The San Francisco call., 1896-10-24
CHASING ANOTHER
OCEAN OEREL|CT
The Linlithgow Abandoned
by Captain and
Crew.
Broke Her Shaft Several Months
Ago and Has Been Adrift
Ever Since.
TUG FEARLESS TO THE RESCUE.
Several Accidents on the San Jose
vii Give Rise to Mary
Libel Suits.
TUG FEARLESS TO THE RESCUE.

The Spreckels tug Fearless now in
Puget Sound may be sent after the BRITISH
tramp steamer Linlithgow. The latter left
here some months ago with cargo OF
barley valued at $71575, and when the
mate put in at Acaiutia in one OF the
ship's boats soon after and reported
the steamer in distress but little
notice was taken of it. The mate, how
ever, evidently was confident that 1t
would be months before he saw his ship
again, as he took passage for New York
and arrived there last Wednesday. He
gave no further particulars OF the disaster
than have already been published in The
CALL.
Yesterday Balfour, Guthrie & Co. re-
ceived cable from San Jose de Guatemala
stating that Captain Petrie and twelve of
the crew had landed there and that the
Linlithgow had been abandoned.
boats crew with thirteen men on it is
missing Inclusive, the vessel and cargo
are worth over $500, 900, so should the
Fearless succeed in picking her up there
will be a small fortune for the owners OF
the tug
Captain Rawley, the superinte ndent OF
the tugboats, had the matter under con-
sideration Yesterday. The fact that the
vessel has been abandoned is certain, but
the latitude and longitude is not given,
and not a word is said in regard to her
condition. In the mean time the Fearless
will take on $50 tons of coal at Nanaimo,
B. c., and when she reaches the Golden
Gate Captain Hawley will have fuller par
ticulars Should there be a fighting
chance of saying the tramp the big tug
will be sent on.
The Pacific Mail Company's Acapulco
got in from Panama and way ports yes
terday. She brought up twenty-eight
cabin and twenty steerage passengers.
Among the former were Mrs. Josefa Ezeta
and her four children. She has come
here to Join her husband, the ex-Vice-Pres-
ident OF Salvador, and will take up her
residence with him at the Galindo Hotel
in Oakland. the family Will make home
here and later on may return 10 Central
America when 1.-THE SKY is clearing"
"Jack" McAuliffe, the pugilist, also came
on the steamer.
The Acapulco brings the news of seri-
Gus accident on the San Jose. When the
latter was leaving San Francisco and off
Black Point the packing of the manhole
in the port boiler blew out. No one was
hurt and the damage was repaired. About
twelve hours later the packing blew out
Murry and several other iremen were
badly scalded by the escaping water and
steam. The doctor had his hands full,
and, to make matters worse, q bueketful
of ashes fell on ]. o. Brien and dislocat ted
his shoulder. When the Acapulco was
sighted Captain Russell signaled her to
heave to, as be wanted to put some men
aboard. Molloy and O'Brien were put in
sings and lowered into the boat and put
aboard the Acapulco. the doctor on the
latter steamer reduced O'Brien's disloca-
ton and he was able to walk ashore when
the vessel docked. Molloy is on the road
to recovery, but will have to spend several
months in the Marine Hospital before he
will be able to use his legs.
The other men that were scalded by the
escaping steam are still on the San Jose,
but Captain Cattarinich of Acapulco says
they were on fair way to recovery
Teddy" Osborne, late of the steamer
Sausalito, has another fad on his hands.
He is what Charley Bruce, Ben Markley
and others who live at the town in Marin
County call "crank," and his crankiness
consists in handling a nickei-in-the-slot
ID usic- box. Last week he owned a splen-
did instrument, but when the purser on
the steamer Zinfandel offered him $75
cash for it he closed the bargain, and
bought what he calls "a new and better
one" for $55. Now. morning, noon and
night the machine gginds out "a Life on
the Ocean Wave, Home on the Rolling
Deep" and conspiracy has been set on
foot to steal the machine and put it in the
bay, where 1t will learn something about
a life in the ocean wave. 'Teddyn is
angry over the threats, and says the first
man that touches his music box will re-
ceive more in return than he bargained
for.
The United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey steamer. Patterson arrived from
Sitka yesterday. a new upper deck will
be built on her this winter, and bids tor
the same will be called tor in few days.
Lieutenant e. K. Moore brought her down
to have a new upper deck built on her and
other repairs made. The Patterson,s ottl-
GERS are tenant-Commander Il. K.
Moore. Lieutenants ]. ]. Knapp, r. +.
Lopez and w. B. Haggart, Ensigns w. w.
Gilmer and George B. Bradshaw, Surgeon
X. NJ. Kennedy, Draughtsmen II. L. Ford,
Hugh Rodmen and w. S. Allen.
The bark Sonoma, previously reported
ashore at Hakodate, japan, got of with
no serious damage and will proceed on her
voyage without delay.
The following was received by the Mer-
chants Exchange:
LONDON, ENG. Oct. 23-Telegram received
from Stanley, f. l., states that the British bark
Cargo shifted and shows signs OF heating and
part of ii will have to be discharged.
British ship Eaton Hall, from Penarth for
San Francisco, put in with rigging damaged
and loss OF sails.
A late dispatch from San Jose de
Guatemala states that twelve men from
the abandoned tramp steamer Linlithgow
had reached that port.
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