The San Francisco call., 1899-12-15
The Tanis Makes Port
From Hamburg.
BRINGS A VALUABLE CARGO
CAME VIA SOUTH AND CENTRAL
AMERICA AND MEXICO.
Bar Bound Steamers Get Out Of Coos
Bay-Ship James Drummond
Purchased by California
Shipping Company.

The German steamer Tanis. the first of
the Kosmos line from Hamburg, Ant
werp, South and Central America and
Mexican ports, arrived here yesterday
morning. She brought up fourteen pas
sengers all told and about 1000 tons Of
cargo, valued at three-quarters OF mil
lion. Among IL was concentrates, gold
and silver bullion and gold and silver
money 10 the value OF S25oOO
The Tanis left Hamburg on September
ls last. and after calling at Antwerp went
straight across the Atlantic TO Punta
Arenas. After a stay there of few
hours she was taken through the Straits
OF Magellan TO Corril and thence TO CO.
ronel. While cargo was being discharged
there Captain A. -. Schultz fell down the
hold, but was not seriously injured.
From Coronel the Tanis went 10 Tai
cahuano, where some general cargo was
taken in; thence TO Valparaiso, where
consignment of bark and nuts was taken
aboard: to Antofogasta, where copper ore
was loaded. TO Caleta Buena, wnere nj
trate OF soda was shipped, and thence 10
Guayaquil, where consignment OF 65O
sacks OF cocoa awaited. All the way up
the coast cargo was discharged and the
products OF the place taken aboard, so
that the Tanis has but little of the cargo
aboard with which she left Antwerp.
The passengers who came up on the Ia
mis- We're Hugo oppenheimer; +. A Smith,
7
w $. Keyes, Hugh Mccall, r. Weber,
. Anita RamiereZ, Albert II. Humphreys.
Miss Kate Humphreys, J. 7. Riley and
Max Opel. first and second cabin, and
/ John Dabner steerage. Lendal NJ. Gray,
agent of the kosmos line. came as Tar
as San Diego on the steamer. from that
place he came overland In order TO have
everything in readiness here for the ar
! rival of the vessel.
The Tanis is admirably fitted for the
| trade i'm which she is employed. She is a
] ra1aH fnslr rTf al
knots on "A very economical coal consump-
/ ton. She has excellent passenger accom-
modation and the officers are courteous
set of gentlemen. Captain Schultz has
/ been seventeen years In the employ OF
l the kOsmos line and in the South Ameri-
can ports is known as FL Sympatico Cap
itano." The steamer will coal in Chile
for the round trip. as down there fuel as
good as the Nanaimo article can be
| bought for s. 25 ton. The Tanis will be
] followed by the steamers Nolumnia, Ha-
! thor. Octavia and Luxor. The three for
mer are on the way and the Luxor is now
] loading.
/ TO other lines now plying in connection
with the trade between the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts Of the United States.
| rank S. Johnson OF the Johnson-Locke
1 Mercantile Company has gone East and
! his mission is 10 get ships there TO en-
! gage in the carrying trade between Phila-
| delphia and San Francisco. The first
] steamer OF the line TO be chartered is the
! Irrawaddy, 1858 tons register. She is the
] first vessel OF the ArgOnaut line, and VIII
| begin loading at Philadelphia on Janu-
/ airy l.
The bark Roderick Dhu was about the
/ only vessel that worked yesterday on the
I front Her agents are anxious TO get her
away for Hilo as quickly as possible, so
the labor Of loading went on all day un-
/ der canvas. The Roderick Dhu will sail
/ the day before Christmas With every
1 ounce Of freight she can carry and full
/ passenger list.
The ship James Drummond has been
| added 10 the list Of vessels owned by the
! California Shipping Company, w. r.
! Mighen manager. She is now loading in
! Philadelphia for Port Los Angeles and
will come from the latter port TO San
| Francisco.
I Spear street bulkhead caused some eX-
/ citement yesterday. The curiosity was
| secured by Wharfinger Tom Casey and
| he intends placing II on exhibition to-
! day. Occasionally the fishermen bring in
| specimens OF the hybrid, but this is the
7 first time one was ever caught from a
/ wharf.
The United States Laundry launch was
disabled yesterday through "A rope get
ting into the propeller. The vessel was
drifting down upon Alcatraz, when the
tug Sea Queen came along and towed hei
10 Clay street wharf.
There was a change of wind up The
coast yesterday and the steamers Alice
Blanchard Empire. Arcata, Rival, ALI
ance and Homer. after being barbound
TO San Francisco.
The British ship st. Enoch. which va!
twice off the Columbia River and wal
twice blown OF shore, made port .yester
day. Reinsurance TO the extent OF 10 pei
cent gas paid on her.
The horse transport Flintshire went on
In the stream last night and will sail to
Manila to-day.