The San Francisco call., 1897-05-22
A Suspected Case of Small
PIX on the Steamer
Belgic.
It Turned Out to B. Measles,
However, so the Embargo
Was Raised.
Captain John Lee Nearly Asphy xiated
in the Windsor Hotel Last
Thursday Night.

Company's Belgic has been playing i'll
hard luck of late. Several months ago
she broke her thrust shaft and had to lay
up at HongKong for repairs. When she
arrived in port yesterday morning case
of measles was discovered, and as small
pox case had been landed at Kobe, in
Japan, DR.. Blue ordered her into quaran-
tine. She was followed to the Angel
Island station by the United States quar-
antine boat Sternberg, the State quaran-
tine boat Governor Perkins, the revenue
cutter HARTLEY and the Mail Company's
tug Millen Griffi his. The facts Of the case
were submitted to DIR. Rosenau by DR..
Blue, and then both gentlemen made an
examination of the case. Dr. Chalmers
also made careful study of the case, and
it was finally decided to release the vessel.
Before this. however. the mail had been
landed, and about P. NJ the ca bin passen-
gers wele brought ashore on the Millen
Griffi hs. An hour later the steamer was
allowed to dock. The cabin passengers
we're:
Mrs. c. B. After bury and two children, Baron
Bradsky C. BrodeIson, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Barrie
and child, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Bertram, c. f. Cal
ahan, Mrs. II. Coglan, Morgan Davis, Rev. and
Mrs F. Dillon, Mr. aud Mrs. Freynet, E. Gille.
Mr.. Grun, J. Gray, NJ. Gray, Mr.. and Mrs Paul
GGynemor, Rev. and Mrs. w. B. Hamilton,
Mrs HoTikawa, Miss Layton, J. Layton, Charles
Legrand, John Louvatseheff. Master Leach.
Rev. J. B. Lewis, Rev. and Mrs. II. NJ. Lawson.
CAPTAIN ]. w. Lee, W. B. Meikle, Lieutenant
d. P Menefee, A. Melrose, g. Sharp. J. Clinton
Spencer, A. z. Spencer, T. Toda Mrs. c.. +. Nc
Williams and child, NJ. NJ. Wyckoff, R. Yeziye,
Lieutenant NJ Meincke.
Two days before the vessel left the port
of Hongkong fire was discovered on
board. but it was prevented from
spreading and finally put out. Nothing
was lost except some baggage and guam
tity of mating. The Hongkong fire boat
was sent out and rendered material as
sistance in subduing the flames. While
the tug was at work a steam gauge blew
out and the engine-room was filled with
steam, fatally injuring a Chinese. All
in all the round trip of the big liner has
been a mos. exciting one.
Ell Campo will be in full swing again
next Sunday and big crowd Is expected.
The lem bers Of the Verein Eintracht Will
go to Schuetzen Park and the "Incogs" to
Guerneville. so the steamers of the San
Francisco and North Pacific Railway will
be kept busy all day.
w. Oman, carpenter on the American
ship Dirigo was around among the wnal-
ers yesterday renewing old acquaintances.
Twelve years ago he was one of the best
iatterly he has given I'D chasing whales
and taken to the merchantmen.
private letter from Unalaska says
that both the whalers Balena and Belve-
dere were caught in the storm that
wrecked the General Siglin and Samaria.
Captain Williams is again in command
OF the Balena," says the letter. and
thereby hangs tale. Last year when
the whalers wintered in the Arctic there
was trouble on the Balena and when the
latter arrived in San ,Francis co the cabin
boy swore out a warrant for the arrest of
the skipper. The latter could not be
found and the Baena went TO sea in COM
mand OF Captain A. L. Simmons. Out
side the heads Williams boarded her in a
whitehall and took command. Simmons
is now chief officer. The Balena will
winter III the Arctic.
During the storm the Bslena lost O
number of sails, had part of her railing
carried away ard lost some OF her boats.
The Belvedere had three OF her boats
carried away. lost all her headgear and
was otherwise damaged. Both whalers
put into Unalaska for repairs.
The new barkentine Leslie d (late the
old whaler Emma +. Herriman) will start
on her maiden voyage tomorrow. Captain
&. J. Jorgenson will go out in command,
and hopes to make a quick round trip.
The Leslie D is named after the Youngest
son OF C. E. Whitn y OF this City.
The Oceanic Steamship Company,s
Alameda will sail next Thursday with a
large general cargo. Among it are large
con signments of canned goods. bicycles,
leather, broom corn and pa per, also small
kinetescope, the property OF Chief Engineer
Little. The latter is wonderful mach inc,
and shows the knockout blow in the Cor
bett- t-Fitzsimmons fight to perfection, to
which fact Marine Superintendent Tabre 1t
of the Risdon Iron Works will bear wit
ness.
Tabrett was curious and wanted to ex-
anime the machine. Keep it short dis
tance away from your eye, ard when you
get the right focus press the button, +" said
Little, as innocently as possible. Tabrett
pressed the button, and the next instant q
hand sprang out of the box and struck
him In the eye. Ii was a Knockout blow
and no mistake, as the well-known en-
gineer has one of his optics in mourning
as evidence. Little is still laug ing over
the joke, and Tabrett-wel, he has got
over his chagrIn and is laughing himself.
| Captain John Lee, late of the @. D..
Bryant and formerly Of the bark Colusa.
came near to ending his life last Thurs
day night. He had been out spending the
evening at the theatsr with friend, and
having missed the last boat went to the
Windsor Hotel and engaged a room.
Alter turning off the gas he turned it on
again, and was almost dead when dis
covered. After working over him for
some time, the doctors pronounced him