October 1, 1891 – San Francisco – An unknown scow schooner capsized off the seawall about 8:30 o’clock last night. The watchman on Section 1 saw the vessel upset and sent word to the North Harbor Police Station and also notified the tugboat offices. The red stack tug Redmond went to her assistance, but up to midnight had not succeeded in finding the schooner. The vessel was grain-laden. At the time of the accident no one was on board.” (San Francisco Call)

October 3, 1857 – Sacramento – The schooner Gertrude had yesterday taken on a large portion of her cargo of 80 tons of cobble stones, at the foot of R Street, and the Bianca is alongside, ready to take her place immediately, for a similar cargo. They are designed for paving the streets of San Francisco. (Sacramento Daily Union)

October 5, 1894 – San Francisco – The largest vessel ever built at Turner’s shipyards was successfully launched today at 1 o’clock. Her deck line is 165 feet, beam 30 feet 6 inches, and 16 feet depth of hold. She has a tonnage of 500 tons. She was built for Matthew Turner and others of San Francisco and her rig will be that of a brigantine. (San Francisco Call) read more