The morning call., 1894-05-08
NO LIVES LOST.
The RetrieVer's Men Were
All Rescued.
When the Rio Janeiro Sailed-Re-
ported Loss of Sealers, Their
Captains and Crews.

Some rather contradictory reports and
clinpings from Japanese exchanges led
several contemporaries INTO the somewhat
excusable error of reporting the loss OF
Captain Snow and seven men Of the
American sealer Retriever. The same
error was made regarding three of the
crew Of the British sealer Ocean Belle.
Some days ago the news that three boats
were missing from the Retriever was
telegraphed to this city from Victoria.
where it had been received by a Canadian
Pacific steamer. The Victoria story also
had II that Captain Snow and six men
were lost
On the 20Ih of April. or Just before the
Rio Janeiro left Yokohama, word was re-
ceived that Captain Snow and all hands OF
his crew had been picked up. thus account
ing for all Of the Reviewers men.
A similar dispatch was received relative
to the Ocean Bellies seamen.
The notice of the finding Of the Re
triever's commander ana men was inserted
briefly in the Japan Mail Summary Of
April 81, received here Sunday, and also
known on board of the Rio Janier0.
The sealing schooner Matthew Turner
Is reported AS lost. but no verifcatiOn Of
The story can be made by any OF tne seal
ing captains rT owners here. A. L. Lor-
enlZen. the schOuner's agent, says that he
has had no advice of her loss.
The Turner lett here on December 10,
In command Of Captain A. +. Christopher
son.
All hands of her crew are reported lost.
The San Francisco Sc Ing schooner
MascOtte j. also sad to have gone down
with all hands on board. This story can
ha 4 cd oI a =
TO think thai it is the British sealer Mas
cote.
If the Mascotte is really wrecked the
following men have gone down with her !:
Captain Z. ID. Hagman. First Mate Ern Test
DahlstrOm. ". Williamson, second mate.
four hunters and eleven sailors.
Captain DusmOTe, the skipper who took
command of the brig Galilee on her last
trip out to Tahiti, made a good record for
himself as a seaman by making twenty
fOur-day run up from the islands. The
Galilee came within TWO days OF breaking
the record.
The Galilee brought as passengers Con-
sui Goss, the representative OF Germany at
Tahiti Mr.. GOss is al old gentleman and
expressed himself as fully satisfied to re-
turn to the fatherand 10 spend the BAL
ance of his days.
Edward Sinnot, one of the Merchants
Exchange marine reporters, saved mem
Der oil me DOlpGln BOAT CluO from a
watery grave yesterday morning.
The oaTsman was practcing il a shell
anu was capslZed. Slnnot put off TO The
rescue in Whitehall boat and soon landed
the drenched clubman at the seawall.
The young men, Demming aud O'Niel,
who were accused OF breaking into Cap
tain Wells sloop at sect on 4 of the sea-
wall. are not believed TO be guilty by those
who know of their good stanuing.
Sunday night three sa Ks Of ecffee were
stolen rom Broad way wharf ana placed
on the deck of Wells boat. 1t is thought
that the same miscreant who committed
the robbery of Sunday morning stoiz the
coffee. and the boys who were under ar
rest are thought to be entirely innocent.
Several deep-water ships came into port
yesterday The British ship Flintshire,
$50 days from Swansea. arrived in The
afternoon.
The American ship Ivy, 143 days from
PHILADELPHIA with merchandise, was
amung the arrivals. Captain Lowell re-
ports that on April II in degrees north
112 west be spoke he ship John w. Mari,
bound from San Diego for san Francisco,
with her rudder-head sprung and other
damage done TO deckhonses and buIwarks
by heavy seas.
The British ship Senegal, from San
Diego ior Tacoma. is overdue. Reinsur-
ance is reported at 25 per cent by local
hrOkars