The San Francisco call., 1899-11-06
OVERDUE ship
CHAS, {. MOODY
REACHES PORT
At Honolulu When
the Ohio Sailed.
WENT VIA CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
REINSURANCE GAMBLERS MADE
MONEY ON THE DEAL
Underwriters Paid 65 Per Cent to
Avoid Their Risks-Br1tish Ship
Falls of Clyde Granted Ha-
waiian Registry.

The American ship Charles E. Moody,
on which 65 per cent was paid to reinsure
hull and cargo, arrived in safety at Ho-
nolulu on October 26. The owners and
underwriters had grave fears for the
safety of the vessel, but the ship cap
tains along the front always asserted that
she would reach Hawaii In safety. In
consequence there was considerable
gambling on the result. and one broker
said yesterday that the insurance people
will have to pay $4,000 to different San
Francisco men who backed the ship.
Captain Anderson, the owner of the YES
sci, is out about $4,000 on the long voyage
of the Moody. She is a splendid vessel
and we'll found throughout SO when she
left Norfolk, Va, on April 19 he had not
a cent of insurance on her. When the
months rolled by and there was no news
from the ship he began TO feel uneasy,
but still showed MS confidence in Captain
Woodside and the craft by refusing to in
sure. When the Moody was 10 days out,
however, he changed his mind and paid
the underwriters at the rate of so per cent
to insure his interest in the vessel and
cargo.
Among those who made "a killing" on
the overdue ship was Captain Gilmore Of
the Servia- He knows the vessel well and
when the rate went to Go per cent he in
vested considerable money and will now
reap the reward of his judgment. Cap
tain James H. Bruce, Captain Berriman
that the Moody would go to Honolulu
by way OF the Cape Of Good Hope and
backed their opinion to the extent of sew
eral hundred dollars. When the trans
port Ohio reached port yesterday morn
ing 1t was learned that Captain Wood
side had taken his ship via Good Hope
after failing to round the Horn.
Light winds and CalmS and a Japanese
crew were responsible for the long voyage
of the ship. When she left Norfolk she
had fifteen japanese and five white men
~
on a sailing vessel it takes three Japanese
TO do one ABS work. In that event the
Moody was handicapped to a very great
extent. Captain Woodside in his report
says they were the most stupid lot of
men he ever had to deal with. On May
13 AdOlph Pickert. an ALB, and three Jap
anese were out on the jibboom slowing
the sail. By some means or another Pick
ert fell overheard, but the Japanese
raised no outcry and finished their work.
About an hour afteT the accident they
was then too late to do anything, as the
unfortunate sailor was lost.
The Moody reached Honolulu without
the loss of a sail The officers of the
Ohio say she looked as clean as new
pin and showed no traces of her long
voyage. In making Honolulu by the
route he took Captain Woodside sailed
over So 900 miles, while Norfolk is less
than 5000 miles in a direct line from Ha-
wall The vessel has nearly 5000 tons of
coal aboard for the Government and after
discharging it she will probably go to Pu-
get Sound in ballast.
The transport Ohio brings news
that the Circuit Court of Hawaii has
made a peremptory order to the Collector
of Customs at Honolulu to issue a GER
tiicate of registration to the British ship
Falls of Clyde. The big vessel is now
lying at Howard street wharf loaded for
Hilo. She was purchased in San Fran
cisco several months ago by Honolulu and
San Francisco parties and a Hawaiian
registry was applied for. The Collector
of the Port of Honolulu refused to give
the vessel what was asked for and the
with the result that the Falls of Clyde is
now entitled TO fly the Hawaiian flag