The morning call., 1893-04-05
BURNED AT SEA.
The King James a Blazing
Wreck.
HALF THE CREW MISSING.
A Disaster Two Hundred Miles at
Seattle New York Brings
Smallpox.

The British ship King Jamas, bound from
Newcastle to San Francisco. has been aban-
doned at sea on fire about 200 miles off
Point Conception.
A portion of the crew landed at Lompoe
in Monday. They had been fighting the
flames for eleven days before the vessel was
abandoned.
The fire started in the forward hold and
is supposed TO have been caused by spon-
taneous combustion.
For seven days the crew were able to con-
fiue the flames 10 q comparatively small
area, but after that time the FIRE spread
rapidly. and, like the conflagra:ion in the
HOnTesfeld, heated the decks so that walk
ing upon them was barely possible.
When off Point Conception First Mate
William Muldoon claims the vessel sig
nailed a three-masted schooner and the
steamer Bonita, but in neither case were
the signals answered.
Two boats left the burning ship Monday
morning. The first, which is still missing,
was under the command CT Captain w.
DTummond and carried the captains son,
Second Mate David Ireland, Seamen Ed
ward Flynn, James Christie, John Perry
Alvin Robertson, William SeameD, Harry
Bruer, 7. Paterson. C. Larcen, Frank
keeyon, S. Breezon. John Williams and f.
Muller.
In the second boat, which landed at
Lompoc. were: First Mate Muldoon, Boat
swain Charles Cummings, Steward David
Rnos. the ships carpenter, two apprentices
and ten sailors.
Officers of the steamer Bonita. which ar.
rived this morning, say that they did not
SIGHT the burning ship.
The tugs Vigilant and Fearless of the
Spreckels line and Monarch of the Mer-
chants Towbeat Company started on
search for the dcrelct yesterday afternoon.
Nothing has yet been heard of the miss
Ing CAPTAINS boat. The King James was
ont 102 days from Newcastle, n. S. W.,
with coal for J. d. SDreckes Il Bros.
The Steamship City of New \ ork arrived
from Panama yesterday morning, flying the
yellow flag. A case of smallpox was dis
covered among the cabin passengers shortly
after the vessel left San Diego.
The unfortunate was A. Kobledo. a young
Guatemalan, who got on board at San Jose,
Central America.
The company's tug Millen Griffith lowed
q barge to the auarantined steamer and
transferred the passengers to the quarantine
station on Angel Island.
The fifteen passengers who left the vessel
at San Diego are subject to quarantine laws,
and IL Dr. LAWYER can locate any of them
they, too. will have TO pay visit to the
island
At Champerco. Central America, a pas
senger named j. w. Summers mysteriously
disappeared ana IL IS thought tnaJ he mas
committed suicide. The missing man was
afflicted with melancholia and his fellow
travellers are Of the opinion that he has
jumped overheard. Mr.. Summers took pas
sage from New York.
The Pacific Mail steamship Gaelic sailed
at o'clock yesterday afternoon for Yoko-
hama AMI Hong Kong via Honolulu, the
willamette Valley left for Yaquina Bay
and the Walla Walla arrived from Vic
toria. Port Townsend and Seattle.
The steamer Rival was delayed by hay-
ing a hawser badly tangled up with her
propeller just "a she was about to leave the
dock at Main street esterday afternoon.
At the meeting of the Board of Harbor
Commissioners yesterday afternoon Healy,
TiDbetson 81 Co. we're awarded the con-
tract for the eXtensionl of Steuart-street
wharf. The firms bid was $1,000
1t is understood that the schooner Volaht,
which has been thoroughly overhauled and
rugged anew, has been chartered by an
Alaskan packing company to 20 north.
Tie San Juan OF The Pacific Mail Com
pany'S line Will sail for Panama this morn
ing. Very little freight has been offered
the vesssl. as tho Keweenaw is billed to
sail on the Sth.
There is some talk Of Teviving the "boat
patr0r by the union sailors, but at head
quarters the Iumor is denied.