The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23

The Vessel Struck When Coming
Through the North Channel
Last Sunday.
Arrival of the Remains of the Cele.
brated American Writer Kate
Field.

Among the arrivals yesterday was the
Occidental and Oriental Company's steam
er Belgic. She left Yokohama while
smallpox was raging in Japan, and in
consequence DR.. Blue and DR.. Chalmers of
the respective quarantine boats demanded
an investigation. The vessel was thor
oughly overhauled, but no sign OF disease
being found she was released and went to
her usual wharf.
The Belgic brought over tnirty-five
cabin passengers. Among them was Ohes-
ter Holcombe, formerly in the diplomatic
service of the United States. Mr.. Hol-
combe was acting Minister at Peking for
several years and before that was under
secretary. He is going to Washington
He expects to return to China In the
spring and take the management of q
mercantile firm In Japan.
s. Nagata and S. Tomonaga, represent
ing the Merchant Steamship Company of
Japan, are bound for London. The COM
pany has just bought steamer In England
and they will take her to Japan, where she
is 10 run in the Indian trade.
Among the other passengers were: Miss
E. BabbItt, Miss E. +. Boughton, Miss E.
E. Smith and DR.. Mary Brown, mission
ares, VINO are returning to their homes in
the East; E. S. Quacken bush, New York
merchant, and uis family, and Lieuten-
ants Fritz Reiss. E. Unger, c. II. jaeger,
Paul Boesnke, E. Mauer and Won Koschem-
bahr OF the German navy, who are re-
turning nome on leave of absence.
The most notable arrival, however, was
among the cargo. 1t was the remains of
Kate Field. She died many months ago
and her body was buried on the island of
Oahu, In the Hawaiian group. Later her
friends thought her resting place should
be in America, and after many difficulties
they succeeded in having the coffin sent
here from Honolulu. Il is intended that
the remains will be cremated here then
the ashes will be sent TO Mount Auburn.
The remains are consigned to Henry
e. Highton, and were removed 10 Hal
sted d Co.'s undertaking parlor before
being sent 10 the crematory. Owing to
the many failures to ship the casket the
memorial committee was not notified of
its arrival until noon yesterday. Mrs.
Henry Highton, under instructions from
Executor Kohlsaat, has charge of all ar
engagements.
On Monday, November % the Kate
Field memorial committee met at Shasta
Hall and arranged 10 hold memorial SER
vices in Trinity Church OIL arrival of the
body. Those who took an active part at
the meeting were: Rev. George Edward
Walk, pastor of Trinity Church: Miss
Hester II. Dickinson, Miss Ina Coolbritb.
Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor, Mrs. Frances
b. Edgerton and Charles Edwin Markham.
Inc Press Club OF this Guy mas appointed
committee, consisting OIL DIR. Philip Mills
Jones, w. G. Bunner and E. d. Dement,,
that will cooperate with those detailed to
arrange for the memorial services.
The funeral services Will take place at
rJn
and Cough streets, on next Sunday at 2
P. NJ, and the body will be imm ediately
afterward conveyed to the crenatory,
where 1t will be incinerate6.
The following gentlemen will act as pail
bearers: Mayor-eIect PheIaD, A w. Foster.
Percy Morgan, G. NJ. Coe and w. G. Bunner
Tor the Press Club, James S. Tyler of The
Bulletin, Henry James of the Examiner, w.
f. Burke OF The CALL, James P. Booth of
the Report, Horace Hudson OF the Chroni-
Gle and L. {. Roberts of the Post
The cabin passengers by the Belgic were:
Mrs. E. H. Brown and child, Miss E. Rabbit,
Lieutenant Paul Boetkke, l. e. MI. E. Bur-
ggogne. Miss H. Brugman,. DR.. Mary Brown,
Miss E. F. Boughton, Mrs. f. K. Harris, Mrs. e.
;. Dodge, Mrs. l.. Hamilton, G. Holcombe A.
j McGlew, Lieutenant c. H. jaeger, l. G. n.
Lieutenant Won Koschembahr, 1. &. N, NJ j.
Leach, Lieutenant Victor Mauer, l. G. N, NJ
Mcneil, Mrs. Menzeil, w. n. Mcmillan, Mis-.
Mcmillan and maid, S. Nagata, Master E. s
QuackenDush, Miss l.. II. QuacKenbush, Miss
Amy Quackenbush, Miss Helen Quackenbush
L. Quackenbush, Lieutenant Fritz Reiss l. G.
n, Miss Z. Z. Smith, s. Tomonaga, paymaster,
Z. Unger, l. 6. N, Miss c. A. White, E. Young,
On her own account tho steamer made
the fastest trip on record. and the captain
and chief engineer are jubilant. Just the
same the Belgic will have to make several
knots an hour better time before she can
beat the China.
After leaving San Francisco The tramp
steamer Hermann w. Jarlsberg broke
down, and had to make for Japan with a
damaged thrust shaft. She got there all
right, but nevertheless the cargo had to be
discharged and the necessary repairs made
before the vessel proceeded. When the
belgic left Yokohama the actual damage
had not been ascertained.
The court-martiaI at Mare Island is al
tracing considerable interest Two of
the men on the battle-ship Oregon had a
quarrel. They were both swabbing decks
and one OF the men raised his squilgee and
Drained the other man. The latter was
sent 10 the United States Marine Hospital
where he died yesterday, and his assalIant
is now under trial at Mare Island on a
charge of manslaughter.
The French bark Refine Blanche will
have to discharge and go on the drydock
before she can load Tor Europe. When
the men .began to work in her lower hold
they found water up to their knees. The
pumps had to be started and it was several
hours before the water was reduced. Two
other vessels of the same line have come