The San Francisco call., 1904-06-07

The Oceanic Steamship Companys
liner Ventura. Captain II. NJ. Hayward,
arrived yesterday according to sched-
ule and dOcked in time for the British
mail 10 be transferred TO the overland
train which connects with the Atlantic
liner that will carry it 10 Queenstown.
The Ventura was twenty-one days and
eighteen hours from Sydney and five
days and nineteen hours from Honolulu.
She brought 2S2 passengers and full
cargo Fine weather prevailed through
out the trip.
Among the passengers from Homo
lulu was Prince Cupid. He was accom-
panied by the rear guard Of the
Hawaiian delegation TO the Republican
National Convention at St Louis. w.
+. Fisher, who came on the liner from
Sydney, represents an American firm
in the Antipodes, where he has made
his home for some years. He was the
first man in Australia to own an auto
mobile ana is secretary Of the Auto
mobile Club of Australia. He says there
are about 125 cars in Sydney, nearly all
of a high grade.
w. K Carter, another of the Ven
tura's passengers, is one Of Australia s
veteran stagecOach drivers. Railroads
and automobiles have ended the useful
mes of Carter's professional accomplish
ments and, having accumulated a snug
fortune. the old man has laid aside the
leather ribbons and is out seeing some
thing Of the world. Moss Davis a New
Zealand brewer and the proprietor of
many dozens of public houses, or sa-
looms, was another passenger. Accom-
panied by his wife and daughter, Davis
is on his way TO the st. Louis fair.
The Ventura's voyage was marred
by an accident in the engine-rOOm May
26. as the result of which Frank Irvine,
an oiler. lost his life The liner was at
sea, half way between Pago Pago and
Honolulu. The engineer N watch no
ticed an irregular sound in the star
board engine and ordered it stopped.
Upon investigating. the body Of Irvine
was discovered. He had been caught
by the lower pressure crankpin, de-
capitated and otherwise mangled. His
body was brought home for burial.
Passengers and crew subscribed about
$1,000 for the benefit Of the dead mans
mother, who lives in this city
w. J. Owens. port steward Of the
Oceanic Steamship Company, who has
been making a business trip to Aus
tralia. returned on the Ventura. Dur
ing his absence his place was filed by
Harry Allen, who was chief steward
of the Sierra
The Ventura's passengers included
the following named:
From sydney-Mrs. r. N. McC. Anderson.
Gordon W. Boyd, Mr. and Mrs A. A BLOW,
Master A. Blow, George Birdsall. Rev. Father
II. F. Baker. Phillip Caro-. Mr. and Mrs. John
Dick Carl Won Drehnen, Mr.. and Mrs. d.
Davis. Miss B. r. Davis, ". E. Fisher F. ~
Grant. J. F. Gates Rev. DR.. John Hemphill,
Mrs 4. T Magarey Miss NJ c Magarey'
Mr. and Mrs. K Q. Mackenzie. w J. onens'
"a: P.,, and Ms A c. Rankine. Miss Edith
O'Sullivan. Mrs. A. Aldworth smith, MT ana
Mrs A. Scott, Fritz Schaper. E. p. Simpson.
Castor Strap, Miss X. Thompson Mrs :.
isVnnrt<iand-Mr. and Mrs F. H. Barker, W.
K Carter. Miss Nellie Dodd, Mt and Mrs
HIsss Nflrfel Davis Miss Ruby Davis. Paul
n Hansen. N c. Heeles. Rev. Father d: 7.
0.usnsbsn g. i, Mackersey. L. ". Maeker-
children, Mrs. Alice wikens. Miss r. Rich
e-dso1 Mr and Mrs. p Oiphant, Miss NJ.
Oliphant, r. r. Rowlands' w j. hean, Mr-
and Mrs Hempsmith, Mrs. C II. Seville. A.
u PsSo PaEo-H. c. Sharp. Miss @: Sharp:
HonoluIu-Prince K Kalauiauaole, A Mac
ksiIon- Miss G. z. Bray Rev w. NJ. Kincaid.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Meyer and infan,, MRS; +
NJ Farrar. c. II. Dickey. MI and MS. u >.
7 WalIen. j B. Aggassiz. W. A. Rowell.
Mr. and Mrs r. Duncan and child. II: II.
Brodie, r. s. Mcbride J. = Cnnniinghhsm' inhsra
j A Cunningham Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. II. II:
Noble Mr. and Mrs. II. T. Harpelden and
S,.sl9 Never - Miss q 2ahn. s. II. Marks, Mr. and
Mrs W. B. Thomas, Miss NJ. Byrne, II =.
Mohr, Mr. and Mrs. c. r. Hemenway. Miss
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs G p
Cain, H W. knight, W. II. Bromley. Z. r.
Mossman. A. Poppic. Mrs. Otto Schmidt.
T. Robinson Paymaster r. II. Woods. u. s.
Nj. F. Holloway; E A. KnIdsen; Mrs M
child. Miss May Winter. Miss NJ Winter.
Miss r. Davis. z, Pollitz. A. NJ. Robertson,
Mrs. J. csrnagie and infant.