The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-22
7 he Prosper's Captain
Thinks He Saw Her.
MANY VESSELS IN HARD LUCK
COMPELLED TO PUT INTO WAY
PORTS FOR REPAIRS.
Arrival of the Steamer Coptic From
China, Japan and Hawaii With
Many Distinguished
Passengers.

The hopes Of the gamblers in reinsur-
ance were raised yesterday by the arrival
of the schooner Prosper at Port Towns
end The British ship Laurelbank is now
out 81 days from Shanghai for Portland
Or, and 80 per cent reinsurance has been
paid on her. The captain of the Prosper
thinks that in latitude "a north, longitude
143 east, on October 2S he saw the Laurel
bank heading northeast. He describes
her as gray colored, painted-port. four
masted bark, with double topgallant
yards and no royals" The captain is not
sure, but thinks the vessel he saw was
the Laurelbank. At the time the prevail
ing wind was from the south and very
strong. There was a heavy sea running.
If this vessel proves to be the Laurelbank
1t will be a great thing for the men who
have purchased risks from the under
writer's.
Vessels on the way to Pacific Coast
ports and Honolulu seem to have hard
luck this year. The Valkyrian, from
Newcastle, Australia, for 1quique, is now
out 104 days, and So per cent reinsurance
has been paid. The Samoena is out 81
days from Nagasaki for Astoria, and 90
per cent Is being paid on her, while per
cent is being paid on the Scottish Hills,
now $50 days out from Hamburg for San
Francisco.
Other vessels In hard luck are the
American ship Republic, which started
for Honolulu from Newcastle, but had to
ports leaking. The British bark Anam-
bra, 135 days out from Liverpool for
Honolulu, had to put into Montevideo on
September 16, having been damaged in a
hurricane and the crew sick. The British
ship Wallacetown, from Antwerp for San
Francisco, 149 days out, had TO put into
Coquimbo on October 10 wi.4I her steering
gear badly damaged. The British ship
Rontenburn, 139 DAYS out from Swansea,
had to put into Rio de Janeiro with her her
tober 9. The British snip Crown of India.
from Newcastle, Australia, for San Fran
CISCO was dismasted last May in a hurri-
cane and had to put into Syuney for re-
pairs. Her new spars arrived in Australia
on September 29 last, and the vessel Is
The British ship Eaton Hall, IA days out
from Swansea for San Francisco, had to
put into Rio de Janeiro on September 3
with her decks damaged and her boats
swept away Besides these the American
bark George f. Manson, from Sydney for
San Francisco, has been given up as lost,
so all in all it has been a bad time for
shipping the last three months.
The many friends of Captain Mcintyre
will be glad to hear that he is able to be
about again. Just before his ship, Clan
Graham, was ready to sail he was taken
very III and had to be r baa0 f6aT to f s
Marys aGspta aid Wes mas able ee to IeaVe the
institution for the first time yesterday
In a week or so he expects to leave for
England via New York, and will rejoin
News reached the city yesterday OF the
death of Captain Cross of the British ship
Eulomene A better-liked master never
came to this port, and his host OF friends
will be sorry to hear of his death. Cap
tain Cross left the Eulomene on her last
voyage; and died IN Lon MO OF dnnaIina a.
now on the Columbia River loading wheat
First Mate LIE Monchier of the French
bark President Theirs had narrow es-
cane for his life on Sunday night. A num-
Der of the crew deserted during the week,
them up The bark is lying at Beale-
street wharf; but LIE Monchier, when he
started to look for her on Sunday night,
got turned around and landed at Lom-
bard-street wharf. While looking around
for his vessel he fell overheard, and had
it not been for the crew OF the revenue
cutter Golden Gate he would have drown
ed. They fished him out of the bay more
dead than alive, and after reviving him
and drying his clothes one of their num-
Der helped him navigate to the President
Theirs at Beale street. Yesterday a spe
cial officer put the runaway sailors back
aboard the bark.
Sea Island trade, came down from Tur-
ner's shipyard yesterday. She is a sister
boat to the Queen of the Isles, and is in
tended for trading in the New Britain
group. Her headquarters will be at Ma
tupa. and a vessel from Jaluit, in the
Marshalls, will meet her twice a year
CAPTAIN II, SCnWdTIlIS VIII ldh6 ll0
Mascot to New Britain.
The cruiser Philadelphia will sail for
Central American ports to-day. If the
war in San Salvador amounts to anything
she will be there to protect American in
tereSts. All her stores were put on board
yesterday so she should get away with
the early morning tide.
The Occidental and Oriental Company's
steamer Coptic arrived from Hongkong
a day ahead of schedule time,
She made the run from Yokohama to
Honolulu in the good time of days, Is
hours and 80 minutes, and came to San
Francisco in days, l hour and At minutes.
She brought up sixty -five cabin. thirty
one second cabin and los Chinese in the
Storage Among those in the cabin were
Dougherty and Paul Neumann. Father
Dougherty went away with the soldier
boys, and returns for a short vacation.
The ex-Queen is here in connection with
the annexation of Hawaii and her claim
against the United States Government,
and Paul Neumann is here in her inter-
ests and also in connection with the es-
tate of his nephew, Rudolph. who was
killed on the island of Unga last month.
w. b. Curtis comes from Japan to rep
resent the Togo Kisen Kaisha Oriental
Steamship Company here. This concern
is heavily subsidized by the Japanese
Government, and is going to run three
steamers in conjunction with three of the
Pacific Mail and three of the Occidental
and Oriental steamers. A description of
these vessels and combined schedule of
The Call over month ago. Mr. Curtis
was formerly manager of the California
Traffic Association. and was at one time
In the freight department of the Southern