The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-12
CAPTAIN HOGAN DEFIED.
After the Ship Was Partly Dis
masted They Wanted to Run
for Rio.
THEY MAKE CoUNTER-CHA,RGEs.
Kicks and Cuffs Were Their Lot-The
Loss of Weston Is Laid to the
Skipper.

The American ship Bohemia arrived
from Philadelphia last night with stories
of mutiny and disaster, and after having
TO put into Rio de Janeiro in dismantled
condition. Captain Hogan was accom-
panied by his wife and sister-in-law, and
the two ladies join in saying that it was
the most terrible experience they ever
went through.
To add to their troubles, the crew,
headed by Second Mate Egan, mutinied
after the ship had been through the storm,
and, against his will, the captain had to
make for port. With the exception of the
chief officer there was not a man on the
vessel who sided with the skipper.
The men, however, are not chary in ex-
pressing their opinion of the manner in
which the captain treated them, and the
chances are that the whole matter will be
ventilated in the United States courts.
The second officer who led the muffin
GERS, deserted at Rio de Janeiro, but the
remainder of the crew are aboard. They
will probably be arrested on complaint of
the captain, and on their part say that
they will have the captain taken into Gus
tody for cruelty on the high seas, and do
not scrupIe to state that he was responsible
for the loss of one of the starboard watch
overheard. The ship was caught in a
whirlwind, and amid the crash of falling
spars could be heard the shrek of one
man hurled into eternity and the groans
OF others who were in ured. After the
storm had subsidized the ship was headed
for Rio against the captains wishes and
there repairs were made.
Another start was made for San Fran
cisco and another gale was encountered,
but on this occasion the damage was
trihing as compared with the first expe-
rience.
at was the worst squall I ever expert
enced," said Captain Hogan last evening
1T IS hardly proper to call it a squall as
1t was in reality a whirlwind. The wind
seemed to come from all directions at once
and the ship was swung to all points of
the compass. This happened in latitude
80 deg. 26 min. south, longitude AZ deg. 40
min. west. The first spar to 60 was the
fore topmast, and it was soon followed by
the main topgallantmast.
I'm It's fall the fore topmast took the
jibboom with it. Frank NJ Weston was
out on it attempting with others to furl
the fore topmast staysail. The others
heard or felt the spar giving and made
went overheard with the boom. He must
have Leen kept under by the sail, as save
the enc cry we never heard from him
again.
After the fore topmast and the main
topgallant mast went the miZZen topgal-
liant yard with all its gear attached fol-
lowed suit. While this was going on the
decks were full of water and the cabin was
flooded.
Looking back at it now it seems to me
as though the whole affair only lasted a
minute. [ had gone off watch about 4
A. NJ. and two hours later [ was awakened
by the ship being thrown on her beam
ends. Then the spars began to go and l
rushed on deck. When Weston went
down with the jibboom L stood ready to
throw him life buoy. but as l said before
he never came up again.
After | had a chance to look around a
little / came to the conclusion that if fine
weather continued 1 could make the re-
pairs myself. The crew thought differ.
emily, and TO man said the ship was not
IN a mt condition to round the Horn The
second mate sided with them So had To
make the best OF a bad bargain ana run
Tor Rio. There the United States Consul
advised me to bring the men to San Fran
cisco and report the matter here. The sec.
ond mate did not give me a chance. as he
ran away. | had to take the other men
L u,
up a crew in that port.
1t took us thirty-nine days to patch ur
our bulwarks, get new spars and otherwise
get things in shipshape. Then we made
another start for San Francisco. Three
weeks after leaving Rio we ran into an
other gale, and for a time it looked as
though we would again suffer. All went
we'll, however, and since then it has been
plain sailing"
The Bohemia made the run from Rio in
seventy-seven days, which is the fastest
time ever made by loaded ship. She has
beaten into port such clippers as the George
Stetson, Norma and California.
The American ship George Stetson, 1870
days out from Baltimore, was spoken in
latitude 43 deg. "A min. south, longitude
58 deg. 30 min. west, on September H.
The British ship Norma, 134 days out from
Dunklrk, was spoken in latitude 46 deg.
q min. south, Longitude 81 deg. 40 min.
west on September Is, and the British ship
California, l23 days from Liverpool, ir lati-
tude "a deg. % min. south, longitude Jos
deg. IS min. west, on October Z. The Boz
hemia is consigned to John Rosenfeld' s
Sons, and will begin discharging in few
days.
lit was a terrible experience" said Mrs.
Hogan, but 1t all happened so quickly
that we had not time to get frightened. I
was N my bunk when the whirlwind
came. One second l seemed to be living
on the side of the ship and the next | was
almost thrown across the room" Mrs.
Hogan is q South Caroiinian, but resided
for years in San Francisco While the
Bohemia remains in port she and her sister
will live with some friends on Twenty
fourth and Valencia streets.
The crew of the ship, led by the steward
this time, have prepared statement upon
which they expect to have Captain Hogan
arrested. 1t is the usnai tale of i'll treat
ment and the steward gives a specific in
stance, when the captain dubbed him in