The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26
BOY STOWAWAYS
CAUGHT ON THE
TRANSPORT OHIO
Discovered Soon After
Vessel Sailed.
SENT BACK ON PILOT BOAT
WATERS LEAVE TRANSPORT ST.
PAUL IN A BODY.
Three British Ships and the Four
Masted American Bark Arthur
Sewall Racing to
England.
SENT BACK ON PILOT BOAT
WALTERS LEAVE TRANSPORT ST.
PAUL IN A BODY.

The transport Ohio. which sailed for
Manila last Friday. had more passengers
aboard than the Government contemplat-
ed sending out. The vessel went out into
the stream on Thursday night. but the
extra passengers were not discovered un-
III the Ohio was well over the bar 'on
Friday morning. II was pretty rough
and the chief officer was making every
thing snug. Passing one OF the lifeboats
he saw that the canvas cover was loos-
ened at one end. so he proceeded TO lace
IL up. While doing so he caught sight Of
a very woebegone face, and an inVestiga-
ton showed six boys, whose ages ranged
from 10 j. years, curled up in the bot
tom Of the boat and all deathly seasick.
They were all got out on deck and a
once began TO cry and beg 10 be sent
home. As soon as the pilot boat Lady
Mine hove in sight and Pilot McCulloch
was ready TO go aboard her the six young
sters We're put into his boat and he agreed
10 land them at Meiggs wharf Yesterday
Pilot Fred Jordan brought the pilot boat
IN. and after giving the lads a good scare
let them 60. They said their names were
Eddie Wilson. Robert Murphy. Eddie
Brown. Joe Smith. Dick Barnes and Eddie
Higgins. They told Captain Jordan that
six more boys We're slowed away aboard
the Ohio and that they We're not going 10
appear on deck until the vessel was two
days out. as they had plenty Of grub
and water When discovered the boys
Will be put ashore at Honolulu. and from
there sent back to San Francisco.
There was trouble on the transport St.
Paul just before she sailed for Manila.
The chief steward and the engineers de-
partment We're at outs, and the trouble
only came 10 climax "A few hours before
sailing time. Then the engineers de-
manded the dismissal Of the chief stew
ard, and the men in the latter'S depart
ment said they would quit In a body IL
the old man was let out The engineers
retaliated 10y threatening To quit in a body
II the chief steward We're kept in the ship.
As II was easier To get stewards than en-
gineerS. the company chose the lesser evil
and dismissed the chief steward There
ment. TO the number Of thirty-two walked
out, and their places had 10 be filled a
the last moment.
An interesting race TO England is now
IN progress. the participants being the
British ships Province. lnvercauld and
Duchalburn and the American ship Ar
thur SewalL Owing To a breaking bar
the vessels We're detained several DAYS.
but all got away yesterday and are now
making good headway before a freShening
breeze. The Sewall has the most valuable
cargo IN the feet; I'm fact she has the
most valuable cargo Of merchandise ever
taken out Of the port by a sailing vessel
al SlS,S44 and canned goods valued at near
ly half "A million. The Provinces cargo Of
wheat Is valued ar $500. the InVercauld's
barley and wheat at S53,357 and the Ouch
alburn's wheat at 81. .6sS
The Nippon Maru sailed for the Orient
yesterday with a large cargo and a num-
ber or cabin and Steerage passengers.
The battleship Iowa is to leave for a
practice cruise some time this week so
this will be the last time for many months
that visitors VIII have a chance to see the
ship that did such good service i'm the de-