The morning call., 1893-07-17
DIDN'T RUN AWAY.
Arrival of the Schooner
Achilles.
ONLY TWO MEN ON BOARD.
A Sealer Supposed to Be Making for
South America Enters San
Francisco Bay.

The Bartel brothers, with the classic
nautical attraction, Achilles. made their
appearance in the bay of San Francisco
yesterday.
Their arrival created not ripple of ex-
ctement, despite the fact that advance
notices were sent to the press of this city
and published last Thursday; but the
exact date of their advent could not he
given. Ii this had been done no doubt
committee would have received them with
somewhat Of eagerness, because reward
OF $500 had been offered for the arrest of
the brothers above mentioned and another
OF $500 for the recovery OF the schooner
bearing the q name of the Greek warrior
In circular addressed to the Customs
authorities j. Fl. Elmer of South Bend,
Wash. port ON Wallipa Harbor (the old
and moro familiar name is Shoalwater
Bay. offered the above rewards. He is
authority for the statement that the
schooner left Portland last summer on
sealing expedition in Alaskan waters in
command of Captain Oscar Bartel. On
June 10, 1898, the Achilles put into the
port of Kodiak. Alaska, where Captain
Bartel disposed of 259 sealskinS for about
$4,000 to the agent of the Alaska CONNER
Cidi CUulpduy. do tueu uiSCudiS Sru
crew. with the exception of two Indians.
and taking his brother. Julius Bartel. on
board. put to sea. He gave as his reason
for diScharging his men that they were
mutinous and refused to work.
No one knew where the schooner had
gone. but the owner believed tnat the CAP
tain would proceed to some foreign port,
probably in Chile or Peru, and after
changing the name and appearance Of the
vessel then try to dispose Of her, or else
abandon her and tnen decamp with the
money derived from the sale of the skins,
and so published the notice mentioned.
About 10 O'Clock Yesterday morning the
Achilles sailed past the barge office and and
was boarded by Captain Shepman IN the
usual way. Her papers were regular and
showed she had cleared from Port Town
send for San Francisco She proceeded
under sail to Mission Bay and came to
anchor. The officers and crew. which con-
sisted of Oscar Bartel and his brother
julius Bartel, pulled ashore 10 the ships
boat, which they tied up under the stern
of the schooner Norway, wing at the foot
of Berry street. Near their anchorage lay
the schooner Bobolink, and when they
left their vessel TO go ashore they sald to
the skipper of the Bobolink that they
would return at nightfal to hang out their
lights. That is the last heard OF the Bar
tel brothers.
About o'clock ir the aftern oon it oc-
curred to some one at the Merchants Ex-
change that a reward had been offered for
the Achilles there was a hasty perusal of
last weeks file of THE CALL in which Mr..
Emer's notice was published. and notifl-
cation was sent to the customs ana the po-
lice authorities. REPRESENTATIVES from
each department Of the government lost
no time boarding the vessel. They found
every thing in good shape. The sails were
neatly rolled up. the compaSseS put away
under lock and key, but the forward hatch
was left open. Apparently there is at least
ayear's provisions aboard. though only one
| cask Of water, and two very pretty fawns.
The officers waited till the dinner hour,
bat NJ Que putting in an appearance they
| left the vessel
Up to midnight the boat in which the
/ brothers ZANE hske was stiit tied y hare
| they left it In the morning and nothing has
developed except that they have incurred
the statutory penalty for not exposing
| light in the rigging after dark.
| 1t is a reasonable Inference that the Bar
| tel brothers, II they were conscious oil the
crime of theft. would not have sailed into
a port where arrest would be certain.
| AT late hour last night the junior Mr..
Bartel, bearing the same given name as
the great Caesar, was found Dy CALL
reporter in Third-street saloon celebrar-
ing his arrival with rarty OF friends He
| told story on his own account, not pre-
suming to speak for his brother, the
skipper.
In the first place he knew no such man
as j. NJ. Elmer. The vessel belonged to
| three men in Portland. Or, which was her
home port. His brother dld sell the SKINS.
| as alleged, but was compelled to do so in
order to pay off the crew and TO settle for
supplies bought in Stka.
They came here. not with the intention
Of moving away, but to outfit and sail once
more for the north. With much good
humor Bartel told of making the run from
Port Townsend to San Francisco in the
remarkable time of four days and ten
hours. A strong southeaster drove them
in six hours down the straits. when the
wind veered suddenly to the northwest,
and they fairly flew 10 San francisco.
With only two men aboard they could not
reef sail, and there was nothing TO do
but let the high wind, which at times rose
To a gale carry them hefOre IT,