The San Francisco call., 1899-07-14
CAP TAIN CHAS.
GOODALL DIES
IN ENGLAND
Unexpected End of a
Pioneer.
WAS ON TOUR OF THE WORLD
PASSED AWAY UPON REACHING
HIS BIRTHPLACE
Was the Senior Member of the Firm
of Goodal1, Perkins & Co. and
a Trustee of Stanford
University.

Captain Charles Goodall, senior member
Of the firm of Goodall, Perkins & Co., died
in Draycott, Somersetshire, England,
some time Wednesday. A cable from the
widow to his brother. Edwin Goodall, an
nounced the sad and totally unexpected
event. The news soon became generally
known and all the ships along the front
and the business houses set their flags at
half-mast and messages of coincidence be-
gan to pour in upon the family.
On June 10 Captain and Mrs. Goodall
started from San Francisco for tour of
Europe. The old gentleman was in his
usual good health, but had been suffering
from rheumatism. 1t was the intention
of the couple to visit Draycott, where
Captain Goodall was born, and then go to
Mrs. Goodalls birthplace in Wales, after
which tour of the Continent was CON
templated. On June q they left New
York on the steamer City of New York,
arriving in England nearly three weeks
Goodall was looking for a letter from his
father, but instead came the news of his
death.
Captain Charles GoodaI came to San
started on "a trading cruise TO
6gf before og gobg Ing ne put all IBIS
fall of 1852 he returned to San Francisco,
only to find that the bank had failed and
all his hard-earned money was gone. In
January, 1858, he took command of the
Sausalito Water Company's water boat
Rincon, aHd for years he carried water
from SauSalitO to San Francisco. AS he
saved money he bought stock in the water
company, and in the course of years he
and Christian Nelson owned the works
and the firm of Goodall & Nelson came
into existence.
Soon after this the firm purchased
steamer or two and few schooners,
which they ran up and down the coast
The business kept on expanding and
George c. Perkins was taken in and the
firm name became Goodall. Nelson & Per
kinS. When the Pacific Mail decided to go
out Of the coasting trade Captain Good
all and his partners purchased its fleet of
steamers and the firm name was changed
Steamship Company: This was too long
a name to suit the business world. so in
September, 1876, the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company was formed, with the old
firm as agents A few years later
Christian Nelson retired from the firm
and it became Goodall, Perkins & Co., the
Captain Goodall was born in Draycott.
England, Is years ago. He left home
when very young and after voyage
around the world and a whaling cruise or
two in the Arctic he came to California.
He was Harbor Master of the port for
three terms and served one term in the
ences in politics. From 1878 to 1881 and
again from 1887 to 1890 he was a trustee
of the Chamber of Commerce. and at the
time of his death he was one of the trus
tees of the Stanford University and also
of the University of the Pacific. He was
great friend of the Sailors Home, and
the Ladies Seamen's Aid Society always
found in him champion.
Captain Goodall was twice married. His
first wife died nearly nine years ago and
in 1894 he married the lady who was at his
bedside when he died. He leaves three
sons and two daughters-Captain Charles
Miner Gcodall. superintendent of the Pa
cifc Coast Steamship Company; Captain
Harry w. Goodall. master of the steamer
State of California, and s. z. Goodali,
Mrs. Flora Bland of Pasadena and Mrs.
Hugo Keil of Belvedere. Captain Goodall
was man whom everybody honored, and
his death is a decided loss to the COM
munity.