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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-31
INSURANCE ON HER CARGO
1t Is Scattered Among Sixteen Com
panies for Small Amounts
Each,


The following companies carried risks
on the cargo:
Swiss Marine, 900; United States
Lloyds. $40; Cutie & Franks Agency,
$4,000; Fireman's Fund, $21, POP; Canton,
$500; Standard Marine, $50; British and
! Foreign, Shops; New Zealand, $500;
Thames and Mersey, $3.50; North China,
SOLO; Western, Sal; Voss, Conrad & Co. 8
Agency, $4,000; Mannheim, $142; Trans
Atlantic Marine, $500; Sun, $3.50; Ocean
Marine, $240.
This makes total of $S4, 1873. In addi-
ton to the companies named the On Tai
and Man On Chinese insurance companies
had placed risks, but no figures could be
obtained from them.
AS far as insurance on the ship itself is
concerned the company has none placed.
Instead OF paying premiums into the
various insurance companies the same
amount as would be demanded is set aside
IN fund of salvage by the steamship COM
pany, and when vessel is lost the amount
SO credited to each steamer is drawn from
the fund.
The Colima was valued at 100000. The
customary amounts have been laid aside
to her credit and now reach a figure almost
equal to the sum which would be paid by
insurance companies.
"There is one thing about the loss of
the Colima which the Pacific Mail Com
pany should take into consideration, said
an old navigator yesterday. "There is not
correct chart of that southern coast on
board any ship entering those waters.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company
could have complete and correct survey
made at less cost than the value of one ship.
Navigation is carried on through the
medium of old Mexican charts, which are
as inaccurate as any document could well
be, and partial American surveys. There
should be new survey"
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separated from the others and it was
picked up by the San Juan on its trip
north before the steamer reached Man
zanillo.
"The others, I have no doubt, kept
together under command of the captain,
end will all be found at Boca Apiza. This
is good news indeed, F." and Mr.. Avery, who
has hardly ate or slept since the wreck was
reported, smiled weary smile of relief.
Would not the sentence, Steamer can
not be got afioat, seem to indicate that
the ship is ashore or on reef? And could
not the passengers stay on the hull till
rescued?" asked an anxious bystander.
NO" was the reply. "In our cipher
the word which means Steamer is a total
loss signifies also Steamer cannot be got
afloat,' and in translating the cipher we
have in this case put in both sentences.
"There can be no doubt that the Colima
foundered Captain Pitts wired that she
foundered, and when sailor uses that
term he means just what he says. If the
steamer had gone ashore he would have
said ashore
"If she had struck hidden rock he
would have said struck and sank But
he said 'foundered,' and foundered it I'M
doubtedly is. Later dispatches have con-
firmed that report, too, for our agents say
that she foundered in 100 fathoms of water.
"The form of the dispatch is crude,
owing to the cipher but there can be no
doubt as to its meaning and l am thank
fu1 -
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LAID DOWN THE BATON,
Why Scheel Went Away in the
Middle of a Park Band
Concert.
And Objected to the Music Made
by Men Who Had Not
Rehearsed.

1t was evident that there was something
wrong yesterday afternoon with the Park
bank. When Fritz Scheel stepped on the
stand to conduct the concert a look of dis
appointment and dismay spread over his
face as if he had been confronted with an
unpleasant spectacle, and when the music
struck up the expression of disappoint-
ment communicated itself to the faces of
many people among the big crowd of listen
ers, for any one who had ears TO hear could
detect that the music was not of that snne-
rlor order with which the Park band is
usually wont to gladden. SUNDAYS and holt
days. --oii-
The concert progressed painfully. Selec-
lions from Offenbachs 'sOrphee aux En-.
fers" were numbered through in a manner
that suggested the appropriateness of the
title, a Spanish waltz and a march did NOT
receive a much better handling and even
fantasia upon the good old ''Trovatore''
was played in a manner that made some
people who had been lifelong friends feel
that they loved it less. ioei
All this time Scheel had been showing
signs OF mental perturbation. When the
fourth number was concluded he laid
down his baton and walked deliberately
away from the stand. Seeing that the
conductor had left, many of the audience
followed suite, though some of the audi
tors remained and awaited DEVELOPMENTS.
After consultation among the musicians,
one OF their number stepped to the con-
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ONE ENCOURAGING NEWS FROM THE COLIMA

ductor's stand, and, picking up Scheel's
discarded baton, raped sharply with it on
the desk, and having called his men to
attention, proceeded with the concert.
Scheel did not return.
When asked yesterday evening why be
had deliberately walked away in the mid
die of park concert Scheel replied:
81 had no choice but to do so. The
music was so bad that l could bear it no
longer. Indeed, conducting for those four
numbers made me i'll. | had rehearsed
programme for last Sunday, and as there
was no concert then expected it would be
performed this afternoon. Well, when [
got to the park what was my surprise to
ma another orchestra than the one 1 had
rehearsed with. Scarcely half our men
were present. In their places were fifteen
TO twenty raw recruits who had never
played with me before.
Il do not say those men were not musi-
Clans, but they knew nothing about nv
way OF conducting or our music, and how
can green hands like that come in and
still make music-it is impossible. When
a conductor rehearses with one orchestra,
he expects to have that orchestra for con-
certs, not another set of men. When I
saw the substitution, would not make a
scene by turning my back on those musi-
cans. tried to lead the concert, but it
was too horrible. | have a musical repu-
torrance was an imposition on the public,
L laid down the baton, and went away"
Al Marks, Scheel's agent, said that the
programme played yesterday afternoon
was not the one that had been prepared.
1t had been chosen at the last moment be-
cause it was easy "To-day is ScheePs
last performance, unless the proper ma
terial is furnished him. These things re-
fleet on him, and he cannot receive all the
censure without murmuring.'
The fact is that all the trouble springs
from the habit of postponing the concert
whenever there is the least excuse for
doing so on account of the weather. The
musicians rehearse for nothing and re-
serve Sunday afternoon for the concert,
and then, as on last Sunday afternoon,
they receive notice at the last moment
that there will be no concert. This being
the case, they do not always care to re-
serve their time for the Park Band con-
cert.
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machinery? Yes, that might delay her,
but l am inclined to think that those four
hours were spent in freighting in San Bias
harbor.
at may seem strange toTone not in the
business that we cannot secure definite in
formation concerning our ships. But it is
not customary for our agents at each port
to report to us direct the arrival or depart
ure of our steamers. When steamer
leaves way port the hour of sailing is
telegraphed to her next stopping place
and that is all that is done, except und er
very unusual circumstances. Then, too,
the Geographic service in Mexico is most
unsatisfactory. 1t often happens that a
steamer arrives in port, stays there day
or SO, and even sails again before the dis
patch announcing her departure from the
former port is received. During my term
of service as purser that happened not once
or twice, but frequently.
mexico is pre-eminently the land of
manana. The Mexicans take life easy and
are fond of the siesta, and disaster of this
kind sends them completely off their
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both residents of Oakland, where they have
a wide circle of friends. Their father is
Charles Fl. Cushing formerly connected
with the Investment Insurance Company
Of San Francisco, residing at $40 Adeline
street, Oakland. 1t was their intention to
engage in coffee raising not far from their
point of destination.
Press information states that one of the
brothers was rescued by the San Juan.
Alfred r. Alonzo, another passenger on
the Colima, was bound for Tapachula,
where he was to take position on the
plantation of his half brother, Mr.. Brewer.
Jonn G. Stein, who travelled in the steer
age, appears to have been followed by fate.
He is a young manor was-who made up
his mind to leave San Francisco and work
with his father at San Jose de Guatemala.
For some months past he was idle in this
City and depended largely on Peter Mach
abee for support while waiting for remit
lance to pay for his passage on the steamer
But the money was slow in coming, as
three different steamers sailed from here
without him. much to his disappointment,
for on each one he had expected to sail.
His father is foreman of carriage-trim-
ming shop in the Guatemalan CITY and
lives there with his wife, Johns mother.
At last the money came to young Stein,
who bought ticket and left full of homes
on the Colima.
81 had everything packed and was in
readiness to accompany him." said Mach
abee yesterday, while waiting in the Mail
Company's office for news, "but was dis
appointed the day before the steamer left.
This annoyed me greatly, but here I am
now, only too happy that was left"
STEMS grandfather is c. W. Stein of
Stein & Son. carriage material dealers, on
Stevenson street. Young Stein was en-
gagged to Miss Deitz of 391 Eighth street
not long before he left San Francisco.
The parents of H. M. A. Miller, president
of the California Guaranty Investment
Company of this City and passenger on
the Colima who live at 1864 Union street.
Oakland, were much gratiied yesterday on
receiving telegram from Mr.. Miller stat
ing that hewas safe at Mazatlan. Hew went
to Mexico ON business trip. and left the
Inflated steamer at his destination two
days before she struck on the reef.
Mr.. Miller's father and mother and his
wife, who resides with them, were fearful
before the message came that he might be
among the missing, but are now treasured.
DR.. Crepin of San Diego arrived yester-
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PASSENGERS IDENTITY.
Something About Those Who Sailec
With the Foundered
Steamer,

steamer.
Lang Chang, who is reported among thu
missing, is prominent merchant of Sar
Salvador. He came here to be married
and left with his bride, who is relative O.
Shun Yuen Hing, the importer. Hi.
friends in Chinatown are anxious abou
Chang and his wife and have wired all the
Mexican and Central American ports te
telegraph at once if they are saved.
Louis H. Peters, one of the passengers o.
the Colima who has not yet been hear6
from, was until recently assistant book
keeper in Dinkelspiels dry-goods house
He lived with his mother at the Russ
House, but sailed by the Colima to go into
business with his father in Central Amer
iea Mrs. Peters, the mother, is Frustrated
by the shock and is unable to leave bel
bed. The young man was only % years Of
age.
Four San Franciscans whose names ap
pear on the published list of passengers Of
the Inflated Colima are safe and their fam
lies have heard from them by wire. They
are ]. w. G. Maxwell, mining broker OF
426 Montgomery street; III. M. A. Miller
president of the California Guaranty In
vestment Company; Vernon Gray and T.
Fred Bell. They sailed by the Colima to
inspect some Mexican mines, but disem-
barked at Mazatlan before the disaster.
An Associated Press dispatch from Val
lejo last night stated that seven persons on
the Colima left Mare Island station short
time ago on their way to Vermont to be
discharged from the naval service. Only
three were saved-John w. Crew, G. D
Ross and L. L. Zangeree-as far as reports
are known. The lost men-of-warsmen are
]. ]. Moumens, G.. A. Nevis, c. Walske
and J. II. W. Smith. The unfortunate
sailors had many warm friends on the
cruiser Olympia.
Another dispatch was received by the
Associated Press from Seattle, which con.
veyed the following information:
"Windom T. Spearin, who was lost with
the Colima, was civil engineer of this city
He left here five weeks ago, and it is sup
posed that Mrs. Spearin is in San Fran
cisco. He had $500 for Government sur
veys, and had refused TO pay assigned
claims for his men because the claims hac
been assigned, sued on and had cost:
added"
D. Constants, Belgian, H. Janesco and
Charles Romantic, Frenchman, and Petel
Galates, an Italian, were among the pas
sengers on the Colima. For several years
these young men had been walters at thu
Palace Hotel in this City, and were on
pleasure trip to New York.
Romanie is said to have had in his pos
session about $1,000.
Charles H. Cushing Jr. and his brother
George s. Gushing, were among the pas
sengers bound for Guatemala. They were
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heads. That is probably the cause of the
difficulty we now experience in getting in
formation
THE SAN JUAN'S SEARCH.
Possible Reasons Why No More
Definite News Has Arrived.


Definite News Has Arrived.
In regard to the delay which occurred on
Wednesday in giving out the dispatch re-
ceived from Captain Pitts, Mr.. Schwerin,
the manager of the company, stated yes
terday that it was not with any purpose of
Withholding information from the public,
but that the dispatch as received was am
biguous, and the company desired to
straighten it out
This was done by holding back the am
biguous portion.
In the dispatch the word "crew' oc-
CURED, and among the list of saved was a
person named John Crew. 1t was not
known what was meant exactly.
AS for the reason why the company
could get no further word from Mama
Milo, Mr.. Schwerin said that in his opinion
Captain Pitts picked up the boatload
of passengers and went to MANIA
milo, but instead of entering the port
he, in all probability, gave the dispatch to
the commandant of the place. requesting
that it be sent on to the San Francisco of
flee, and Immediately put out to sea in
search of other survivors. In doing this
he would not have to waste three hours
with the red tape proceeding of clearing
again when he sailed out. He also took
out the rescued passengers with him,
which, in Mr.. Schwerin's opinion, would
account for the fact that nothing has been
heard from them.
As no word was received yesterday from
the San Juan Mr.. Schwerin thinks she is
still engaged in the search, and, there
being no news to the contrary, a strong
possibility exists that she may have found
other survivors
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GENERAL DIOKINsON's POSITION.
Why He Issued No Orders for Yester-
days Parade.


For the first time in years General Dick
inson's sword hangs idle on the wall. The
inspiring fife and the thrilling drum wake
no responsive thrill in his bosom. The
good weapon that has so long hung from
his hip is turned into plowshare, the
chapeau is exchanged for the hat of the
civilian, the trappings of military life for
the plain business suit of the working
lawyer
General Dickinson declares that he issued
no orders to the brigade because they
might conflict with General Warfeld's,
and thus place the officers in disagreeable
predicament.
81 have too much regard for those gentle
men who have served so long with me-"
said the general, "to be the cause of anv
confusion among them. But l am about
to send in my resignation to Governor
Budd and surrender my command in this
form. l have the law ON my side, but there
are certain reasons why do not wish to
serve under parties now in power. The
story of the Sacramento campaign has
not yet been written. There are circum-
stances connected with that railroad strike
of which the general public is not in
formed. l may, or may not revive that
matter. If l do it will not be at the pres
ent time. There were acts committed there
and orders issued for which there was no
legal authority"
And so for the present ends the briga-
der commandership controversy, but their
was something in General Dickinson's air
that indicated he was planning campaign
Tor the near future.
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AN ALARMING RUMOR.
The New York "Herald" Says the
Steamer Was Driven on
Paaf

NEW YORK, N. Y. May 80. - The
Herald's Manzanillo correspondent tele-
graphs:
The latest advices from the scene of the
wreck of the steamer Colima, which was
lost on Monday near Cayutian, indicate
that of the seamen and passengers on
board only twenty-nine are known to be
saved out of 214.
Every craft for miles along the coast is
out looking for survivors and bringing in
many bodies which are being washed
ashore. AS further light is being thrown
upon the circumstances attending the
wreck, it is plain that the steamer may
have been driven upon reef and sunk
without having been damaged by an ex-
plosion or even crippled by any extraor-
binary accident to her machinery.
1t is thought that the killing of the cap
tain and his chief officers must have greatly
increased the decentralization among her
passengers, due to the storm, by which the
steamer was buffeted, and that there must
have been excitement which greatly inter-
fered with any attempt to utilize the boats
with safety.
As yet the official announcements made
Wy 1no Ooiupaly LOCAL agents are DrleI,
being simply to the effect that the Colima
foundered fifty miles from this place.
The Colima carried one hundred thou
sand silver dollars, which she took aboard
at San Bias.
Professor Harold Whiting and his fam
lily, who are reported lost, were Bostonians
Mr.. Whiting was the professor of physics
in the California University for three
years, and was on his way back to Boston
with his wife and four children.
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1t Definitely Ascertaned That the Loss of Life Will Not
Be So Great as Was at First Reported

that the Colima called at Manzanillo on
Sunday, the 26th inst.-her regular sched-
ule date-and that the passengers bound
for that point disembarked and are safe.
The steamer undoubtedly left Manzanilla
Monday morning and would in four or FIVE
hours steaming be off Point San Telmo.
"The accident occurred at IL o'clock
Monday morning. The boats were low
cred and the ship abandoned. That the
aba ndonment was done, if not leisurely,
at least in accordance with discipline and
good order is evident to any sailor from
the personnel of the third officers boat,
which has been fully reported. The occu-
pants of that boat are distributed among
cabin and Storage passengers and crew
just exactly as would have happened had
they been called off to the boats in the
Abandonment drill.
For that reason and because the dis
patches state that there was no wind [ be-
ieve that the loss of life will be very small,
if there be any at all.
'In the abandonment of the ship it is
evident that the third officers boat became
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PICKPOCKBTs WERE OUT,
Two Were Arrested at the Cemetery by
Detectives Yesterday

detectives Yesterday.
Pickpockets were out in full force yester-
day among the spectators gathered in Odd
Fellows Cemetery during the memorial
services. Several ladies complained to DO
lice officers that they had been robbed of
their purses.
Two of the light-fngered ones were clev-
erly caught by Detectives Egan and Silvey.
In the midst of the ceremonies Egan's
attention was attracted to the actions of
two young men who stood on either side of
well-dressed middle-aged woman. One
OF them was feeling about her dress in
search of her pocket, and after awhile
Egan heard him whisper to his companion,
"There is nothing in it."
Being satisfied of the character of the
men, the detectives promptly arrested
them, and at the City Prison they gave the
names of James Callahan and Henry Riv-
ers. The former is well known to the DO
lice as a ''shady" character. Both of the
prisoners told evasive stories. Rivers said
he had been in Victoria for twelve wears.
but he showed a woeful lack of knowledge
about the city across the border Rivers
had in his pocket SIC Is in money, a skele-
ton key, which he said belonged to his
room, a small gold tooth and ear pick ana
bundle OF colored conductors trip slips.
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OPINIONS THAT DIFFER.
Arguments For and Against the
Probability of ReScues From
the Wreck

Theories regarding the loss of the
steamer were as numerous as the inquirers
for news. There are two advanced which
vary to such an extent that extremes fail
to meet. One is advanced by an engineer
formerly in the employ of the company.
He says:
cit is evident to me that all the boats
got away from the Colima in good order.
According to the dispatches received. Civ.
ing the names of the saved, Third Officer
Hansen was in command of his boat. He
had the full crew of four men to man the
oars and also the full complement of pas
sengers, thirteen in number. Now if there
was any excitement there would not have
been the same makeup of that boatload.
1t would no doubt have contained more of
the crew, as they would be more apt to be
on deck than the passengers.
''That the boat was properly manned
under its officer is very conclusive evil
dence that strict discipline was observed
on board at the critical moment. Were il
otherwise and wild rush was made for
the boats it is not at all likely that appear
ances would be so regular in the third
officers boat"
The opposite theory is presented by a
man who knows Hansen and also the yari-
Gus watches on board the steamer.
II believe Hansen was on watch at the
time of the accident, and that the four men
liz the boat were in the same watch" said
he. "He is very excitable man, as was
proven in this City on the trip before the
Colima made her fatal voyage. Hansen
was arrested the night before the ship
sailed for assault and battery by a party he
had found at his house when he unexpect-
eddy went there. During his stay in Jail he
was as nervous as cat, and after his release
was always in the same condition, when the
least thing startled him.
"Now, my belief is that when the shock
came-and think it was an explosion-he
jumped for the steamboat and succeeded in
launching it. It is more than likely that
the passengers who got into it were on deck
at the time.
at has been my experience that it takes
six men So minutes to swing one of
the boats from the davits if it is made fast
The two steamboats, are always swung clear
as soon as a steamer leaves her dock in or
der to be used in an emergency. This last