The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-23
IN HEAVY SEAS.
The New Steamer AraWa
Arrives.
STEERAGE PASSENGER LOST.
Sad Fate of Captain Perkins of
the ElSinore.
STEERAGE PASSENGER LOST
HOW ALDRICH LEFT HONOLULU.
He Arrived There on the Barkentine
s. N. Castle = A WreCking
Schooner Departs.

The steamship AraWa, when mas taken
the place of the Monowai on the route be-
tween this port and the Australian colo
MES, arrived yesterday morning. Accord
ing tn the reports of the officers she
experienced a very stormy passage from
the time she left Auckland. She left
Sydney on the Goth of November. and Cap
tain Stuart says that she would have made
quicker time had the weather not been so
rough.
The arrival of the steamer attracted a
great deal of attention along the water
front because of her SIZE and build. With
the exception of the China the Arawa Is
the largest vessel that has ever entered
this port. Her build Is altogether differ
ent from that of any of the ocean steam
ers that come here. She is built like some
of the Atlantic steamers and has four
masts so that she can carry more sail than
the average steamers. Her hull build is
also new here in its way. Instead of the
sharp pointed PROV of the regular steam
ers she has bowsprt, fgure-head aud all
the adornments which characterize an
ocean clipper of the AL class.
In addition TO the elements which the
vessel had to combat with there was a sem
sational event on board. 1t was the loss
of one of the Storage paSsengers-Cap-
tain Perkins-who took passage on the
vessel at Samoa. On the day succeeding
the departure of the steamer. December
6. he either fell or Jumped overheard. Cir
cumstances seem TO show that his was "A
case of suicide caused by melancholy. He
was the master of the bark ElsiRre.
which was engaged in the business of car
rving coal from Newcastle, n. S. W.. to
Honolulu. On his last trip the captain
was obliged to put into Luoa, FIJI, with
u .tRH.
The vessel was condemned as I'M
seaworthy, and as the captain
owned large interest in her, his loss was
considerable. Ever since then he was de-
pressed in spirits. and the passengers on
the Arawa noted this when he took pas
sage for San Francisco. On the first night
on he played cards with some of his
acknowledgements, and tn at was the last
seen of him. The general impression
among the passengers and officers Is that
he committed suicide by jumping over
board.
Among other passengers on the Arawa
were Mr. and Mrs. j. F. Nolan, who were
married about two months ago and left for
the islands on their honeymo Don trip. The
bride was formerly Miss Maude Tread
we'll Miss Kittie Nolan was with them.
Rudolph Spreckels and Colonel George
w. Macfarlane were also on board. The
latter, who is The proprietor of the Royal
Hawaiian Hotel 10 Honolulu. did not
make any prolonged stay. He came In on
the Arawa III the morning. transacted his
business and departed for the islands
again on the steamer Australia, which
left in the afternoon. He said to inQuiriug
friends that there we're no reasons for an
ticipating a revolution or any disturbance
Oh the islands al present.
The officers of the Arawa are as follows:
j. PrOsser, chief officer; A. Smith, sec
ond officer; G. E. Stuart, third officer;
Alex Stuart fourth "fficer; j. Mcpherson,
chief engineer; G. Adams, first engineer;
r. FinlaysOn, third engineer; A. Roberts,
fourth engineer: G. Cooper, chief stew
ard; J. Macdonald, surgeon. The purser
is B. B. Bendel, who was with the Mono
wal
The barkentine S. n. Castle, which ar
rived from the Hawaiian Islands late YES
terday afternoon. had among her passen-
gers young man named w. II. Aid rich,
the son of the late millionaire, w. A.
Aldrich of Honolulu. Young Aldrich left
the islands In rather peculiar manner. 1t
appears that he was debtor to various
people there to the amour: OF $4,000. AS
the son of wealthy man and the
heir to q portion of a valuable estate the
creditors proceeded to push him for what
they considered was due them. After in
terest and other things had been added to
the original amount there was claim of
about $4,000 against the young man. When
he came 10 his legacy Aldrich offered to
pay the $4,000 but declined to consider the
other portion of the $1,000 as RESPONSE
blity. The laws of the islands are some
what strict as regards de btors, and no one
can leave the islands unless he has pass
port showing that he does not owe any
thing.
When Aldrich went to the steamship
Office to buy ticket for San Francisco he
was Informed that he could cot leave until
he had settled his debts and received
passport. The young man was, however,
determined TO go anyhow" and went on
board the barkenline at night. She was
searched by officers, who had been told he
was on board, but he managed TO secrete
himself Sd that they did cot discover him.
Where he hid young Aldrich will not say,
but he Is somewhat elated over his success
full evasion of the searchers. He had
already served thirty DAYS in the Honolulu
jail for contempt OF court. His wife is still
at the islands, but he expects her up on
the next steamer. When there Aurich
was an ardent royals.
The steamer City of Picking arrived from
China and Japan yesterday. She brought
over quite number of cabin and steerage
passengers. AS regards weather, her trip
was quite pleasant.
The schooner S. Danielson left last even
ing with complete wrecking outfit on
board, for the purpose of assisting in the
removal of the engines and other portions
Of the steamer Crown of England. which
went ashore at Santa Rosa Island some
time ago. The tug Anna Is there at pies
ent, but her draft is too deep to permit
work in The shallow water where the
vessel lies. All in the vessel, il is said,
can be saved. but her hull will have to be
broken ND and taken as old iron.
The body Of Richard King. who died at
Honolulu, was brought TO this city on the
steamer Arawa yesterday for burial.
The steamer Australia left yesterday for
the Hawaiian Islands. but her passenger
list was not very large one. She carried
cODsiderab BILE freight, however.