The San Francisco call., 1908-05-28
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Captain Dies at Sea as Result of Too
Good Time While Ashore

The British steamer Greenwich, +.
bound from Callao for Royal roads,
put in here yesterday with the first
officer in command and little coal in
the bunkers. Captain Adshead, who
was master of the steamer. died at sea
May s, three days after leaving Callao.
Captain Adshead, say the officers of the
ship. drank heavily while the vessel
lay at tho South American port. but
stopped drinking as soon as the steamer
put to sea. Under the strain Of the
Sudden change from strong stimulants
10 plain water he developed delirium
tremens. He was last seen alive about
? o'clock in the morning. when the third
mate. noticed. him wandering about in
apparent mental distress, Four hours
later his body was found in the bath
room, lying. on the floor, face down
ward. He was buried at sea, and Chief
officer Halne assumed command and
brought the steamer to this port.
The Greenwich had little coal when
1t reached port and Wilt haye to take
about 500 tons before resuming its
voyage. AS the vessel was alongside
the wharf at Callao the federal author
titles ordered the Greenwich into quar-
anGne to be fumigated.
Fireman Badly Burned by Explosion
John Cennor,- fireman on the Union oil
company steamer Argyll, was seriously burned
Tuesday afternoon by an explosion in one of the
steamers furnaces which occurred while the.
vessel was alongside the wharf at 0leum. Con-
nor arrived here yesterday and cared for at
the Harbor Hospital until ambulance arrived
from the Marine Hospital. According to Con-
nor the Argyll is burning a fuel oil which is
peculiarly dangerous owing to certain elements
having been extracted BY the refining process
He was going 70 light the furnace but WAS still
several feet away with blazing torch when the
exploded. He was thrown against bulkhead
and there bombarded 10y the freoricks that had
the head. He was fearfully burned about the
hands and face and probably will lose the sight
OF one eye he was allowed TO leave the ship
10. gS. to the Marine Hospital without escort
other than the driver Of the wagon in which, he
was taken TO the train. He was all right on
the train but as he stepped out he staggered
and fen and wonid have been IN hard straits but
for the help of a good Samaritan In the form of
a, policeman who-had been called to arrest him
lansed again on the ferry boat and was in a
serious plight when he reached the Harbor Hos
pitai, where he was put to bed to await the
Marine Hospital ambulance.
Dismasted in Sudden SqualI
A squall the offspring of gale under which
the ship was staggering, carried away the fore
tsRmasf OF the Falls of Clyde late Friday after
noon and so crippled the vessel that it was out
of question 10 continue the voyage started earli-
er that day from Gaviota for Honolulu The
disabled vessel was picked sup by the steamer
latter vessel towed the dismasted windjammer
back TO Gaviota. The tug Navigator sent
10 that port ana arrived yesterday with the
Falls of Clyde In tow. The cargo of oil that
the ship was taking TO Honolulu will be dis
charged heEe., Riggers are already at work
repairing the damage Although both fore
topmast and fore topgallant mast were broken
and toppied over hone Of the Yreckage fell to
the deck and nobody was injured. The tangled
rigging. and broken spars with yards at skies
and seyens were hanging in tangle when the
vessel came into port yesterday and gave the
most dissolute appearance.
Having Good Time I'm Quarantine
The passengers who arrived from Portland on
the State OF California and were ordered into
quarantine at Angel Island on account Of a case
of smallpox on board are making the best Of
their predicame1rt- They will be released next
Tuesday and meanwhile are accepting their de-.
tention as a two weeks vacation at Harriman's
expense They have organised the Angels Club
with Captain e. p Hall as president and today
VII hold an araIaf tic meet as the climax OF the
have passed the time. After. the meet there
will be a banquet. followed BIZ ball. The
quarantine station an ideal summer resort.
fIirings Record Cargo of Sugar
Carrying the largest cargo of sugar ever
brought to this port by one ship, the freighter
Alaskan arrived yesterday after stormy pas
~aeh i i.Sp hnss Of the Sugar saFs
valued at more than 5000, 600. Captain Nichols
reports having encountered strong head winds
high sea which, kept the Alaskan's decks
awash almost continuously.
Hanchuria Is Due Today
The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria, Captain
Saunders, Is due today from the far east,
crowded with passengers and carrying a yalu-
able cargo WHICH includes 20 tons of raw silk.
In. the cabin, the liner is bringing 246 passen-
gers. and more than 100 in the sreerage. The
Manchuria is expected TO reach port about noon
but may get in few hours earlier.
Rescues Japanese at Sea
The British steamer Appalachee, Captain Mic
oils, q days from Singapore by way OF Moi, ar
rived last night. May the Appalachee picked
up a japanese fisherman who had been blown
ont from Nagasaki by strong southeast gale
and had been nine days in sn open sampan
without food. The man recovered from the ef-
fects OF the exposure and was landed at Moji.
Held Back by Head Winds
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wireless company sent ,at 10 o'clock yesterday
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