The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
MADE HIM VERY SICK.
The Body Was That of the
Watchman of the Sunken
Ship.
NAVAL RESERVE MEN TO DRILL.
They Will Make Their Home on the
Comanche for Two Weeks
in July.

The raising of the Blairmore developed
sensation yesterday. II was grewsome one,
as corpse figured in it and one of White
laws divers is still sick from the shock he
received. He attempted to recover body
he discovered in the forecastle of the ship
and one of the limbs came away in his
hands. The thought OF the horror over
came him and he was hauled to the sur
face more dead than alive.
When the Blairmore heeled over to the
squaIl, and being tripped by her anchor
chain went down, the officers and men
were in the hold chipping away iron rust.
The watchman's duties were over and after
getting his breakfast he had retired to the
forecastle and gone to sleep. He was still
sleeping when the ship went down and he
never woke again. His death must have
been a peaceful one, as the inrushing water
would have smothered him almost in
stantly.
When last Sundays attempt to raise the
sunken ship failed everything took rest.
Yesterday the divers were sent down to
see that everything was in readiness for
another attempt tomorrow, and one of
them was told to clock the windlass."
Out of curiosity he entered the forecastle,
and while running his hand over the
hunks he discovered the remains of the
watchman. He could not see anything,
but his sensitive finger tips told him it was
the remains of a corpse.
Fl attempted to get it out of the bunk
and float it to the surface, but the pressure
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the body firmly by the foot and pulled.
The leg came away in his hands. He let
go the CHASTITY object and in blind terror
made his way to the surface. He knew
that il was dead body he was handling,
but he was taken deathly sick, and even
now he cannot tell how he reached the
surface.
Two new pumps have been placed on
the Blairmore. New hawsers have been
put on the wrecker and the air hose re-
paired. Every thing is n perfect working
order, and at high tide tomorrow, third
attempt will be made.
Lieutenant-C Commander Turner of the
naval battalion is preparing great outing
for his men next month. On the eve of
the glorious Fourth, all the men will be
ordered to rendezvous on board the
Comanche.
For a fortnight the monitor will be
their home, and all who have business to
attend to will have to get shore leave.
Morning and evening there will be drills,
and on the 10th an inspection by the Off
GERS of the Monadnock. On the 18th and
18th, if the money holds out and coal can
be purchased, there will be cruises around
the bay. An engineer will be secured
from Mare Island, but in every other
respect the monitor will be manned by the
boys of the Naval Reserve. Lieutenant-
Commander Turner is very enthusiastic
over the matter and expects the outing to
be successful.
The Occidental and Oriental Steamship
Company's Coptic arrived from Hongkong
via Yokohama yesterday, after being quar-
antined eight days at Nagasaki. After
leaving Hongkong one of the Chinese
steerage passengers was taken sick with
cholera and after the vessel reached Nag
asaki he died. The Japanese authorities
at once quarantined the vessel and every
thing and everybody aboard was fumi-
gated. As there was no sign OF disease on
board DR.. Chalmers allowed the steamer
to dock soon after her arrival.
The Coptic brought the following cabin
| passengers:
Major-General and Mrs Blundell, Captain
and Mrs. A. H. Bailey, Mrs. Carroll, Thomas
Clifford, C. C.. Clarke, L. Denny, Mrs E. s..
Dundy Jr, Miss NJ. NJ Dundy, Mrs. ]. C. Da-
yies. Dr. j. s. Faircain, Mr.. and Mrs. Shepstone,
A. c. weiland, S. Hayakawa, his Excellency
! Hosho Toru, ex-Minister to the United
States; Mrs. Hoshi Toru, child and maid
Mr.. and Mrs. U. S. jackson, Mrs. H. B,
| Johnson. Mrs. Kelso and three children, Mr..
and Mrs. C. w. Lee, Miss Lillian Morse, Rev.
and Mrs. w. R. Munson, Mrs. G. w. Noel,
| u. Yanagaya Miss Shepstone, ]. Woodside,
| Rev n B. Johnson, five children and servant;
D. Muin, Mr. and Mrs. ]. R. Morse, Lieutenant
Mitchell, u. s. N; Mr.. and Mrs. r. Roman
and infant, X. sodora, G. Salinger, J. f. Siebe,
w. A. Johnson, r. H. Wright, Charles L.
| Wrigat, George E. Norman, T. Yamanoto.
Among others who came was the Rev.
Huie Kin, New Y York Chinese missionary.
He has thirty young Chinese students
with him, who are to remain here about
eight years acquiring the language aud
customs of America. They are mostly
from Canton and Hongkong, and are the
children of wealthy parents.
J. f. Siebe and A. G. Wieland, who
have been on tour around the world, also
came back on the Coptic. They said they
had an enjoyable time, but were glad to be
back in San Francisco again.
The British bark Oambusdoon, now out
1855 days from Java to Vancouver, B. c.,
has been given up as lost. Yesterday 80
per cent reinsurance was paid on her.
BUNKER HILL DAY.