The San Francisco call., 1899-10-22
HONGKONG MARU
IN HARBOR FROM
OR|EN TAI PORTS
Mishaps on the Gipsy
and Townsend.
BOAT CAPSIZED IN THE BAY
SIX OF THE TRANSPORTS MAY
GET AWAY TOMORROW.

The Toyo Kisen Kaishas steamer Hong
kong Maru arrived from Hongkong, via
Yokohama and Honolulu, yesterday. She
was detained some time al the quarantine
station landing the Chinese passengers,
and did not reach the Mail dock until
after p m. Her cabin passengers were:
c. P. Plunkett, B. Braham, w. Liebes,
Miss Marjorie Venton. A. Harrison. c. D.
Lovejoy, DR.. A. Hartog, A. NJ. Heeks, ].
B. Tenney, Mrs. e. T. Skidmore, Miss l.
c. Kennan and L. Merle and wife.
AS soon as the vessel docked Detective
Seymour went aboard and placed Miss
Marjorie Venton under arrest. She was
taken off the steamer at once and hurried
to the Central Police Station much to the
amazement of her fellow passengers. Miss
Venton Is charged with being the accom-
plice Of Alba A. Kent, who swindled the
Union Trust Company out Of $4,000 by
forging his fathers name to drafts for
verious amounts.
The mail steamer was six days eleven
hours and twenty-seven minutes coming
up from Honolulu, so she did not make as
good time as the Moana, which made the
run to the Farallones In six days and five
hours Captain Filmer reports bad
weather throughout the voyage and
heavy head sea from Honolulu to San
Francisco. DR.. Hartog is the physician
who left the Moana at Honolulu in order
to make a quick passage on the Hong
kong Maru, and Miss L. c. Kennan is the
young lady who was to have wed George
w. Woodbury. on his return from Austria
liza. Her prospective husband died two
days after he reached Sydney, and his re-
mains came back on the MOana.
The steamer Townsend sailed for st.
George Island yesterday with divers and
wrecking appliances to get the steamer
Laurada off the rocks, but after Steaming
as far as the lightship had to return. John
Fitzsimmons, one of the oilers, got his
hand caught in an eccentric and four Of
his fingers were cut off. The vessel was
at once put about, and on her arrival at
Meiggs wharf the wounded man was
landed. Another oiler was procured and
the Townsend made another start.
Captain Mckenzie is in command of the
Townsend, but Captain Frank White Of
the Laurada is in charge of the wrecking
crew and Jack Roach is the head
diver. The. party is positive that the
Laurada will be got off the rocks, and
Captain White has taken along Martin
Flaherty to act as his chief officer as soon
as the wrecked steamer is afioat. The
Laurada has a cargo in her hold valued
at over $15O,OOO. and If the 'wreckers cannot
save the vessel they should get enough of
the cargo to more than pay the expenses
of sending the Townsend north.
The steamer Gipsy had to put back
again yesterday morning. She went out
Friday night, but the bar was too rough
and Captain Leland came back to Broad
way wharf. Yesterday another start was
out First Assistant Engineer John Green
was thrown against the machinery and
dislocated his shoulder. The Gypsy was
put about and the first assistant was land
ed at Meiggs wharf An engineer to fill
his place was procured from the Marine
Engineers Association and the vessel pro-
ceeded to sea
along the front yesterday over story
that came from Angel Island. The sol
diers on leave from the detention camp
hCa nnt q
capsized off Point Blunt Friday after
noon. The boat disappeared into Raccoon
Straits, but no trace OF the occupants was
seen afterward. The inference drawn by
the soldiers was that the people in the
boat were drowned. 1t appears that Bap-
tiste Batsinzi, John Lazy, Frank de Mar
TIM and Eddie Scheel secured a boat at
Lombard street wharf and went for
sail. Off Angel Island they were cap
sized, but got on the bottom of the boat
and later were rescued by Oscar Lewis
and John Kerwin in whitehall An at
tempt was made to tow the boat back to
Lombard street. but II failed. The four
boys were nothing the worse for their
ducking.
The transport Leelanaw came off the
drydock yesterday. where she has been
repaired, and the big ship Arthur Sewall
the largest vessel that has ever gone on
the floating dock.
Captain Storrs of the Leelanaw is going
out as master of the Matteawan and Chief
officer Harding will take the Leelanaw
on her next voyage to Manila. Captain
Connor of the Matteawan is going East
to take command of another of the COM
panys vessels.
The transport Westminster is out in the
stream, and as berth cannot be found
for her the quartermaster is not saying
very complimentary things about the
port. The freight for the vessel is all on
hand but nothing can be done until she
can be got alongside one of the wharves
If the weather permits the Manauense,
Tartar, Conemaugh. Olympia, Centennial
and Pennsylvania will get away to-mor-
row. Stores and horses have to be put
aboard the different vessels, and if this
cannot be done it may be Wednesday be-
fcer Rickmers Of the Conemaugh is not
going out this trip. His place will be
taken by Second officer Horton of the
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Rickmers has been
for nine years in the employ of the En-
pire Steamship Company and is held in