The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-04-17

The, transport Sherman. from Manila,
arrived in port late yesterday after
noon. Captain C. j. Bruguiere reports
the trip rough and unpleasant until
they reached Honolulu. From there UP
it was fairly smooth.
She brought her full complement of
cabin passengers and large number
of enlisted and discharged men.
During the voyage, on or about April
5, soldier named James M. Ward
disappeared from the vessel. The ship
was searched from stem to stern, but
he could not be found. 1t is supposed
he jumped overheard. He had been
suffering from a slight attack of melan-
cholia Ward belonged to Company D,
Seventh Infantry, and was a patient in
the hospital.
Colonel John L. Chamberlain, inspec-
tor gentraPs department was among
the passengers He has been stationed
in the islands for two years and half.
He joined the vessel at Nagasaki.
Colonel Chamberlain will be well re-
membered in San Francisco, where he
was for several years connected with
the transport service. He is accompa-
MED by his wife and son. They will re-
main here a few days and then proceed
to Washington, d. c.
Lieutenant Henry A. Wiley, u. S. N,
returns home after two years service
in and about the Philippines. Lieuten-
ant Wiley was in the naval catastrophe
in the harbor of Apia on March 10, 1889,
when the terrible hurricane destroyed
or disab led all the American and Ger
man warships in the harbor at that
time. Lieutenant Wiley was on the
Vandalia, which was carried on the
reef near the shore and sunk. He was
the last man to leave the ship. He
rendered great service in getting the
sailors ashore and refused to leave UNI
til the last man had been started for
the beach, Just as he was about to
jump overheard the ship went down
with a horrible crash and he was left
struggling in the floating wreckage and
foam. He struck out for the shore, but
the elements were too much for him.
The Samoans. seeing his gallant fight
for life, made sort of human chain
among themselves, one end remaining
on shore and the other end swimming
out to where Wiley was struggling. He
was landed safely on the beach. For
his herosm he was highly praised by
his brother officers who were with him
in the catastrophe.
A MAJORS RETURN.
Major ]. M. Banister, surgeon, who
has seen much service in the reserve
hospital in Manila, is returning home
Lieutenant Roy w. Ashbrook Sew
enteenth Infantry, was passenger on
the Sherman. He returns from the
Philippines suffering from the loss OF
the right eye, caused by a native hay-
ing dashed a spear into it. Lieutenant
Ashbrook says on January Z, 1905, he
was on the island of Jolo. and with
COMPANIES A and d of the Seven
teenth Infantry and a squadron of the
Fourteenth Cavalry they were pur-
suing a Moro sdato and a band of his
men. When they arrived at the Moro
fort Uncle Sans troops Immediately
began an assault. The young officer
climbed upon the wall of the fort and
as he did so a spear hurled with tre-
mendous force by a native struck him
square in the eye, entirely destroyine
the eyeball In this same engagement
Lieutenant James M. Jewell, Four
teenth Cavalry, and Private O'Brien
Fourteenth Cavalry, were killed and
CAPTAIN Halstead Dorey, aid to Cen
eral Leonard Wood. and Lieutenant
Robert C. Richardson Jr., Fourteenth
Cavalry, were wounded.
Sergeant John Gavin of Company L
of the Twenty-second Infantry was or
the Sherman. He is returning to his
home in Omaha, having received his
discharge from the army. He tells an
interesting story of how in May. 1904
while in Mindanao. he went to the