The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 11, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1895. PACIFIC COAST NEWS, Thrilling Experience of Da- vis and Potter in the Black Canyon. SHOT THROUGH GORGES, Desire to Inspect the River Led Them Into Almost Fatal Danger. SEVENTEEN TERRIBLE MILES. Bruised and Torn by the Rocks, the Two Lieutenants and Guides Barely Escape. SAN DIEGO, var., Nov. 10.—Lieuten- ents Davis and Potter of the United States my, with their guides, Barny Weaver nd John Goldy, arrived at Yuma last Thursday by boat from Needles, says the Yuma Bee. The army officers had been assigned the Canyon to Yuma with a view to improv- ing the navigation. They met with noth- ing of any interest from Needles south- ward, but on the first part of their trip they had excitement and danger enough to last them the rest of their lives. Their boat, which weighed 850 pounds, was sent by rail to Peach Springs and from there by wagon twenty-two miles to Diamond Creek. This is 200 miles farther up the river than required for their pur- pose, but they wanted to see some of the scenery of the Grand Canyon. The boat, supplies and men had to be lowered with ropes down the sides of the canyon. The discovery was at once made that the boat was not adapted for the voy- age, being a kee! boat, narrow and heavy. In ashort time the craft became utterly unmanageable and every moment threat- ened them h death. They were bumped on rocks, thrown against the sides of the canyon, drenched with spray and shot through gorges with the rapidity of an express train. With salvation out of their sight there was ap- parently nothing but certain death ahead them. Above rose the perpendicular of the canyon thousands of feet. the boat kept in the water for seven- terrible miles, when a rocky rapid was Quick us lightning the boat was tossed bottom upward, rolled over and v crushed to pieces. The four men tee reached. gegled to save their lives. It was use- s to try to save anything else. But, one of them were hurt, and ed a place of safety. here they were, hout pro ut in to meet certain death by starvation. They started down the canyon hoping to find a trail by whic could get out. After many a weary e the men decided to follow some ep trails, which were only a few e in } Success attended orts, although at times they hung water and sky on the sides of the sionally their strength seemed ght of that awiul chasm be- afficient. the top was reached, but they sions were delivered from the terrors of the canyon only to find themselves in a des- ert. They struck out bravely, knowing that they had only to keep going to reach the ra d aga At Hakberry station four haggard, rag- ged, dirty and almost shoeless men dropped down to wait for the next train. They reached Needles again to rest ana refit for the v ge to Yuma. The officers had plenty of warning of gerous nature of their proposed They will hereaiter perhaps not un- e a trip into unesplored regions when not in line of their duty. The voy- age from the Needles to Yuma took four day 1d was so entirely devoid of interest as to be monotonous. MINE ACCIDENT AT ANGELS. An 0ld Giant Powder Cartridge Exploded, Seriously and Probably Fatally Injuring Two Men. ANGELS CAMP, Car., Nov. 10.—Ferdi- nand Bacigalupi .and Isaac Corey, em- ed in the Madison mine, on the out- rts of town, were seriously and probably fatally injured this afternoon by the ex- plosion of an old giant powder cartridge which had previously failed to ignite. The men were drilling in the Tock when they struck the powder, causing the ex- plosion. They were both irightfully mangled. Isaac Corey had his lower jaw blown entirely off and his eyesight com- pletely destroyed. Hopes for his recovery are very slight. Bacigalupi was injured about the head, and there is scarcely any hope for his recovery. g KILLED I HUNAWAY. T. Neill of Union, Oregon, Dragged to Death by a Team. UNION, Og., Nov. 10.—News of the ac- cidental deati1 of A. T. Neill reached this city last evening. He left Union yester- day afternoon with a team for his home in jagle Valley, in the eastern partof the county. On reaching Thorn Creek, about fifteen miles from here, the horses ran away, throwing Mr. Neill from the wagon. One of bis feet caught in the bearings of the tongue, in which position he was dragged about half a mile, resulting in his death. He was so bruised that the body was scarcely recognizable. < He Mr. Neill was one of the leading citizens of this county and occupied the office of County Clerk” for two terms from 1886 to 1890, o HEWITT ESCAPED JAIL. The Young Man Wanted at Watsonville Disappears From Placerville. PLACERVILLE, Car., Nov. 10.—Young Heuwitt, charged with stealing clothiag at ‘Watsonville and held here in jail, has es- caped. : Deputy Sheriff Ryason of Watsonvx_lle arrived here last night to take Hewitt. The stolen clothing was identified and the papers were served this morning. $ When Sheriff Hilbert went into the jail to feed the prisouers he found Hewitt had escaped. He is still at large, and the offi- cers are scouring the country in pursuit. el HE5 0 OO A. TELEPHONE WAR. Judge Bradshaw at The Dalles, Oregon, ZTakes a Hand in the Fight. THE DALLES, Or., Nov: 10.—Late last evening Judge Bradshaw granted a tem- porary injunction restraing the Oregon Telephone and Telegraph Company from raising its poles between the telephone wires of the Seaferth-Condon Company. The Oregon Telephone Company is ex- duty of inspecting the river frem Black | °ccupied by Adolph Woehelecke, property | awakened among the tending its line, and has placed a large number of new poles in position, and ex- pects to raise more. The case will come up in the Circuit Court next week on an application to make the temporary in- junction permanent. Both companies are ex!.e‘ndmg their systems, and great rivalry exists, Sk P NAT HILTON DEAD AT ANGELS. An Old-Time Miner Fell Off the Murphys Stage and Expired Almost Instantly From Heart Disease, ANGELS CAMP, CAr., Nov. 10.—While driving in the stage along the road to Murphys yesterday afternoon Nat Hilton fell over and expired almost immediately from heart disease. Mr. Hilton was 53 years old. He had spent most of his life in mining, being very successful. He was the first man to mine in the upper Yuxon River in Alaska. Hilton discovered the famous Treadwell mine, now in litigation, also several small locations, which he sold to a syndicate composed of C. D. Lane and other million- aires, He lett considerable property interests. He was unmarried. His only surviving relatives live in Everett, Wash. i Sl Postoffice Robber Indicted. SANTA BARBARA, Can, Nov. 10.— Nick Covarrubias, United States Marshal of this district, is bere from Los Angeles to assume custody of Pearl Bartholomew, the the self-betrayed robber of the Summer- land postoffice in 1892. Bartholomew, who is out on bail, has recently been indicted | by the Grand Jury for this offense. e Fire at Ukiah. UKIAH, CaL., Nov. 10.—The residence of Frank Grondorf, was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The furniture was saved. The origin is unknown. Loss, $1100; insurance, $400. SN OSE BIG THEES, Two Boys Steal Two Thousand Grain Bags and a Team. One of the Horses Died on the Road, Resulting in the Arrest of the Thieves. SAN JOSE, Car, Nov. 10.—Chief of Police Kidward last night arrested George | Beechele and Harry Phillips on a charge of robbing the Co-operative Warehouse at | Hollister on Friday night of over 2000 grain sacks. Almost simultaneously with receiving | word of the Hollister burglary a man named French reported that he had rented a buggy to Beecheleand Phillipson Thurs- day and they had failed to return it. Chief Kidward at once concluded they were the | guilty parties and started down the Mon terey road in search of the boys. Near Madrone he came across Beechel asleep in a wagon filied with the bags and | from him it was learned that Phillips was en route to San Jose on horseback, the | other horse having died from the effects of | hard driving. They were to meet at the Bridge House. Kidward took his prisoner to the Bridge | | House, and shortly a arriving there | Phillips put 1n_an’ appearance. As soon as he saw the officer he started to run, but | was soon overtaken by Kidward. When taken to the police office both boys ad- mitted their guilt. They were taken to | Hbollister this afternoon by Marshal r | Austin. ¢ SAN JOSE ROSE CARNIVAL. Many Acres Planted and Prepared for | Seed Sowing. SAN JOSE, CaL Nov. 10.—Great progress is being made by the variouscom- | mittees of the Carniv: f Roses. During the past week a great deal of seed has been distributed, and about six acres were planted to sweet peas, and a great many | acres have been plowed and prepared for planting during the coming week. Alto- gether about thirty acres of flowers have een donated for carnival purpose: Charrman Spring of the finance commi tee reports nearly $10,000 secured in sub- seriptions. A united interest has been people, and the Rose uccess. Carnival is an assur. SARATOGA CTRIC RO4D. | The San Jose Board of Trade Assured | of Its Swccess. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 10.—At the meet- ing of the Board of Trade committee for the promotion of the proposed Saratoga ! electric railway yesterday, reports were re- ceived from the various canvassers of such an encouraging nature as to establish be- yond a reasonable doubt the success of the enterprise. Over $15,000 has already been subscribed by parties outside the city limits., The | canyass will be pushed with great vigor | until November 28, when the subscriptions will close. B e Santa Clara Fruit. SAN JOSE, CaAL., Nov. 10.—The Santa | Clara County Fruit Exchange and the | other union warehouses have shipped a large amount of dried fruit East during the past week. The demand for apricots has become quite active at fair prices, but there is little or no demand for peaches. The market for prunes remains firm, with 415 cents quoted as the local price, and 4 | cents in the East. e UL A ROBBED BY MASKED MEN, An 0ld Couple at Redding At-| tacked by Ruffianly lyet no arrests haye been made, Burglars. The Thieves Believed to Be Friends of the Victims' Runaway Daughters. REDDING, CarL., Nov. 10.—Last night two masked men entered the house of J. Balderback on Slay Heights, this city. One of the robbers, a tall muscular fellow, grabbed and held Mrs. Balderback, while his accomplice ransacked the house and stole $250 from a trunk in a bedroom. Mrs. Balderback is an old lady, nearly 70, and the assault frightened herinto a high state of excitement. Whoever the robbers were, they were | evidently familiar with the house, its oc- cupants and 1ts contents. One of the rob- bers, entering the house, remarked to Mrs. Balderback, ‘“You have driven voar giris from home and we want your money.” This remark was strange, as Mrs. Balderback had never, by any word or action, made it known that her two daaghters were not wanted. They, on the contrary, it is said, have left home on their own account on several occasions. The loss of the money is felt keenly by the old folks, who had just made a loan from a building association of the amount necessary to the completion of their house. Two well-known characters in town, who have been intimate with the Balderback girls, are suspected of the robbery, but as | mass of the people. PACIFIC COAST NEWS, Sacramento Said to Be Sat- isfied ‘With Mayor- Elect Hubbard. CLEAN ADMINISTRATION. He Will Appoint Only Worthy and Competent Persons to Office. TO STAMP OUT CRIMINALS, An Accounting to Be Demanded of the Police Force of Its Actions. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Nov. 10.—Judging from the present aspect of affairs in Sacra- mento, the election of C. H. Hubbard as Mayor of this municipality will tend to give universal satisfaction to the great He is a man of ad- vanced ideas, and having no really ver- sonal ends to subserve that will in any maunner conflict with the interest of the city and its citizens, will be enabled to de- vote his whole time to the advancement of those interests. The time has passed when party senti- ment can send the people of this locality in a mass down the line for any one can- didate unless that candidate be the peo- ple’s choice. The days of political bossism are past. New Sacramento has cleansed her garments of all the old-time silurian- ism, and the people demand a man of the people—one who will enforce the laws of the people and for the people. Dauring the terms occupied by the present Mayor there has been a constant clash of au- thority between him and the City Board of Trustees, and in this clash the material interests of the city have suffered greatly, but from all accounts there will be a de- cided change now that Hubbard has suc- ceeded to the municipal chair. The board will receive the instructions due from the municipal head, and in return will con- firm his appointments if the appointees | are capable. ‘When questioned as to what policy he would pursue in the administration of city affairs Hubbard said: “I am scarcely prepared to define my policy at the present time, as it depends altogether upon how much unison there be between my office, the Board of Trus- ees and the police. The Mayor is simply he executive officer of the Board of Trus- ees, and is subject in the main to its actions. Itis his duty to see that the laws are enforced, and I shall perform my duty without fear or favor. As farasIam per- sonally concerned there will never be any | clash between the Board of Trustees and myself. Such appointments asIam called upon to make will be made after due con- | sultation and consideration. “At present I have not the faintest idea whom I will appoint to fill any of the posi- tions which will shortly be vacated. I will say, however, that I will appoint only young, capable, energetic men, who will be strictly in line with the giant steps toward improvements which have been taking place in this city for the past year. They shall be persons who will help to ad- vance the city’s interests instead of re- tarding them. “Idesire a clean administration of af- fairs and the criminal and degraded classes wili obtain no encouragement from me to continue their residence in this lo- cality. The first step in this direction will be to obtain the co-operation of the Police Department. 8o far as I know at present the personnel of the police force, as far as the officers are concerned, is excellent, and the provisions of the new charter make it ble to make any alterations for po- 1 reasons. Yet I am inclined to make decided changes in the government of the force. The men will be required to attend | strictly to duty after I assume the office of Mayor, and any tolerance on their part of a criminal element of any nature within the city must be strictly accounted for. I am in favor of removing the quarters of present disorderly houses to some more retired portfon of the city. ‘‘As to the gambling question, that is an extremely vexatious subject. The laws must certainly be enforced, and yet it is an evil almost impossible to absolutely check. Gambling has been going on from the beginning of history and among every known nationality on earth, and I am not prepared to state what steps I will take in the matter at present. “One of the most important matters which demand attention as soon as possi- ble is the sewerage system of the city. This is considered to be extremely defect- ive and should be rectificd and improved as soon as available funds can be secured. Personally, 1 am not in favor of the re- fundiog of the city’s debt, as three years more at the present rate of taxation will liquidate the entire indebtedness, while re- funding the debt for a term of forty years would result in an additional sum of $125,- 000 to be drawn from the pocketsof the taxpayers. ‘I cannot at present outline my policy other than to say that I shall endeavor to conduct the affairs of the city on a strictly business basis, appoint good men to the various offices, take advantage of every possible method to drive out the viciously inclined and advance as far as lies in my power the material interests of the entire community.” Althougn Mayor-elect Hubbard posi- tively states that he has as yet made no choice for the various offices that lay within his gift, it is understood that there will be great changes in many of the city departments. The Superintendent of Streets will certainly be deposed as he is an- tagonistic to the Board of Trusteesas well as the Mayor-elect. The resignation of Mr. Ficks as superintendent of city cemeteries willalso be accepted. Inthe Police Depart- ment there may be a change in the head of the department, although this is doubt- ful, as the incumbent, M. M. Drew, has fully demonstrated his capacity to conduct the office. The captaincy of the force will be changed, ex-Captain Brady stanaing a good chance for the position, as it is claimed that he has strong recommenda- tions in his favor. There will also be a change in the clerk of the board, clerk of the Pclice Court, Mayor's clerk and cor- poration counsel. BT L DENOUNCED LOTTERIES. Resolution by Ministers Supporting The Call’s”” Position. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Nov. 9.—At the late session of the California Conference the following resolution was adopted : WHEREAS, We believe that lotteries are the fruitful source of gambling, corrupting the public morals, creating a vicious, abnormal thirst for money, eating like & cancer into the commercial integrity of the State of California, tempting in the most insidious manner the young men of the State from the path of up- rightness, degrading honest labor; that in itself it is'a mere device for stealingand whole- sale thievery; that all good citizens should unite to stamp it out, therefore Resolved, That we congratu:ate the San Fran- cisco CALL and greatly Tejoice in the stand it has taken in excluding from its columns all matter pertaining to the neiarious business. Resolved, Further, that we approve of the measures taken by the Postoffice Department in excluding all lottery business irom the United States mails; that we also approve of the recent steps taken by the express compa- nies in this State in_refusing to carry lottery supplies over their lines. RUN DOWN FOR MURDER. George W. Trueman in Jail in Washington Charged With Chopping a Man's Head Off. NEW WHATCOM, Wasn.,, Nov. 10.— George W. Trueman has just been lodged in jail here charged with forgery in this county and with murder just across the line in British Columbia. Trueman is an adept at confidence games and has been operating for years on Puget Sound. His plan is to dress well, presenting a fine appearance. Then he drops down in a neighborhood where he is not known and represents himself as a man of wealth to whom a draft is coming. He makes contracts and begins business, borrows what money he can and decamps. In Elaine, last March, he did this and forged a check on John Bowman, a mer- chant. He went across the line and made a contract to clear the land of a rancher who had just received a large amount of back pension money. The rancher was found later in the brush with his head chopped off and Trueman and the money were gone. The Canadian officers are here to take him to New Westminster to answer the charge of murder and robbery. He has relatives here who are reputable people. He has a divorced wife here, and has been engaged to be married in a dozen different places. ANOTHER T. Secretary Votaw of the School Board Being Closely Questioned. TACOMA, Wasu., Nov. 10.—The cele- brated Lexow committee of the Chamber of Commerce has centered its fire on an- other victim. Secretary H. L. Votaw of the School Board is being closely ques- tioned regarding his business dealings with the defunct Columbia Bank and whether he does not owe his position to Major Oliver, who is_president of the Columbia, on account of 'eeging funds at the bank and leaving them there. Votaw, it is claimed, will be the next to come under the tape. The committee has offered a large sum for the recovery of the missing books of the bank of Tacoma. Boggs is still in jail and will stay there until ?xmunry. The finding of tue bank- books would unearth one of the biggest steals of the year and implicate several who are not now under suspicion. DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT, James Haggerty Disappeared Mysteriously From His Fresno Home, OMA SUSPECT. An Insane Man in Southern Cali- fornia Believed to Be the Missing Man. FRESNO, Cav., 10.—The authori- ties are actively engaged th investigating ‘the disappearance of James Haggerty, | Who has not Been seen since October 27. Haggerty worked in sawmill on Pine | Ridge during the summer, and returned to the home of his two sisters, who reside in this city, a few days before he disap- peared. On that Sunday afternoon he took his sisters for a ride in the country, returning about 5 o’clock. After leaving his sisters at their home he drove to the livery siable. He left the stable and here all trace of him is lost. Haggerty’s sisters expected him home in few moments after he left them, and waited with supper till late in the night. They were at a total loss to ex- plain his non-appearance, but did not | notify the authorities for several days, in the hope that he wmight return. Finally they became alarmed and notified the Sheriff’s office. One person in this city seems to have been very desirous of assisting the Sheriff. After he had spent a few days in working up the case, as he himself claimed, he re- ported that he had seen the missing man near Sanger, in this county. The Sherifi's office accepted this report until they learned that the informant had told sev- eral other stories. Investigations were ac- cordingly renewed. Haggerty is 27 years of age and of exem- plary habits. At the time of his disap- pearance it is known that he had $20 and a valuable golda watch. A strange story came to light to-day. Itis that Haggerty was seen in a dazed condition on the Sun- day evening he disappeared at the depot and that he-boarded a south-bound train. Aninsane man answering his descrip- tion was found in Southern California yesterday, and report is that thisis Hag- gerty. The case isa very sirange one, as no motive can be ascrived to Haggerty's disappearing of his own will, nor can motives for foul play, if it be such, be imagined other than for purpose of rob- bing him of what little he had. The man who falsely informed the Sheriff’s office is under surveillance, although his strange actions can in no way be accounted for. The Misses Haggerty are in a very anxious state of mind and are beginning to fear the worst has happened to their brother. o JUDGE GILLAM BALEY DYING. Pioncer of Fresno County Passing Away at an Old Age. FRESNO, CaL., Nov. 10.—Judge Gillam Baley, a pioneer of this county, is lying at the point of death in this city. Judge Baley was for several years County Judge of Mariposa County, which then included what is now Fresno éouuty. He was also Treasurer of this county for several years, He is 83 vears old, —_— Fire at Napa. NAPA, Car., Nov. 10.—A small dwelling owned by Mrs. Dundon on Eggleston street burned at 4 o’clock this morning. Loss about $300, fully insured. The furni- ture was saved. The origin of the fire is unknown, but probably incendiary. There having been so many such fires recently the people are aroused. There is fear ‘that firebugs are at work simply for sport. s Welcome Rain at Port Townsend. PORT TOWNSEND, WasH., Nov. 10.— A steady rain fell here last night, and it is raining to-day. the first shower in seven months, Tt will have the effect of quench- ing the forest fires raging in the Olympic Mountains, which have destroyed an in- estimable amount of timber this summer, S——ipei Fourth Cavalry at Visalia. VISALIA, Carn., Nov. 10.—Troop I, Fourth Cavalry, U. 8. A., sixty-four men, Captain Lockett commanding, arrived here to-day from Sequoia National Park. They will leave on Tuesday morning for the Presidio, PACIFIC COAST NEWS, United States Marshal Sued at Walla Walla by a Woman, FALSELY IMPRISONED. Mary C. Wood of Los Angeles Asks for Twenty-Five Thou- sand Dollars, SUFFERED DISTRESS OF MIND. Aroused Late at Night and Taken to Jail on a Criminal, Charge. WALLA WALLA, Wasnr.,, Nov. 10.— Mrs. Mary C. Wood is suing United States Marshal Drake in the United States court here to recover damages of $25,000 for false imprisonment. November 28, 1894, Deputy Marshal F. J. Parker raceived in- structions from Marshal Drake to arrest Mary C. Wood, whose maiden name was Mary C. McConnell, wanted in Los An- geles, Cal,, on the charge of forging a Postoffice money order. Deputy Parker complied with the instruction and the woman was taken to jail. The next day she was released on bonds to answer a writ of habeas corpus in ten days, as the deputy had no warrant for her arrest. A few days later the warrant arrived and the woman was rearrested and taken to Seattle to be identified. When the woman was taken into the United States court, those who had come from Los Angeles to identify her stated she was not the person and did not bear the least resemblance to the woman wanted. Mrs. Wood was then discharged from custody. She immediately returned to Walla Walla and began action in the Su- perior Court against Marshal Drake and | Deputy Parker. Subsequently the case was removed to the United States court for trial. Mrs. Wood stated that she had been aroused late at night by Deputy Parker, induced to enter a hack under the repre- sentation that she was summoned to court, but instead was taken to Valley Grove, thence to Spokane and then to Seattle. She told of her retention several days in Seattle and how she suffered great bodily discomfort and great distress of mind. WORK IN CULORADO MINES. Large Increase in the Number of Men Employed. DENVER, Coro., Nov. 10.—The News | to-day printed a comparative statement showing the number of men employed in the gold and silver mines of Colorado in 11893 and at the present time. Compiled from reports sent in by its correspondents, the number of miners now employed in the State is 26,329, an increase of 3453 over that of the time just prior to the panic. ‘While the silver districts exhibit a fall- ing off, the gold campsshow an increase. As many properties have been developed this year the increase of wage-earners will be marked when the mines begin to ship ore. In Cripple Creek, where but few miners were working in 1893, now over 3000 are on the payrolls. GOETHE-SCHILLER FAIR. It Will Conclude To-Night With a Special Entertainment and a Grand Ball. It was German night at the Goethe- Schiller festival at the Mechanics’ Pavilion last evening. Although there were few of other nationalities present, the attendance was nearly 1500, and a jolly good time they all had. Hundreds who were not able to be present during the week were there last evening with their families, and the chil- dren were particularly well pleased. The Eintracht Turners and the children’s section of the same gave several interest- ine exhibitions on the stage. To-night concludes the festival and the management has decided to produce all of the special attractions of the'fmst week in this evening’s programme. The grand march will take Place shortly after 8 o’clock, and by 10 o’clock the entertaiment will be over. At that hour the floor will be cleared for agrand ball. A large at- tendance is expected, for all who have at- tended during the week have promised to be present on the last night. The ball will be under the management of the following gentlemen: Floor manager—George A. Rutz. Assistants —Frederick Hauser, Frank Krause and Edward Girzikowsky. Fioor Committee—Fred Ham- mersmith, - Willlam E. Brodersen, Charles Rehn, Peter Grieber, Fred Suhr, Adolf Luede- man, Edward Fuendeling, Hugo Gustav, Charles J. Kuss, Charles Strohmeier, Al Fuerth, E. Eisner, S. dey, Theodore Flanz, John Hoops, L. Frank, M. Wallenstein, William F. Hess, F. W. Peters, Julie Posner, Gerald Sles- singer, ¥. Habelt, Fred Schneegass, H. Bever- sen, Laji teiner. The management has decided to sell all of the booths and fixtures of the fair on Tuesday morning to the highest cash bid- der. The material cost over $5000 and as much more to put it in place. CRUSE OF THE DORA The Alaska Commercial Com- pany’s Boat Manned by Naval Reserves. Honorary Members of Division Two Give the Men a Salt-Water Trip. ‘With the blue and white flag of the Naval Battalion flying at the foretruck and forty-six members of Gun Division 2 on her decks, the steamer Dora left the harbor Saturday evening in search of ad- venture. For the time being she was the flagship of the Naval Reserve of California, for, though sne belongs to the Alaska Com mercial Company, yet from Saturday night until last evening tke blue jackets, | whe were everywhere upon her, owned her from stem to stern. Five of the honorary members of Division 2—Captain Gustav Niebaum, Leon Sloss, Louis Sloss Jr. and William Gerstle—are also members of the Alaska Commercial Company, and it was upon their suzestion that the company’s {rim little steamer was turned over to the division to which they belong to let the bofls obtain some idea of how the waves rol VBV BV DO B DO BBV DV Y TP DO S in the ocean. ¢ The steamer had made her last cruise for the year and had been dismantled in pre- paration for winter quarters, but under the orders of her owners she was put in com- mission again, her yards were hoisted, her rigging set. her sails bent, her bunkers | were filled and the steward wasordered to prepare for the reception of visitors, and to take in provisions for sixty sufficient to last from Baturday’s supper to Monday’s breakfast. Her captain and crew were re- tained to work her in case of necessity and to assist in much-needed instruction, and as she was she was given over to division 2. . Louis H. Turner, lieutenant command- ing division 2 and a_retired sea captain of many yvears’ experience, took command. W. E. Gunn, the lieutenant junior grade, was executive officer, and the senior en- sign of the division took the starboard watch with the captain. Themen were di- vided into watcl:es, and at 8 o’clock in the evening, as the steamer passed out over the bar, the starboard watch took the deck. Things went smoothly in more ways than one, for the night was beautifuily clear, and but for the jamming of a brace now and then as the yards swung round, or the confusion which would follow when the boys fumbled in the dark with down- bauls instead of pulling on halliards, there was everything present to make the trip pleasant. True, the bar had a few victims who offered sacrifices through the scup- pers, but as taps sounded over the after hatchway there were few who could not listen with pleasure. Fore and aft sails were set after the bar was crossed, then the engines were slowed down to a speed which just took up the drag of the screw, and so the steamer swung lazily on toward Farallon light. A course was taken which left her some miles to the southwest of the big Farallon at about 4 in the morning, and then, as the watches changed and the starboard men came on deck again, it commenced to blow in good old-fashioned puffs that made the little craft hecl over until the foam came in over her rail. She tacked about this time, and heading toward the light started north through the trough of the sea. Then she did roll. A pile of blanketed sailors, lying in misery on the after hatch, styled for the occasion the ‘‘sick-bay,” was the first thing to come adrift. The men to leeward neglected to hold on, and under the impetus of an unusually heavy lurch the whole crowd slipped down under the lee rail, where they untangled themselves and made their way resolutely back to the hatch again. The bunker- doors in the fireroom burst open and coal spilled over the floor, and the rotund form of Captain Blair, who was out to see the fun, was spilled from the berth he had made on the dining-room sofa and was sent rollinz round among the table-legs. Captain Turner kept the deck like an old seaman—the pitching of the vessel brought none but pleasant memories to him—ac- companied by the senior ensign. This junior officer, however, held out but three of the four hours of the watch, and then, for obvious reasons, he sought and was granted permission to turn in to his bunk. The wind went down with the rising of the sun and then all hands turned to and worked back to steadiness by washing down the decks. This was an’ operation the need of which was in places painfully apparent. Saquare sails were then set, but were soon taken in, as the wind died down, and under steam the vessel ran through the strait and up to an anchorage off San Quentin. Here the boys sent down the foretopsail yards, unbent all sails and run- ning rigging, leaving the little steamer ready for winter quarters again, at least aloft. Then the boats were called away by the ship’s bugler and a race out over the water to a mass of drifiwood took place. There was no decision, as one of the boats ran through the stake and scat- tered it in all directions. Then the Dora headed for home. Steered by two of the petty officers of the division she landed at Harrison-street wharf. The buglers were called aft, and as the martial notes of the color salute came from the deck the flags came down from the trucks, and the cruise was over. Captain Hanson, master of the steamer, had said that everything was at the abso- lute disposal of the reservés, and through- out the trip he was a willing instructor to all who desired to learn. 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