The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-01
PASSENGERS SAFELY
 BROUGHT TO LAND
ALAMEDA GOES AGROUND OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY JUST AS START HAD BEEN MADE FOR HONOLULU.

San Francisco. September 9O.-The Ocean Steamship company's steamer Alameda, which sailed this morning for Honolulu, Is ashore at Fort Point on the southern side of the entrance to San Francisco bay. The passengers are being taken off in launches. The vessel swung around into mid stream and appeared to be settling at the stern. She is leaking badly and big streams of water are coming out of her sides.
 Many tugs have gone to the assistance of the stranded vessel. The wind is not strong but heavy fog prevailed during the forenoon.
 The Alameda is commanded by Captain Dowdell. She had large list of pas sengers.
 No lives were lost, thought the fate of the vessel Is yet in doubt. The pas sengers were landed by life boats and tugs, and returned to the city over the street car lines which extened nearly to the scene of the accident. The point at which the vessel struck is on a ledge of rocks that makes off to the northwarc from the old brick fort. extending about two hundred yards.
 When the Alameda sailed there was much fog which alternately lifted a bit and then thickened up. Had the vessel been going at high rate of speed. greater disaster undoubtedly would have occurred. As 1t was she was running at slow gait.
 The Alameda's cargo is valued at sl0o.- 600.
 As soon as the steamer struck the rocks the crew went at once to their places, &t, l,i,,'e xnrar launched and filled with passengers the lowering and manning being executed with great dispatch
 Every effort is being made to pull the Alameda off the rocks, and there is a possibility that the vessel may be saved.
  through the city today. The laborers were provided with health certificates that they had been near no infected points. They did not disembark their cars being fer ried across the river. In the same manner large numbers of laborers from the north and west will be carried into the sugar regions.
 AmeIiorate the Quarantines. Business men are hopeful that Dr. Whites trip along the Southern Pacific will be productive of much good in the amelioration of quarantine conditions. The WOTk Dl lne HidTI1e 1oSpltdl btTNlce Helt has made marked impression through out Mississippi and Louisiana, and has probably strengthened the movement for national quarantine, which Is to be dis cussed at the Chattanooga convention, and perhaps presented to Congress later on.
 As a result of the confidence that is felt in the service 1t is believed that wherever pr. White goes he will be able to impress the communities with the fact that after October 15 the danger of infection will be reduced to a minimum. Dr. Beverly Warner set his forces to work today to begin the preparations for the general cleanup which has been set for October 14 and 15. Through the press and the mall 1t Is proposed to reach every householder in the city. Success in ridding the city of stegomyia mosquitos at that time will not only be beneficial in bringing the fever here to con- clusion before frost. but it will be of distinct advantage in preventing sporadic cases in the spring.
 The fever situation is steadily improv-