Obituary of James G. Baker
Subject
The Kenilworth; Investigation of the Marine Journal; Death of Captain J.G. Baker; A.B. Piper, first mate; Hobson, cabin boy; Trouble securing crew; Voyage from San Francisco to Hilo; Cargo of sugar; Letter from Captain Baker; Refusal of the crew to work; Hired laborers; Investigation of the Consul; Imprisonment of the crew; Mutiny; Runaways; Fire in sail locker; Destruction of sails; Arsonist; D.B. Dearborn, agent; Cabelgraph from Valpariso; Reported cargo fire; Interviews of prominent shipmasters; Investigation over the cause of the fire; Notification of the death of Captain Baker, first mate and cabin boy; Unanimous opinion that crew set the fire; Quality of Captain Baker as a sea captain; Poor crew; Sailor's Union; Incendiary articles; Interests that work against ship captains; Editorial references; Article in the Commercial News; Docking of the Kenilworth; Discharge of cargo in New York; Discipline of Captain Baker; Chief Officer Patten; Praise for the Kenilworth and her operations; The Sterling, first ship mastered by Captain Baker; Marine Journal; Messrs. Arthur Sewell & Co., owners of the Kenilworth; Bark Asa Eldridge, mastered by Captain Baker; Henry Villard, mastered by Captain Baker; John Rosenfeld, mastered by Captain Baker; C.F. Sargent, mastered by Captain Baker; Commodore, mastered by Captain BakerAbstract
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