The San Francisco call., 1898-12-10
Death and Destruction
 Follow the Gale.
ITALIAN FISHERMEN DROWNED
TWO LoNGSHoREMEN HADVERY
 MARROW ESCAPES.
Sea Wall and Grain Sheds Wrecked, Roofs Blown Off, Shipping Dam aged and Steamers
 Delayed.

Another mortimer has visited the bay and left destruction in its track. It began to come up Thursday evening and increased in fury LID to D. m., when it was blow ing fifty miles an hour. It gradually deu down after that, but began to gather m strength again toward Friday morning. At 10 a. rn yesterday it was blowing sixty miles an hour at Point Reyes, and 1t Kept that gait up to 2:40 p. n., when the wind fell to fifty-six miles an hour. At Point Iobos the full strength of the storm was not felt, so at a. m. the wind gauge only registered thirty-two miles an hour, at 2 a. m. twenty-eight miles, at noon thirty--six miles and at ?. m IL was blowing forty miles and increasing Al Point Reyes the wind was from the north east throughout the day, but at Folnl Ao- bos it was due north.
 No estimate has been made or the loss from the storm, but the chances are that it will be at least $25.000 If the cost or tugs for removing vessels to places or safety is counted that sum will be greatly increased. For instance, the steamer South Portland had to be taken away from the ship Jabe Howes, and two tugs got 5000 for that job The British snip Miltonburn played havoc with section of the seawall. The captain sent for tugs, but they asked him $50O1 to anchor the ship in the stream, so he decided to re- main where he was and let the wharf and grain sheds suffer.
 At Meiggs wharf the full force of the storm was felt. The schooner Maggie C. Russ sailed in from GrayS Harbor. When off the end of the wharf she missed stays and crashed into the structure. She was in such proximity to the Merchants Exchange Observatory that "Colonel' James Black was compelled to vacate 1t in hurry. The tug Redmond was sum- mOned and lowed the lumber laden schooner to the Mission mud flats.
 About a. m. the storm was at its height along the front. The schooner Fa1- con came in from Grays Harbor under all sail. The force Of the wind buried her. deck load and all, under the waves, but still the captain held on. Off Black Point he tackled and stood over to the Marin shore, then he tackled again and came to an anchor off Alcatraz. The pilot boat Lady Mine also came in from sea; her crew had very wet time of 1t. Pilots McCulloch, Erskine and Newt Jordan wanted to go to sea on the Oracle S, but not boatman around Meiggs wharf would venture out with them. After try ing In vain to beg, borrow or steal a boat they finally secured the tug Sea Witch to put them aboard the pilot boat Once aboard 1t did not take them long to up sail and stand out to sea.
 Round about Powell street wharf the remains of the lumber raft was strewn Bad luck has attended these rafts from the first One after the other they broke some portions reached port in safety oth- CTS went to pieces and were lost The portion in question has been lying at the Powell street bulkhead for some time. but the storm has scattered the bulk of 1t all along the water front
 At section of the seawall is the Brit ish ship Miltonburn. The battering she gave the grain sheds has left them in such a condition that if another storm comes up before repairs can be made they will be carried away. Over 200 feet or the wharf is torn up, the underpinning is gone, grain has been spilled about in all directions. and the wall of the shed has been pushed out in the street and away rom the stays. The seawall gen. erally suffers most in a mortimer but rev- CT before had 1t been damaged to the ex- tent 1t was yesterday and the night be- fore The Miltonburn went at it like a battering ram, and every time she surged against the structure those who were looking on expected to see it come down with a crash. As soon as the gale began to moderate rope fence was put around the dangerous places and watchmen were stationed to warn people away
 The Italian bark Stefano Razeto and the British ship Peleus played a pitch