The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
City of Sydney Ar
rives From the
lSthnus.
San Jose's Freight
Clerk Is Badly
Injured

The Pacific Mail Company's liner City
Of Sydney, which arrived yesterday
morning from Panama and way ports,
brings word Of a terrific storm on
March % at Champerico Two big cof-
fee lighters and the little steamer Sal
vador, which not long ago was towed
down there from this port. were lost,
and Freight Clerk Marvin Grove of the
steamer San Jose was seriously in
Jureo. The San Jose was in the road
stead when the Ntorm broke. A terrific
sea was stirred up. Grove was thrown
overheard from the San Jose by the
heavy rolling Of the steamer. He fell
on board lighter that was fast along
side The exact nature of his injuries
Is not known, but in passing the City
OF sydney the San Jose reported that
the freight clerk had been seriously
hurt
The City OF Sydney reached Cham
perico on the evening of March 23 The
wind had died down, but a high sea
was running. and il was not until late
next day that communication was
opened with the shore. One of the sgd
ney's sailors got fall to the deck of q
lighter similar 10 the tumble taken by
the San Jose's freight clerk but the
mariners tougher frame better with
stood the shock, and he escaped with a
few bruises
Just before getting into San Jose de
Guatemala the City of Sydney encoun-
tered a small army of waterspouts.
Five Of these liquid pillars came racing
from the southwark in semi-circular
formation Heading for the shore. they
passed within about 200 yards of the
City Of Sydney. AS they struck shallow
water one after the other they col
lapsed.
The City of Sydney brought 1890 tons
OF cargo and twenty-one packages of
treasure She had fifty-two passengers.
Among the passengers was Gustavo
Joseph, Chief Of Police at Guatemala
City. With his daughter, Miss Magda-
lena Joseph, he is going To visit his old
home at Antwerp. Joseph has been at
the head Of the Guatemala capital city
police force for ten years and is said to
be very wealthy. He is taking home
few souvenirs OF his adopted country
for the edihcation of his European
friends. These souvenirs fill about tfir-
Y trunks and cages. There are trunks
or fine raiment, cages of many coiored
birds. dainty little fawn, a gorilla. a
cage of bad-tempered snakes, some of
them venomOus and all I'M a chronic
state Of anger. Miss Magdalena was
laNishly decorated with jeWelry Pre-
her throat were diamonds enough to
make q dozen bartenders happy for life.
Her fingers blazed with jewels and
around her wrists were bracelets in
crusted with precious stones. With the
snakes. the gorilla and the fawn. the
birds and his beJeweled daughter, the
Chief Of Police expects to make some
thing Of stir in his old home
Following is a list of the Sydney's
passengers:
Pearl W Keller Mrs. P. W keller Miss
a. Keller Lewis A. Martin J. F. Carter "
oNeill. P. J. PhilIbrick A c. Adler, G. E.
Warren. c. p Richmond J. W Richards
julio Lanouetin. Mrs. J. Lanquetin Mrs A
A. Wiuslow Miss A. Michael, Gustavo Joseph
Miss Magdslena Joseph, Mrs Refugio Romero
Miss Soledsd Romero Miss Maria Lopez W
u. Mcclellan Alfred g Steffen. Mrs.. A G
Sfeffen Mrs. Daniel NJ Peck Miss Ethel Peck
George W Crum, Niscount Felix de Chalet
Luis Bssave. Pedro Echeguror, George s.
Montgomery J. ". Winston, Joseph Vincent
r A. Wallace. L. NJ de Castro Juan Mu
Isaac Ii Antonio J. Lientone.