The San Francisco call., 1898-10-25
4 WOMAN'S
 BODY AFLOAT
 IN THE BAY Passed Close to the Philadelphia. SEEN FROM THE BAY CITY AND JENNIE THELIN IN COLLISION. Eva Hess, the Girl Who Ran Away From Home Some Weeks Ago, Returned Yesterday on
 the Walla Walla.
SEEN FROM THE BAY CITY
WELLINGTON AND JENNIE
 THELIN IN COLLISION.

The crew of the cruiser Philadelphia and the passengers on the 10:30 a. m trip of the ferry steamer Bay City wit messed grewsome sight yesterday. The remains of a woman floated past the war ship and the ferry-boat had to be stopped in order to prevent running over 1t. The body foated face upward but the feat ures were not recognizable, as the wo- man hair had broken loose from its fast enings and it was only occasionally, when the wash of the waves removed the hair that the face could be seen. The body was we'll clothed and did not seem to have been long in the bay.
 The men on the Philadelphia were the first to see the corpse. They asked per mission to lower a boat and tow 1t to the Folsom-street slip, but the officer of the deck would not give his consent. It would not have taken fifteen minutes to secure the remains and clear up the mys- tery, but discipline had to be maintained
 The Bay City was on her way to Oak land, and being a little behind time on ac- count of the fog, Captain Leale was very anxious to make quick passage. When he saw the body it was considerably to the north of the Philadelphia, and right in the track of his vessel In order to avoid running over it he had to slow down his vessel and change her course. Directly the Bay City got back to this side Captain Leale went to John Carter
 
 street, and told them about where the body should be. They got out their whitehalls and made a thorough search of the bay from off Clay street to Alcatraz and Angel Island They informed Captain Stofen of the Government steamer Me
 Dowell and he kept a bright lookout for but the body was not seen again. It may have been carried out to sea. and again it may be stranded somewhere on the Marin If have h66n the. remains of Mrs. Miller, who is supposed to have jumped overheard from the steamer Piedmont last Saturday night, and again it may have been some woman whose disappearance has not yet been recorded.
 The fog came in as a surprise yester- day morning. It had been thick enough morning a big piece seemed to break off and make for the bay. For 2 time ,noth- could not find the ship Galena. which was at anchor in Richardsons Bay. The men on the steamer could hear the men on the ship calling to them, but could not locate the sound, and had to come back to San Francisco without their tow. The fog disappeared almost as quickly as 1t came up. Like great ball 1t rolled along the front and finally disappeared
 The collier Wellington was delayed out iy sank the schooner Jennie Thelin while docking The Thelin was anchored right in the fairway. so no blame can attach to the captain Ol IuS W He collier struck the schooner a glancing blow and started a few blanks. Later the Thelin set sail and got out of her dangerous position.
 T. P Donovan, a brother-in-law of Chief of Detectives Bohen, has been appointed 2 special policeman on the water front 1 by the Harbor Commissioners. He takes | the place of R. Cords, resigned. The transport Pennsylvania came over 1 from the Union Iron Works yesterday | and docked at the seawall. The Ohio, | Indiana and Pennsylvania are all together | now and will sail for Manila in company |
 The crews of the Philadelphia and | Wheeling are to be paid off to-day, and | then a few of them will be given shore | liberty. After that the warships will go | to Mare Island. The apprentice boys and | the crew of the Adams will be paid off | next Saturday. The armament for the | Is daily expected, and as | soon. as 1t is in place the Adams will | sail for Samoa. The British ship Belford was placed on the California drydock yesterday. The | dock hands say she is the dirtiest vessel | they have ever seen. Barnacles, grass | and dirt gathered in every sea on the l face of the earth during the past three | years cover the bottom several feet thick | 1t is no wonder the Belford was 91 | days coming here from Newcastle, N. Eva Hess the young girl who ran away from POS Powell street some weeks ago, | from Victoria, B. C., on the | steamer Walla Walla yesterday. The | girls mother and sister met her at the | steamer and they will take her back to | h Dor