The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27

self on the time he was making. Sud
denly the wind dropped light and the
Harvest Queen lost steerage way. Be
fore the anchor could be dropped the tide
had carried her across the bow or the
Relief lying at Folsom-street wharf -and
the Harvest Queen was cut down TO the
waters edge. Nearly all her cargo had
to be jettisoned to keep her from sinking
and then the tug Amelia took her to the
Mission mud flats
The Abbie was on her way out to cas-
par and the City of Stockton had stopped
TO allow her to pass. The wind and tide
again took command and the Abbie
sheered into the steamer, carrying away
over twenty-five feet of the steamer S
port quarter.
Captain Pierce is not going out in the
transport Grant after all. He gave up
the command of the Centennial in order
to be captain of the big steamer, but the
powers that be at Washington have
changed all that, and man is now on
his way out from the East to take COM
mand of the transport. 1t seems to be
q case of very hard lines, but the
chances are that Uncle Sam will take care
of Captain Pierce on some other vessel.
The Grant will get away next Monday
with about 1900 troops aboard.
The Sheridan came off the drydock yes
terday and will be coaled in the Stream.
She will then go back to her berth at the
Government wharf to load for Manila.
The marine underwriters remembered 1,e,l
Captain Whitney of the Elihu Thomson
yesterday. For bringing the steamer
safely into port after she had lost her
propeller they presented him with a gold
watch and chain, diamond locket and u
check for $500 They also gave him a
check for $3.50 to divide among the men
who assisted him. On the inside case of
the watch was engraved: From marine
underwriters on s. S. Elihu Thomson, to
Captain b. b. Whitney, in recognition of
meritorious services. San Francisco, May.
1S99' The presentation was made by j.
b. Levison of the Fsreman,s Fund, and
Captain Whitney responded in neat
little speech.
In August, 1898, the board passed reso-
luton to the effect that no employe should
hypothecate his salary on pain of dis
missaI This rule has been more honored
in the breach than in the observance, but
now the Commissioners have issued
new edict, and the next time a money
gave 1t will be dismissed
Captain Lew Williams will take the
bark Alaska out to-day. She is bound for
the gold fields and Captain Cogan was to
have gone north as master. He is very
sick at his home in Alameda but expects
to be well enough to rejoin the vessel at
st. Michael
JTnalaska and st. Michael next Monday
She will call at Victoria, b. C., for cargo
and passengers on the way north. The
Bertha Will be ready dDOul Ine olH VI
June and will sail direct for Unalaska.
St. Michael and Cape Nome few days
later. The Alaska Commercial Company
expects big travel as the inquiries about
the gold fields are very numerous.
TO c. Herlitz, the energetic manager of
McNear's wharf at Port Costa, is due the
credit of having shipped in one day the
heaviest cargo ever loaded at this port
On Wednesday 20, 500 sacks of wheat were
put on board the British four-masted bark
Pyrenees, This enormous quantity was
handled by one gang only between the
houds of a. m. and p. m, notwithstand-
ing the fact that considerable time was
taken up shifting from one hatch to an
other and rigging up the necessary gear
Stewart Menzes & Co. of San Francisco
were the stevedores, who took it away as
fast as Manager Herltz could pour 1t on
board