ARRIVALS OF THE ALAMEDA.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 93, 21 April 1893, Page 3

ARRIVALS OF THE ALAMEDA.

SUICIDE AT SEA.

Shortly after eight o'clock this morning the Oceanic Company's mail-steamer Alaineda entered port from San Francisco, and anchored in the stream off the Queen-street Wharf fco await the inapection of the ship's company and passengers as regards their state of health at tho hands of the Hoalth Officer. Dr. Lewis, who was soon in attendance, found everything satisfactory, and readily granted pratique, the steamer then berthing at the whan to put out her mails. The Alameda ha 9 shown up on contract date, and on arrival here completed a passage down through the Pacific of IQdys 19hra -lOmin. Her dates are: San Francisco, March 31st; Honolulu, April ;th; Apia, April loth. On this trip she does not carry many passengers, as owing to the counter attractions ac present available in the United States very few tourists are journeying Australiawards. The number on the steamer totalled only 46, and of these 9 broke tho voyage here, while the remainder are in transit for Sydney. The passage down was a very pleasant one, and was characterised by admirable weather throughout. The passengers resorted very frequently and with great success to the various amusements and games to beguile the tedium and monotony of the trip. A very uuusual occurrenco was chronicled on the sth inst., when a steerage passenger, named Robert Karl, a native of Germany, committed suicide by jumping overboard. Ie was uuylight at the time, and the tragedy was wit-" nessed by many o£ those on deck at the time. On the alarm "Man Overboard" being given, tho i•■ ;:Cr» were at once stopped, and a I: .;it was despatched in search of the unfortunate fellow, The body was seen floating face downwards but before it could be secured it sank from view beneath the water. Notwithstanding that the boat remained in the vicinity for some time no further fcracs was seen of the German. He was not heard to complain at all prior to his rash deed, nor was there anything of an unusual nature in his appearance. With ihe exception of this excitement) the voyage was uneventfnl, After discharging Tsew Zealand cargo and replenishing her coal bunkers the Alameda resumedhhre r voyage ab three o'clock this afternoon.