The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-30
An important Witness
Given Freedom.
CAPTAIN DUNLEVY ANGRY
WILL REPORT THE MATTER TO
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Assistant CHIEF Wharfnger Scott
Banqueteo-Deep Sea soundings
in the Pacifc-Peru's
Large Cargo.

There is trouble brewing between the
Harbor Police and the doctors of the
HarbOr Receiving Hospital. The matter
is TO be laid before the Board of Health
to-day by Captain Dunlevy, and some
thing is likely TO happen. few weeks
ago a man was hurt in a saloon row and
after being patched up at the hospital he
was allowed to go. Later it was dis
covered that he had a fractured skull; he
died. The police were handicapped by
the man being allowed to depart from the
hospital and Captain Dunlevy was
angry. Yesterday the same thing hap
pened again, and now the matter is to be
laid before the Board of Health.
Saturday night Charles Linn. sailmaker
on the British ship British General. was
given shore leave. Captain Thomas ad-
VanCed him some money, and with it he
proceeded to enjoy himself on the Bar
barry Coast He was robbed of his watch
and chain and reported the matter to the
police. To-day he was to have gone to
the new City Hall to see officer Orr about
his loss, but instead of that he went to
the City Prison with a charge of assault
to murder against him.
After being robbed on the Coast Linn
went to the Easton House, 400 Drumm
street, and there got into an alteration
with some other sailors. One of them,
named Charles Peters, slapped Inns
face and knocked him off the bench on
which he was sitting. Linn then picked
I'D chair and knocked Peters SenSeleSs
Officer Con Donohoe was called in and
took Peters TO the HarbOr Receiving Hos
pital and Linn to the HarbOr Police sta
ton. At the hospital it was discovered
that besides severe scalp wound Peters
had u fractured skull. He was put to
bed. and DonOhOe charged Linn with as
sault 10 murder.
Early in the morning Peters got out of
bed and said he was going home. The
doctor in charge told him ii was danger
Gus for him TO do so, but did not attempt
TO restrain him, neither did he inform the
police. Peters walked out of the hospital,
and now nobody knows where the prose-
cutting witness against Linn, charged with
assault TO murder, is to be found. And
that is why Captain Dunlevy is calling
on the Board of Health to-day.
Assistant Chief Whar1inger Scott is to
be married next Thursday, so Saturday
night his bachelor friends babe him a
tender farewell at a banquet given in the
Spreckels Cafe. The affair was a big sue
cess, and the presents bestowed upon the
benedict 10 be were much admired. In
front of Mr.. SCOTS plate was small
marble monument bearing the following
inscription, Sacred to the memory of the
6aChelor Joys Of Harry S Scott. Ended
February ?, 1899. Rest in peace" The
guests were l.. l.. Mitchell, w. A. Clark
X. \. Rusch, Captain Z. z. GenereuX,
William Abbott L. B. Pond. George e
Bennett, L. II. Lake, ". J. Mogan, c. W.
Haseltine. George w. Root, A w. John
son, j. Chalfant, Merritt Robson. c.
Haywood, I. T. Duncan, l.. o. Haseltine,
Il. p. Ross, \. f. Chapman, H. Nauman.
George French, L. II. Smith and c. A.
Judah.
Mr.. Scott is to be married to Miss Edna
Lowell, daughter of Captain A J. Lowell
OF the lightship, next Thursday afternoon
The steamer Peru arrived from Central
American ports late on Saturday night
with one of the largest cargoes t at haI
ever come from the isthmuS She connect
ed at Panama with the Alliance and Fin
ance, and consequently brought along
both steamers New York cargoeS Then
there was all the stuff from Guatemala,
san Salvador and Mexican ports that had
TO be brought along. so every inch of
space in the Peru was taken up. Cabins
not in use were filled with goods. and the
Steerage was chOck-a-blOck. The Peru
also brought up S26S 074 in specie, the ball
ance of trade between the United States
and Central America.
The marketing of the Hawaiian sugar
crop is going to keep a fleet of vessels busy
this year The ship ST. Francis the barks
Nunana and Willscott and the ships w. F.
carry the sweet stuff to New York. and
the Alden Bessie, Consuelo, Diamond
Head. J. c. Pfuger. John d Spreckels,
ITmgard, r. p. Rithet, S. c. Allen md w.
II. Dimond are either loading or on their
way TO San Francisco from Honolulu.
The Aloha IS now % days, Archer days
ana the MOAlcan ana esther BuAue ~
days each out with sugar cargoes. Last
reports from the islands stated that the
Alice Cook. Spokane and Amanda were
disCharging theirsinward cargoes and the
Dominion Gron). Fort George. Hawaiian
Isles, Snow and Burgess, Woolara Domn-
ion wood and st. Catherine were all
waiting d chance to discharge and lead
sugar.
At Hilo the Roderick Dhu. Amy Turner
Santiago and Falls of Clyde, and at Ka-
hului the Wrestler, Lurline and 4,Iildred
be lots Of sugar and mOlasses here in a
few weeks.
The British man-of-war Penguin las
just returned to Sydney. \. S. w, after
taking a lot of soundings between the
island of Tonga and Auckland, New Zea-
land. The officers found that Falcon
Island. that came suddenly up out of the
again. When the officers OF the Penguin
relocated it's position they found the is
land three fathOms under water. The Of
ficers of the Penguin also succeeded in
taking the temperature Of the ocean at
a greater depth than ever before Hith-
erto when the thermometer got down a
certain distance it broke. On this occa-
1852 fathoms. where the temperature = as
found to be $50 degrees, while on the sur
face of the water il was SO degrees. This,
the officers of the Penguin assert. is the
deepest ocean sounding ever taken.
The steamer Noyo. which went on Dux-
bury reef couple of weeks ago, is Deing
patched up in Oakland Creek new
keel and a new stem are being put in,
and all her bottom planking will be re-
placed. When that is done she will be
Calked inside and out, after which cne
Will be as good as new.