The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14
COUNTING THE COST OF TIE
 B|G N0RTHER The Chief Wharfinger Tells What 1t Did. MUCH REPAIRING NECESSARY CHIEF OFFICER LAwLEss OF THE AUSTRALIA HURT. During Her Brief Career the Berke- lev Has Knocked Out 34 Piles
 and Done Damage to the
 Extent of $22oo.
MUCH REPAIRING NECESSARY
CHIEF OFFICER LAWLESS OF
 THE AUSTRALIA HURT.

The. FIarbor Commissioners held short session yesterday and considered the re- port of the chief wharfnger and engineer on the damage done by the recent mortimer Atsection 1 of the seawall the wharfinger g office was slightly damaged and the fenc- ing knocked out of place. At section the ship Miltonburn was lying, and, says Chief Wharfinger Root in his report flor a distance of over 200 feet the fender piles and stringers are broken and plank ing supports driven inshore, caps removed from bearings, supports of shed knocked out of place and shingles blown off the shed, leaving this part of the seawal in a very badly demoralized condition.
 "At section the ships Peleus and Ste- fano Razeto were lying, and about 600 feet of the wharf is in a badly damaged condition and unserviceable. The rock bulkhead was washed away in some
 At section the damage was slight, consisting of the loss of a few stringers where the bark Amy Turner was lying.
 "The incline at Ffshermen's whart, which was in bad condition prior to the storm, was destroyed, number ot pies carried away and ladder and railing pro- ken, leaving the wharf in very dilap1- dated condition. = 1o street wharf and it is now unsafe for the class of work done on it.
 "The float at Clay street WI waarI was as damaged plankinS torn up ana end or gangplank badly broken.
 The dolphin between slips ana at the ferries was badly damaged
 "The damage at Mission l was connned to the paving of the bulkhead and in
 "At Spear street wharf the shed for space of 450X30 feet was carried away ana number of skylights broken;
 Superintendent of Urgent Repairs Long has q force of carpenters at work at Spear street wharf and 1t will be rooted in again before the rain comes. Ihe other wharves will be fixed up as quickly as possible.
 The transports Mohawk and Mobile that are coming out here to carry the Tegu- lars to Manila and the volunteers nome model troopships" and as specially fitted for carrying troops to Manila. This should be feather in the cap of T. Turner of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. who went back East and fitted them out Turner put his patent bunks in the Arizona, Scandia, Australia, zea7 landia China, City of Peking and in all the vessels that carried troops from here to Manila Then he was called back East by the Government and fitted out the Mo hawk and Mobile.
 The record of the new ferry steamer Berkeley on the water front Is not an en- viable one. Since she has been in com mission she has knocked thirty-four piles out of the dolphins on this side and dam.
 
 $2200. What she has done on the other side of the bay the railroad company re- fuses to state.
 The Mail steamer Australia sails for Honolulu this afternoon with light pas- senger list, caused by the holiday season. Among her cargo are number of Christ mas trees and a large consignment of or anges and apples. Chief Officer LawleSs had narrow escape Monday morning. He lives in Alameda, and was running to catch a. train, when the overhanging bough of a tree caught him on the head. It pierced his hard hat, cut scalp wound four inches long and knocked him Sense- less He was taken home and doctor sent for. His head was bound up, and he will be able to go out on the ship.
 The British tramp steamer Ningchow, from Astoria for Yokohama and Hong kong, arrived at Yokohama yesterday with her bulwarks smashed, two boats carried away and cargo damaged.
 Andrew Johnson is fond of peppermint drops. Yesterday by accident tabule of bichloride of mercury got among his drops and he swallowed it. He was pumped out at the Harbor Receiving Hos pital and sent on his way rejoicing
 The following changes have taken place is now commanded by Captain G. NJ Fa- gerlund and Captain T. Sunderson has taken the steamer Alcazar. Captain An derson has taken command of the bark enttne John Smith, now loading lumber at Chemanius, and Captain Kustel. who return to San Francisco and take com mand of the barkentine Ruth Captain Calhoun, now on the bark Ceylon at Ia coma, will come to San Francisco to re- lieve his son George on the barkentine Archer. George goes to the bark R. P Rithet and Captain Edwards goes to Port Blakeley to take command of the bark Harvester.