The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-06

of the six regiments that will soon be
transported to that warm field of action.
Major Coffin's baggage is about the
most valuable that any officer has car
ried out to the front from this port. 1t
is worth something like 81 800 900, and con-
sists of gold and silver coin. The major
is a paymaster, and with the exception
of 900 he will leave with the soldiers
at Honolulu he will distribute all the mill
ion and a half among the troops in the
Philippines. Major Coffin was an officer
in the Twenty-third Ohio Infantry dur
Ing the Civil War, a lieutenant in Captain
William McKinley'S company. He re-
entered the service at the first call to
arms of his old commander and has re-
turned from Cuba to go to distant Ma
Mia.
The transport Puebla arrived in this
port early yesterday morning, thirty days
from Manila, including a stay of six days
sengers a number of invalid soldiers. six
sailors from the cruiser Boston, en- route
army officers, Lieutenants Goodale and
Wadley, the latter a resident of Los An
geles. Miss West, a Red Cross nurse, was
also a passenger on the Pueblo.
The only incident of note which trans
pired on the run across the Pacific was
the horrible suicide Of Chief Steward John
Nagasaki. he went on spree in the
Japanese port, the wind-up of a long
drinking bout in Manila, which resulted
in an attack of delirium tremens. By or
ders of Captain II. c. Thomas, the man
was placed under restraint in his room
and attended by Surgeon George H.
StroWbridge, the ships surgeon. He asked
to have his curtains drawn that his room
might be darkened, and a few hours af-
! terWard the attendant saw blood issuing
from under his door. When the door was
opened McKenna was discovered stabblng
himself in savage manner in the throa
with a corkscrew He had punctured his
larynx and Windpipe six or seven times.
When the instrument was Wrencned from
him he tried to tear the wounds with his
az 4ffaT1It Tod
from completing his self-destruction with
his naked hands. He died the next day,
February 20, and was buried at sea on the
22d: McKenna was about 30 years old and
well known in this city and in the Pacific
Coast steamship service.
The Puebla had rather more than her
share Of crazy people on board during her
trip. James Jameson, sailor, belonging
to the steamer, became crazy and had to
and will be examined by the Lunacy Com
mission. Another man, a passenger, NAM
ed Wilson; drank himself into demented
state at Nagasah and was a general
Puebla will probably be returned to
Manila with a load Of soldiers and NUM-
lions of war.
The battleship Iowa in popularity bids
fair to rival the oregon in this port. Yes
terday afternoon six or seven tugs and
launches were busy carrying visitors out
| ceived on board by the officers and crew,
who Wed with one another in pointing out
the objects of interest to the strangers.
First the guests were shown the four mas
sive 12-inchers that helped beat down the
Viscaya, the s-inchers that disabled the
Maria Teresa, and the 4-inchers that
wrecked the Spanish torpedo, boats at
Santiago de Cuba. They were also SHOWN
the patch forward few feet above the
wateriine where the Viscaya paid her
compliments to the Iowa in the shape OF a
hot shell that penetrated the battleshi0's
side.
The British ship Cedarbank which ar
rived in this port Saturday night, 1856 days
from Dundee lost at sea two apprentices
named r. jackson and r. Norris. both
aged II years Jackson fell from the miz-
zen topgallant yard to the deck September
3. 1885, and was instantly killed, while
| Norris died of heart disease January 8.