The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-21
The Ship Holt Hill, Recently
Reported Lost, Arrives
Safe.
SAILOR WASHED OVERHEARD.
j. T. Chamberlain of Alameda Com
mits Suicide on the Newark in
the Bay.

agents yesterday morning Inat the 1Our-
masted British ship Holt Hill had arrived
at Queenstown all safe. She had been re-
ported lost in collision with the British
ship Prince Oscar, July ID last, in latitude
deg. 80 min. south, longitude % deg. 20
min. west in the South Atlantic. The Holt
Hill sailed from San Francisco April %,
and was thought to be in that vicinity at
the time of the disaster. Captain Hender-
son OF the Prince Oscar upon his arrival at
Philadelphia August stated that he had
colllded with an unknown four-masted
ship, which sank with all hands on board,
and it was believed that the Holt Hill was
the lost vessel. So disastrous was the col
lision that six of the Oscars crew were lost
with their ship. The seventeen survivors
were rescued by the ship Dherwer after
drifting about in boat without food or
water for three days.
The Prince Oscar sailed from Shields
with a cargo of coal May 8, bound for
1ouique. She was plunging ahead under
full sail when the strange ship suddenly
appeared dead ahead and was struck
fairly midships, sinking Immediately.
1t is not yet known who the unfortunate
ship was, and as there are hundreds of
OUT IL Will uOI soon De QeU-
nitely learned what vessel went down so
quickly, to be followed by her destroyer,
in the South Atlantic.
1t is reported that the American ship S.
D. Carlton has arrived at Melbourne from
New York. On the passage the first mate,
George w. Hatch, was jammed into the
wreck of the wheelhouse June % and
killed. He was in the structure during a
violent gale when a heavy sea broke over
the stern OF the vessel, smashing the roof
of the house, wheel and compasses. Hatch
was thrown among the broken bers, his
head being caught between the roof and
partition. He was released but died soon
after.
The Panama Railroad whaleback steamer
City of Everett arrived yesterday thirteen
and half days from the isthmus. She
brought 30,905 packages, or something
over 1000 tons of freight. On the trip
down Lewis Wilson, sailor was lost over
board in the Gulf of Tehauntepec. He
was on the forward part of the vessel TAX
ing shower bath, as, owing to the pecu-
liar construction of the loglike hull, the
water washes quite freely over it. All
hands were at dinner, consequently no one
could tell just how the fatal accident oc-
Cured, but it was supposed that wave
higher than usual washed him under the
wire guards and into the sea. He was
seen in the water by some person at the
steamer and a boat was lowered, but he
sank before it reached him.
He was an ex-nayal sailor, and had been
a cook in the service on the Atlantic sta
ton. He intended to re-enlist on the
United States steamer Mohican upon his
return from the south.
At a meeting of the Board of Harbor
Commissioners yesterday a communlca-
ton from the Panama Railroad Company
was received, asking that the new Pacific
o. Tho rf hon Rnff1 mi Of cd q
other dock, be assigned for its ships. This
company stated that Lombard street
wharf, exposed as it was to the west winds,
was not suitable place for its vessels.
A bill for cement storage, amounting to
$1,000, was sent to the board by ]. d.
Spreckels & Bros. The firm has contract
to deliver 10000 barrels of cement in lots
of 1900, but, owing to the delay in the
building of the ferry foundations where
the cement was to be used, the board
could not receive it. The barrels were
held in storage by Spreckels Bros, subject
to the convenience of the engineers, and a
bill rendered. 1t was decided to submit
the question to the board s attorney.
The contract for building an hydraulic
spron for the ferry was awarded to the
Atlas Iron Works for $1740.
President Colnon scored the loose man.
ner in which the cement contract had been
drawn. An old form for wharf building
had been used with lot of useless old
provisions regarding injury to adjacent
slips and wharves put in. The paper in
volved the expenditure of 500, 600, but Mr..
Colnon considered that 1t was drawn up In
most careless style.
j. L. Chamberlain, proprietor of the Jer-
Sev Farm Dairy, Alameda, committed sui
eide on board the ferry steamer Newark
yesterday morning. AS the boat was max
ing her o'clock landing, shot was heard
AL II u Il
door was opened Chamberlain was found
lying on the deck with a revolver in his
hand. He had shot himself over the right
eye, the bullet making CHASTITY wound.
He was removed to the Receiving Hospital,
where he died at o'clock in the afternoon
without regaining consciousness.
The deceased was about 80 years of age
and well known in Alameda. He came
from Ohio several years ago, and has been
in the milk and bakery business, but was
unsuccessful, and had not otherwise pros
pered. He bought the Jersey Dairy last
May, paying $500 and giving note for
$3.50. He was unable to pay off the note
and was threatened with attachment and
a suit This worried him and he grew
more respondent. He is reported to have
been insane some years ago, and was prob
ably in state of temporary insanity when
he shot himself.
In his pockets there were several bills, a
purse containing So 25, notice from Pride
Of Butte Lodge, Knights of Pythias. OF
Chico, and card bearing the name OF Z.
s. Helmsten, 1247 College avenue, Ala
media. The revolver was a new Smith 81
Wesson of SO caliber. A box of cartridges,
from which five had been taken to load
the weapon, was also found on his person.
Chamberlain was a widower with two
children.
The wheat charters are dropping, as eyi-
denced by the ship Pythomene just being
engaged at 31s. Sd. Four others-Sierra
Nevada, Sokoto and City of Delhi-are at
the same rate. This is not the lowest rate,
however, as the Dominion, Hilston, Mil
tonburn and Lord Templemore have been
engaged at 27s. Cd. The highest rate that
has been paid was 37s. 3d., and it was
thought that 40s. would be reached; but
the denreasad crnn nntnIlt caused the