The San Francisco call., 1899-04-01
She Was Manned by
N aturalists.
ON A HUNT FOR SPECIMENS
FITTED FOR a YEARS CRUISE
III THE PACIFIC.
Professor A. W. Anthony Complains
OF His Brutal Treatment by
the Mexican Authorities
at Magdalena-

Captain Won Helms of the Pacific. Coast
Steamship Companys Curacao. teIe-
efaphed the Merchants Exchange yes
sefaaS from Ensenada that the schooner
stella Erland had been totally wrecked
r IN the Gulf of California: The passen-
gers ana crew We're saXeG.zand should ar
rive here to-day on he:-CuraCao*= = :. T..
me Stella Erland wa purchased in
seattle last December hy Professor A.
W. Anthony of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition. 1t has been his custom TO make
yearly voyages to.Centru America and
other points where rare birds, insects and
reptiles are 10 be found Nearly every
trip he secured large numbers of valu-
able specimens which found their way
to the institution he represented.
In the season of .1S97-9S Professor An
thony explored the Gulf of California in
the schooner Wahlberg, but during a
heavy nOrther the vessel went ashore and
became total wreck. Whether: or not
the Stella Eriand was loSt*in the same
manner viii not be known until the Cur
acao arrives as the telegram gives no
particulars. = -..-'
Professor Anthony sai.ed the Stella Err
land from Puget Sound to San Francisco
on the way down she was caught in a
terrific storm, which she rode out nObly
with the loss Of her decklOad and fore
topmast On her arrival here she was
repaired and fitted out for q years cruise
Provisions TO last that length of time
were taken aboard, and besides that the
schooner had cargo of thirty tons of
dynamite for Amapala, Honduras. From
the TACT that the crew was saved il is
evident. that it was not an explosion that
wrecked the Stella Erland... When she
LETT here she was thoroughly sea-
worthy and well found, and the risk on
me cargo and. supplies was. taken at a
low rate by the underwriters.
There were nine people who went away
on the Stella Erland as follows: A w.
Anthony, captain; H. B. kaeding. mate
and r: G; MacGregor,. r.. H. Beck, Ar
thur " WhitlOck. James y. Gaylord; George
spencer. Chase LittlejOhn and Charles
Jones, SCamen. Anthony and .Kaeding
are nrst-class naVigators, Beck is an old
sailor ana Littlejohn is known as one of
the most expert seal hunters on the coast
and q dead shot. The other members of
The crew are scientists. and bug hunters.
From here the Stella Erland Was.to. go to
Am3pala, where the dynamite was to be
discharged. As soon as that was accom-
plShed direct course for the islands in
the southern Pacific was to be steered. a
the suppositiOn is the. disaster happened
of the coast of Lower California D..
The Stella Erland was built at Ballard,
Wasn.i in 1894, and was Al tons net bur
den. She was 50 feet I inches long. Is
feet broad and Z feet 4 inches deep. There
was no Insurance on the hull, and the loss
or the vessel VIII be a hard blow TO Pro
feSsOr Anthony. ~.
The ship Agenor was TO have sailed for
- uleE, ~. =. w, yesterday, Dut dld not
get away owing to the illness of Captain
Colby. He could not leave his berth dur
ing the day, so Deputy Collector OF: the
Port Farley Went out aboard and cleared
the vessel If Captain Cobb: is better to-
day the ship Will go TO sea during the
morning. -.-.e --.r -.l:..:....' ~. =
The ship. Big Bonanza got away for
NladiFostuk Yesterday There was some
difficulty In getting her. crew. together. and
q couple Of new men had to.:be signed at
the last minute, as the others had run
away. The Big Bonanza carries a very
valuable cargo for Siberia and will be fol-
lowed by the Wilma in a w-days, while
the schooner Volunteer goes on the berth
TO load for the same place, The trade
Of the United States with Siberia is: grow
ing with leaps and bounds. ...t I'll.
The ship Erskine NJ. Phelps: sails for
Honolulu to load sugar for New York to-
day. The crew was signed aboard yester-
day, so an early start will be. made. The
Phelps takes away about dozen passen-
gers for the Islands. ~.
The. wreck Of tAe fine new French ship
Mareschal Lannes is complete. She was
three days out from Swansea for this port
when she met her fate. "A telegram TO the
Merchants Exchange yesterday reports
that the ships papers. and a lifeboat had
come ashore at St. Brides Bay, Wales.