The San Francisco call., 1905-08-10
SOLDIER JUMPS
FROM BUFORD
Private, Crazed With Liquor,
Startles the Passengers in
Mid Ocean at Noonday
TRIES TO SWIM AWAY
Shows No Inclination to Be
Rescued and Gives Life
boat Race Before Caught

The United States transport Butord
arrived N port yesterday morning. af
ter quick run frim Manila She
brought the Seventeenth Infantry and
the third squadron Of the Thirteenth
Cavalry, besides a large number of cas-
Gals- The trip across the Pacific was
smooth Great excitement was caused
on board the vessel on July 81. when
Private Clarence Ruark jumped over
BOARD IL was just at noontime.
1usrk appeared on the deck in his
paJslnes. He said he wanted some
lnlng TO smoke, and made dash back
- 10 his room, where he had been confined
on account Of alcoholism He made a
quick dash back 10 the deck. and. he
fore the amazed passengers. leaned
INTO the sea. Women shrieked and
children cried as they saw the de-
'nented soldier jump into the briny.
Cnief Officer Frank Randall, who was
on the bridge at the time, promptly
blew two whistles and ordered Il life
boat lowered at the same time. Life
preservers were thrown overheard to
Ruark, but he refused TO grasp them.
lie proved himself TO be a swimmer of
Extraordinary ability, and struck out
away from life preservers and from the
boat that was lowered TO rescue him.
The men in the boat pulled Justify
ia pursuit Of the crazed soldier and
D2ck
the snip, practically no worse for his
experience. It was exactly eight min
utes from the time that Ruark jumped
overheard that he was taken back TO
The Buford.
On arrival here the Seventeenth In
fanury was taken 10 the Preside. It
VIII leave in q few DAYS for its new
station at Fort Mcpherson, Georgia.
The third squadron of the Thirteenth
Cavalry VIII go TO Fort Sill The Bu-
ford was twenty-five days from Manila
and eighteen days and eight hours
from Nagasaki. She did not stop at
Honolulu.
G. a Enemack. formerly in the en-
ploy OF the ouartermaster's depart
nent, died on board on August Of
dyseutery.
Following is a list Of the passengers:
Colonel John T. Van Orsdale Lieutenant
Colonel George X McGunnegle. Miss McGun-
Les-s A-tss t1ellsrllston' MAJOR EQwaru Chy-
n0weth. Miss Gladys Chynoweth Bradford
Chynoweth Captain James H. Frier, Mrs.
James n FREE. Miss LLOYD Frier. Master
Hsnly Frier, Master John Frier. Mss Mary
Frier, Captain Lucius I. Durfee, Captain Hen
- J. HUNT, Captain Matthias Crowley, Mrs.
Matthias Crowley, Captain Thomas L. Smith.
captain Percy n. Cochran Captain AdoIphe
II. Huguel Mrs. Adolphe H. Huglet First
Lieutenant James T. Bell Mrs James T.
Beil. First Lieutenant John R. Thomas Jr.,
First Lieutenant Francis J. Mcconnell FirsS
ant Winfield Harper. First Lieutenant Charles
J. Nelson, Mrs. Charles J. Nelson, First Lieu
tenant Charles Il. Dsnforth, First Lieutenant
Charles s. Frank, First Lieutenant Oliver 3
snyder Mrs Oliver :. Snyder First Lieu
tenant Niiliam H. Clen6enin, Mrs. William
IT, Clendenin, First Lieutenant William r.
ketdrick. Mrs. William r. Kendrlck. Master /
Randall Eendrick Master Richard Kendrick, I
sec7nd Lieutenant Elyin u. Wagner. Second /
Lieutenant Staley A Campbell, Mrs Staley A !
CaUrbell- Major r ". Sibley, Second Cav 1
airy. First Lieutenant G. P Heard, First /
Lieutenant ". i. Stokey. First Lieutenant L. /
b. Frazier. First Lieutenant James +. Bell. /
Lr. j. W keQog, Dr. 4 l. Lowe, George 4
e1rbeu Z. A Willis. Albert Shaw, Z. ". /
I5ettinser Enrol Wilson. J. A Parker. Edward I
- Hams Hammer Huston Charles Wsld. r. I
F. Moore. ?. b CDyne Harry Pannill; George I
Nccue. eA-lieutenant OF Philippine Scouts; {
Mrs. Thomas Moran. Mrs. Charles r. Weber. /
Miss Weber, Mrs. ". 1. Stafford, Hugh st. /
O. Somuers, Second Lieutenant Benjamin D 4
Fulois. Second Lieutenant Daniel n. Cheston I
second Lieutenant II. X Bradford, Second (
Lieutensut George A. Lynch, second Lleuten- /
nt @. II. p Murphy. Second Lieutenant ". Z
r Drysdale. Second Lieutenant y. Z. Spsid- I
Ing. Second Lieutenant John =. Burnett. Cap
tain George z. Mitchell, Mrs George Z I
Mitchell. First Lieutenant William ?. Herring I
shaw Mrs. William F EerringshaW, First 4
Lieutenant James Goethe. First Lieutenant 4
William T. Clopton Jr-. Firsl Lieutenant WI +
an II. Lowe Mrs. William II. Lowe, Second /
From Nagasaki-Mrs. J. T Van Orsdale. I
Major j. A. Nancy Major Frank 3. Mccoy, !
Mrs McCcy- Miss Mccoy, First Lieutenant 4
captain II. G. Lyons; Chaplain Herbert snip /
nan. l. =. A., Mrs. Shipman, Captain 4. l. I
Dade Miss Dade Second Lieutenant c A. I
Dougherty Mrs. Fl. G. Lyons.