The San Francisco call., 1908-11-14

The Pacific Mail liner Indiana. which
arrived late Thursday night from Pan
anna and way ports, brings word of q
experienced along the Central Amer
lean coast from. Corinto TO San Jose
de Guatemala. AS far as the officers
of the Indiana learned, no lives were
lost. but in Nicaragua there was some
destruction of property. EARTHQUAKES
are not uncommon in Central America.
but this recent visitation is said to
have been little more vigorous than
usual.
Captain Robinson of the Indiana
thinks that President Roosevelt is un-
duly alarmed on the subject of race
suicide and points TO the Indiana's
passenger list as evidence that big
families are not entirely traditions of
the past. The Indiana left Panama
with three families on board that were
strong numerically The Moroscos. a
Spanish family from Gibraltar. who left
the Indiana at San Jose de Guatamala,
included a mother, two sons and FIVE
daughters. They were met at San
Jose by their father. Another family
from New York. whose destination was
Cor;nto was composed of father and
mother, two sons and four daughters
There arrived here on the Indiana
Emilio Bidrchi. his wife, eight chill
Gren and a grandson.
BQnchi is a Swiss who settled in
Guatamala years ago and prospered as
one of the few general farmers in the
republic. Owing to the unsettled con-
dition of the country. and fearful lest
his modest prosperity might arouse
the cupdity Of President Cabrera. BIZ
e,lA n fa bnr
California to make a new start lie
sold, he says. at loss. but is well sat
islied TO get out of the country.
Frank L. Gillette and his daughter
Hercilia were passengers on the Tndi-
ana. They also came from Guatemala
and left that country because of exist
ing conditions.
Robert Donaldson, assistant superin-
tendeht of the Pacific Mail company,
who has been down the coast on
tour of inspection, returned on the In
diana.
J. {. Jensen, the Indiana's baker. IL
years old and a native of Norway, died
November of heat prostration and
was buried at sea. The Indianas pas
sengors Included
James Talbot. c. G. Brown, Frank
E. Gillette, Miss Hercilia Gillette,
George Viteri. John Preller. r. Donald
son. Emilio Bisnchi, wife and nine
children Alexander Loubet.
Honored by King of Norway
Captain Charles Henry of the British
tramp steamer Janeta, which arrived
here yesterday in ballast from Guaya-
quill, received a silver cup from the
king of Norway during the present
voyage as a token of the kings ap-
preciation of the saving of the crew
of sinking Norwegian ship last jan
uary in the bay of Biscay. The pres
entation was made by the Norwegian
consul at Melbourne. one of the jan
eta's ports of call. The vessel from
which Captain Henry took the crew
was the Framfart. 1t was sighted in
a sinking condition from the Janeta' s
bound from New York for Hamburg.
gale was raging at the time, but
without hesitation the tramp was hove
to, boats were launched and all hands
of the Framfart's company We're trans
ferred to the British tramp
The Janeta will load barley here for
the United Kingdom. and on its home
ward voyage will twice cross the track
it made coming out. Although a
tramp, the Janeta has a record for
speedy travelling. and on its present
tramping tour has made some splendid
distances in good time The Janeta
left England with cargo for New
York where the freight was dis
cha. .ged and a cargo loaded for sgd
ney. The Janeta made the run OF
12,59A miles without stop. and reached
its destination on the fifty-third day
after leaving New York. The Janeta
called at number of antipodean ports,
circled New Zealand, and at Newcastle
loaded coal for Guayaquil.
Too Late to Pass Quarantine
The liner Asia, Captain Harry Gauk-
roger, surprised the Pacific Mail port