The San Francisco call., 1897-11-10
LAST Of
Ell CAPTAIN
Disastrous Ending Of a Voy-
age From Baltimore to
San Francisco.
Lost Three of Her Men Over
board in a Storm in
the Atlantic
Put Into Buenos Ayres in Distress
Where She Was Surveyed and
Condemned.

The American ship Ell Captain has been
condemned by the surveyors at Buen os
Ayres, and as soon as the cargo of coal
has been discharged the hull will be
sold to the highest bidder. The Ell Capi-
tan left Baltimore for San Francisco 229
days ago with a cargo OF coal for John
Rosenfeld's Sons. She had hard luck
from the start. being caught in a success
sion OF gales in the Atlantic, whic b
started the vessel leaking and caused Cap
tain Hump phrey o put into Montevideo.
She arrived in port July 26 and it took a
month to get her In trim 10 proceed on
her voyage.
September 1 another start was made
ard all went well for time. Another
gale, worse than any one previously en-
countered. struck the ship and she went
on her beam ends. The decks were swept
of everything movable and three Of the
crew were washed overheard. Every
effort was made 10 save them, but they
were drowned.
The Ell Captain sprang a leak again and
Captain Humphrey made for Buenos
Ayres, where he arrived the 81 inst. A
survey was held on her and yesterday she
was condemned
II,
by E. and A Sewal in 1878 and was
owned bv De Groat & Peck of New York.
She was 1419 tons net burden, 205 feet 3
inches long 81 ieet 2 inches broad and %
feel inches deep. She was TO have gone
into he Goa sting trade on ner arrival in
San Franc SEQ.
A baby seal gave the fl hermen on
the fishing steamer .. S. Grant a lively
time of ii last Monday night. The steamer
6chi haI nd
Point Reyes when he seal got caught in
the net. He made furious hight for lib
erty, and several of the fishermen were
badly bitten before il was got aboard.
The little fellow was finally got into a
box, and when brought ashore he refused
to leave his new home. He was finally
taken to the fish market on Clay street,
where he proved the cen er OF atti action
curing the afternoon.
The Oceanic Steamship Compan Mo-
ana, which left here October IA. arrived at
Sydney, n. S. W, on the 8.n inst, on
schedule lime.
The Pac fic Mail Company's Aca pulco
sailed for Central American ports last
Monday with lighter valued at $3.50 in
tow. The lighter carries fifteen tons Of
coal as ballast ami a crew of Two men.
Should storm come up the lighter is
likely 10 Rave hard me of it.
r. T. Guard, who for years has been
freight clerk with the John y. Spreckels
& Bros. Com many, sailed for Honolulu on
Inc bark Roderick Dhu a few days ago.
Mr.. Guard is going into business on his
own account in Hawai-, so his genial face
will not be seen on the water front Tor
some time to come.
Up to date thirteen whalers and four
tenders have arrived from the Arctic In
all they brought down with them SAG
barrels of Oil, 141, ,076 pounds Of whalebone
and 5498 pounds OF IVORY besides a large
quantity of furs. A conservative value of
what has come down is $4,000 Some
OF the vessels caught in the ice are bare.
Others, however, have a number of
whales to their credit, but ther- is no
cnance OF reaching San Francisco this
season.
Adolph Paulson. first mate of the ferry
steamer Iiburon, was quietly married TO
Miss Josie Falion Cf Tiburon yesterday.
On the way over to San Francisco the
groom was given handsome present by
he crew OF the steamer and Miss Falloh
was presented with a beautiful bouquet.
The marriage was performed in San Fran
cisco