The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13


Azsa4zaA& the wreck lies among
large powders. Aft
c me engine room the hull Is resting
~ sanoy bottom The swell keeps
ne wreck moving and the damage To
-ae huIl increases with every twist OF
The tide Gibbs and flows in the for
ward nQlo The engine and fire rooms
are leaklng- but under control. and
tne alLer hold is still dry An ef-
-eIL " III be made 10 secure the serV
ices ol navy divers, but this has not
teL heeh arranged, and without q sub
marine survey ii viii be impossible to
esunate the extent Of the damage TO
Lle GulL OF the cargo about 700 tons
ls in good condition This includes
5000 bags Of coffee. The City OF sgd
NeF was 10 leave the scene of the
wreck sunday for this port with the
indiana s perishable freight.
tapJain Pillsbury promises TO advise
later as TO the prospect Of saving the
Aessel. but says that IL viii be a long
loo and expensive. one feature Of the
wreck tha1 VIII lessen the chances OF
aEiis we snip IS the remoteaess OF
ll- location and the poor facilities for
toailllt les ton with the outside world.
1e Indiana IS not equipped with wire
less and all messages have been
sent through the courtesy Of the navy.
All present navy tug equipped with
wireless Is standing by the wreck and
ID Htoo4Dly remain there as long a
The situation can be considered in the
emergency class The feet will soon
come norm, however and II Is unlikely
that Uncle sam viii leave even tug
mere TOR the sole purpose Of acting as
a telegraph station.
captain Pillsbury arrived at the
scene Of the wreck on the liner San
Juan and reports the arrival Of the
steamer Melville Dollar. which was
chartered TO receive the cargo taken
from The Indiana
Thomas Turner Dies In Liverpool
Thomas Turner Of this city died yes
t@rcaE ia Liverpool. Tommy Turner,
as he was known 10 his friends came
ID d Ita c-fz afc~fa+ fac
-un British ship. which he deserted at
thls port Before Joining this ship he
had enlisted IN the British navy and
eesertec- liis first job here was as
donkey boy on the Pacific Coast steam
elip company steamer Los Angeles, /
'f which Captain Thomas Wallace was
From donkey boy he graduated 10 /
ne sleNard department and later /
H&s given Job ashore as roustabout ]
% The Pacific Coast steamship COM /
panys Office lie worked his way UP
70 the position OF claims agent and
later was appointed port steward. He
held this position until the Spanish !
american war. when he secured the
patent rights TO a. bunk which he sup
piled 10 the army transport service at
"a -pront which -netted him a comfort
able fortune in a few years.
lie Invested his money in the oil
business and AZ tbe. time Of his death
.li~ wealth was estimated at s750,000
~ hen Turner became rich his desire
10 visit his native land grew strong.
from the British navy in his boyhood
kept him away He made UP his mind
"a few weeks ago 10 make a visit any
way lie ieft here apparently in good
health and the news Of his death was
entirely unexpected.
Aeon wreck Breaks Up
According TO advices from sydney.
tLe wreck Of The British steamer Aeon
which went ashore on Christmas island.
tas broken up and only the forecastle
now remains The wreck and cargo
were bought from The underwriters by
an australia syndicate. which was
akine deliberate preparations TO eX
plott their bargain when news Of the
us oisappearance was received
A. the wreck was reported in pretty
good condition, IL is believed in sgd
neE that some unofficial salvage party.
or pirate expedition, as they call IL in
australia was responsible for the
-Aeon's sudden disappearance The men
who didn't get chance even to see
iheir bargain believe the wreck was
first looted and then blown 10 pieces
with dynamite
Representatives Of the Australian
syndicate are now ia Honolulu investi-
eating the movements Of an Aeon eX-
pedition that fitted out at the island
port
Runaway Chinese Recaptured
with hatch cover for raft and a
trust ia providence born OF ignorance
OF the tides in this harbor, three Chi
uese deserted the British steamer
Strathdee early yesterday morning.
2.lO a. ia. by the freight ferry steamer
Transit and turned over to the police
by Captain Bigginson. They said at
frsf that they had accidentally fallen
overheard from a salmon ship, but
finally admitted that they were desert
-crs from the British tramp, to which
they were taken on the police launch
Patrol.
Carries Many Coast Passengers
The Jebsen line that now operates
two steamers between British Columbia
and Mexico, is making a strong bid for
- the coast passenger trade. The steamer
IElls. which arrived here yesterday TO
finish loading for the lower coast,
brought about 60 passengers from Vic
almost fun cargo for Mexico on Puget
sound and viii take only about 200
tons Of freight at this port
saved by ships Carpenter
When the ship Oriental Of the salmon
feet was pulled away from the wharf
yesterday by the tug Sea Rover, Tom
Collins. a stevedOre, WAS still aboard.
Instead of boarding the tug and return
ing 70 the beach Nfter some delay, per-
haps but dry, Collins jumped overheard
and tried TO swim ashore.
The tide was too much for him and
he would have been drowned but for
the action Of John Mashin, the Or-
entails carpenter, who lowered himself
over The ships side and grabbed and
held Collins until boatman Pat Des-
mond came along ia his Whitehall and
relieved him Of his burden
A cannerV hand tried TO swim ashore
from the ship STANDARD and was ex-
hausted and ready to give Up the fight
when picked uD by fishermen, who put
him ashore at Meiggs wharf.
Colonel BurgOyDc Delegate
Colonel Thomas Burgoyne, who has
been connected with the chief wharf
myers Office through four administra-
lions. left Saturday for Pasadena as a
0elegate to the Grand Army encamp-
reut gathered for the purpose OF elect
ing DELEGATES to attend the grand en-
caulDnent at salt Lake City. The
oolpneI was given a special escort of
lee cor police to the train Saturday
He wiz be away from his duties for
one week
In Collision With steamer
The British ship Celtic Chief from
Taltal arrived yesterday at Plymouth,
dar1a .yed as the result of having been