The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29

to 1t with graphing irons, but failed. The
William D is evidently lying in the muC.
bottom up. The upper works are sunk
in the soft ooze, so that the only thing
to get hold of is the rudder and screw.
Once a hold is secured there will not be
much trouble in passing a sling under
the hull and hauling her into shallow
water.
Boatmen and others are keeping a
bright lookout for the bodies of the
lads. Seabury and Finn were probably
drowned last Friday, and their remains
Will come to the surface to-day, while the
body of young Wattles, who was drowned
in the collision, will not float until to-
morrow 1t will probably come up near
Goat Island, as there is big sink there,
caused by the eddy from the southerly
end of the island, into which everything
that goes down near it is carried.
The little schooner Bessie e. Stevens is
being fitted out for a voyage to Manila.
She is only twenty-five tons burden, and
came here from Seattle. She was eigh-
teen days coming down, and Captain Hes
ner says she rode out the gales like a
bird The Stevens will take a cargo of
about forty tons to Manila. 1t will be
California wines, so the native sons now
in the Philippines will be able to drink
the vintage Of the Golden State as soon
as the Stevens reaches Manila.
The SchoonerS GOtama, Viking and Mel
ancthon arrived from Coos Bay yester-
day in a bunch. They crossed out five
days ago in company, kept together all
the way down the coast and came in over
the bar together. Captain Johannessen
of the Gotama says that given a fair
wind and his vessel would have beaten
the others. Captain Peterson of the Vik-
ing says the run was coincidence, and
that his vessel is the fastest while Cap
tain Olsen of the Melancthon says he
will give the Viking and the Gotama a five
mile start over the same course and beat
them. The next time the sctooners sail
in company there will be plenty of sail
carried.
The British ship Wallacetown, now ly-
ing at section of the seawall. at first
glance might be mistaken for q portion
of the Mission Park and Zoo. Captain
Motley and his wife have been gathering
curios from all parts of the world. and in
consequence there are all kinds of things
living. and. dead on the ship. There. are
canaries from antwerp, parrots from
from the Cape of Good Hope, wildcat
from Chile, a fox-terrier from England
and a host of other things. For the
smaller birds Mrs. Motley has an aviary,
but the animals and peacocks roam the
deck at will. The wildcat is as tame as
a Kitten. and it and the .fox-terrier are
great friends Captain Motley says the
cat is the best ratter he has ever seen.
The cabin is a regular bower with flowers
and tropical plants growing in swinging
trays like the famous gardens of Baby
The American ship Henry B. Hyde sails
in few days for Honolulu to load sugar
for New York.@ captain Colcord VIII not
go out in her. however, as he and his wife
are going back to their home in the East.
Captain Letbner is now on his way here
from New York to take command of the
Hyde.
Repairs to the seawall are now almost
completed. The norther and the high
tides carried away nearly all the earth
filling at sections and 3, while the south
easter and the high tides played havoc
with East street between Market and Fol-
som. Chief Engineer Holmes and Assist
ant Chief Ryan of the Harbor Commits
sion did not let the grass grow under
their feet Gangs of men from the belt
railroad under the foremanship of Fred
Raabe were put to work and kept at it
day and night until now the wall is in
better condition than it was before the