The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
Service in Tropics Wrecks Health Of
the COIOrddO'S Commander
Captain Underwood on Way to Navy Hospital
Arrives on Liner San Juan

Among the passengers on the Pacific
Mail liner San Juan. Captain f. Z.
Frazier, which arrived yesterday from
Panama and way ports. was Captain
Edmund B. Underwood, United States
navy, commander of the cruiser Colo
rado. Captain Underwood left the
Colorado at Panama and is on his
way to the hospital at Mare island.
Life in the tropics did not agree with
the gallant sailor and his health broke
down. The Colorado is now with the
Pacific feet at Talcahuano. Under
wood says that the cruise of the fleet
to Honolulu and Samoa was urevent-
full and that the ships all did we'll at
target practice in Magdalena bay.
Four bluejackets slowed away on
the San Juan at Panama with the in
tention of deserting from the navy.
They had neglected to scan the pas
senger list. and when they appeared on
deck. after the steamer had sailed. the
first man they ran into was Captain
Underwood. He recognized them and
at his request they were landed at
Punta Arenas and placed in charge Of
the American consul, who agreed to
send them back to their respective
ships.
The San Juan encountered fine
weather all the way from the isthmus
until Monday night. when the steamer
met with a succession of rain and wind
squalls. The San Juan's cargo in
cluded $685. bags of coffee and IT'S
tons of ore. The liner brought treas
ure valued at s20,276.40.
Among the passengers We're: George
NJ. Whitney, George z. Diekerson, Sid
ney t. Repplier. George w. Morrel and
wife. Richard l.. Caldwell; Captain Ed
mund B. Underwood, United States
Oh -falI IL do
tin Sousa and Tom Ming.
Tugs Capsize and Five Men Drown
The British bark Forteviat bound
from Hamburg for Santa Rosalia, was
responsible for the capsizing OF two
tugs and drowning of five men at the
outset of its voyage. At Brunshausen,
on its way out TO sea, the Forteviat re-
fused to answer its helm. The two
tugs in charge of the bark were un-
able to cut loose in time and were
the tugs crews, We're drowned. The
Forteviat went ashore later. but was
f1oated at high water. The Forteviat
lost an anchor and $50 fathoms OF
chain.
Hyades Brings Sugar
The freighter Hyades. Captain John
Alwen. which is running between the
mainland and the Hawaiian islands
under charter to the Matson navigation
company. arrived here yesterday from
Honolulu. The Hyades brought 5000
tons of sugar and will leave here sat
urday for Puget sound to load another
cargo for the islands.
Anglo African Hopeless Wreck
The British steamer Anglo African.
which left Junin November and re-
Gently stranded on Cape Charles shoals,
is reported hopeless wreck. Salvage
will be impossible. Wreckers have
can be saved and the underwriters
have abandoned hope of getting any
thing more from the wreck
Files Cross Libel Complaint
There was filed yesterday a cross
libel by William j. Wood against the
United States district court. The action
is to recover $1,000 for five months al
legged uselessness of the barge Fighting
Bob. it being alleged that the respond
ent did not place engines in the boat
according to contract.
The first libel was brought by the
machine company to recover $1,475, this
being claimed to be the contract price
for equipping the barge.
1t is further denied in the cross libel
by Wood that the contract price ex-
ceeded $1,375. He asserts that the en-
gineS were never placed on board the
Fighting Bob and properly adjusted for
service. On this account, according to
Wood. the barge has been idle five
months. causing loss of revenue of $500
per month.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 100000 feet
The Pacific Mail liner Acapulco, Cap
tain Trask, will sail today for Panama
and way ports.
H A. Pogue. who was freight clerk
on the liner China, has been promoted
TO purser of the Acapulco.
The American-Hawaiian company 5
steamer Mexican left Seattle Monday
evening and will finish loading here for
the Hawaiian islands
The army transport Sheridan is due