The San Francisco call., 1904-12-29
Services of Three Tugs
Required to Drag Great
Liner Into the Stream
CARRIES BIG CARGO,
MOSTLY CONTRABAND
Many Japanese Gather on
the Wharf to Bid Good
BY to Prince Fushimi
NOTABLE PASSENGERS
LEAVE FOR FAR EAST

The Pacific Mail Company's liner
Mongolia, Captain W. P. S. Porter, was
dragged away from the wharf at First
ana Brannan streets yesterday after
noon and by 2 o'clock was steaming
down. the harbor. bound for the Orient,
her decks crowded with passengers and
carrying one Of the largest cargoes ever
taken out Of this port The Mongolia's
sailing hour was ! o'clock. The tide at
fSTe Mail dock was low, and as the
giant liner was drawing thirty-three
. feet of water il was deemed safer to
p use tugs in getting her away from the
"a harf than to trust 10 her own pro-
pellers.
. The tugs Sea King, Sea Rover and
arabs did the dragging, and slow work
il: proved. as the liner was most re-
-uctant TO leave her bed Of ooZe. Gen
eraI Manager R. P. Schwerin put in the
fiDie instructing captain and pilot in a
lew Of rhe rudiments Of seamanship.
His. Imperial Highness Prince Sada-
naru Fushimi was the star passenger
sn the Mongolia, and from the appear
aDce I'd the Mail dock every Japanese
IN San Francisco was there to see the
kikado's representative depart They
dcffed hats, smiled and bowed, while a
chartered American band stationed at
tine end OF the wharf played popular
-asFs in honor OF the departing illus
-,riOus visitor
other passengers Of note were: Lieu
tenant Commander John 3. Blish, L. s..
N; Archbishop A Agius, apostolic del
gate to the Philippines; Bishop J. Nc
Kim. Count s. Terashima and Com
mander p. Cullen Of the British navy.
The Mongolia carried probably the
. largest cargo ever taken out Of a. Pa
cifc Coast port by one ship. There
IL u an l.
packed to the matches, and even the
upper deck aft was piled high with
stores for which there was no room be-
low. The cargo included pig iron, pig
lead, cotton. leather, steel, machinery,
salmon and drugs. The bulk Of the car
20 is for Yokohama and most Of il Is
cOntraband.
F.: The Mongolia's passengers included
the following;
J. d. Berry. Walter n Cabot. Mrs. NJ P.
Carroll Miss n c. Carroll. W r. Castle.
49, Air-obles Miss =. v Haoley. MISS Mildred
aIailey. Miss L. Hathaway. H W Hollng.
= lssaka"lt. y kamsans' 3sa J kemp Kemp
Mrs. ". A. Msckay. George Il Mead and son.
Mrs O. j Kemp and three chliaren' James
.l-a. Hing Miss Adelaide Mabie W. A
. a5ackay. Mrs. J. s. Malony, Ms A S. Mel
.fr. y. O.. Miller C. H Olson. Mrs c. H
-l.son. William P. Peck. Z. D Tenney. Mrs
- % Tenney. W %. Tyler. Mrs. H. A
p. H Hhsraun.
1.66ohama--Alrs. Ellen Belden, Lieutenant
: -. lrlmcnder John B. Blish. q S. ~ J. "
>. foDmaln Miss C. Copmann. Rev. c. Ferrand
- II. J. T~Prince Sadanaru Feashini and at
-, -,.endants N. Fujino. Henry Glsssner, Y Ha-
shtniot,. K. Kada n. Kanzaki T Kitaoke,
Tan sui Ley, BishcD J. McKfm, Major 5
. - .hara, Dr. K Rokkalza- H z A Sato and
'serssst. n Shibata. n K. Taksuta. r Tan
aka Count s. Terashirni and servant, \. Wata-
-Jfabe William White Mrs William White,
Miss Ollie White.
KOBE. d. Curtis Rev. ". J. Cuthbert
end. Mrs ". J. Cuthbert-
'Shsnghai-Rev ". NJ Cameron H l. Chi
- AIfs n p Mccormick. Mrs A J. MacLean
, and two children and servant ". B. Nance,
. Ms w 3 Nance and two children. Dr.. R
r Shields Mrs. r. T. Shields. NJ Sushihtih
Horiylr8ng- archbishop A Agius, Amos P.
f3srues. Mrs. Amos F. Barnes. Charles W
Bradrick. n. J. Dickinson, Yong L Fongs-
. vicente Guioque A p Hager. Mrs. A R.
I5ager. z. H Jennings, C. II Kendall William
-. king A. =. Lewis. W. J. Ltppy, p r
.l-n5say. r W I.ittieheld. NJ A Merten. J.
p :EIo-ton C. L Nash. Ms c. L Nash, d
III Owfngs Mgr. @. PetreM. NJ Y. del
Rosario. Mrs. J. D. Russell and infant. c. A
: stevens. Miss r. N Tibbitts. H. T. Wilgress
% p NuIien II. N. ~.