The San Francisco call., 1898-04-21
The Bark Trade Winds Arrives After a Long
 Passage.
Important Decision for Ship pers in the Case of the
 Steamer SunOl.
Ship Not Responsible if tn C Case Is Due to Negligence
 of Captain.

The four-masted British bark Trade Winds arrived yesterday from Liverpool after a'lengthy passage of 158 days Cap tain Ritchie planes contrary and light winds for the long run, and says that not once during the entire passage did he get decent sailing breeze. On one occasion the ship fell in with some strong west erly currents and got 'back-strapped' off the Horn. It took from December 15 to Christmas day to weather the cape, and ever since then the good ship has been trying to beat her way up to San Fran cisco.
 This Is Captain Ritchie's first voyage to San Francisco in twelve years. On the last occasion he was here as master of the Four Winds, and left that vessel to superintend the building of the Trade Winds, which ship he has commanded ever since. His wife accompanied him on this occasion, and says that she does not care to make another trip if they are all to be as lengthy as this one. She has never made voyage with her husband before, but he persuaded her to come along this time, never thinking that the run would be a succession of light winds and calms. The Trade Winds has a valu- able cargo of merchandise consigned to J. D. Spreckels, Bros. & Go.
 An interesting decision for shippers was handed down in the United States Dis trict Court yesterday. In 1t the Judge holds that If the owner of any vessel transporting merchandise or property to or from any port of the United States shall exercise due diligence to make the said vessel in all respects seaworthy and properly manned, equipped and supplied neither the vessel nor her owner or own CTS, agents or chartererS shall become liable or be held responsible for damages or loss resulting from faults or errors in navigation or in management of said vessel
 In March, 1897, the steamer Sunol and the bark Olympic were in collision. The Sunol was on her way to Vallejo and the Olympic was coming in from New York When of AlcatraZ the collision occurred, and the SunOl was sunk. An inquiry fol- lowed, and Captain Dye of the Sunol was suspended by the inspector of hulls and boilers for negligence. Those who had freight and effects on the vessel sent in claims to the Piper, Alden, Goodall Com pany for damages. The company em- plOyed C. A. Shurtliffe, ex-United' States District Attorney. to take the matter into the courts, in order to establish it's lia- bility. MT. Shurtliffe contended that un- der the Harter act, as above quoted, the company was not liable for any damages, and Judge de Haven took that view of the case also, and gave a decision in favor of the Piper, Alden, Goodall Company.
 pr. w. D. Deas was yesterday appoint ed assistant police surgeon at the Harbor Receiving Hospital by the Board of I1tdIIn. AL lle same lllIle lNO very ldllO- some medals were presented to Drs. Deas and Zabala by Mrs. Schuller, who was shot by her husband about a month ago and who was treated at the Harbor Re ceiving Hospital by the doctors named Each medal bears the following inscrip ton: "A token of gratitude for skillful surgery" At the time Mrs. Schuller was shot nobody thought she would recover, but by sllillful treatment, care and atten- ton she is now as well as ever. The med als were given to the Board of Health and by the chairman turned over to Dr. Hill, who is at the head of the Harbor Hospi- tai. and that gentleman afterward pre- sented them to Drs. Deas and Zabala-
 The British bark Inveramsy was much more seriously damaged in the collision with the schooner James A. Garfield than was at first supposed. Her forward bull warkS on the starboard side are very bad ly damaged and the forward rigging has all been torn away so that 1t will be at least week before she will be ready to sail for Europe The schooner lost her bowsprit and all her head gear, and will have to go. on the dry dock for repairs. Manuel Rodriguez, a fisherman, picked up one of the Inveramsy's boats off Lime Point yesterday morning and lowed 1t back to Meiggs wharf. He was paid for his trouble by the owners of the Garfield
 The barkentine Jane 4. Fakenberg was put on the dry dock a few days ago in or der to be stripped. When Captain Perri- man, the marine surveyor, saw the hull he said it was a shame to strip it, as 1t was In perfect condition. He strongly ad- Tised Lynde & Hought the owners, to 4SAN Q NIlS HSSSeI dlOHes put they decided to make the barkentine as near perfect as possible, so all the sheathng was stripped off and the hull will be recalked through- out and new sheathing put on before the FaIkenberg starts for KotZebue Sound
 The Oceanic Steamship Company's Ala meda sails for Australian ports this after noon with about fifty abin passengers and q very valuable cargo. Among the passengers are Dr. w. l. Terry and bride or stockton. The young couple will spend their honeymoon in Honolulu
 n lpaff i0p ho a-lr Ia ready Tor a voyage to the kotZebue Sound gold helds is rapidly progressing at the foot or Howard street. When completed she will be as comfortable a vessel as will sail for Alaskan waters. Her galley and dining saloon are to be on the main deck seasick will not be rendered more uncom- fortable by the smell of food. She will be provided with powerful steam launch which will have great speed, and as ner engine and boilers are very powerful in proportion to her size she will be as good as an ordinary towboat on the waters of the kubuck River The Mermaid was for the present commander, and she is a stanch, safe and comfortable craft She has been inspected and passed by the ma rine surveyors and should be a safe boat to travel in for those who want to reach the Kotzebue gold fields.
 Thomas Murphy was arrested by Detec- tive Tom Ellis and Officer Mackey of the haroor Police yesterday and charged with puTslary. He broke into a carpenters shop in Vallejo and stole number of val uaple tools He then came to San Fran CIsCo on the steamer Sunol and was ar Iesleu as soon as the vessel docked The carpenter tools were found in his swag