The San Francisco call., 1899-02-12
BARKENT|NE
WRESTLER WAS
VERY LUCKY
Ex-Convict Nipped on
the BalmoraI.
THIEVES COVETED BLANKETS
JEWELRY STORE NEAR THE
FRONT vANDALIZED.
Battleship Iowa Open for Inspection
To-Day-Ferry Steamer Berke-
ley to Have New Pro-
pellers.
THIEVES COVETED BLANKETS
JEWELRY STORE NEAR THE
FRONT VANDALIZED.

The barkentine Wrestler arrived from
kahului yesterday after a fair run Of
sixteen days. Captain Nelson sailed Ter
IN through the heads with good breeze,
put of Fort Point the wind fell light and
the vessel drifted up the bay with the
tide. At one time she was dangerously
near to Shag rock, but, luckily, a puff
of wind carried her out of trouble, and
then the captain decided to anchor.
The Wrestler had a somewhat similar
experience to the Roderick Dhu. The first
few days out from Kahului the vessel
rushed through the water before a fair
wind, but off the coast nothing but con-
trary winds were encountered.
The British ship Balmoral sailed for
Portland to load wheat for Europe yes
terday. The vessel arrived here in Oc-
tober last after having been In collision
with the British ship Glenericht off Cape
Horn. The Glenericht was so badly dam
aged that she had to put back to Monte
Video, where she was afterward sold by
the underwriters. The Balmoral came OH
to San Francisco. and for the last two
months has been at the Union Iron Works
undergoing repairs.
Before getting away officers Shaw and
MCGOWAN of the Harbor Police went
aboard the Balmoral and arrested an
ex-convict named Martin Brady on a
charge of grand larceny. Brady was
aloft helping TO bend the sails when he
saw the police boat coming. He imme
dlately slipped down a backStay and took
refuge In the vessels fore peak. 1t took
the ships crew and the two officers near
ly an hour to unearth the ex-convict.
few weeks ago Brady saw a bale Of
blankets, belonging to Brown Bros. ly-
ing in front of the Gibraltar Warehouse.
The WarehouSeman was away at lunch,
so Brady loaded the bale OF blankets onto
hand truck and trundled 1t along San
some to Bay street. There he hired a
man for four bits to help him, and be-
tween them they got the blankets along
was paid off and Brady and the blankets
! disappeared. The next time they were
heard of the blankets were being sold to
hack drivers; but In spite of the best eff
forts of the police the ex-convict could
not be caught Finally he was located on
the Balmoral and arrested.
The o. and o. CompanyS Coptfc sailed
for the Orient yesterday. She was not
able to take away all the cargo offered,
and her cabins were we'll filled with pas
sengers. In spite of the holiday season
quite a number of Chinese went away on
the vessel.
A court of inquiry sitting at Hongkong
has suspended Captain William Pithie of
the British steamer Glenavon for one
year. The Glenavon left Hongkong on
December % for England with a very
large cargo of rice and tea. When out a
short time she ran on a rock, but was aft
erward backed off. Before she could be
beached she went down and Chief OF
nCer William DIXON, w III
lam Smith, Second Steward Frank VII
son and a Chinese fireman were drowned
The court praised the captain for the
manner in which he had handled matters
after the vessel struck, but suspended him
because of careless navigation. Second
Engineer Robert Boyd was warmly
praised for standing by his engines until
the fires under the boilers were drowned
The visitors to the battleship Iowa to-
day will be limited to the capacity or the
boxr ha
ficer of the battleship announced yester-
day that no tugs would be allowed along
side and in fact no craft OF any Qescrlp-
ton larger than launch Yesterday aIt-
ernoon the tug Governor Markham with
the Senate Committee aboard went out to
the Iowa but the steamer was not al
lowed to go alongside. Instead a. cutter
from the man-of-war took the legislators
from the Markham TO the Iowa ana pack
again when the visit was over. Inc mem
bers of the Press Clup mao mage +tiashir az ar
to-day on the State tug, Dut the cHaHces
are that the visit will be postponed un-
til some other arrangements can De naba. nidue:
Henry Peterson will run the launGhes 1
ANY William D and Maud from the FOL
som street float, but owing TO the oroers
of the executive officers ABOUT Ihe; onIy
other small craft that will be able 10 car
ry passengers will be the Milton ana MIL
lie from Mission-street Whar1: ,,.
Lawrenson's jewelry store at Malhe. ha,sr
Yesterday morning. The burglars proKe
a hole in the plate glass wind9W Tsalt large gs
enough to pass boy through; Ihey Sc
cured a pair of pocket field glasses, twoE
dozen compasses, two dozen rolled gold
plated chains, six dozen nlcKel WatcneS,
one dozen marine night glasses and half
a dozen nickel clocks. The harbor police
are working on the case, and Captain
Dunleavy expects to run the robbers down
within twenty-four hours
The ferry steamer Berkeley Is on the
California drydoek After 5 she n has s. been cen
Ifnion Iron Works, where propellers with
greater pitch @ than I'll the t pss 9nss and and
ditions are expected to greatly improve
the vessel.
The first and second engineering divi-
sions of the Naval Battalion are perfect
ing their plans for reception and dance
aboard the Marion on the 21st inst. The
Committee of arrangements is working
hard, and the affair is expected to be even
more successful than the one given last
year.
The lighthouse inspector reports that
the Humboldt bar bellbuoy is not striking,
the bell being out of order. 1t will be re-
placed at the earliest date practicable