The San Francisco call., 1899-07-16
Delay Caused by Light
Winds and Gains.
SAILORS LOSE THEIR LIVES
ONE DIES IN HIS BUNK, THE
OTHER IS DROWNED.
The Planter and Emma C1audina
Make Good Runs-No More
Midday Trips to Alcatraz
and Angel Island.

The overdue sugar fleet began to arrive
from the islands Friday night, and kept
on arriving all of yesterday. The bark
entine Planter made the best run and the
bark Mohican the worst. All Of the ves-
sells met with light winds and calnls, but
the Planter struck a lead which Captain
Mcneil took advantage of and reached
port in twenty-one days. The next best
run was that of the barkentine Robert
Sudden, twenty-five days from Honolulu,
and then came the brig w. G. Irwin,
twenty-three days from Honolulu; brig
Consuelo. twenty-five days from MANU-
kona; schooner Aloha, twenty-five days;
ship Standard, thirty-one days, and bark
Mohican, thirty-four days from Honolulu.
This IS the Standards first visit to this
port. She was at Honolulu to load sugar
for New York when San Francisco par
ties bought her, and in future she will
run between here and the islands. The
Standard was built in 1878 at Bath, Me-,
and is 1851 tons net burden. She is 2l2
feet long. 40 feet 2 inches broad and "a
feet inches deep. Captain Getchen will
leave the Standard here and Captain
Backus, late of the barkentine Edward
May, will take command of her.
There was fatality on the barkentine
Robert Sudden during the run from Hon
olulu 1t happened on July 10, in latitude
3S north, longitude 1877. .56 west. Captain
Birkholm was crowding on every stitch
of canvas to woo the freshening breeze
and the barkentine was slipping through
the water at the rate of ten knots an
hour. when the cry of "A man over
one of the sailors, fell overheard from the
port mizzen rigging, and although the
ship was hove to and a boat lowered the
poor fellow sank before assistance could
reach him.
Strange to say there was also a fatal
ity on the British ship Earl of Dunmore,
which arrived from Newcastle, n. S. w,
yesterday, on the same date and almost
in the same latitude and longitude. Will
lam Phillips an IA. B." aged "a years,
died from some wasting disease and was
buried at sea. He had been i'll during
the whole voyage and was almost skel-
eton when he passed away. According to
an old custom. his effects were aucuoned
off the next day, and the proceeds, along
with his pay, will be sent to the dead
mans relatives in England.
Captain Kay says the Earl of Dunmore
She was eighty-seven days getting here
and had head winds nearly all the way.
In latitude 1894 south. longitude 1924
west, she ran into some heavy weather.
during which she suffered damage, and
again on June 2 there were some heavy
squalls, which played havoc with the can
vas
The sugar fleet are not the only vessels
that are making long passages The
British ship Ancaios is now out 169 days
should be heard from soon. On April 3
sbe WdS in latitude 40 south, longitude So
west, and must have had hard time of
masted ilG1i Schooner mel Jasnts Fl. Bruce ice" and the
British ship. Bidston Hill are both oat
eighty-four days for r., Nicolaefski and Me-
with general cargo for the Siberian
coast and was expected to make a quick
run. The Bidstor Hill took Government
sixteen days after the American ship
Marion Chtlcott left Seattle on similar
on June TO- but the Bidston Hill has not
yet put in an appearance. there is
chance that both the James II. Bruce and
Bidston Hill have arrived and the fact
has not been telegraphed.
The transports Newport and Ohio are
being overhauled and will be ready for
The Tartar will sail on the 22d with two
battalions of the Nineteenth Infantry and
100 recruits. One of the officers of the
Oregon Regiment is minus his gold watch
and chain and bundle of silver mounted
canes. In the hurry and hustle OF get
ting away from the transport Newport on
Friday he forgot the things, and when he
went back for them yesterday they were
gone.
Visitors to Alcatraz and Angel Islands
will not be able to make midday trip
In future. Owing to the quantity of freight
that has to be carried to the detention
camp at Angel Island the service steamer
has more than she can do. In consequence
the midday trip will be discontinued until
further orders.
Captain Buckman, formerly master of
the whaleback steamer City of Everett,
but for the last two years port captain
for the Pacific Mail Company at Panama,
is coming home for a well earned holiday.
He has not been well for some time past
and needs a rest. Captain Tilton, formerly
chief officer of the transport Newport.
leaves for Panama on the San Juan next
Tuesday to relieve him.
Josie Anderson, who lives on August
street. off Union. made another ATTEMPT
at suicide yesterday. She has been treatE
three times as a would-be suicide at the
Harbor Hospital, but her injuries have
always been slight. Yesterday she swal-
lowed some carbolic acid, so she says,
but if she did DIR. Morrison could not find
any trace of the drug. She was put to
bed and will be held, to see If there are
any developments. Josie is a divorced
woman and only "a years of age.