The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-09

The French bark Jacques arrived from
Newcastle, Australia, in the good time of
sixty-three days yesterday and was fol-
lowed into port a few hours later by the
American bark General rairchild. in
banks Jacques, Bretagne and Dugesclin
all left Newcastle, Australia. for San
Francisco on the same day, while the bark
LamOriciere sailed a week ahead of them.
Each captain expected to be the first to
reach this port, but Captain Bernadac
beat them all and at the same time made
the best run of the season.
There was trouble on the ship Standard
yesterday. The tug Rescue was alongside
ready to tow her to Portland to load for
Australia when at the last moment Cap
There was a hurried consultation, and
about p m. a lot of extra supplies were
put aboard. Finally the matter was adj
justed and the ship was towed to sea.
The steamer City of Sydney was char
tered by the Government from the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company yesterday
She will be got ready at once to carry
troops to Manila.
Hugh McCreedy, a machinst on the
hospital ship Relief, met with peculiar
accident yesterday. He was working on
a valve of the ice machine, and thinking
all the ammonia was out of the reservoir
he was not as careful as he might have
been. Suddenly the StOpcOCk blew out
and struck him a severe blow on the chest
that doubled him up. AS he bent forward
the ammonia spurted out of the open vent
and struck him full in the face, burning
him very badly He was treated aboard
the Relief.
Harbor Com nissiOners Meet.
At the regular meeting of the Harbor
Commissioners yesterday afternoon Chief
Engineer Holmes submitted plans and
specifications for the construction of the
Santa Fe terminal. car ferry and freight
slip at the foot of Main street. The plans
were adopted by the board, and Secretary
English was directed to advertise for bids.
q officials tO
meet the Commissioners in their office on
Thursday at II o'clock to express their
views as to when they desire the slip COM
pleted.
The approach to the slip is to be 400 feet
long and an apron, 100 by "a feet, will be
worked by hydraulic power and a coun-
bridge proper will weigh 100000 pounds in
all 1t is thought that the slip can be
completed by January 1, 1900.
Informal bids will be asked for the lay
ing of a bituminous pavement in front
of the ferry building in anticipation of
the return of the California Volunteers.
The sewers now being constructed on
Dupont street were ordered to be- contin-
ued into the bay across North Point
street. which is State property, at cost
of $500.
NJ Cordes addressed the board on the
subject of eucalyptus piles, and will dis
tribute eighty of them along the front for
governmental purposes.
CAPTAIN Monroe of the steamer Pro-
greso. which ran into Main-street wharf
recently. sent q check for $50 to repair
the damage as he considered himself to
blame The captains voluntary action
excited the favorable comment of the
members of the board.
General Superintendent of the Army
Transport Service Charles f. Long sent a
communication requesting the use of the
berth on the south side of Folsom street
dock, known as pier II, as the present
wharf facilities are entirely inadequate
for the needs of the service. Commits
sioner Harvey and Chief Wharfinger Hen
derson will look into the matter and re-
port to the board.