The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-06
HER FATE IN
THE BALANCE
Fears for Safety of the
Geo. F. Manson.
GAMBLERS IN REINSURANCE
TAKE CHANCES ON THE SAFE
ARRIVAL OF THE BARK.
Return Of the Transport Steamer
Lakme From Honolulu-Pat
Galvin's Steamboat Ven
ture Failure.
TAKE CHANCES ON THE SAFE
ARRIVAL OF THE BARK.

The American bark George F. Manson
is now out 125 days from Sydney, N. s.
W., for this port and fears are enter
tanned for her safety. Among shipping men
she is not given up as lost, but still the
underwriters are paying 80 per cent to
reinsure the hull and cargo. While the
Manson is considerably overdue, still,
other vessels that left Australia about
the same time made unusually long pass
ages. The General Fairchild was n6
days coming from Newcastle, N. S. W.,
and many ships of the British fleet have
taken from ninety to hundred days COW
ering the distance. Sugar boats from the
islands have taken from twenty-five to
thirty days to get here, and the captains
of the coal and sugar fleet all lay the
blame on light winds and Gains"
The Manson was thoroughly overhauled
and recoppered before she left Sydney, so
her hull and spars give no cause for anx-
iety. She was, however, out in the great
Maitland storm" that caused so much de-
struction on the Australian coast, and
that is what makes the underwriters I'M
easy The Manson sailed from Sydney
one day before the British ship Crown of
India left Newcastle, and the latter was
towed into Sydney dismasted, she having
been caught in that storm
fate of the George F. Manson, not only
because Captain 3. Crack and his son, r.
Crack Jr the first mate of the bark are
well known here, but because nearly al
city. An overdue affords a good chance
for a gamble, and many a man on
Change has risked,$10O to win $40 that the
Manson would arrive In safety. 1t can
readily be understood that underwriters
who are interested in the "overdues" are
only too willing to get rid Of the risk BY
those who are willing to take the chances.
The premium varies with the chances OF
F hs ssf BARK Perrs u from sane
Francisco for Cape Town, South Africa,
80 per cent reinsurance was paid. This
bark was posted at Lloyd's as missing"
a few days ago, and the gamblers had to
Eloyds never posts a vessel as missing
that her case is hopeless and until the
owner Is of the same opinion. Before post
ing, a notice is put up. and kept up for
a week inviting information concerning
committee at it's next meeting votes the
ship as missing" and notice Is posted
accordingly. All insurance and reinsur-
ance matters are then settled. Incident
ally POSTED at Lloyds as missing" con-
stitutes a legal death certificate for any
one on board the missing ship.
fore, probably be greatly il. increased be-
as missing" She is an old but stout
vessel. She was built at Bath. Me-. in
u-4
feet long, 1872 broad and 23.9 feet deep.
The steamer Lakme arrived from Homo
lulu yesterday She was long time max
ing the run here, Captain klitgard lay
Winds encountered during the passage.
She brought up few passengers and 100
tons of sugar and 400 punches of
bananas. The work OF removing the
standees used by the soldiers was begun
as soon as the vessel locked. The deck
house will remain, however, as it will
be useful in the coast trade into which
the Lakme will be put. Captain Klitgard
of the Lakme was great favorite with
the volunteers he took to Honolulu. and
he brought back with him a very hand
some testimonial signed by the officers.
There was concert and couple Of
four round settos on the upper deck every
night and that helped to pass the long
tropic old Neptune paid the Lakme visit
and ten of the soldier boys who had
never been to sea befdre were bathed
and shaved much to the delight of their
companions.
Captain Klitgard of the Lakme was for
merly master of the schooner Eva. When
in that vessel he made the round trip
to Mahukona and return in twenty-six
days. and a round trip to Puget Sound
and back with lumber in twenty-one
days. These were both record breakers
He will not make. many fast voyages in
his present command, however, as the
Lakme was not built for speed. The yes
sci is a splendid carrier, a magnificent
as goes out of this port, but she is not
an ocean greyhound"
The river steamer Mary Ellen Calvin
is still tied up at Fremont street wharf,
and the chances are that she will never
see the Yukon River. For weeks Pat Gal
vim kept the steamer Cleveland and her
load Of merchandise tied up at Harrison
street wharf in the hopes that his river