The San Francisco call., 1899-07-14

the matter The steam sch0oners Atona
and Crescent City arrived about the same
time. and both had lumber Tor ne snip
The Crescent City got alongside TErst' Dlt
the Aloha came along and her crew, cast
ing the Crescent City OF, pushed hsr 1nto
the stream and took her place
After leaving here The City OF York haa
z good run across the Pacific, ana On
June 10 was spoken OF Goode IslsIo-
From there she must have Tun 1IlIo Lhe
heavy weather that mas prevailed sioL3g
the Australian coast OF late GlC ---le--4
Piled up On RO-tuest Island
When Captain Jones and MS Tessel went
ashore she was only ten miles from Iler
destination RCI-ueSI Island Is near me
entrance 70 the Swan River. on WhIen
Fremsntle : bulk, 6Do had sAe passed
that spot al would have been well / 5
considered a very dangerous l0ca-lEE ana
shipmasters keep a bright LOOKOUT IOr re
reefs that extend ouI from haI nile
70 Z mile from the shore koTtnesL 1siaT2
Is six miles long y two and z halI mics
broad.
sail from this port she was ten men short
in her crew, and the following were
shipped before the British Consul 20 II
the vacancies; O. 3. Hughes, age g,
boatswain: ". StockweIl, >. ordinary sea-
man: r. D. Mcleod, e, ordinary seaman;
J. Wallis, 2, able seaman; ;, R Parry,
q able seaman; T. Cam. -, able seaman;
W Planren 26 able seaman; T Bonner,
s5 able seaman: c. Wiese. Sc, able sea
man; II. Worthington, q. able seaman
lowing who came 10 san Francisco on the
vessel Philip n. Jones. age 81, master;
- Pape. 80, first mate; ---Baxter. =,
second mate: John Connolly, %, able sea
man: z Burk 50 able seaman. NJ MuT-
ply. sc. able seaman NICHOLAS 1erTIlaSssr,
30 able seaman The City OF Iork also
carried carpenter, sailmaker, cook and
steward and three apprentice boys, whose
names cannot be ascertaiDed here
Third Mate Stewart did not go out with
the vessel. He was dying from consunlp-
(~z- a Ions and
shipped q bOatswain IN his place Second
Mate Baxter is the son OF Captain Baxter
Of the City Of Benares, in which vessel
Captain Jones was chief ofhcer for four
years before taking command OF the Clty
Of York. The other members OF the crew
were well known here. NJ Murphy was
He hailed from New York and had been
all through the civil war. During his stay
in port he gave three lectures on the art
OF bandaging gunshot wounds ana the
care Of the sick on the battlefield and
aboard ship. Murphy has q pension COM
ing 10 him from Uncle Sam. and IL was
his intention TO put in his claim wnen he
came back TO San Francisco.
Captain Philip H Jones was one OF the
best liked and most courteous masters
that came TO san Francisco. be was mar
ried about three years ago in Adelaide,
Australia, but his wife IS now living in
Coleford, Gloucestershire, England It
was the captains intention 10 give UP the
sea after this voyage and make his home
in California. He left one child az home
with his wife, and expected 10 hear OF
the birth Of another as soon as he arrived
at Fremantle.
Captain Jones was passionately fond Of
his wife, and the night before he sailed
he remained in the Office Of the Stewart
Menzies with F. G. Wilson until after
midnight in the hope that the English
mail, which was hourly expected. would
bring him a letter from home. He had
been six years master of the City Of York
and never met with an accident before
The City of York was built in 1853 by ].
Elder & Co. of Glasgow. She was I67
tons net burden 222 feet inches long. 81
feet inches broad and q feet inches
deep. She was owned by the Ship City Of
York Company Limited Vessel and car
go were fully insured.