The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
Steamer Newport Reports
Another Death Due
to II.
Scott Jenkins Was Buried at Sea
When the Vessel Was OF
Champerico
The Steamer Hermosa in Collision
With Two Whales When Off
Point San Pedro.

One more OF the Pacific Mail Company
steamers arrived from Panama and way
ports yesterday with the report of another
death from malignant malarial fever
during the voyage. The steamer is the
Newport and the victim Scott jenkins.
Some months ago the deceased went to
San Salvador 10 work on a contract which
the California Bridge Company had Sc
cured. w nen he left here jenkins was
suffering from a broken kneecap, but ax-
pected TO be fully able 10 resume work
when he reached his destination. The
climate told on him, however, and he
soon began to fail. Finally he resolved 10
return home. He took passage on the
Newport, but on May % died and was
buried at sea when the vessel was off
Cha perico.
The Newport brought an unusually
large cargo of coffee and he WORK of dis
c arging it is being rushed. There are
fully 300 barrels of different kinds OF wine
on the wharf awaiting shipment to New
York, and the Newport will take il all
The chances are that a great portion OF
the shipment will find its way back 10 San
Francisco under the la els OF some we'll
known French firm, and as such will COM
mand a price four times greater than is
paid for the pure Californi article.
Among the passengers on the Newport
was DR.. A. B. Carter of Hawaii. He is
married TO niece of ex-Qu cen Liliuoka-
lani and left that lady in Washington.
DR.. Carter is accompanied by his wife and
chi dren and also brought along two splen-
did Siberian bloodhounds. The animals
will accompany their owner to the Islands
.,,g ntgrinaifina than for mol
as the contrsc. Ia aborers who run away are
very few in Hawaii.
Major Delatield Dubois, U. S. A. re-
tired, and George de Urioste a merchant
OF TINS City, also arrived on the steamer.
w. Mcbride, w. Cartwright and J.
SpIller, three of the Custom house In
spectors stationed on the all dock, have
started out on camping trip TO the Yo-
semitic. When they left LAST Thursday
Mcbride was driving fine, spirited pair
Of horses. The next day the party re-
turned on foot. The spirited hor es had
run away and almost demolished the We
hiele. Saturday they procured the quiet
est pair OF mules IN the market and later
in tue day made q fresh start. When last
seen they were jogging along at the rate
of two miles an hour, and expected to
reach Yosemite a bout the middle of next
week.
The steamer Hermosa that plies be-
tween San Pedro and the Catalina islands
arrived here yesterday for an overhaullny.
The only people WHO came up on her, out
side OF the regular crew. were T. Y. Trask
of San Francisco. John Cline, ex-Sheriff of
Los Angeles. and w. Banning, one OF the
owners of Catalina Island and also owner
of the Hermosa. When the steamer has
been docked. recoppered and overhauled
the cabins reiitied and everything put IN
thoroughly good order the handsome little
craft will return to her usual route.
When off Point San Pedro yesterday
morning Captain h. II. Trefethen had n
peculiar experience. The vessel was max
ing up time lost during the fog and was
of course, at full speed. Suddenly two
large objects appeared right under the
vessels bow anu before q thing could be
done there was q shock.
The objects encountered were two
whales, anu their yielding qualities"
were shown by The blood tnat dyed the
water around the steamer during her mo-
meniary stop. On deck the shock was
ot so great, but in The engine-room the
men got great scare, and sore of them
rushed on deck to find out what was the
matter. The only injury TO the steamer
was the loss OF some of her copper.
The S. c. Allen brought an unusually
large cargo of sugar with her from Haws ii
this trip. All the cabins were packed
and some OF the stuff was in the captains
quarters, so there can be no DOUBT hut
what he was in sweet company.
The bark Carrolton made the round
trip 10 Departure Bay in the smart time
of twenty-e ght days. She was PUT along
side of the Occidental and Or entail Com
pany's Coptic yesterday ana will dis
charge nearly ali her cargo into the Cop
tics bunkers.
The whaleback City of Everett went to
Hunters Point orydock for an overhaul
ing. After being repaired she Will go to
Port Costa to load the grain which is to
go to the starving poor OF India.