The San Francisco call., 1907-06-26


hen the crew turned in Monday night
the mate neglected to set an anchor
"atch- They were safely in the har-
por' the weather appeared to be settled.
the anchorage was good and there
seemed no reason why all hands should
not enjoy a nights sleep. And they all
mad it When Captain Erickson re-
turned yesterday morning with the tug
Pilot to dock his vessel the c. T. Hill
had disappeared. After searching the
harbor for an hour or so in vain, he
sighted a familiar sail coming through
the Golden gate. 1t was the missing
boat
The c. T. Hill arrived Sunday from
the Coouille river with 10000 feet of
lumber. Heavy weather had been en-
eountered during the voyage and the
crew had some arrears OF sleep to
make up when they turned in Monday
night A healthy sailor requires no
sleeping draught to bring the sandman
around, and when the hardy Norsemen
Of the c. T. Hill rolled into their hunks
they were asleep within few minutes.
As they slumbered the ebb tide began
TO strain on the schoOner's anchor
chain and by and by the mud hook
disengaged itself from the sand and
the {. T. Hill surrendered itself TO
the viii of the current. Down the bay
the tide carried the schooner, past Fort
Point and out through the Golden gate.
Just how near TO danger the vessel was
taken viii probably never be known.
The farther out the schooner drifted
the heavier grew the swell and the
more the vessel rocked the sounder
slept the crew.
The cook was the first to wake up
and when he discovered that the
schooner was at sea he aroused all
hands. Sail was made and course
set for the Golden gate. Just as the
captain on the tug Pilot had concluded
that his vessel had been sunk the c. 7.
Hin rounded the fort and Swept into
the harbOr on the returning tide. So
pleased was Captain Erickson TO get
his vessel back that he refrained from
scoring the mate for neglecting to
keep an anchor watch and as for the
crew, they agreed by yiminy" that it
was the bravest yoke" Of the season.
Bunko Game at the Ferry
Joseph Nemmec, a machinist who
arrived yesterday from Eureka and is
on his way to Wisconsin, met three
bunko men at the ferry and lost $50.
One Of the thieves was arrested and
$50 Of the money is in the hands Of
the police. The confidence operators
asked Nemmec where a certain trans
fer company had its Office. Nemmec re-
piled that he was a stranger They
TOO were strangers, they said, and,
like Nemmec, had a little time on their
hands. After chatting for a few
minutes two of the men began match
ing dollars. Nemmec declined their in
vitation TO join the game on the ground
that he did not understand it. The
third man quietly passed Nemmec a
dollar and whispered in his ear: GO
10 il, they're rubes; you can't lose" The
strangers dollar won, Nemmec re-
turned the loan that had been forced
on him and put the velvet in his pocket.
He declined absolutely TO match again.
You're q cheap guy" said one Of the
trio. you couldn't pay If you lost,
anyhow. Bet you haven't got another
dollar in the world"
7 have plenty OF money" replied
Nemmec, but I don't want TO play
your game"
T think you're lying. Show US your
money and we won't bother you any
more"
And then Nemmec lost his wisdom.
Digging into a hip pocket, he pulled out
a handful Ct gold, $50 in all, and in his
open palm held it for the inspection Of
his inquisitive friends. One Of the
bunko men swept the coin from Mem
mec's hands, passed it to a companion,
who started to run. Nemmec yelled
Police" Policeman Castor heard the
cry in time 10 grab the man with the
money. who gave his name as James
Williams and said that he was a bar
tender. Williams was locked up on
charge Of grand larceny and Detectives
ConIon and MCGOWAN are looking for
his companions. On Williams person
was found SIS Of Nemmec's money, the
other bunko man having held out IS.
in williams pockets the police also
found sS9 in silver and currency and
two confederate bills.
President the Next Steamer
Owing to delay in handling freight on
the sound the liner Sonoma viii not
leave Seattle on schedule time. To
avoid disarranging the schedule the
President will leave Seattle on the So
norna's date, the chartered liner follow
ing on the Presidents date. The Presi-
dent will leave here June 80 for the
sound and the Sonoma viii sail from
this port July 5. AS previously an
nounced the hour of sailing in each case
will be o'clock .. m. The steamer
TTmatilIa sailed yesterday from Seattle
for the port Of Candle in the Rotzebue
sound The Umatilla has on board 113
passengers from Seattle At Nome
where the steamer will call, 100 more
prospectors bound for the Kotzebue
district will take passengers.
Iaborer Has Narrow Escape
Antonio Vecchi, a laborer employed
fsy Healy & Tibbitts, fell into the bay
from the bulkhead at Vallejo street yes
ferday between the wharf and a loaded
lighter He was pulled out with diff
Guilty and several times narrowly es-
caped being crushed between the wharf
and lighter. He was exhausted when
his rescuers got him on the wharf, but
after 10 minutes rest he returned to
his work. apparently none the worse
for his plunge in the bay.
VIII Launch New steamer
The steamer Sibyl Marston will be
launched Saturday from the shipyard Of
". A. Boole & Son. The launching
win take place at $3.50 o'clock p. m. and
Miss SibyI Aarston will perform the
ceremong Of christening the vessel
Water Front Notes
The schooner Sausalito, which drift
ed ashore Sunday night, was placed
on the drydock yesterday for survey
The big steamer Arizonan, to accom-
nodate which the smaller Of the Hunt
erg Point drydocks was enlarged, viii
he placed in the basin today. In spite
of the enlarging Of the dock it VIII
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