The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12


october 10. Her time was 80 days from
Manila 2s days from Nsgasaki and
GAYS from Honolulu She was delayed
-our days at Honolulu 70 unload coal.
Among the passens gers was Mrs Pea
BODY, wife OF Captain Peabody. the
navigating officer of the transport
Hnerlcan, who was in charge OF that
vessel when she ran ashore on the
rocks near Honolulu
The Sixth Infantry came back. in
cnarge Of Major r. r. Stesdman.
colonel J. W. Duncan. commander Of
that regiment was sitting as a mem
Der Of a board of court-martial at Ma
Mia at the time his organization left
port.
The Thomas also brought twenty
eight enlisted sick men. tweaty-one
enlisted United States navy and marine
corps, eleven general prisoners and a
number OF casuals-
The following We're her cabin passen-
gers:
tenant David c. Anderson, Mrs. Will
lam F. ANup and infant. Lieutenant
Philip H. Bagby. Charles A Bauer. Mrs.
Beard. Lieutenant Charles NJ Black
ford. Mrs. F. p Bliss. Captain Frank
g. Bodies, Mrs. Effle Brown. Lieutenant
James ). Butler, j. F. Clark. Lieuten-
ant Harold e. Clearman. Mrs. 4-arold
F. Clearman. p. Colbert, Captain Ed
gar T. Collins. Lieutenant Wylie T.
Conway. Captain Eleutheros H. Cook,
Lieutenant Leonard H. Cook. Mrs.
Leonard H. Cook Lieutenant Howard
9 DaNids, T. J. Davies, Mrs. A c
DerlSum. Derkum. child: Miss Dods-
worth, Mrs Luther Douglass. Charles
n EoMarGs, Lieutenant Jesse D. III
Y ltu, Lieutenant George ". England,
Mrs. Edward Etan, Lieutenant B. ".
Field. Mrs. Cornelius Fuller. Washing
Lieutenant Charles NJ Gorden. Lieu
tenant kieth s Gregory. Mrs. Kieth s.
Gregory. Gregory infant, Lieutenant
Dewitt C. T. Grubbs Mrs T. c. Han
son and daughter. Lieutenant Harry
Hawley. n Hirschberg. Lieutenant
Oscar " Hoop. Captain Wiley Howell,
Mrs. Charles Ingram. Captain William
X Jones. Mrs. II. B. Jones and daugh-
ter. Captain Jacques De L LATTE,
Lieutenant Joseph c. Mauborgne. Miss
Lillian Nearns. r. r. Murphy, Ldeuten-
Mahon Rose =. Olsen. Lieutenant John
H. Page. Lieutenant Resolve p. Palmer,
Mrs. " s. Patten. Miss Patten, Mrs.
IVA - feck, Lieutenant Fred w Pitts,
Mrs. Fred ". Pitts Captain Benjamin
@. Poore, Mrs. Benjamin G. Poore and
daughter. Lieutenant BENJAMIN n.
ant Leighton Powell. A. D. Prentice.
Mrs. A =. Prentice and children. Chap
lain John A. Randolph. Mrs Kettle
Isfeses RSodes siTs y ai'eT f. HedTG9si RSsdes J.
Rhodes, Mrs. J. F. Rhodes and children,
A. c. Roberts, George W. Ruggles, Cap
tain Dwight W Ryther. Captain Bay
ara :. J. Sch5Ddel, Mrs. Bayard s. J.
Schindel. !. T. H. Slayter. Mrs. J. T. H.
SiaEter and son. Lieutenant klrwin T.
Smith, Mrs. George Smith and infant,
Lieutenant Emil Speth. Lieutenant
Henry O. StahE Mrs Henry G. Stahl
and infant. Major Richard r. Steedman.
Mrs. Richard r. Steedman, D. NJ.
Steers. Mrs. Lyell r Steward. Mrs. J.
StOner Miss Sweet, Mrs J. Van horn
and three children, J. T.. Van Senden.
Lieutenant Richard Wetherill. Mrs.
VFetjen. Lieutenant Bowers Davis.
BeIuga Gets Eight Whales.
The whaling steamer Beluga came
into port yesterday, fourteen days
from Uualaska. The vessel had cen
away in the Northern waters for near
ly three years. and in that time cap
tured eight whales. Captain r. J.
Cumisky remarked that there was some
difference in this catch and the catch
Of sixty-eight whales that he made
during the same period in the season
of 1924
Captain Cumisky reports that the
weather was unusually disagreeabIe
during all the time he was on the
trip There was a general succession
of bad winds and nasty cold storms
which prevented his boats from getting
out The trip down from the north
was unpleasant The whaler ran
through constant rains and storms un-
til il was two days of this port. On
October Is the I3eluga spoke the bark
eutine Herman, Captain Varnum. at
East Cape, with a catch of two whales.
Captain Cumisky also reports the death
Of Fourth Mate Antoine Lopes, who
died suddenly from heart disease in
October. 1Se4. He was buried at Lar
eeu Bay.
consumed by flames when near Baillie
Island. The crew was trying out the
biubber Of a big whale, when suddenly
there was a slight explosion. Flames
burst out on the ships deck and for a
time threatend TO cause the vessels
destruction Captain Cumiskey rushed
10 the rescue. and after a fierce strug-
zIe. in which he was aided by his crew
~ thirty-three men, succeeded in ex-
tinguishing the fire.
The Beluga's cargo consists Of $4,000
mounds of bone and 140 barrels Of oil,
and is valued AT about $4,000. She
belongs 10 the Pacific Steam Whaling
company
Yorktown Joins Fleet.
The gunboat Yorktown came down
from Mare Island yesterday and
Joined the cruiser Chicago and torpedo
DESTROYER Preble. The vessels are now
wing of Folsom street dock. The Bos-
ton viii arrive early this week Then
The feet viii go south for target prac-
tice at Magdelina Bay.
Lively Day on Water Front.
The water front from Meiggs wharf
to the Pacific Mail dock was thronged
Yesterday with sightseers- Thousands
of persons took advantage Of the beau
tifuI weather to stroll along the docks
and inspect the large number Of ves-
scls OF all classes now in port. Many
were out in the bay in small launches
and yachts while others paid visit
TO the cruiser Chicago.
Steamer American Arrives.
The American Hawaiian steamer
American. Captain Colcord, arrived in
yesterday with a cargo of general
merchandise consigned TO Williams.
DimOnd e. Co. She was ffty-five days
from New York twenty two days
from C0ronel and forty-one hours
from San Diego.
sierra VIII Sail Thursday.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
steamer Sierra viii sail at p. m
Thursday from Pacihc-street wharf
for Sydney via Honolulu, Pago Pago
and Auckland
capae Sails for Valparaiso.
The British steamship Capac, Cap