The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-10
A MUTINY ON
THE SHIP FALLS
Of HALLADALE
Outbreak OuelIed by
Captain Fordyce.
THE MOANA AND GAELIC SAIL
A Carriage for King George OF
Tonga's Bride-Ships Florence
and Elwel1 Arrive from
Australia.
THE MOANA AND GAELIC SAIL

! Contain William F7ordvce Of the British
| ship Falls of HalIadale, which left mere
! for Tacoma in March last to LOAD lumner
! for Cape Town, had a lively voyage VI II
| to South Africa. The ship is now IN
| Delagoa Bay, discharging ana IN let
| ter received in this city yesterday zap
| tain Fordyce tells of his experience w ME
| the Falls of Halladale was being toWed
| to sea the crew mutnled. Men were
scarce at Tacoma and they had been put
| aboard by the boarding masters with the
understanding that they were TO be taken
| off again before the ship sailed. Ihey
| went before the captain in a BODY ana
| swore they had been shanghaled ne
! ship was then under way, ana as tue
| captain would not pay any heed to their
| complaint the men refused to work Cap
| tain Fordyce did not argue the point
with the men, but going below armed
himself with two revolvers- For nNe
hours he paced the deck with one OF these
in each hand, and finally got sail on the
ship.
HalIadale and the vessel was well clear
Of Cane Flattery the men went 10 work
without a murmur. The next accluehL
happened to the mate. A big sea washed
him into the scuppers, breaking MS COL
Iarbone and disIocating his shoulder.
Then four of the crew were laid up ana
a succession of gales kept the rest OF ths
men on deck night and day IN SPITE Oh
all this the run was maqe 10 6 GaPs FpHn
South Africa the Falls of HalladaIe VIII
go to Australia and then come 10 this
mort with "a load of coal.
The steamer Gaelic left for the Orient
Yesterday afternoon at l O'Clock sharp.
and the Moana sailed for Australia
stop at Honolulu and there VIII PROB
ably be a test of speed on the way down,
Moana has never been thoroughly tested:
She is in first-class condition, and Chler
Stevedore. Olsen sent her away IN spteHi,
did trim for making good time: captain an
Carey does not expect TO make up the
Gaelic's lead, but he does expect to peat
her time to Honolulu. .
The Moana took away an unusually
heavy cargo. In it We're books, boots ana
shoes, canned goods of all KINDS, plcycles,
fresh and dried fruit machinery, broonS
and broom corn and a carriage and case
of books for King George of Tonga. Hls
Majesty has lately taken unto himself
wife, and the books ana carriage are
sides all these goods, the Moana mad on
board over 10000 cases of onions Al TINS
time of the year onions are very scarce in
Australia and New Zealand, so 1t pays
well to ship them from here.
Among the passengers who went away
on the Moana was Lieutenant Philip An
drews, L. S. n, He is going 70 Honolulu
to marry Miss Clara Fuller, daughter ff OF
Captain Fuller, harbor master OF HonoI
lulu. Lieutenant and Mrs. Andrews will
return to San Francisco on the Alameda.
The Gaelic took away quite number OF
passengers Among them was Mr.. Nugent
and wife Just before sailing time the
friends of the couple sent them down
beautiful floral piece 1t was represen-
tation of the Gaelic made with flowers
and ferns and was an excellent likeness
of the steamer.
The Harbor Hospital will in future be
run by Drs. Won der Lieth, Himmelsbach,
Niemeyer and Cherry. and Misses Turner
and Shelton will continue TO act as nurses.
For the time being the ambulance will
remain at the hospital and Messrs. Lily
and Kelly will continue as drivers.
more competent staff than this could not
CITY cannot see its way to putting the
institution on a paying basis. An emer-
gency hospital is a necessity on the water
front. and great credit is due the physi-
clans and nurses for keeping the place
open.
The ships Florence and Elwell arrived
from Newcastle. y. S. w, yesterday.
Both vessels made the run to the equator
in thirty days, but the Florence crossed
1t in longitude 153 minutes p seconds west
and made the run to port in SiXty-four
davs while the Elwell crossed it in 164
west and took seventy-five days to make
the voyage. The Elwell had an uneventful
paSSa ge while the Florence was caught in
a heavy easterly gale on June %, which
lasted forty-eight hours. and on June %
was supplied with fruit and vegetables
by the natives of Crohr Island. Both
ships are coal laden.
The Santa Fe's steamer Carlisle City
has reached Hongkong after being ashore.
A telegram to the Merchants Exchange
Yesterday says she was extensively dam
aged. The Carlisle City left here for ia
nan and China last month