The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28
Four Men Picked Up by
the San Diego YES
sci Wahlberg.
Two of Them Preside Soldiers
Who Had Been Missing
for Months.
Valuable Specimens Brought Back
by the Scientists Who Sailed
on the Schooner.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, July q. - The
schooner Wahlberg, which sailed from
this port on March on scientific expe-
dition for the Smithsonian Institution and
Stanford University, arrived at noon to-
day. The crew consisted of Cap
tain Fred Anthony. a we'll l-known
scientist; H. Heating; D. H. Nc
Oregon, a Stanford student, OF Stock
ton; w. E. Goodman of Pacific Beach
and Stanford University professor, who
was left at San Jose del Cabo on the way
down, as he could not endure the hard
ships of the voyage. The professor took
the first steamer going north for San
Francisco.
The Wahlberg brings back full cargo,
consisting of FIVE tons of rare and curious
deep sea shells and four barrels of deep
sea fish, especially packed by McGregor
for President Jordan.
They are beautiful specimens, and were
preserved by McGregor of Stanford. They
were selected from Todos Santos. st. Mar
tin, Geronimo, Guadaloupe, Bonitos,
Nativldad, Turtle Bay, San Rocks, Ascen-
sion, Abricos Point, Cape st. Lucas, San
Jose del Cabo, Benedict, Socorro and
Clarion islands, the latter islands being
over 1000 miles from the coast. Many OF
the fish specimens are very rare, and one
or two new varieties, not classified at
Stanford or Berkeley were obtained.
On her return up the coast the Wahl-
berg stopped at Natividad, where she
found four San Diegans who had been left
at Cedros by the Junk Hongkong, and had
been taken to Natividad by a schooner,
with the expectation of returning on an
other schooner to San Diego. The men
were nearly famished for the want of
food, but the arrival of the Wahlberg
saved their lives.
They were all brought away and arrived
here to-day. They are ex-Sergeant San
ford, Private Connors Of Company H,
Tenth United States Infantry and John
Dam pier and William Andrews, sailors.
These four men left San Diego on the
Hongkong about eight months ago for
Cedros Island, 400 miles down the coast.
Dampier anu Andrews were after abalone
shells and meat, and Sergeant Sanford and
Connors accompanied them for pleasure
solely, both men having been granted
three months furlouGh. Upon their ar
rival at Cedros the Hongkong anchored
on the south side of the island, where the
four men were left, and the Hongkong
continued south after guano, intending to
return to San Diego and then pick the
men up on her next trip.
When the Hongkong returned to San
Diego she was sold to J, w. Kishler of
Riverside, who fitted her out as guano
poacher and sent her out in a different
direction. The crew forgot all about the
four men awaiting them on the lonely
desert island, and went on the cruise with
the Hongkong.
In the meantime another mall schooner
had taken the quartet over to Natividad,
where they were left with provisions and
water, expecting to be BILE to get aboard
of a schooner bound for this port before
long. But no schooner hove in sight un-
til the Wahlberg arrived in time to rescue
the half-famished men.
By this time the furloughs of both SOL
diers had expired. and the men will now
have 10 go to the Presidio to re-enlist in
the army. Sanford is the senior sergeant
of the Tenth Infantry, having served in
the army for twenty-six years and having
but one more term to serve to entitle him
to be retired.
For eight months nothing had been
heard from the party, and during that
time the men had no tldings of the out
side world. Their arrival here to-day was
great surprise to nearly every body,
as it was generally supposed they were
long since dead, either from shipwreck or
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