The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-23
A SAILORS UNLUCKY DAY.
Captain Carey Says He Always
Wants to Arrive on a
Friday.
HE Is NOT sUPERsTITI0Us.
The American Ship Alameda Was
Cut Down by the Steamer
Indrani.

1--WE always aim at getting in on a Fri
day." said Captain Carey of the steamer
Monowai yesterday. Thursday is the
time set down for US by the Oceanic Steam
ship Company, but then there is such a
prejudice against arriving and sailing on a
Friday that latterly we have been trying
to combat the superstition. The fact of
the matter, however, between you and me
is that we were detained at Apia and Hon
oluIu and then encountered nothing but
head winds to San Francisco. Neverthe-
less we wanted to make port on a Friday
in order to show the travelling public that
it was not an unlucky day and we have
succeeded"
Both wind and tide were against Captain
Carey, but he brought his ship alongside
the wharf almost as quickly as when all
the conditions were favorable.
The Monowai brought the following
| cabin passengers:
From Sydney-Miss Worn, Miss Holdsworth,
| Miss Mulcahy, Miss Boucher James Miss Moyle,
| General Howell Z. Skinner, John Marouardt
and wife, H H. Richards and wife, Hugh Dix
son Jr. and wife, S. Moyle and wife, c. Schwarz-
| bach and son. B. T. Lacy, f. Henwood, W. Nor
| ton, A. T. Schmid.
From Auckland-A. P. Dryden, D. P Brandt,
W. A. McGreGor, Miss Nolan, A. Birch.
From Samoa-Count Heinrich Won Moltke, A.
\. CogdOn and wife
PEARS, D. NoOnan, Miss NJ. Walker, James
Stanes, 2. L. Wossler.
Count Won Moltke is the commander of
the German cruiser Fal&a, and is on his
way TO Germany. He says that every
thing is quiet in Samoa, and that Tamasese
and his followers are attending to their
plantations. Malietoa is regning in
peace and quietness, but the taxes are not
being paid, and in consequence the royal
treasury is empty.
In Honolulu there were no changes to
report, and business was being conducted
as though such thing as cholera had
never visited the islands.
During the last voyage OF the Monowai
there were several changes in the personnel
of the officers. Chief Officer J. McMeckan
was left legacy of $4,000, and when the
steamer reached Sydney he resigned, and
]. Graham was appointed in his place. T.
Mcmillan was promoted TO the position OF
| second officer, and w. Foster and W. RaX-
ton filled the other vacancies. The latter
was mate OF the American bark c. G.. Rice
which was lost on the coast Of New Zea-
land recently. He was anxious to get
home and took the first ship coming this
way.
The American ship Alameda. bound
from Puget Sound for Sydney, n. S. w,
was cut down III Port Jackson. harbor and
the Monowai brings the following account
of the disaster:
The American ship Alameda mot the mail
steamer by that name. but Il high-sided wood
en-built clipper ship of 400 tons) was in tow
OF the tug Newhury when she met the 5000
| ton steel screw steamship 1ndrani. the latter
| outward bound to Dunkirk and Hamburg.
| They were both il the east channel, and from
the statements of the ships people were in
sight of each other for some time before
they collided. The 5000-ton vessel. steam on,
hit the Trailer ship tremendous blow on the
port side, cutting through and ripping open
her planking beneath the water line and up to
the rail above. This naturally let the water
into the Alameda pretty freely, and with all
speed the tug towed her in ITO Johnstous Bay,
in q waterlogged condition.
OF course, the cargo-Americau lum Der
blocks the entrance, but the hole is there all
| the same, and had the ship been loaded with
| coal with almost any other less buoyant
| cargo than American redwood and pine she
would have gone down in midharbor, so fast
| did the water pour into her. In all other re-
! spects the Alameda looks well-preserved,
| well-found ship.
| According to reports brought by the
| Monowai, the Alameda will be repaired
and bring q cargo of coal to San Francisco.
| The IndTani had her stem twisted and was
| otherwise injured so that her captain de-
cided to remain in port and dock his ship.