The San Francisco call., 1903-12-28
BRINGS RICH
CARGO TO PORT
Siberia Arrives From Orient
With Valuable Merchandise
anl Bic Amount of Treasure
ENCOUNTERS FIERCE GALE
Manila Exhibits for st. Louis
Exposition Form Large POr-
tiOn of the Vessels Burden

The Pacific Mail Steamship Compa-
ny's Siberia arrived. in port from the
Orient at 1O:45 a. m. yesterday, being
on schedule time. She brought So cabin,
27 steerage and 15S Asiatie passengers,
besides an unusually large and very
valuable cargo, which amounted to 1855
tons, of which 4533 tons will be re-
shipped to Eastern cities. The princi-
pal item in the merchandise cargo Is
1871 bales of raw silk, valued at about
S766. 200, from China and japan.
There were also "a boxes of treasure.
valued at S1.072, 600, consisting Of p
cases of money from Hawaii, con-
signed to the United States Assistant
Treasurer at San Francisco, to be re-
coined, and 81 cases of japanese gold
yen consigned to local banks
On her last outward bound trip she
stopped at Manila ana took on board 639
tons of exhibits for the St. Louis expo
sitiOn, which is also a portion Of her
cargo. This includes valuable paint
ings, a model of the coast guard cut
ters built for the United States Gov
ernment at Shanghai. China; all kinds
of implements used in that country, be-
sides specimens of hard woods. and a
varied collection Of many products in
digenous TO the Philippine Islands. Fol-
lowing is. list of the passengers:
From Hongkong-George p. Linden. j. Bal
ley, f. o. Maxson, A ]. Findlay. Commander
c. N. Plenderleath Or. NJ, A. Mathis, F. H.
Buck and wife. Master L Buck NJ A Cotton
II. A. Heacock and wife. c. Detzer.
Shanghai-H. r. Boyd. A. W. Davis. Mrs
Inc. m Mrs. 'I5s' e james anne Miss Fl James Miss r
James, BITS a Tolton, t,-a ~ ' i'S4i9oN'
Nasasaki@Siiss E. Carpenter.
Kobe. (. KnipD and wife, Miss F. Cor
r'l Yok5hsma-MTs Sfs1 a. Gss E B. Griscom maid and
servant: c. Gable. w. +. Barnes. I. j. smith
G. Bordat, Z. O.Neill. J. n Holmes ana and VIE;
Colonel P. O'Connor Major j. =. Barnes. zap
tain H. Mayer. E. Manthner, s Geza' j. Nc
Her Honoluiu-M K Metcalf. W. T. Conn Jr.
f. 5. Muckley. Mrs - s MpcSiey' Mss Mss =
Muckley Miss A. Muckley, $ NJ ROBINSON
Captain 7. F. Lyons Mrs s r. Waters, J.
G Lovebridge, G. w Newell. MS A. BISck lk
Miss o. Black. T. a. HAYS Mss J. > aoo-
ertson W. Brown. A Raas; Mrs, \, kaSS' as
Master E Raas, Judge c. =. Gear. MIS-, W
F. Frear, Miss V. Frear. General A, @ Mac
Arthur and Wife Colonel West. T. Shearer'
Mss l. NfacKinnOn, Mrs. /. P. Roberts 1; l.
Requa Mrs. l. L. Requa. Mrs >. =. L. isR1
Ginen' Gish2'i''7''''
Prominent among the passengers
were. Rev. Father Jose Algue, attached
10 the weather bureau at Manila, from
which city all typhoon warnings are
sent out. Mrs. e. B. Griscom, wife Of
the American Minister at Toxic, Japan;
Judge G. ID. Gear of Honolulu and Vice
Consul ]. Mclean. Father Algue is on
his way to ST. Louis with Rev. Trinidad
and Rev. Fuster
The Siberia sailed from HOngkong
December 1. Yokohama December II,
and Honolulu December %. This makes
her running time 26 days from Hong
kong. Is days and IA hours from Yoko-
hama and days and IA "a hours from
Honolulu
Captain Smith, in command. reports
that when they were four days out from
Yokohama they ran into a series of ter
rife squalls and storms which lasted for
ninety-six hours. The sea lashed itself
with furious force against the ships
sides. and Purser Jerome says tnat
great seas forty feet high lowered up
above the steamers stern The vessel
behaved admirably and rode the noun
famous waves like a great duck. No
damage was done to the vessel herself,
but in the height of the gale a sea
struck one of the Chinese crew, swept
him across the deck and hurled him
with great violence against the rail,
breaking his leg near the thigh, besides
otherwise bruising him and nearly scar
ing the life out of him. From Honolulu
on the weather was delightful
On Christmas night a grand banquet
was served on board and the festivities
were continued until late hour.