The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
Was Not a Financial
Success Last Year.
KNOCKED DOWN BY A CAR
ANTHONY ROSTERS LIFE SAVED
BY A FENDER.
Apprentice Boy Injured on the In
veramsy-Vessels Break Down.
The Steamer Rival has
Changed Hands.

The tugs Rescue and Relief reached
port in safety early yesterday morning
with the big raft Of piles they towed from
Astoria II was originally the intention
10 remain out with 1t all night, but as the
big structure showed signs Of weakness
the captains of the tugs decided to come
in. The raft is now safely moored IN Mis-
sion Bay.
Another big raft is now on the way.
Yesterday the Collier Czarina started
from Seattle with one that is 600 feet long
1t will take about nine days to tow 1t
down, but Captain Seamans expects 10
get IL here in safety.
The collier Miami, recently purchased in
the East for the Pacific Coast Company,
arrived from Baltimore yesterday. she is
a fine vessel and will be welcome add
ton to the coast feet. She Will carry
coal from Puget Sound to San francisco.
The steam schooner Rival mas peen
purchased from the Blair estate by hopert
Dolbeer She Will run between here and
The steamer Alice Blanchard was to
have sailed for Coos Bay yesterday but
had to come back to her berth and tie up
owing to a patch on the boiler giving
way. The fires had to be drawn ana the
steam blown off. 1t will take several days
10 make necessary repairs, and in the
meantime the captain and crew saw the
parade and enjoyed a Sunday ashore. .
The Santa Rosa took away a crowd CT
passengers for southern ports yesterday
Among those bound for Port Los Angeles
was the F'rawley company.
The steamer Belgian King goes from
here to San Diego to discharge her Chi
nese cargo. She Will then come to San
Francisco and will be fitted out Tor
transport. -
berian coast for another load of reindeer.
She will land a number OF passengers at
Cape Nome and will then go after the
reindeer, and her captain Will also 90
some trading with the natives. After land
ing the reindeer at Cape Prince OF Wales
the Albion will go to Cape Nome again
and bring gold hunters home
The ship wilma arrived from NlaulNo-
stok via Hakodate yesterday. Frank
Mighell, son of the managing owner, came
back on the vessel. He haG been sick and
took the voyage for his health. he Is no"
as well as ever he was in his life.
Captain Rhodes has taken command or
the ship Florence and Captain Mercer OF
the schooner Webfoot.
The gasoline schooner Monterey started
for Bowens Landing yesterday, but broke
down on the bar and had TO come back
The transport Columbia came off Hun
ters Point drydock yesterday and the
sherman took her place. A..
Alfred Nippon, an apprentice boy on the
British bark IrVeramsy, Tell down the
hold Of the vessel yesterday and broke his
left arm, sprained his right wrist and lac
Grated his face. He was treated at the
HarbOr Hospital and was then removed
10 St. Marys Hospital by the captain.
Thomas Meehan, a resident of Half
moon Bay, narrowly escaped arrest Tor
cruelty TO animals yesterday. He drove
horse from Uklah TO PetaIuma and then
brought the animal and wagon from Peta-
luna TO san francisco on the steamer
Grace Barton. The poor brute had sore
shoulders and was in a bad condition
generally, but nevertheless Meehan was
going to hitch it up and drive TO Half
moon Bay had not Sergeant Tom Ma
honey stepped in. Meehan was forced
TO take the horse to q livery stable and
have it cared for, and in consequence had
TO secure another animal 10 take him 10
anthony Roster of 1861 East Twen-
tieth street, Oakland, was run
down by Haight street car yes
terday, but was not seriously in
jured He was crossing Market street
near the ferries, and in getting out of the
way of a wagon jumped in front Of the
car He was knocked down and rolled
along a few feet, but the fender saved
him. lie was taken to the Harbor Hos
pital where Drs. Dorr and Murphy