The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-15
WAS PLAYING WITH FRIENDS.
Crazy Actions Of a Sailor ON the Ship
Lord ShafteSbury.
WAS KEPT In IRONS NINETEEN DAYS.
The Tramp Steamer kahulM Has Lost Her
HoodeO-She Completes Very Sue.
eessful Round Trip-NoteS.

Arthur Hind had narrow escape for his
life on the British ship Marion Lightbody
yesterday. Indeed, the doctors are even
now doubtful as to whether he will recover
or not. A careful examination at the
United States Marine Hospital showed that
two of his ribs were broken, his spine in
jured and that his body was terribly
bruised. The ship has been loading grain
at Port Costa, and Saturday night her
cargo was completed.
Yesterday the crew went to work bend
ing the sails. On large sailing ships, where
there are number of apprentices, the lads
have charge of the mizzen mast. When
the last sail was in position aud their work
done the boys began joking each other.
Finally one of them said, Here goes to
see who can reach the deck first" All
sought the quickest way below, and in the
rush young Hind lost his hold on the rig
ging and fell across the ships rail. In
another instant he would have gone over
board and been drowned had not the mate
caught him as he was falling. A physician
was sent for, who advised that the lad be
brought to San Francisco. He now lies in
the Marine Hospital, in precarious con-
dition.
Young Hind is the nephew of Captain
Hind of the British ship Ecclefechan,
now undergoing repairs at the seawall.
The latter went to sea Just prior to the first
heavy southeastern and was so badly bat
tered that her skipper was glad to get back
to port. The work of repairing her has
now been going on for over three weeks,
and it will be another two before she is
ready again for sea. Captain Hurd was
very much shocked when he heard of his
nephews accident, and has given special
instructions as to his care.
The British ship Celtic Race, which ar
rived from Newcastle, n. S. W., yesterday,
made an unusually long passage of, los
days. A succession of light northerly
winds was encountered, and for eight days
the vessel was becalmed 200 miles off the
coast. The Celtic Race is almost new
ship, and this is her first voyage to San
Francisco. Captain Hughes is nearly a
stranger here, as he has not been in this
city since 1882, when he was in the ship
Manitoba.
The British ship Lord Shaftesbury, an
other of yesterdays arrivals, made a long
trip of 153 days from London. The mo-
notony of the voyage was enlivened by one
of the sailors, named James Coleman, on
December II last. He had row with one
of the apprentices and started to thrash
him. Chief Officer Kennel interfered, and
Coleman knocked him down. Some of the
sailors went to the assistance of the mate
but Coleman seized belaying-pin and
chased them around the deck He was
finally knocked down and placed in irons
He has been kept locked up ever since, and
as soon as the anchor was dropped Captain
Cunningham came ashore to report the
matter to the British Consul. When the
skipper went aboard he took the irons off
the prisoner and released him. Coleman
then seized the first opportunity to make
his escape.
The tramp steamer Kahului made a
wonderful passage to the Hawaiian Islands
and back when all things are considered.
When she first arrived in this port she was
known as the Scandinavia. Under that
name she proved very unlucky vessel, so
her owners changed it TO the Sirius. Bad
fortune pursued her and when half dozen
libelS had been plastered on her she was
tied up in Oakland Greek. Next the john
son-Locke Company chartered her for a
trip tc South Africa and her name was
again changed. The trip fell through and
the steamer remained in Oakland Greek for
three years. She was then sold to pay the
Hbels on her by the United States Marshal.
The machinery was overhauled, prac-
tically new boilers were put in, her name
changed to Kahului and a start was made
for Hawaii. The round trip was made
without stop and an average speed OF
nine knots was maintained throughout.
captain drHeDeTS asserts tlldC the 1OOuOO
is broken and that the steamer will be a
success from now on.
The American ship John A. Briggs,
which arrived from Departure Bay
Yesterday, had rough time of it in
last weeks gale On the Sd inst, when
off the Columbia River, the storm came up
from the southeast. The ship labored
heavily and the cargo shifted to star
board. At times the men were nearly
washed overheard, but no one was injured.
The gale abated next day and the Briggs
was then put on her course for San Fran
cisco again.