The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-22
THE SAILORS SAY.
What the InVerurie's Men
Will Do.
WILL STAND BY THE MATE.
In That Case the Result Can Be
FOretOld.
THE OSBORNE'S FAST VOYAGE.
From Newcastle in Forty-Seven
Days-Overdue Ships and Rein.
Surance-Marine Notes.
THE OSBORNE'S FAST VOYAGE

just an ordinary iron bark is the In
verurie, but she was as infinitely spected
by the morbid crowd of onlOokers at the
Beale-street coal-bunkers yesterday as if
she were crack yacht or a monster war
ship.
People eyed her coaldust- begrmed
decks and apparently speculated on the
places about the ship where. perhaps, the
bogus doctor and his little blonde wife
talked over the horrors of their sea voyage
by the dim light of the ships lanterns.
The Inverurie locked in the morning.
her crew standing by and willingly lend
ing helping hand as if they had never
been accused Of mutiny. or rather that
they cared little for the foolish prattle
about their being fends In human form,
who stood ready to prod any commanding
officer who might be so unlucky as to
have to rely. upon them to take In sail,
spread it, or keep a vessel on her course
by a trick at the helm.
If the reader were to hold little inves-
tigatiOn in the matter of the Inverurie
affair all by himself he could not help but
arrive at the conclusion that what the
sailors say about the story is cleverly put
summary of the self-evident facts in the
case.
To quote seamen, after the fashion of
their way of expressing things of serious
and humorous nature alike, the Irveru-
refs voyage was not peculiarly different
from that which any merchant ship might
make in these days when loEbooks read
more like dime novels or cheap fiction. so
frequent are the troubles, queer things and
unhappy fatalities that come to poor Jack.
According to the sailors, it was the old
story OF drunken captain and his stupid
action in trusting himself to strangers.
he acted like mailman when he should
have been as calm as a jurist: he exceeded
his authority, endangerlng the vessel by
his preference tor smell Of brandy rather
than scent of good fresh wind.
The crew will array themselves on the
side OF the first officer at the Investigation,
and there will be preponderance of testi-
mony 10 show that men who command
ships should not get drunk; that Mrs.
Captain WillOx did not have the proper at
tention at the proper time; that the bogus
doctor was not called until it was too late
to do anything for the sufferer, and that
even had he been a physician under the
circumstances he could hardly have saved
the woman's life.
Vice-Consul Moore of the British Con-
sulate reported that there was nothing
new in the case. So far as obtaining any
facts that may change the phase of the
narrative as published his statement is
correct. However, there were a number
of items taken in the matter yesterday
forenoon; the logbook was scanned and a
number of witnesses given preliminary
hearing.
The log contains the same story as has
| been printed In the papers, except that it
was found to suit the captains idea of the
| way the yarn should be written.
One important entry is said to be con-
tanned therein, and this alone renders the
hOOR 0f VQlnp in the Uan6ipr in,
quiry. This entry is said to be in the
shape of a sub-note stating the hour that
Mrs. WilloX was first taken sick, and ends
by saving under date of the day following
the first item about the lady that DIR.
Armltage was requested to aid in attend
ing her."
Coroner Hughes has not yet decided
whether he has jurisdiction in the case
enough TO hold an investigation. There
seems to be no doubt of the fact that
Alexander cannot be prosecuted, as the
evidence is To all appearances in his favor
so far as his connection with the death of
Mrs. WillOX is concerned.
Fourteen years ago the ship Duchess of
Argyle made the trip from Newcastle,
n. 5. W., to San Francisco in forty-tive
days. The British ship Osborne. Captain
Scott, arrived Yesterday from that port
after voyage of only AZ days, the fastest
time since the Argyle astonished the skip
pers. The Osborne is COAL laden and con-
signed to Spreckels. The first part of her
voyage light winds were found and at
times the ship was almost becalmed. In
these circumstances her fast run is really
phenomenal.
A telegram from San Diego announces
from Newcastle. Twenty per cent REIN
surance had been paid on the ship.
The Colintraiye is now out 81 days and
reinsurance has advanced TO 80 per cent.
The safe arrival of the Levenbank after so
long trip is quoted in favor of the chances
of the Colintralve.
The British bark Calirrhoe was recently
reinsured at 10 per cent. She arrived yes
terday morning, 125 days out from Cal
cutta.
A mistaken impression seems to have
gone abroad shat the work on the street
opposite 20 the ferry depOts is delayed on
account of the slowness Of the contractors
in not finishing their work on the new
ferry depot This is all an error. East
street at the ferries has been a STANDING
disgrace and Inconvenience to the public
simply because of the wrangle over the
question of spur tracks, loops, ETC.,
brought about by the Market street and
Broadway railroad companies. If the
SireetcaT companies were compelled to nut
in their track system for the foot of Mar
ket street Immediately. then The public
would not have TO wade through sand
dodge express wagons. take chances with
cable-cars that have no respect for the
rights of individual citizens, and people
would be able to reach Oakland and
suburban towns without taking out acct
dent policies.
The German bark Philip Nelson viii!
sail to-day for Hamburg with one of the
most valuable csrg0es that ever left this
port for Germany. 1t includes 600 gallons
of wine, 80 200 feet of redwood lumber,
I40 bales of orchilla. 800 sacks of Cascara
sagrada bark, $4,000 pounds of cotton, 200
tons of boneblack, 217 sacks of pearl
shells, 200 barrels of tannin extract and
sc, 200 gallons of brandy. Of the latter
80. 900 came from the Stanford Vina ranch
and is intended for use in the German
army. The total value of the cargo is
S78,5o0.