The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
Her Crew Said to Have
Rebelled on the Way to
Capetown.
A Private Letter Tells of Seven.
teen Men in Irons and
Under Arrest.
Marines From the Various Warships
in the Bay Getting Ready for
Mem orial Day.

News from Cape Town, as to the voyage
of the British ship Belford from this port,
was received by DR.. Hay, partner OF DR..
Macdonald yesterday. Both the medical
gentlemen are well known to every ship
ping man in this City, and almost every
ship captain that comes here has letter
of introduction TO either one or the other.
According to the letter received by DT.
Hay, there was a mutiny aboard the
Beford on her trip to Cape Town and
seventeen of the mutineers were arrested
as soon as the vessel reached port.
When the Belford left San Francisco
Captain McKinnon took along with him
young man named Holland. The latter's
father was years ago one OF the best
known physicians in San Francisco, and
when he died the mother in a measure
lost control of the boy. Finally he de-
cided 10 make q sea voyage, and influence
was brought to bear on Captain Mckln-
non of the Belford TO take him as an
Ordinary"
During the voyage to Cape Town, &C.
cording to a letter from Holland TO
DR.. Hayes, Holland did not get along
well with the men shipped in San Fran
cisco. The latter objected 10 the airs he
put on and threw him out of the forecas-
tie. The mate interfered, ne wrote, and
the men threw the mate into the scupper.
Then the port watch struck work and the
ship was LETT without a helmsman. When
she began 10 yaw the starboard watch was
called OH, and many OF these being old
sailors who had made several voyages
with Captain McKinnop, responded, and
the Belford was again put on her way.
In the meantime, the letter contin-
ned, free fight had been going
on among the men who stood by
the captain and mate and those who
thought Holland was not doing fair share
OF work. The captain and his men gained
the day, and when the vessel reached Cape
Town all the mutineers were placed under
arr st.
The Belford left here on January last
with cargo OF wheat, barley and general
merchandise.
The steam schooner Lakme ran into
NJ M!ssion-street wharf last Tuesday night.
A strong flood tide was running and the
vessel Leca me eunmanageable. The amount
of damage TO both steamer and wharf will
not amount to more than $3.50.
The marines from the Bennington, Mon
;erey, Monadnock and Alert were ashore
in body yesterday and were drilled on
LON bardstreet wharf. 1t is the first time
they have come toget or, and the ob ject
was to have them in readiness for the
Memorial-day exercises
The British snip Lismore, Captain Fer
guson, Will probably sail for Scotland to-
morrow. She has on board the only cargo
of redwood lumber from this port that has
ever gone 10 the Clyde. The ship is bound
for Glasgow, and in order 10 bring her
down to the Piimsol mark quantity of
lumber mas been piled on her deck. The
Llsmore is smart ship, and Captain Fer
guson is confident that he will be along
side the quays in Glasgow be lore vessels
that sail for Liverpool days after him.
John Fox, one of the swee pers on the
water front, was gwen reception yester-
day He got day off to go to Stockton
IN order to vote the Democratic ticket dur
ing the local election. He was on the
winning side, and when he returned to
duty yesterday the wharfngers and col
lectors from Main, Beale. Harrison and
Fremont street wnarves got together and
presented him with a magnificent noral
wreath. The emblem was selected by
Wharfnger Deasy, and many of the flow
ers came from his own garden. Fox now
thinks that one of the greatest elections
in the country is the one in which the
united Republicans ana Democrats swept
San Joaquin County.