The San Francisco call., 1898-06-02
Spontaneous Combus-
 ton the Cause. :.
BUT LITTLE DAMAGE: DONE.
A HURRICANE IN AUSTRALIA CAUSES GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
A Number of Vessels Were Wrecked
 and Thirty-stx Passengers. <. and Sailors Were . +: = :. :... E. x =. Drowned. Fl.

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 The Oceanic Steamship Company,si Mo ana arrived from. Sydney via Auckland N. C., Apia, Samoa and Honolulu yester- day after d quick passage. She brought :: up a very valuable cargo, the most de- sirable> portion of which: was &$2, SIT G25; In treasure The least desirable portion was a consignment of 5kapocl which caught fire the day before the: steamer reached port. Kapock is a most iilfiafnnnable ar " ticle, and: is. used for .stuffings mattresses and. pillows: About twelve. bales of the stuff was: thrown overheard and the rest of it was drowned out by two streams oi water from the engine room. Captain: Ca reyr and his officers behaved splendidly while the fire was being put out, and. they so.inspired- the passengers with confidence that a dance that was going on in the ~ social hall was only stopped: for. a few minutes and was. resumed attonce> as soon as the captain said there was: nc" danger Australians willing to form reg il1leAl . to help Uncle Sam thraSh* the SpaIhaFuS were making +tIie life of the United States Consul to sydney IlTsera ble when the Mo ana left. Ilrey would not take no Ter an answer and finally the consul had tq in- sert an advertisement in the papers say ing that all the men who were. NQIlnteer- ing in the United. States: could not: be used. -..::--: :. ... <5. :: % ::: 5.-..+~..
 Chief Engineer A D. Little of the. Ala meda which left here the latter part of April, writes from Auckland, under date ] .- t- Q
 We arrived here this morning. at 7<3o, and I don t:.think that one. of us went to sleep. SO anxious were we to: near the war news. When the pilot came on board and told us of. .Dewey's victory every. snan Jack was around. and there" was Ulcer sent up. that made the good. old ship shake, and even old*Tomj the ship eat :, took part in it There. was :. a yard -of American flag ribbon around his neck, and he walked. around the decki the proudest American on board" =. +-'>. :. <.
 The following is the Moanats passenger list: :.e -s. :. :. ..:":j -:
 From Sydney Captain Ferguson. Hon: Mrs Ferguson and child and three servants, Coiorel .F T W Roberts Rev: F. E.: Cameron Norman JefIriese N. A. Cobb wife and six <chll dEen; ward Rich. W Lionel Roberts, MT :. and. Mrs. Randolph Adams and child Mir. and Mrs: :n c. P WangenhelFn,. Herr strauss, A. P! fl4chaFdsen Thomas Geddes. Stuart o, NIcholsopy Miss l. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs: NJ. Frank. H Julph Mr. and Mrs D. H. Cameron, T: T.. Macgreg- or. Mrs P. Buesiu1n, C. F. Heathcote' Miss <. From Auckland IA. P. Dryden MT Mayer, Robert :Feuwieh A, E. aStephenss Mir. and Mrs. A Heather. Miss e. Ching, -AIr. ard Mrs. John Duncan, Arthur Dnucaus MT. Rathbope, Rev A: N BnsLiaI J1i i5 1 1r and Mrs ;: Easton and child, w; Benuetr;- Andrew: Wales, W. J. Poetz, Miss Fanny Went worth. J: HetI- erwck. MT. and Mrss% Ioi heTingh anne; c. M harTt . GhqRSsi9r 6ii l,S 59sS Bryone 9
 servant. Mir. and> Mrs. Parker and child, A. D. Ashcroft. R. N. Bpttle. ;. ...>. :~:
 From Apia-C. H. shaw. J.. B. Moseley, E. :. H. Honlan ':@..' ..--.t - <. From Honoluiu-NIrs c. J. Campbell. MT. and Mrs; R w. Davis, Q. H Walker. pr. and Mrs. IVY Terry. Mrs. P. Johnson. Mss NJ. c. Alex .* auder Mrs. A. Nj. Sheldon and maid J. Ruben : stein, ], Birch, H; P. Walton, Mrs. E, 5. and Mrs. NJ T.ci. Johnson, Mrs Tracy R. D, . SAIman, c. c. (Sellneri MT. and Mrs. w. D. OilHer. %'-.a TT. '.i..' .: Two days before the Moana. left Sydney terrific storm had ragged along the Australian coast. The coasting steamer Maitland was thrown on: the rocks and ~ tWenty-eight people were drowned. The steamer Victoria, from New Caledonia nearly foundered. The steam collier Wordsworth, from Newcastle, N. $. w .foundered at sea and eight of the crew were drowned. Five small schooners . were washed ashore at Newcastle, but fortunately no lives were lost The dam ge ashore was also very great and the loss of property was enormous.
 The members of the Board of Health 5 called upon the Harbor Commissioners yesterday, and the two bodies paid ar official visit to the new Union depot Complaints have been made about the plumbing of the building, and the Board of Health wanted to make an inyestiga- ton. Finally the doctors decided to gel a report from their plumbing inspector or : the question of sewer gas, and the Com. missioners will make showing on theiI . own account. Then the Board of Healtf will make a ruling.
 Major Davis, the Lighthouse Inspector for this district, has issued the following . notice:
 Applications will be received at this office (404 Safe Deposit building) during the next thirty days for examination foi the places now occupied by persons hold. ing temporary appointments in the Lighthouse Service in this district Cali. fornia), such as masters, mates, engin. eers and assistant engineers of vessels and assistant keepers of lighthouses anC fog-signals.
 Blank forms can be obtained upon ap. plication at this office