The San Francisco call., 1899-08-18
THEY PASSED AS
YOUTHS OF THE
HIGHEST DEGREE
Apprentices Enjoy a
Gay Time.
ALL OF THEM DESERTERS
STEWARD OF THE HYDERABAD
DYING OF CANCER.
Must Be Tried in England for Steal
ing Ships Stores - surgeons
Here Want to Remove
His Stomach.
STEWARD OF THE HYDERABAD
DYING OF CANCER.

The British ship, Hyderabad is loaded
and ready for sea. Captain Scott expects
to get the remainder Of his crew to-day
and once they are aboard the ship Will
sail.
Among those who will go out on the
Hyderabad are the Hon. h. r. Hinstock
of Hull" the Marquis of Townsend" and
the Hon. j. Lewis of London" The three
noble" youths have had quite an expert
ence in San Francisco and quite a num-
Der of tradesmen are anxious to get them
ashore again if only for few hours.
H. r. Hinstock, NJ. Watkins and ].
Lewis are apprentice boys on the Hydera-
bad When the ship came down loaded
from Port Costa Captain Scott was taken
down with pneumonia ana Tor time was
in a very critical condition. The appren-
tice boys seized their opportunity and de-
serted while the captain was connned TO
his ROOM Once ashore they posed as
lords and honorables and ran bills with
everybody who would give them credit or
accept an order on the ship Hyderabad.
In this way they smoked the best cigars
drank the best whisky, had their photo
graphs taken at one of the best galleries
in the city and ran bill with clothier
for STA. Wednesday afternoon the clothicr
took his bill out to the ship and demanded
payment from Captain Scott. Inc latter
refused to pay it and said the boys were
deserters and not cent was coming to
them.
going ashore must have spread the news,
for the runaWays' credit was suddenly
stopped and they found themselves out
on the street without a cent. Shortly
after sunset they got into a whitehall boat
and were rowed out to the Hyderabad.
Upon getting aboard they went to their
quarters and Watkins was sent ac a
committee of one 70 make terms with
1.-The old man" Captain Scott told them
to go to bed and that nothing would be
said about the matter until the ship
over TO the proper authorities.
In the meantime Captain Scott is try
ing to possess his soul In patience. AL
most every hour in the day an order
tices is presented to him for payment, and
1t generally takes quarter of an hour and
all his patience to explain the situation
The young rascals took advantage of
my being Ill and ran away" said he yes
terday. Il tried several times to catch
them, but they are feet of foot and got
found that Hinstock and Lewis were
passing as honorables and Watkins as a
Duke or Marquis or something. They
wrote me a note stating they had left the
going to make things very sulphurous FOR
me when the ship reached home. Incl
dentally they gave me an address to
which 1 was to forward any letters for
them that might reach the ship. Wedncs-
day night they came aboard when they
found themselves stranded, and nothing
more Will ne S6lQ ABOUT the untli
we reach Liverpool, when they will have
to answer for their desertion."
Another member of the Hyderabad' 8
crew who would like to remain in San
Francisco is j. Moat, the steward. When
the ship reaches England he will have to
answer charge of broaching cargo that
is If he lives to reach Liverpool During
the voyage to this port from Australia
Moat got away with over 500 worth Of
goods. which he sold TO the sailors Then
he made an onslaught on the ships stores
and ate UP all the little delicacfes which
Captain Scott had laid in for his own
special benefit. For all this he will have
to answer when the ship reaches an Eng
lish port
Steward Moat is doubly unfortunate.
He Is suffering from cancer of the stom-
ach, and some medical gentlemen are will
ing to pay for the goods he stole If they
could only get him for subject They
explained to Moat that death was Ger
tain If something was not done and that
the removal of the stomach meant possi-
bly, years of life. Moat was eager and
willing to take the chances but the Brit
ish Consul stepped in and refused to al
low the unfortunate fellow to leave the
ship. Moat and his assistant will thcre-
fore have to wait upon the MARQUIS OF
Townsend" the Hon. Hinstock' and the
Hon. Lewis during the homeward voy-