The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-18
Ship Alcides Got Away
for London.
BURNING OF THE BLENGFELL
CAPTAINS FAMILY AND ELEVEN
OF THE CREW PERISH.
Arrival Of the Steamer Doric From
the Orient-Bodygua for the
Emperor of Korea Sent
From China.

The British ship Alcides sailed for Lon
don direct yesterday with one Of the most
valuable cargoeS ever taken from this
port by sailing vessel. It consists mainly
of II .203 cases of salmon, Ga Al cases of
canned fruit, 1000 gallons of wine, 42S, 534
pounds of beans, SO 013 centals of barley,
some canned asparagus, sardines, bees
wax and cascara bark, valued in all at
1901 SIS. The Alcides is a fast vessel, and
Captain Dart expects to make a quick
run to England with his valuable cargo.
The o. and O. Company's steamer Doric
arrived from the Orient yesterday with
81 cabin and 20 second-class passengers,
besides $50 Chinese and Japanese in the
steerage. She also brought up $197 $50 in
gold, the balance in trade between Hong
kong and Yokohama and San Francisco.
The Doric was 20 days IS hours from
Hongkong, is days from Yokohama and
days from Honolulu. Had it not been tor
head winds she would have reached port
Sunday night.
When the Doric was at Hongkong the
hubbub over the attempted poisoning OF
the Emperor of Korea and the crown
Prince was in full blast. Clarence Great
house, the Emperors American adviser,
had been to Shanghai and recruited
body guard for his Majesty. These LETT
for Seoul on the Sagami Maru before the
Doric sailed for San Francisco. Inc
company was composed of Americans,
S EngliShmen, Germans, tTenchmen
and Russians. According to the articles
OF agreement they were TO use no opium,
were to be moderate in the use OF stlInu-
lants, were to lay down their lives for the
Emperor II necessary, and were 10 re-
ceive so (MeXican) a month for their ser
vices. The Independence Club OF Korea
was making a great cutlery over the mat
ter, and was clamoring for the dismissal
of GreathoUse and his hirelings.
Among those who came from Honolulu
on the Doric was Justice w. +. Frear OF
the Supreme Court of Hawaii. He VIII
appear before the Hawaiian Commission
appointed by Congress, am viii assist IN
framing laws for the government OF the
A cable to the Merchants Exchange
says that the British ship Blengfell was
burned off the English coast yesterday
and that the captain, his wife ana chill
dren and eleven of the crew persisted. me
Blengfen was in command or captain
Johnson, who was well known mere, ana
was on her way from New York to Lon
don with a cargo of kerosene. She was
built in 1876 and was owned by J. Edgar
& Co. of Liverpool. The same firm owns
the ship Waterloo, now loading gen.
eral cargo at HarrisOn-street wharf for
London. and the Combermere, which ar
rived at Port Los Angeles on the 9TH inst:
The BlengfeIl was a small vessel of 1ll7
tons net register. She was 1924 feet long,
35.2 feet broad and q feet deep.
Captain / Z. Thayer, who left here last
Saturday for British Columbia, has prob
ably reached Victoria by this time. He
has gone north on behalf of the Federal
authorities TO appraise the British seal
ing fleet in Canadian waters. The sup
purchase all the interests of the British
sealers and that in future nothing but
American vessels will fish in Boring Sea-
The Oceanic CompaAy'S steamer Aus
tralia will not get away for Honolulu un-
til next Saturday She went on the dry
dock yesterday and will not be ready for
cargo until tomorrow, her regular sail
ing day. The Mail Company's steamer
Aztec is to receive a thorough overhaul
ing, and in consequence will not leave port
again until next November.
Horace Orear, a neWsdealer at the
ferries, met with an accident yesterday
that will cripple him for life. After be-
ing on his feet all day he felt very hot
and tired at night Before retiring he
thought a foot bath would do him good,
so he filled a stationary washstand with
water and prepared to take one. He put
the right foot in first and then stumbled.
This threw all his weight on the right
foot and it crashed through the bottom
of the basin The sharp edges cut the
ngaments and muscles at the back of his
ankle, leaving the leg perfectly useless.
The calf of his leg was opened up and
the muscles pulled down and united. but
the chances are that they will never knit
and Orear will be a cripple for life.
John Carlson was killed on the scoW
schooner Pinole yesterday. While coaling
the Indiana. one of the buckets capsized
and the coal was dumped on the unfor-
tunate man. He was a Norwegian, q
years old and unmarried.