The San Francisco call., 1907-01-30


was towed into port early yesterday
morning. Her voyage from Eureka
had been long, esrentful and tumult-
uous. She left the Humboldt port on
JanuarF ~. and her troubles began
the day afterwaxG.
During a sOutheasterlv gale on
January l6 the engine broke down.
causing the vessel 10 'broach to. She
was Thrown on her beam ends and
TO save her IL was Necessary 70 throw
overboard. 10000 feet Of lumber. On
the same afternoon "a heavy sea struck
the schooner clearing the decks OF
everything movable. All the moor
ing lines were carrtSo overheard. One
Of these foH1ed the propeller so that
although thez engine was repaired. il
was labor lost, for the hempen tangle
in the wheel jammed tie propeller
and rendered Il useless.
When the gale had blown itself out
things on deck were adjusted, and,
under sail. the Bessie x started for
san Francisco. She made little head
way. and when, at II o'clock a. m. on
January 2S on Point Reyes the
Bessie B accepted line and was
toweds into port
Passengers enjoy Extra Cau
The sOceanic Steamship Company's
liner Nariposa. Captain Lawless, ar
81 Honolulu. After leaving TahI-.
heaVy head winds We're encountered,
and fearing he might run short OF
fuel II the adverse weather cOntin-
ued. Captain Lawless decided TO run
int0 Honolulu for an additional sup
ply Of OIL The liner was at the ISL
and port for about five hours. The
. passengers. most Of whom were trav-
cling for pleasure. were delighted at
the unexpected call AZ Honolulu, and
made the most Of their brief run
- ashore. The Mariposa was favored
with beautiful weather all the way
from Honolulu.
Among the Mariposa's passengers
waS Captain e. n. Thayer. who left
here on the Mariposu two trips ago
and spent two months at Tahiti for
his health He declares tha Tahiti
Is the only place in the world for
perfect rest When he left here he
was workworn. He is back again
looking ten years younger and the
picture Of health.
Another passenger on the MaripOsa
was r. ". Searby who for nine years
has taught in the Catholic church
school at Papeete. This school was
closed by the operation OF the French
law separating church and state. He
is on his way TO France.
Other passengers on the MaripOsa
were. r. Hoffman, Mrs S. r, Hof-
man. G.. III. West, Miss J. Burke, ID.
AtWater. Mrs. Atwater. Mrs T. Claim.
1Ess H. Gates, L. Mead, Mrs. Mead,
p S0merville, Mrs. +. W. Searby and
SON. r.. BoUchOu, III. NOltaire. c. ST.
mouin, j. Chazelet ana II. Jeannot.
Drives All Hands Ashore
oscar Genman is a seaman. a mem
beer Of the crew Of the Norwegian
collier Titania, lying at Mission
street wharf 2. Oscar. who had
been drinking. discovered a pink
mouse turning handsprings on the
edge Of his bunk En- the early hours
Yesterday. He hicked the blanket at
the Intruder. but instead Of running
away IL resolved itself into fourteen
grasshoppers, all wearing spectacles
and each carrying miniature boat
hook. Thus armed. the grasshOppers
proceeded to drag away the blanket
that shrouded Oscars now trembling
limbs.
When four wildcats and a tiger en-
tered the fOrecastle oscar jumped from
his bunk, seized an ak and began lay
ing about him like an infuriated
viking. Before he dropped the ak he
had driven all hands ashore. When
he had the ship TO himself he walked
to the stern and dived overheard. His
shipmates fshed him out and took him
TO the Harbor Hospital where Dr.
Glover "dosed him with bromi5es' and
on the hospital register. in the diagno-
sis column, marked opposite Oscars
name the letters ID. T."
Injured i'm stopping Runaway
Two mustangs attached to a heavy
wagon belonging 10 the National Bis
cult Company heard the call OF the
wild yesterday as they stood in front
Of Wellman. Peck a. Co.'S store on East
street. They bolted and were headed
straight for the entrance TO the Sau-
salito ferries. when Fireman Andrew
OK eefe Jumped in front Of the run
aways and swung on to the lines.
O'keefe's weight was as nothing to the
excited animals and he probably would
have been badly hurt had not Police
man =. j. Thompson, who holds the
Police Department record as a catcher
OF runaway horses. gone 10 the rescue.
Thompson is big man, Of great
strength and good judgment, and with
In a few seconds he had brought the
horses to a standstiI But for the in
reference Of O'Keefe and Thompson the
horses might have wrought serious
harm, as the ferry entrance for which
they were headed was crowded with
women and children. O'Keefe received
a slight scalp wound and Thompson's
knee was injured in the struggle with
the horses. Their injuries We're at
tended 10 in the Harbor Hospital
Nearly Turns Over al wharf
The steam schooner Arctic nearly
turned turtle early yesterday morning
at Missions wharf Somebody
had left a seacock open. Quietly but
steadily the water poured in as the
crew slept Suddenly the schooner
gave a list 20 port which awakened
an hands and sent them on the iump
for the wharf. The state Fire Depart
ment under Superintendent Charles
Putnam. rendered what assistance il
could and later the tug Pilot pumped
out the water until the Arctic ioated
on an even keel.
Picks up Rope With Propeller
The steamer Vanguard, on her way
10 Mission street wharf yesterday
morning picked up a rope with her
propeller. She managed to reach her
berth. al right, but IL took Diver Jack
Roach Two hours 10 cut the hemp from
the steamers wheel.
Water Front NOtes
The Pacific Mail liner Mongolia left
Hongkong yesterday for this port
The Japanese liner America Maru
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