The morning call., 1894-06-03
ONHER BEAM ENDS
Loss of the British Bark
Cambrian Chieftain.
The Captains Wife, Children and
T.. Fourteen of the Crew Rescued
by the Bark Dee.

Word has been received that the British
barl- Cambrian Chieftain, Captain Thomas,
had been thrown on her beam ends during
arale while bound from Newcastle, Aus
fralia. TO C0uuimbo, and abandoned. The
caprain's wife aud two children and four
teen OF the crew were landed at Valparaiso
nv the British, bark Dee. The captain and
tie rest OF the crew were missing. Can
tain Thomas IS we'll known at this port.
where he had been in command of the Pal
grave, Cambrian Chieflain, River Avon
aud Perbyshire.
The Oceanic steamship Australia, Can
tain II. c. Houdlett. arrived at $40
O'clock yesterday morning, making the
voyage from Honolulu in SIX and a half
days. There were sixty-three cabin and
thlrty-elght steerage passengers Among
the passengers were: Captain Matson of
The Lpr!lne, Captain a. l.. Sinclair, Rev.
hnd Mrs. A. ). IWombley, Colonel R. c.
Spaidlng, for some years a resident of the
Islands, but formerly Daymaster here, Mrs.
SpsIalng, and the members of Dailey's
theatrical company.
Mrs. j. ID. Schleck OF Los Angeles re-
turned on the Australia. bringing back the
remains of her husband for intermpDt
Mr.. ana Mrs. Schleck were married few
weeks ago in Los Angeles and left for the
islands on their bridal trip. MIR. Schleck
died while on his way to visit the volcano
Mauua LQa.
OF the seventeen vessels that left here
last November for the United Kingdom
the quickest passage was made by the
British shi0 City OF Hankow, which went
nome In lC6 days. The average passage of
all the vessels was 127 DAYS.
When the Brush ship Craig Elvan ar
rived IN this port last fall Captain Haw-
tRorne. her commander, was intoxicated.
and remained so nearly tine whole time
the vessel was IN port. When the vessel
arrived home a few weeks ago the captain
and first and second mates were charged
with broaching cargo and being drunk on
the voyage from Antwerp TO this port
They were found guilty. and CAPTAIN
hawthorne had his certificate as master
Su> nCed for six months and had to pay
10, tow ard the cost of the inquiry The
certificates of the first and second mates
were cancelled
When the British bark Archer, Captain
Dawson, was abandoned on her beam ends
while going from Victoria to Portland,
Or, in March last, The crew were rescued
by the ship John c. Potter OF this port.
BY private letter received here il is
learned that the English Board of Trade
has awarded Captain Never of the Potter
vote of thanks and a handsome binOcu-
lar glass for the galantry and humanity lie
displayed on the occasion.
An excursion around the bay was given
yesterday 10 the Presbyterian ministers
who are visiting this city The tug Fear
less made the trip to various marine points
If interest Members Of the Tivoli
Opera Courany Will make an excursion on
the Fearless today.
The brig Geneva, which mas been living
az Howard No. for The past TWO or three
DAYS, has been chartered by the Apollo
Consolidated Mining Company to make
the trip to UDga, Alaska. to-day, with
stampmiN and machinery for the mines.
g.. The steamer Bertha leaves for Alaska