The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10

thickly over the mouth of the harbor at
this time of the year.
The first dispatch contained the news
that no lives had been lost and all had
been safely landed. The company's agents
were at the scene of the accident and it
was thought that there would be no great
difficulty in getting the steamer off. She
lies easily on the sand and in no immedi-
ate danger, as it is not believed that any OF
her plates have been sprung.
AT the office of the Occidental and ORR
entail Steamship Company there is no APP
prehen sion that any loss will be sustained
either to the weasel or cargo.
'Our agent at Yokohama went to Kings
Point" said Mr.. Stubs yesterday, land
we do not expect any word from him till
his return to the city, as there is no wire
from the place where the Belgic is ashore.
No doubt a number of steamers and tugs
and even assistance from war vessels in
the harbor, if needed, are on the ground.
OF course we cannot account for the acct
dent, as Captain Walker is an old Japan
coast seaman and must have been on the
bridge of his vessel entering the harbor, as
he was
Among the steamship people along the
water front it is believed that the vessel
will be foated without loss and that the
accident will not reach the importance of
a disaster.
The Belgic left this port August "a for
the Orient upon her forty-ninth voyage.
She was commanded by w. H. Walker,
who brought out the steamer from Liver
pool in November, 1885, and has been in
her ever since. The following are her
officers: George F. Tilson, chief officer;
George Beckman, second officer; T. Dillon,
third; H. Gaukwier, fourth j ohm Graham,
chief engineer; r. de Winton, second en-
gineer; George Fairgneye, third James
Doig, fourth; A. Wills, fifth; E. c. Smith,
sixth; NJ, S. Niswander, purser; F. W.
Dudley, MD; G. E. Brown, freight clerk;
T. a. P Rogers, chief steward; Mrs. ]. E.
Sproul, stewardess.
DR.. Dudley is nephew of Harbor Com
missioner Colnon and this is his first voy
age. DR.. Bowie, the former surgeon, was
on board bound for Hongkong:
The cabin passengers are: Mr.. and Mrs.
J. T. Larkin, Henry P. Umbsen, Julian
Harmony, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M: Easton,
G. It. Henlein, FL. T. Stafford and Sydney
Keith. In the steerage were: Vladimir
Elmantoff for Nagasaki H. K. Nisamura
and wife for Yokohama and Miss Ella
Pash, also for Yokohama. There were ten
Japan csc and lis Chinese in the native
Storage.
]. F. Larkin is clerk in the general pas
oSuSeT anu llCkeL Vi lie L d
cific, and his wife was the widow OF the
late Frederick Wieland. They were mar
ried only few hours before the Belgic
sailed. 1t was the romance of the trip, as
the prospective brides identity for some
reason had been kept secret in railroad
circles, and was only revealed upon the
sailing of the steamer. Henry 2. Umbsen
is brother of the well-known real estate
man, and member of that firm. a. M.
Easton is of the firm of Easton d Schwartz,
and is brother of the late Mrs. Fred c.
Croker. He is on a pleasure trip, princi-
pally on account of the health of his two
little girls. Miss Lorin is the daughter of
d. W. Lorin of the Lorin Club. She is to
join her parents in Yokohama. Miss Ella
Pash is Salvation Army officer bound for
her station in Japan. Sydney Keith is an
English tourist, and G. f. Heinlein a Yo-
kohama merchant, en- route home. III. L.
Stafford is a representative of the Cook
Excursion Company.
The three sister misunderstanding,
Gaelic and Belgic-were built by Harland
q Woltf, Belfast, Ireland. The Belgic is
the newest vessel and was launched about
eleven years ago. They are all pretty, |
graceful, yacht-like boats, beamy and !
sharp, with four masts, square rugged on
the two forward and are provided with |
sail power IN case of breakdown IN the |
machinery.
Inc caDlps and saloons are magnifcently |
furnished and situated amidships. The |
steamer is lighted throughout with the in
candeseent electric system, each apart
ment being independently illuminated |
The Belglc, like her sister. is provided |
with eight water-tight compartments with
improved bulkhead doors. Eight large
boats and life RATS are ready for the pas
sengers and crew in case of disaster.
Sheis built of milled steel, is 420 feet long,
AZ feet in breadth and 80 feet 6 inches
deep. Her gross register is about $500 |
tons. Her two engines are double cylin-
der, supplied with steam from three clip
tical boilers. The steam steering gear is
amidship and is of the latest improved I
appliance.
1t has been the boast of the Occidental
and Oriental Steamship Company that
they have never lost life at sea- The
San Pablo. one of their vessels, went ashore
April 49, 1888, at Turn About Island, near
Formosa, but she was foated and all of
her passengers and crew saved. She was
finally lost, as were her sisters, the San
Pedro, near Vancouver, and the Tacoma,