60 back
to her old anchorage tomorrow, as the
charterers do not think the prospects war
rant the expenditure of the money 1T
would cost to fit her out.
The tugboat men are wroth with the
observers at Point Reyes. They say that
time and again they have been fooled on
information sent from that point, and are
now determined to enter vigorous pro-
test. Monday last square rigger" was
reported bound south" and the red
stack" company sent out the Sea Witch
and the "black stacks the Active. After
twentyfve-mile chase the tugboat men
discovered that the square rigger" was
the Glory of the Seas, bound for Puget
Sound. Hence the trouble.