The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-17
Superintendent Tabrette of the
Risdon Iron Works Takes
a Slide.
ARRIVAL OF THE AUSTRALIA
Two Invalids Came Up On Her From
the Hawaiian Islands for
Treatment.

The Oceanic Steamship Company's Aus
tralia arrived from Honolulu yesterday
with the following passengers:
NJ. V. Andrews A. F. Alvarez, Miss Martha
Beckwith. Miss Bolton, Miss Boyer, Hon. H. P.
Baldwin, DR.. W. r. Cochrane and wife, Mrs.
Carroll, Miss Carroll, Miss G. Carroll, Captain
]. C. Cluney. Robert Cation, Captain DIAL
bertis, S. II. Davis, w. P. Eichb baum, Miss Kate
Gray, Mrs. Eleanor Graham and two children,
Dr. G. Herbert, wife and two children,
Mrs. r. E Hebron, A. Horner, Miss NJ. l. Kill
ner, Edgar Lewis, John Landers; George Mac
tarlane, wife and child; B. I. McCulloch, w.
F. Mcmillan, ]. 7. McGrew, A. Moore, w. G.
Ogg and wife, Rev. S S Palmer, Mrs. Renjes
and child, Miss Leslie Wight. w. Whitney,
Miss A. R. Whitney, H. f. Wichman, w. K.
Whittier, A. B. Wood, F. Weber, E. C. Winston,
A. Young, Captain E. Rice, Mrs. C. L. Wight,
Wilder Wight, Captain McPhail, wife and four
children.
Two invalids were among those on
board, and twice did the ambulance make
a voyage to the vessel On the first occa-
sion Mrs. Eleanor Graham was taken
away in a private ambulance. While on
one of the inter-island steamers she made
a misstep and, falling over q chair, IN
jured her spine. Physicians at Honolulu
recommended her removal to San Fran
cisco for treatment. Two doctors were at
the steamer to meet the invalid and she
was given the best of care.
Late in the afternoon another ambu-
lance put in an appearance on the wharf.
This time it was Boatswain 'Tom" Rhodes
who was carried off the steamer. 1t came
from the United States Marine Hospital
and a numbe of the crew carried the
stretcher on which the injured man lay
from the ship TO the ambulance. There
was not the same ceremony as an the case
of the wealthy cal bin passenger, but
Boatswain Tom was as carefully handled
as any injured man who ever left a ship.
Chief officer Lawless looked after all the
details.
The accident to Boatswain Rhodes hap
pened In Honolulu. He was working
around the winch and his right foot got
caught in the machinery, crushing the
ankle. IL will be months before he will
be able to be about again.
]. w. Smith, second engineer of the
Australia, was treated to a surprise when
the vessel reached Honolulu. He found a
bouncing baby girl two days old and his
wife well and hearty awaiting him. The
little one is to be christened Ethel Austria
liza.
H. c. Tabrette, marine superintendent of
the Risdon Iron Works, had an experience
last night into which he intends initiating
every friend of his on the Pacific. Chief
Engineer Little of the Alameda showed
him last Tuesday night the home of the
sliding stairs, the electric button, the easy
chair and the living pictures. By the
time Tabrette and Little had bumped
down two flights of stairs, had beer intro
duced to the electric needle and had the
wall of living pictures fall on them the
former thought it was time to go home.
Yesterday Tabrette did the water front in
buggy, but nevertheless insisted that he
was well and hearty. he denies emphat-
ically that he ate with relish a sandwich
made with soap substituted for cheese.
In spite OF the fact that their schooner
has been seized and is now in the hands of
the United States Marshal the South San
Francisco Packing Company yesterday
paid off the hunters and sailors in full. A.
P. Lorentzen, the agent, did not want to
pay the men their money until the case
was decided in the United States courts,
but President Nonnenmann thought diff
ferently. The Jane Gray took 451 skins off
the Japan coast and 257 in the Boring Sea.
The captain, owners and crew assert that
the latter were taken with spears. but the
revenue officers say they were taken with
guns against the law. The men were
nearly all on a clay" that is, their pay
would be so much on each skin taken.
President Nonnenmann set the value of
all the skins taken at So each and much to
their surprise the men were paid on that
valuation. Nearly all the skins have been
shipped to England.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Yaquina had q narrow escape on her trip
from Puget Sound to San Francisco. She
was nine days getting here, and some
anxiety was felt on her account 1t now
transpires that leak caused all the trou-
bic. At one time it was thought the va
quina was sinking, and the boats were
swung out in readiness for launching
The men had their belongings packed,
and the steamer was run inshore. After
jettisoning some of the coal cargo the leak
was overcome, and fresh start was made
for this port.
The new steamer for the Hum boldt Bay
Steamship Company is rapidly nearing
completion. Bendixsen is rushing the
work and at the same time making an ex-
cellent Job of it. When launched it is
asserted by experts in Eureka that the
new craft will be one of the handsomest
and best equipped on the coast. She will
be towed to San Francisco, and her ma
chinery will be put in by the Fulton Iron
Works. She Will probably be launched
about the middle of next month, and will
bave her trial trip early in November.
Two schooners put back last night and
both reported heavy weather and disaster.
On the 7th inst. the Norman Sunde was
caught in gale and had her rudder-head
DrOke. one nau 10 MAKE port again I'M
der great difficulties. Repairs will be
made and another start for the codfsh1ng
banks made.
On the 10Th inst. Captain Holland of the
Ivy lost his life. 1t happened at $3.50 A..
NJ. and the schooner was twenty elght
miles southwest of the Farallones. A
strong northwest gale was blowing and
the fair lead of the main sheet carried
away. Captain Holland was struck by the
sail and went overheard. A heavy sea
was running, but nevertheless boat was
lowered and search made. No trace Of the
master could be found, so Mate McDon-
aid brought the Ivy back to port. Captain
Holland was we'll known in nautical cir
cles, having come to this port from Aus
tralia several years ago.
Among the arrivals yesterday were the
Dunfon in ballast from Victoria, b. c.,
and the Schiller from Dunkirk. Both
vessels ara chartered to load wheat.