The morning call., 1893-08-28
ONLY NINE LEFT.
The Last Biscuits of the
Celtic Chief.
SAILORS BROACHED CARGO.
To Escape Punishment for Their
Wrongful Act They Desert
From the Ship.
SAILORS BROACHED CARGO

| When the British ship Celtic Chief ar
rived in from Hong long overdue,
the revenue steamer Hartley pulled along
side as usual. AS che touched sailor at
the side of the ship tossed nine biscuits on
the tug, saying: That's the last bite of
bread aboard this ship" which was liter
ally true.
AS before related in THE CALL the Gel.
tic Chief was supplied with provisions
July 4 by the British ship Senator, which
arrived here on the 10Th inst. From the
Senator she received $40 pounds of bread
and twenty pounds of butter.
Complaint is made by her sailors that
Captain Owen, an unusually considerate
master. left Hong Kong with only enough
bread for reasonably fast voyage. II is
related of one man who shipped weighing
240 pounds donning his spare trousers as
the vessel came in, that he had lost twenty
eight pounds in weight and fallen away
until his waistband overlapDed three
inches, and he had TO take reef in them
to keep them on his hips.
The fact is, with the supplies received
from the Senator. the Celtic Chisf had just
reached the bottom of the bread barrel
when the tug took hold of her off the Far
alones. In anticipation of bread fam
inc seven bags of rice were taken out of
the cargo and put into the storeroom. but,
fortuna tely, the officers and crew did not
have to eat Chinese food, ana when it
comes TO discharging the count OF rice
bags will tally with the manifest There
was plentiful supply of beef, pork and
soup stock.
The British ship Fulwood, Captain
Oscar Lewis, 154 days from Liverpool
with general merchandise to j. D. Spreck-
els & Bros. Co.. arrived yesterday.
and is anchored of Meiggs wharf. On
July the mate discovered part of the
crew on deck when it was their watch
below. Their excuse was they could not
sleep. Going into the fOrecastle head, he
found several of the sailors had been
drinking. This led to investigation, which
disclosed that they had broached three
cases of stout and two cases of MARINA
lade.
The ringleader OF the trouble was a
stowaway, Harry McLauchlan, aged about
20. When the Fulwood dropped anchor
here the nine sailors who were in the
transaction Immediately deserted, and
ynung McLauchlan made himself scarce
AS the men were competent and willing
seamen it is not likely that Captain Lewis
will put the law on them" Captain
Roberts, who was billed as master of the
Fuwood, is now mate Of the ship Leyland
Brothers.
The British ship Lonsdale, Captain
IdScI. SlAl1-HIuS QdgS lIOlH N6WcdSIl0,
n. S. W., with $500 tons Of coal, arrived
yesterday. On July 16 Captain Fraser was
struck upon the crown of the head by
siXteen-iuch block. which fell from the
mzzen-top. 1t cut an ANGULAR scalp
wound clean 20 the skull, three inches
long. with an L of two inches. He was
confined to his he'd for several days, but
has moved about since. though weak from
the shock and loss of blood.
On the outward voyage Arthur Part
ridge. a seaman, fell overheard from the
mizzen lower topsail-yard, striking the
water on his back. a high sea was run
ming at the time, but Partridge, who is
fine swimmer. sustained himself for twenty
minutes till boat which had been low
cred came to his rescue.
Other deep-water arrivals yesterday were
the schooners John G. North. 81 days from
MahukoHa, and Aloha. 19 days from Hon
olulu, with full carg0es of sugar.
On the 25th a shipment of 900, 600 pounds
of fresh salmon was made from VancOu-
yer, B. c., to Montreal They were packed
in seven refrigerator cars and Will be put
through in six days.