The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 20, 1897, Page 3

L4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, I897. RESUCUE OF CLEVELAND SURVIVORS Thirteen of the Ship- wrecked Men Gain the Shore Picked Up by the Steam- ship Queen After Suf- fering the Torture of Starvation. NI, B. C., Dec. 19.—Thirteen | twenty-two missing from the er Cleveland of San Francisco | were picked up on Saturday by the Canadian revenue cutter Quadra. | After frightful privations two of the | trew made a landing on the shore of | Vancouver Island, near Sydney Inlet. | One man bad succumbed to exposure and starvation before they effected a landing, and it was necessary to bury him at sea. Four survivors are in a dangerous condition and suffering much pain, and the others are as yet | suffering from their injuries. The res- | | of he stea cued men are S. B. Dur Harry Melvin R ¥ heer. Robert Isbister, carpenter. Peter Marin, seaman. Thomas McColl, seaman. Alfred Faulkner, seaman. John Harmon, fireman. David Crawley, firema cker, rthan illiam Deit first officer. | third officer. | P. O'Neil, first assistant engineer. | Thomas, second assistant engi- | , first mate. steward. cook. seaman. rik Danielson, seaman. Cn arriving at Uculet the Quadra, board of which was a Call corre- spondent, found a letter from a Cath- > priest at Hesquoit, some forty les down the coa saying that the te’s boat had landed there and the all in good condition. The ut at once and picked them | then informed that thar ¢ Indians had seen a fire n the shore about fifteen but could not make a | g on account of the heavy sea at o v (Saturday) the sea sub- ter steamed over the Ra- | 1ael Point, near which the boat and | e had been seen, and found the first and his crew, all in a most n from exposure and The men were all taken > of them unable to walk, then taken care of in the possibl aboard, sor and we best m. vsicians on board quate remedies, and as r of blood poisoning the to Alberni on Sun- day, the nearest point at which medi- cal aid could be obtained. The first ma tale is one of har- rowing privation and intense suffer- ing. At the command of the captain the boats at 3 A. M. on Fri- 7 hen the vessel was within 100 t of the reef and when it seemed ssible to avoid striking i JIn his il, Ca- , Craw , Isbister, McCall, Falk- and Deitrick. The boat was an 1d one and not in very goodcondition. or a short time all the boats kept together until the captain saw a pas- and motioned to the others to | . but they misunderstood. force of the storm was so great | ble to communicate and the motions | inadequate to eonvey the mean- 2. They saw the captain attempt the inlet and then Jost sight of him and supposed the boat had struck and all had been lost. | The boat in charge of the second | mate started east and was soon lost | to sight. The first and third mates | kept together until about 3 in the af- ternoon, when the storm drove them | apart. All through the day the sea | was so rough that it was almost im- possible for him to manage the boat, and, the boat being old, it soon began to leak, and two men were kept bail- ing. From Friday morning for four days and a half they were buffeted about by the raging sea, unable to do more than keep the boat away from the rocks. They headed to the east, trying to make the straits, but the southeaster kept driving them continually west in spite of all their efforts. They had on board only a small supply of sea biscuits, a few pieces of meat and a little water, ana were obliged to hus- band their provisions very carefully, eating only one sea biscuit and a piece of meat a day and drinking very little water. In spite of all precautions the meat and water gave out on the third day, and for twenty-four hours they were forced to get along without water. On Sunday night one of the men, George Carrollo, became unfit for work and was laid down on a coil of rope in the bottom of the boat, which was so full of water that although he was propped up as well as possible he was soaked with water up to the chest. He grew rapidly worse toward the morning, going mad before he died. The body was wrapped with a sail, but in the afternoon, as he interfered | with the wor g of the boat and im- periled the lives of the living occu- pants, it was found necessary to bury him at sea. On Wednesday the sea calmed, and, after nearly five days of unspeakable , living in an open boat exs posed to the elements, thejr feet and legs pickled in sea water, starving and without water, they 7anded on a de- serted strip of coast on Rafael Point, near Sidney Inlet. Near by were seen some Indian shacks, oput upon investi- gation they were found to be aban- doned by all but a dog. Even after landing their position was not mate- rially improved, as they could receive no m 1 attendance, which they im- peratively needed, and the food supply was only increased by the mussels | which they could collect on the neigh- boring rocks. For three days, up to the time of their rescue by the cutter, they lived on this meager fare. Friday morning they saw the cut- ter pass on s way to Uculet, but could not attract attention. The mate gave up hope of rescue and set to work to repair his leaky boat to set out again in search of a more hospit- able shore, and was working at the time the cutter came and relieved them. The third mate had a most bitter experience. He lost the first mate's boat in what hedescribes as the heav- jest storm he éver encountered, the seas running fifty feet in the open. Having neither compass nor chart, he kept as close to shore as possible and still kept off the rocks. They pulled for thirty-one hours without stopping, and finally, after many extremely narrow escapes from being wrecked on sunken reefs they sighted at 11:30 Saturday morning a sand beach near Hesquoit and made for it. Some Indians on shore were anxi- ously watching the approach of the boat, and, seeing it attempt a place known to them to be dangerous, they frantically motionedthe crewalongthe shore to a sheltered place and stood by all the time with their canoes to effect a rescue in case the boat was capsized by the breakers. Although the third mate made a much quicker landing than the first mate, it was just in time, as three of | his men were badly crippled and with | the remainderofhismen itwould have been impossible to have manned the boat any longer. A Catholic priest at Hesquoit, whose name at present cannot be ascertained, took all the men to his house and fed | them and housed them_ while the In- dians dried their clothes and did every- thing in their power to make them comfortable, in marked contrast to the actions of those Indians who loot- e ————————————————————————————— NEW TO-DAY. s A A A A A A SLOANE’S - The exhibit of Beautiful At Xmas Time. Furni- ture, especially fitted for Holiday Gifts,has never beenexcelled. New York's choicest selections. vite inspection of parison of prices. We in- goods and com- W.&J.SLOANE & CO. CARPETS, FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERY. 641-6 47 Market St. ed the ship from which these men came. These Indians were sastrictly honest that they even returned a ring which had dropped from the third mate, and which he had given up for lost some time before. On Thursday the Indians saw a fire on a neighboring island, and thinking that it might be one of the other boats’ crews, they launched their frail canoes, although the sea was still extremely rough, and pad- dled across ten miles. On arriving they found some white miners who used the Indians very roughly, al- though they explained that they had come in search of shipwrecked sea- en. The priest sent a letter to Uculet, announcing the rescue of the third mate and his crew, which reached Captain Walbran on his arrival there Friday. The Indians delivered the letter to Uculet for the priest at Ra- fael Point, but dared not land on ac- count of the surf. On their return to the priest they informed him of their discovery, and on Saturday afternoon, after they had picked up the third mate and his crew, he went in to Rafael Point and rescued the first mate and survivors. The able bodied men were taken to the wreck to assist the captain in the work of saving the vessel, and all the disabled are on board the Quadra and will be taken to the hospital at Vie- toria as soon as possible, probably on Tuesday. Search is being made for the goods stolen from the ship by Indians. At every village large quantities are found. At present ten arrests have been made—nine Indians and one white man. Court will be held on board the Quadra on Monday and those convicted will be taken to Vic- toria. Diver McHardy went down and ex- amined the hull of the vessel Satur- day, and but one hole was found. However, the vessel is resting on a large rock that made it impossible to examine the entire bottom, but an- other search will be made, and as soon as a vessel comes from Victoria act- ive work will begin. "There i8 no doubt that if no further Heavy weather comes up the vessel can be saved. Practically ‘all hope for the second mate and his crew is given up. No re- port or rumor has been heard from them, and the box of sea biscuit and the pillow which floated into Uculet must have come from this boat, as none of the other boats lost anything. The sick men are: Robert Isbester. Fred Falkner, David Hawley, Robert Deitrich and John Coster, all suffer- ing from the effects of the sea water on the feet, except Coster, who has a sprained knee. Mate Durfee and Peter Marin are also suffering from their exposure, but not severely. The men seem to be improving, and, as soon as they are placed in the hospital at Vic- toria, will bably recov WAS RATCHFORD THROWYN DOW, Talk Caused by His Defeat for Fraternal Delegate to England. It May Be Shown That Unfatr Rul- ings in the Count Were the Cause. Special Dispatch to The Call. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 19.—To- morrow’s session, many delegates say, will bring to a close the work of “the Federation of Labor Convention, while others insist that two days will be re- quired to complete the cansideration of all important matters. The defeat of M. D. Ratchford, president of the United Mine Workers, for the position of fraternal delégate to England has caused a great deal of talk, and the departure of Mr. Ratchford and his colleague L. Lewis, on the early train this morning gave emphasis to some of the rumors. It is intimated by some that Mr. Ratchford was ‘“thrown down” in the balloting, and some of his friends claim that the rulings up- on the different ballots and the deci- -sion as to the number of votes requir- ed to elect were against him. Some of Mr. Ratchford’'s friends have been very severe in their criticisms of the president’s rulings, but there seems to be no disposition to bring the matter before the convention, though if any opportunity is offered to get in a blow against the rulings complained of it will probably be taken advantage of. Mr. Ratchford himself, if he feels as his friends say they do, did not show it, but to all appearances left in the best of humor. Before leaving he said the convention had done some impor- tant work, especially in forwarding the eight hour movement, and the ac- tion taken in regard to the restriction of immigration along the lines of an educational test. Both movements, he claimed, were closely related, and with both secured the supply of labor will diminish _and better wages follow. CUTTER CORWIN ALSO T0 BE SENT NORTH Will Supplement the Bear’s Work in Relieving the ‘Whalers. Captain Shoemaker Realizes -the Im- portance of the Rescue Expedition. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: It is proposed by the Treasury Department to supplement the relief work of the revenue cutter Bear among the dis- tressed whalers in the North Pacific by dispatching the revenue cutter.Corwin to her assistance in the early spring. It is not intended to place many sup- plies on the Corwin. Captain Shoe- maker, chief of the revenue cutter service, says the Bear is supplied with sufficient food to relieve all whalers who may be in distress. It is not be- lieved the Corwin will have much dif- ficulty in finding the Bear, though the latter cutter will probably be pretty far into the ice, and the two may have trouble in combining their efforts. Captain Shoemaker, in his annual report, will refer to the mission of the Bear as the greatest relief expedition ever undertaken. He will say it is a most perilous and dangerous under- taking, begun in the depths of winter and designed to relieve men whose whereabouts are absolutely unknown S ee e Mushrooms generally consist of 90 per cent water, but the remaining 10 per cent is more nutritious than bread —_——— Leather writing lap tablets, portfolios and traveling sets. Best variety of s and prices at Sanborn & Vail's, 741 T- ket street. - THE VELVET GLOVE OF THE (ZAR China Is Held in the Strong Grasp of Russia. May Be Work for Prince Henry of Prussia in the Pacific. Wild Story About the German Emperor’s Piratical Designs Against This Country. YARN ALMOST INCREDIBLE But the Muscovite Holds Port Arthur and Hi% Hand Is at China’s Throat. Special Dispatch to The Call. LQNDON, Dec. 19.—Telegrams from all the Continental capitals show that Russia's step at Port Arthur is re- garded as tantamount to a permanent occupation and a reply to Germany's action. A well-informed St. Peters- burg correspondent says there was no agreement between Russia and Ger- many, and the latter simply warned Russia when the occupation of Kiao- Chau was already decided upon. The Novoe Vremya pretends that Japan has no cause for complaint. “Since China is only giving the'same shelter to Russian ships as Japan had hitherto so kindly afforded.” This view is not held in Berlin, where the papers are already talking of the possibility of Prince Henry hav- ing to shake his malled fist at Japan, that is supposed to be so secretly backed up by England. Some of the Berlin papers express anxiety, but most of them welcome the news from Port Arthur as justifying the German position at Kiao-Chau, if not as actual evidence that Russia and Germany are acting together. Curiously enough Emperor Wiliam visited the Russian Embassador on Friday night on his return from Kiel, ostensibly to congratulate him on the name day of Emperor Nicholas. The visit lasted one hour. There is no doubt that the ba sador discusse P The Paris without pretending to be deceivi Ruseia’s innocent ex- planation, are ple; d with the action of the ally of France. The burden of Viennese coment is what will England do? The British fleet now in Chinese waters consists of one ironclad, nine cruisers and eigh- teen smaller men of war. The correspondent of the Times at Peking says: China approves of the Russian fleet watering at Port Arthur, being persuaded that this action is taken in the interest of China and ne- cessitated by the German occupatlion of Kiao-Chau. A dispatch Shanghai say pe to the Times from the occupation of Port Arthur by Russia cannot fail to pro- voke popular indignation in Japan, where public opinion is already excit- ed over the Kiaochau affair. According to the dispatch to the Daily Mail from Shanghai the high of- icials of the Chinese court have ad- vised the Emperor, in view of further complications, to remove the court to Nanking, the southern capital. The dispatch says it is reported there that overtures have been made to England to exercise protection over the Yang- tse Valley, and the West River, and that numerous rumors are current re- garding the activity of the British squadron in Chinese waters. The Times, commenting editorially this morning on the situation in Chi- na, says: “Instead of the Kaiser's mailed fist, we have Russia’s velvet glove; but the grasp is not less vigor- ous and unyielding. Great Britain ought now courteously to invite China to extend the same privileges to the British fleet at Chausan.” g CREDITS THE KAISER WITH WILD PROJECTS. Wild Story About a Piratical Raid in the Pacific Against the United States. BOSTON, Dec. 19.—Private cipher cable dispatches just received here by a prominent local German - American of German capitalists, whose name must be withheld for the most obvi- ous reasons, disclose a most surpris- ing and alarming turn in European affairs. Germany has actually taken the first step toward war with the United States. Her mysterious fleet, under command of Prince Henry, is even now on its way to threaten American teritory instead of being bound to the new Chinese possessions as the world has been led to understand. This Boston merchant is warned and instructed to close out at once all of the heavy holdings of the prom- inent German capitalists who have in- vested their funds in American enter- prises. In their cable they state spe- cifically that those in the inner Im- perial circles are confident that Henry goes against the United States. The supremacy of the Pacific is the first object of this bold scheme of the rash German Emperor. With the largest fleet which Germany has ever sent into these waters, William es- says to seize Hawaii and Samoa as the first steps in his bold plan for his new dominion. But it is not the acquisition of these islands _ themselves that primarily moves William in this project. With a fleet far superior to that of the United States in these waters, and a flagship which' outclasses any Amer- jcan ship in the Pacific, the young Kaiser imagines .that he holds the fate of America in the palm of his hand, and that the great commercial interests of this country will be at his mercy.- It is believed that one of his first efforts in the line of overt acts against the United States would be an attack at one of the richest and most vulnerable points. This is no less a place than the route to the Yukon gold fields. It is confidently whispered in the inner diplomatic circles of Ger- many that the Xaiser realizes that .this is the chance for him to step in and retrieve his falling finances and find the wherewithal to enlarge and strengthen his navy in accordance with his pet ideas for the increase and aggrandizement of his dominion. It is a most significant fact, the ad- vices say, that this disclosure shouid come. soon after the recent affair at Haytl. Diplomats at Berlin say that the Haytian affair was undertaken by ‘William for the sole purpose of testing the policy of the United States in such a case and that the Emperor is con- gratulating - himself that the result is a sufficient indication of the weakness of the United Statesand complete evi- dence that the American Government would be very slow to take any more decided position in the cases of Hawali and Samoa. The ultimate object of William’s scheme, provided he can escape actual war and be successful in his prelimi- nary advances, it is understood in Ber- lin, is the collection of an immense in- demnity whichafter Japan’sexperience ience, would be spent on the navy, re- leasing the Empire from that expense and thus accomplishing the Emperor’'s. pet object without recourse to the Reichstag, which is obstinately oppos- ing an appropriation sufficiently large for this purpose. If a coalition is made with Spain it is understood that the Kaiser contem- plates combined operations between Spain and Germany in the Atlantic, .with headquarters at Cuba, threaten- ing the large cities and seaports on the American coast from New Or- leans to Boston, including Washing- ton, Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York. William realizes that the Americans are utterly unable to re- sist naval bombardment at these ports, because of weak and practical- 1y useless fortifications. The advices say that it is understood that the Kaiser counts upon the intervention of the European concert to prevent an expensive prolongation of war, thus saving him after his first overt at- tacks from any embarrassing posi- tion when the United States should be able to meet him with superior forces as they could, of course,~ do after gaining sufficient time. In case of this intervention, after he had suc- ceeded in obtaining any considerable victories, he would expect sufficient indemnity to satisfy his ambitions. ‘While the Conservatives do not think that Willlam will go so far as to becomeé embrojled in actual warfare with the United States, they have no doubt whatever but that he wil seize Hawail and Samoa and make other attempts in the Pacific. The cable advices hint vaguely at the formation of a definite movement of considerable strength among a class of influential Germans which may ultimately result in the Govern- ment interfering with the wild designs of the would-be conaueror. The greatest secrecy is maintained in re- gard to this opposition movement, as there is considerable fear of the possi- bility of serious consequences in case the matter should be brought to the attention of Emperor Willilam before it has reached its. consummation. e WASHINGTON SCOUTS THE ENTIRE STORY. Germany Has No Interest in Hawaii, and McKinley Will Hold Samoa. NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—The Wash- ington correspondent of the Herald sends the following: The policy which Germany is pursuing in the Pacific is a matter of much speculation in Washington. It is generally believed that the Emperor simply has been in- fluenced by a desire to secure the pas- sage by the Reichstag of a bill to in- crease the German navy. I was told at the Navy Department yesterday that Germany is expending °$9,000,000 during the year 1897-98 for vessels un- der construction. One battle-ship and two gunboats have been author- ized, but work has not been com- menced upon them. The vessels un- under construction include two first- class battle-ships, one armored cruis- er, five protected cruisers, one torpe- do-boat destroyer and eight torpedo- boats. The report that Germany proposes to seize Hawaii and Samoa is regard- ed as ridiculous by administration officials. Germany has little interest as compared to other nations in the Hawaiian Islands. It is admitted that her interests in Samoa aré large. The last administration was willing to de- nounce the treaty of June 14, 1883, be- tween the United States, Great Britain and Germany, Mr. Olney informing the German Embassador here that the treaty was unsatisfactory to the United States, and one which its in- terests required to be essentially modified or altogether abrogated. President McKinley proposes that the United States shall retain its grip on Samoa, and will agree to no prop- c:ition which contemplates the turn- ing over of the share of this Govern- ment in Samoa to either Germany or Great Britain. Minister Wu Ting Fang, diplomatic representative of the Chinese Govern- ment in this country, expressed the belief to-day that the reported occu- pancy of Port Arthur by a Russian squadron would prove to be but a temporary convenience to the Czar's fleet granted by the Peking Govern- ment. He said the Russian squadron in Asiatic waters was granted permis- sion last year to winter at Kiao Chou, and Russian ships remained there during the winter, but as soon as the warm weather set in they resumed their maneuvers in the Pacific Ocean, For the convenience of Russian offi- cers the Chinese Government sent in- terpreters to Kiao Chou and made every effort to make themcomfortable. In view of the German occupancy of Kiao Chou it was impossible to per- mit Russiah ships to return to that port, and the Minister therefore be- lieves that the. Russian admiral asked and received permission to winter his ships at Port Arthur. It is impossible for Russian vessels to anchor at Vlad- ivostok during te winter owing to ice. The Minister also stated that it was his opinion the Germans would event- ually withdraw from Kiao Chou. So far as is known in Washington there is no intention on the part of the Chi- nese Government to seek the exercise of the good offices of this Government with a view to securing the withdraw- al of Germany. Minister Wu is ex- tremely anxious that American inter- ests shall be extended in China. Two or three American syndicates are now seeking concessions in the Celestial kingdom, but he is desirous that more shall reach out for Chinese trade, and thus promote commercial relations be- tween the Pekin and Washington Gov- ernments. The United States, he says, has no ulterior motives with reference to the empire. It does not want Chi- nese territory, and the development of its interests in the Celestial kingdom would naturally increase and strength- en the concern of this Government in the welfare of its Asiatic friends. 1 understand that the Minister is considering the advisability of sug- gesting to his Government that the President be asked to ‘authorize the employment by the Chinese of army and navy officers of the United States to train the army and navy of China. At present English officers are em- ployed for the navy and German offi- cers for the army, but the Govern- ments which these gentlemen repre- sent are both grasping for Chinese ter- ritory. T e Off Spithead in a Fog. 7 LONDON, Dec. 19.—The German cruisers Deutschland and Gefion ar- rived off Spithead to-night during a heavy fog. Salutes will be exchanged 10-morrow. The Deutschland and 7efion left Kiel on Thursday morning last and are bound for Kiao Chau Bay, China, as part of the German cruiser division in those waters. Prince Henry of Prussia, the brother of the Emperor William, who is in command of the division, is on board of the Deutsch- land, his flagship. NEW TO-DAY. The People’s Meeting Piac—Our second floor, Santa Claws in all his glory—the real live Santa Claus in his many stagdes of makind the little ones happy. Won't yow come and sece him? TR PP TP PR T PR Tes e A 3K HOF Ak KO K X X & x x x * x x x x x x x * ¥ *¥: the heart man. store Saturday, and how fond papas, with their lit how kindly did they take fltiikkfl*tfiitfi*t*itfi*fi: Big, Jovial Santa Claus e Big jovial Santa Claws makes light s of the little folks. He’s making ’em happy. He has full sway on our second floor. He’s giving toys to our pur- chasers—high-class toys—and in that way you are saved buying toys for your little o= The Eclipsing Event of the Holiday Season. It seemed as thoudh the whole town was at our the fond mammas and the tle hopefuls—how they did take to that big holiday offer of owrs of the choicest thinds for your little man to wear—the Ulsters, the Middy Suwits, the Junior Sui Suwits, the Winter Ulsters. the Winter Cape Overcoats— , the Double-breasted to these $5 and $6 values when they were offered to them at $ 2 ) Continues To-Day. b 45 | 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 -0-0-0-0O*0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-000 Some of the sweetest little Sailor Suits laid your eyes - upon, in blue, deep sloping sailor collar ; soutache on collar. The shield is em- broidered—pretty naval design on shield. Its a sweet lot of sailors—short trowsers—for lads between the ases of 3 and 10. Nothing in town at $6 can equal ‘em. These again to-day at $2.75. Again to-day those long, warm Winter. Ulsters, reach- little shoe valwes. Again those pretty Cape Overcoats in pleasing colorings ; Cape handsomely braided. Again these to-day at $2.75. fellow’s tops—$6 are hands ek e 2 43Ok b Ak A Ak Ok Mk yow have ever | many rows of Again those very fashionable Double- breasted Suwits for lads between the agdes of 8 and 16, in All-wool Scotches, in blwe twill Cheviots; darments that town at double the money will hold a candle to’em. $275. RN YIORKH O YRR A IO SO 34 LRI Wb e 3ok RN ¥ Again those very swell Reefer Suits in fine Seotches. with deep sailor collars, hand- somely braided—again those very swell Biue Tuwili Cheviots, wi'h beautifully braided collar, with little buckie at knee of trousers— nothing in town at double the money. wilk compare with 'em—again these to-day at $2.75. Again those sweet little Junior Suils, blues, i Scotches, handsome color combina- tions, with their pretty little vest, for littls Jeliows between the ages of 2 and 8, one of the star specials of the sale—again these at $2.75. tt:‘ll"Ci¥i“ttt¥i4#¥‘“ll“d*¥t A OO NN R Rk omely tailored—nothing in Again these at - Fok Rk &Rk Rk KAERR K ¥ ARAK *, ¥k Fh AR LR AR AREA XK R RRTR ARIARK SRk dedookokdkodokokokd dkok f AND OF COURSE HE GETS HIS TOYS: * PR OO RN KX KX XY XXRRNR NN % * * - 9-11-15-1 5 KEARNY ST,