The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-19

sea was July thirty feet high and often
reached nearly to the top of the cliff, against
which the Inflated Tamerlane was dashed.
No boat could have lived in it much less
make landing. and had not the plank by
which they went on shore been thrown
where 1t was not man would have lived to
tell the story of the terrible disaster.
SENT To HONOLULU.
From HilO the survivors were forwarded
to Honolulu by Mr. Tourneaux, the consul
lar agent. on the brig Klnan, and were
taken IN charge by the American Consul
General, Mr. Severance. The half-naked
men were provided with food and clothing.
requiem service was held in the First
Foreign Church at HilO before the survivors
left that place, and the following account of
the service is from the Hilo Record:
Shortly before O'Clock the bell commenced
toiiing and give eighteen strokes Tor the eight
cen missing.
The nineteen saved attended the services,
when began al O'Clock in the evening with
hymn Tor those nj sea. followed by Scripture
reading, They that go down TO the sea in
shlps, etc, prayer and another hymn After
the hymn the pastor We short account OF the
shipwreck, and then n requiem hymn was sung
by the choir for the missing men.
Sleep thy last sleep;
Free from care and sorrow,
Rest, where none weep
TIL the eternal morrow;
Though DARK waves roll
DER tie silent river,
Thy faiuting soul
Jesus can uetlNer
After short prayer the pastor spOk few
words 10 very earnest and heartfelt manner TO
the sailors, cautloning them not TO make moral
shIpwreek OF their lives, using their terrible ex-
peliehce as sImie TO the voyage OF HE.
LIST OF THE DEAD.
Following is the list of the dead:
Walter Rowland. captain, New Bedford.
Charles Tucker, first officer, New Bedford.
Allen WILDER, second officer, New Bed
ford.
William Asterman, bOat-header, San
Francisco.
Johu Alien. boat-steerer. Guam.
Henry Salon, carpenter, st, Paul, MINI.
Fred --, cook, England.
Henry johnson, boat-steerer, New En-
gland, u. s. A.
Michael Sullivan, steward, Ireland.
Moses , bOat-steerers Hi0. II. /.
Frank HeWett, green hand. Toronto, Can
ada.
George Knowles, green hand. San Fran
cisco.
John Smith. green hand. U. S. a.
Frederick Musman, seaman, Switzerland.
Fred William Kaiser. seaman, Scandl-
nayIan.
Jerry Anderson, seaman, Scotland.
John J0uyett, seaman, Boston, Mass.
Ollie Anderson. seaman, Scandinavian.
THE LIST OF SURVIVORS,
James w. Pardee. third officer.
Samuel Lopes. fourth officer.
John San Francisco, fifth officer.
Charles q. Strong, boat-steerer.
George Nj. Pyne, seaman
Thomas Gordge, boat-steerer
Louis Martinez seaman.
Jack Raney, green hand
Thomas Canton, steerage-boy.
Emil Johanson, seaman.
James George, seaman.
Henry Kaiser, green hand.
Klaus Hansen, seaman.
Charles GuuGers0D, seaman.
Patrick Cllsham, cabin boy
Auguste Richard, Sail-mRker.
/ George Cullen, seaman.
Henry Everts, blacksmith.
John Meyer, green hand.
THE TAMERLANE's CAPTAIN.
Captain Rowland, who commanded the
TameTlane, was a native Of New Bedford
and this was his first voyage in the vessel.
lie leaves a widow and several children in
bis Eastern home He was an old-time
wbaleT, having commanded several sailing
vessels and steamer on the Japanese
coast. lie was well liked by all who knew
him and was about 10 or 46 years Of age at
the time Of his death.
First Mate Tucker was also an Eastern
man and leaves widow and two children
IN New Bedford TO mourn his loss OF the
ssamen and b0at-steerers nearly all were
well known In san Francisco.
Henry Asterman resided in this city and
who live on Filbert street
Michael Sullivan, the steward. has made
several voyages IN the vessels of the firm
and is very well known among the shipping
men.
George Knowles was a native of San
Francisco and his father is agent for various
mining companies. lie was photographer
by profession but shipped on the vessel
owing to Ill health aud his friends thought a
trip TO sea would do him good.
ONE OF THE OLDEST VESSELS.
The Iamerane was one of the oldest YES
sells sailing out Of the port, having been
built IN 1924. Eight or nine years ago She
was virtually rebuilt and was purchased by
Wright, Bovine Il Co., who, with several
other San Francscans, are her owners. She
was los feet long. q feet beam and 10 deep.
The loss will fall entirely on the owners,
as the vessel was not insured. She was
valued az $4,000. The crew was shipped in
this city by Captain James Latin.
The terrible wreck was the talk of the
front as soon as il became known, because
nearly all the crew were well known here.
At every corner ami saloon on the front
little knots OF men could be seen discussing
the terrible disaster.