The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07
HONGKONG MARU IN TROUBLE
BARK CLWYD WRECKED ON THE
CHINESE COAST.
America Maru Gets Away for the
Orient-Trouble on the Mail
Dock Between Rival Trans
fer Men.

The Pacific Mail Company's steamer
City of Peking arrived from the Orient
yesterday morning. but did not dock until
late in the afternoon. She had aboard
in the steerage 251 Chinese. q Japanese
and 13 Filipinos, and as these had all to
be transferred to the Angel Island quar-
antine station the vessel was detained in
consequence. Captain Smith of the Pc
king reports that the overdue transport
Newport is all right. She was spoken
within a short distance of Honolulu on
April 30 al $50 a. m.
The Peking also spoke the steamer Eli
hu Thomson, when $50 miles southwest of
the Farallones. This was on the 5th inst.
at p. m. Captain Whitney of the Thorn
son boarded the Peking and said his yes
sci was making about three knots an hour
and he hoped to make San Francisco in
five or six days. Captain Smith offered to
tow the Thomson into port, but Captain
Whitney declined the offer, but very glad
ly accepted two bolts of satlcloth with
which to make extra sails. There Is $40
900 insurance on the hull and about $S5 900
on the cargo of sugar of the Elihu Thorn
son.
The tug Relief is now out searching for
the broken-down steamer, but as Captain
Randall will allow for leeWay and the
Thomson has not made any. the chances
are against her being picked up. Yester-
day afternoon the underwriters chartered
the steam schooner Rival ana sent neT out
on a search Knowing tnat the Thomson
is following the regular course. TO San
Francico, the chances are that the Rival
will pick her up.
The Japanese steamer Hongkong Maru
is still having trouble with her boilers
and was two days late in reaching Yoko-
kong before she started on her maiden
voyage, more work had to be done on
them at Honolulu. and in this port they
hara lact nd al
far as Honolulu. After leaving Hawaii
the trouble began. Very heavy weather
bunkers and the boilers began to leak
again. In consequence the Hongkong
Maru was two days late in reaching
Yokohama and she had to be detained
there three days for an overhaullng.
The Peking brings the news of the loss
of the British bark Clwyd. She left Hong
kong for Peru with load of rice apd
went on the Pratas shoal In gale. The
captainI and crew escaped in the boats
and when they saw there was no hope for
the ship they started for the coast OF
China Mate H. Jones and nine men
reached Hongkong in one of the boats and
Captain Thomas and twelve men were
picked up by the japanese steamer 1,I Ep-
men lost everything except the clothes
they had on.
There was quite a row on the wharf
among the transfer men while the bag
gage of the Peking's passengers was be
ing passed by the customs of1cers one
of the drivers OF the Paclnc transfer
Company went on the wharf to get some
baggage and Morton Of Mortons Special
Delivery al once called on his men. Then
there was trouble. which was only quelledi
by the customs authorities throwing all
the transfer men off the wharf
The steamer ocean ". Wave Ee is is t3 g., be b,
cleo and will go on the Vallejo run in
conjunction with the Monticello. This will
enable the Messrs. Hatch to give the peo-
pie of Mare Island and Vallejo an extra
good service and will be a hard blow at
the railroad The Ocean Wave was built
for the SeattleWhatcom route at Grays
Harbor She will be towed from Seat
tie to San Francisco by the tug Holyoke
The bark Haydn, Brown and the ship
Yesterday. The Brown was twentyyion1e y;
days from Kahalui and the Falls of Clyde
twenty-three days from Honolulu. Both
are sugar laden.
The Japanese steamer America Maru
sailed for the Orient yesterday afternoon
Among the passengers were General Ea-
gan, Mrs. Kingdom George Gould's moth
er-in-law, and e. s Gray The . latter lis is
Company and goes to Honolulu In con-
nection with the work of improving that