The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-01

Wells. Fargo & Co.'s Express has returned 10
Washington, aud their many friends will be
glad to learn that she is improving.
regular sailor marriage VIII take place on
board of the receiving ship Independence a
week from to-day. This is somewhat unusual,
Dut ben the seaman wishes The marriage 10
take place there. SO Chaplain Frank Thompson.
". s. NJ. In the presence OF the officers ana
crew. will unite NJ, MOrtrnSen aD0 the lady whe
Is TO be his BRIDE. :;
+ Saturday afternoon Chaplain Thompson. Off
Grated at the funeral of Fireman Mark Claug-
merry who expired suddenly Gu board Of the
ship Friday afternoon: = =. =.
= AT O'Clock Saturday afternoon, just as the
funeral procession was leaving the. 1ndepeDd-
ence with the remains. of DOugbeFty for the
n avail Cemetery atthe lower end of the island,
Master, at. Arms Sanders, who was sent to the
hospital from: The gunbOat PeIrel died. An
autopsy will be held on mis- body by Surgeon
Eothganger. The burial will lake place sion
DAY AFTERNOON. Thefe is another: one in tn
hospital not eXrecttd 10 live There are sixty
eight patients in the.hOspiIal, -
"A pretty good stOry:was Told al the hospital
while waiting for the autopsy to be held that
occurred the war on board OF the: United
States steamship Jnniata. One OF the .crew, a
iavorite, died. and as. the cause Of his death
nad excited considerable interest on board 1t
was decided TO hold pOst-mOrtem examination
pf Inc BODY: Medical Director Albert Y. Cor :
gas, u: s.. N; then young surgeon On the Juni-
alta was To- perform the work. -: =
:; 4 ne DAY was exceedingly warm. and smail
room had been made of canvas under the fore
castle. .Justas the surgeon was about to conn
mence Three of the oldest perry officers, con-
Sisling or the: boatswain's- mate, captain of The
lore -ioo and one of the quarter gunners,
marched up TO the mainmast, a place abord OF.
all men-of-war at which all troubles are settled.
HE officer ofthe deck asked the men what was
wanted. THEY replled. ITO see the executive
-ofncer.o First Lieutenant, now CAPTAIN Fred
erlck V. McNair, u. s.. N, we'll known at Mare
Isl nd and on tire coast, having been captain
ol'the yard ana who is likely ODE superinten-
dent OF the Naval; Academy In the near future,
also came to- tie mast and wished 10 Know
what was wanted. They asked; 10 see the
captain, William r. Taylor, as they wished TO
enter protest TO- him against The body OF thelf
snipmate being cut up; and they did not want
10 nave any :pOst-mOftem held on him. .Ihe
eyes OF LIEUTENANT McNair twlnkfed as he
went aft TO the cabin to inform The captain, OF
the trouble on the minds of tie crew. :: -
The captain came 10 the mast, heard the
complaint and sent for Surgeon Gorgas and in
formed him OF tile trouble and requested he
DO something 10 remove the load from oil The
minds OF his men. Gorgas thought IA moment
and then wiIhethe captain, Ii ulenanI McNair
anc Paymaster. Caspar Schenck, also we'll
mast, where The three: petty officers stood. and
very politely informed them, with smile, IN OF.
to be. at all alarmed or worried In Tie least.
that they would not 1rold a DOS :mo{ems on
-their dead shipmate; that they wonldsonly have.
an autopsy. This. was perfectly satisfactory,
TO the committee, and touching their 'caps:the
1eader res pOnded., AH right. srs. it, perfectly
satisfactory, we don't care how many utopses
you hold, but we do object TO- a. post-mOrten*
being he ld.',.: The autopsy was held: aud cause:
CT death aSCertalueQ.