The San Francisco call., 1899-07-27
Returned to Port in
Leaky Condition.
CREW REFUSED TO PROCEED
IoNGsHOREMEN ON SACRAMEN-
TO STEAMERS STRIKE.
Steamer Australia Sails for Honolulu
and the Steamer America
Maru for Japan and
China.

4 few days ago the hare announcement
was made that the bark Northern Light
had returned 70 port on account OF having
sprung a leak off the Itghtship. The YES
sci IS still IN port, as the leak cannot be
located. and q lawsuit will more than
likely follow in consequences.
The Northern Light was supposed to be
seaworrhy when she sailed for Grays Har-
Dor. but when the ughtship was reached
. CAPTAIN ChaIles-Ou found she was leaking
al the rate Of eight Inches an hour The
pumps were manned and an attempt made
TO clear the ship. but It failed. Fire vas
! got on the dOnkey-engtne and the steam
pump started, but the crew refused 70
/ proceed. Captain Charleston said ne was
. determined 10 go On to Grays Harbor and
the men said they would leave IN the
boats.
The sailors went 10 get their things, but
when they approached one Of the boats the
captain was there with an ak and said
he would stave II every boat on the ship
T before ne would allow the crew 20 desert
. The men then refused point blank 70 work
the vessel, 80 Captain CnaLesLon nal %
retcrl u san Francisco OF Aelggs
+ wharf the anchor was dropped and the
H sailors lost no time IN getting ashore
. They had been rWelty-tour hours a tLe
pumps ard wanted no more O. t1e North
erU Light.
The man who got the bark ready for her
/ voyage IS blamed for the whole trouble,
] hin for damages. The Northern Light
was built II ISL for whaler. For over
forty years she made q periodical trip
10 the Arctic. and only went into retire
meut IN Oakland Creek when Captain
James Mchenna could not afford 10 n
her our. In her latter days, in order %
help her 10 Withstand the buEetiIg Of the
Arctic ice. she was Sheath5d with oak
. plarkirg and wheu she came Out Of re-
fitted out and formed one OF the fleet that
took gold hunters 10 kO-Z6bUe Sound.
When she started on that run she spraug
-eas. but the blame was thrown on men
who had CareI-ssly knocked holes in the
hull when fitting her out
On hsr return from kotZebue the North
erI Light was again laid up, but when
the demand for lumber vessels became
great she was purchased by Captain John
Charleston. c. =. Bunker and others, who
u ned her into lumber vessel The oak
. sHeathIlg was taken of in order 70 thor
+ oughly overhaul the vessel. but when u
. was put On again the trouble began. me
. owners say -Le work was not properly
done and in consequence The vessel lea Is
Ike z sieve The ship carpenter says that
that The nails simply punched holes IN Z
thai did not III Up In any event C1e Old
Mission mud fats. where Al! attempts %
stop the leak have failed 50 far. IN day
Or 50 she Will g on the drEdock ana Il
the hull cannot BE- fixed up there lawsuit
The Oceanic Steamship. ComDaays
steamer Australia sailed for Honolulu
yesterday SCe earned q valuable cargo
. and the following passengers
2 A Bennett. H 4 Burum, Dr.. :. H Buf-
fun H J BIntll. Mss eieo5ELe e@TsoI' s- = :
Cornish. D. l. Davis Frank Dicsey Mss Belle
. F5ye. Mss Yda Foys Miss clara " Fuller.
W - Gregg. ". H lir1ssulayer. \. Hazard.
) ? Kelly. n 9 King. Ms L Knac5e' Miss
Lillian Lester, F. " Lewis. MIS- :. Lotsperch,
\ Marques Louis AfcLaue. David Madison.
Eugene Norm ard wife Edward POLITE, z B.
smith Miss N 2 SNYDER. Mrs Wray Taylor
and child. Il. s Townsend Howard Tr1sow,
2fi-@ = vzIser : = wafT Ms N Vat.
son. o. s Westcott and wife and g 3 wilcox
AIdace F. Walker. who is among the
AustraLia's cabin passengers. is chairman
He Is going % Hawaii on pleasure trip
and is accompanied by his wife, daughter
George Compere of Los Angeles also
sailed on the Australia. He has been
through Hawaii, Fiji. New Zealand, Aus
traLia. Japan and China for beneficial
The annual strike Of IOugshoremen who
handle the river boats during the fruit
season took place yesterday During the
winter months the men only get 30 cents
an hour, but as soon as the fruit begins
70 come in they usually demand 50 cents
and get i. Yesterday morning the steam
ers Pride OF the River and Onward arrived
rom sacramento FIEer points crowded 70
the guards with freight The lOuEshore-
men 20 the number or 10 made z demand
for - cents an hour and were refused
Trouble was feared, 50 the California
Transportation Company asked for police
aid and Sergeant Mahouey and Officer
Mackay were sent 10 the steamer They
at once cleared the wharf and only al
lowed delegation down 70 negotiate with
the company. \ compromise was finally
reached and the men went back 70 work
al % cents an hour They asserted, how
ever that they would strike again this
morning and refuse positively 70 handle
the freight unless they get 50 cents an
hour.
the deckhands Of the Onward. fell over
a pile Of freight and broke his leg. He
was sent TO his home as soon as the
steamer docked-
The Toyo Kisen Kaisha's steamer
America MarU sailed for the Orient yes
terday. She took away a small passen-
ger list. among whom were H. Pavl0skt.
a merchant Of Vladivostok; c. VI. L. Sites
and T. S. Leavenworth Of Columbia Uni
versity who are 70 teach in Peking
schools, and Mrs. c. H. Brooke and Miss
Grace Brooke.
WIN B. Downes. one Of the handsome
and courteous clerks employed in the
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