The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
THE ALAMEDA
OFF ON Time
Sailed Yesterday for Aus
tralia With a Large List
Of Passengers.
A Jesuit College VIII Be
Opened in the City Of
Honolulu.
Veteran Firemen Will Not Go to Sc
attic - Things of Interest
Around the Harbor.

The Oceanic Steamship Company's Al
ameda got away on time yesterday with a
full cargo and an average passenger list.
The mail was on time and Captain How
ard saw 10 it that the vessel was not de-
layed in getting away from the wharf.
At 1:55 P. NJ. the gong was sound dand at
five minutes past the hour the big liner
was under way. At 10 minutes past
she was full speed ahead bound for Aus
tralia. The cabin passengers we're:
For Honolulu - Miss H. E. Ankeney, E.
Bemmerly, w. J. Bemmerly, Brother James,
Brother lgnatiuS, Brother Henry, Mrs. A.
Brown, Mrs. Augusta Bruce, A. de S. Cana
Varro, C. d. Chase and wife, Miss H. Coan,
Master Coan, H. E. Coleman and wife, Miss NJ.
Ely, William Essie, Miss NJ. Ferreira, Miss NJ.
Forbes, George S. Gay, John Grace. K. Hal
stead and wife, Miss B. He stead, Dr. Howard.
Miss Howard, Miss Hyde, Miss w. Joehnke,
Mabel Ladi, c. A. Mcdonald, Dr.. T. Mcmillan
and wife, Miss NJ. Mcmillan, Miss H. Moore, D.
N. Newcomb, Charles F. Perry, Miss Rosalina
Rasmussen, Frank schradeT, 6. schuman,
Ness Miss NJ Weir, Professor F. A. Hosmer,
r. F. Woodward and Miss Woodward and com
panion.
For Apia-Hon. J. S. TIDAL.
For Auck.and-E. c. Ashley, Frank Diling-
ham, wife and two children, f. B. JONES' J,
McNab, w. H. Montgomery, DR.. George Thil-
enius.
For Srdney-A Anderson, L. o. Banting,
Joseph Bnrnlcot, Hon. A. Brassey, Mp, aud
valet, the Misses Brassey and maid, Hon. J. P.
Bray, Cecil Dent and wife, A. a. Fraser, Il: ?.
A. Hill. D. p. Mitchell, Miss A Oldield, George
Pietrusky, Mrs DR.. Porter, w. Reynolds and
wife, q. H. Robinson and wife, Miss NJ. Robin
son, Z. A. Sanford and Mrs. AVada NJ. Thul.
Join at Honolulu for Sydney-E. G. Cooke,
E. J. Rector and wife and G. N. Welty.
Brothers James, Ignatius and Henry
are to establish Jesuit school in Homo
lulu. The Hon. J. S. Udal is the Upitet
States Consul General to Samoa and j. P.
Brav is the United States Consul Genera
to Melbourne, Australia. The Hon. a. P.
Brassey is mem ber OF the Australian
Parliament and son OF Lord Brassey, the
Governor OF Australia.
The Veteran FiIemen are not going 70
Seattle. The rush 10 Alaska has seal red
them, and the chance are that they will
now go south instead OF north. They we're
to have left on the next Umatilla, but as
things look now they VIII either go TO
Watsonville or Hollister. In spite of the
mob to Klondike the "vets" are deter
mined to have their annual outing, and
there will be more fun than barrel OF
monkeys" in some OF the southern towns
in week or so,
The water tower on the Governor Irwin
was tested again yesterday. Captain
"Phil Brown was in charge of the expert
ment, and everything went TO his entire
satisfaction. With the new Appliances a
fire on the water front could not live ha.f
an hour.
The British ship Alcides was again in
the faiIway yesterday. She was moved
down off Mission Rock and anchored in
such position that the Transit had to
makea detour on every trip in order TO
avoid her. Assistant Chief Wharfn ger
Scott went out to he rand ordered the
ca plain to move, but the latter demurred.
Finally the matter was COMPROMISED by
the Aiciies' anchor being tripDed and the
vessel being allowed 10 drop down stream
until safe anchorage was reached. Cap
tain Dart is in peck Of trouble. His wife
is very SICK with an attack OF rheumatic
fever and she had to be removed TO hos
ptal. Half an hour later he had to move
his ship.
The British ship ancing was inspected
by Lloyd's SURVEYORS yesterday and
classed as leo Al She is now anchored
along side the battlc-ship Oregon ana is
ready to sail for Peru as soon as the r, qul-
site mum Der OF passengers show up.
The schooner Robert Seares, which ar
rived yesterday, was compelled to anchor
off the bar on the 18th inst. on account OF
the dense fog. She got in yesterday.
Captain Stockf1eth Of the Crescent City
reports the sickness and death of A. E..
Mellin, the first mate.
Captain A. Nordling OF the Christina
Steffins was struck BY the boom OF the
foremast and was nearly killed while the
vessel was entering port. The skipper
was taken 10 The waterfront receiving
hospital, where seventeen stitches were
placed in his scalp.