The morning call., 1893-05-18
DELAYED A SHIP.
The Spartan's Entire
Crew Celebrated.
STOWAWAYS ROUSTED OUT.
Three of the Crew of the Whaler
Mermaid at Honolulu Missing-A
New Ferry.Boat.
sTOWAWAYS ROUsTED OUT

given the American ship Spartan Iots OF
trouble. The vessel was to have sailed yes
terday morning for Seattle. in ballast. TO
bring back load of coal for the BLACK
Diamond Coal Company.
Early in the day tug came alongside
and all was in readiness for the vessel 10
put to sea. But there was something very
essential lacking about the Spartan--lt was
her crew.
Captain Polite rose with the sun, expect
ing his men to do likewise. but as old Sol
got high in the heavens and no crew ap-
peared he began to become suspicious that
something wrong had happened.
Ten o'clock, II o'clock, u o'clock, still
no seameu. Soon after the noon hour sew
eral intoxicated salts tumbled aboard the
Spartan and from that on one by one tne
delinQuents put in An appearance, loaded
to the teeth with poor whisky and .eX-
ceedingly demonstratlve under It's In
fluenee.
They gyrated around the decks of the
collier like a crowd of Sioux at sun
dance and could not tell a capstan-bar
from marlin spike.
Captain Polite beIied his cognomen for
once in his life and dimmed the Immediate
neighborhood in blue haze OF lndlgna-
ton.
Every mothers son of the drunks was
sent ashore again, the tugboat was told
to return to its dock and the Spartan dld
not go to sea, nor will sne TIL her skipper
can secure ten good men and true who can
testify as to their sobriety, both by Dreath
and actions.
In the morning several tattered-looklng
waterfront tramps were observed casting
a longing eye toward the Spartan,s un-
closed main hatch, and later said gentle
men of leisure were seen to climb stealth
lily over the ships side and disappear III
the uncertain depths of the mold.
The ships second officer was Informed
and search expedition was inaugurated
which resulted in finding the three enemies
of industry curled up among some pro-
vision casks directly aft OF the main hatcn-
way. The stowawayS were promptly
hustled ashore and the hatchway closed.
Seattle was the destination of the tramps;
railroad travel did not suit them so they
thought they would try trip at sea.
By the steamer Oceanic from Honolu lu
yesterday advices report that several days
before the steamer left for san francisco
boat of the whaling-schOOner Mermaid,
which arrived at the islands from okO-
hama about three weeks ago, left the
vessel in charge of three of her crew and
nothing more was heard from it.
The boat is supposed to Fave been upset
in the ocean and all hands drowned.
The three men who came ashore on
Tuesday from the British ship Torrisdale
were not taken from thu vessel by the
Sailors Union. They applied to the union
for advice and were told that ii would be
better for them to return to the ship. as
they would be treated as deserters other
wise and lose their pay. The union offered
to take them aboard and the offer was ac-
cepted.
The American ship Daniel Barnes, which
arrived in port on Tuesday night was III
days in making the trip from New York.
l11n -ncn dny,f A.
the ships rudder-head, which was sprung
while off the Horn, causing the vessel to
go on long tack, which kept her about
thirty days over her usual time.
The British ship Loeb Etive left the
Clyde for Melbourne on the 10th of Octo-
Der last, arriving out on December %.
She remained i'll port only one month, re-
turning on January %. arriving back at
the Clyde on April %. doing the whole
round in the remarkably short space of
time of six and half months.
The boat which was upset in the bay
Tuesday night with five men on board was
picked up in the bay by fisherman yes
terday afternoon and towed to Fisher
mems wharf. The men in the upturned
boat were rescued by the crew of the ship
Airlie.
The North Pacific Coast Railroad Com
paGy will build another ferry-boat for the
Sausa!ito route. When this new steamer
is finished and put to work, shorter and
more frequent trips will be made on the
run, as two steamers will operate instead
OF one as heretofore.
Among the departures yesterday were
the brig Lurline for Honolulu, British ship
Aladdin for Talcahuaua ard Montgom-
eryshre and Airlie for Queenstown.
The Aladdin is the first vessel to clear
for Talcuhuana. South Chile, for some
time from San Francisco.
On the Sth of June the steamship City
of New York of the Panama line of the
Pacific Mail Company will be taken off |
her regular route south to augment the |
company's China service in anticipation of |
rush Of travel to the Worlds Fair.
The San Juan will probably be put on
the Panama run again in place of the City |
Of New York.
The tug Wizard left last evening for
Yaquina Bay to tow the steam schooner
Alice Blanchard to this port.
The Blanchard went ashore at Yaqniha |
on April 5 last and was subsequently, |
pulled Off She comes to this city for |
repairs.
A dispatch to the Merchants Exchange
last night reports the steamer South Coast |
having been spoken off Shelter Cove on |
Tuesday by the steamer Arcata The |
South Coast was short of coal and steam |
ing very slowly.
Later a message from Eureka reported |
steamer answering to the description of |
the South Coast steamng slowly south. |
If the vessel encounters head winds she |
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