Evening star., 1905-10-01
SHIP ON THE ROCKS
Steamer Alameda Ashore
Near San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 30.-The
Oceanic Steamship Company's steamer AL
ameda, which sailed this morning for Hon
olulu, is ashore at Fort Point, on the
southern side of the entrance to San Fran
cisco bay.
No lives have been lost. The passengers
have been landed and are returning to the
city over the street car lines, which extend
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 northt
ward from the old brick fort, extending
about 200 yards.
There is a buoy about 400 yards north
west of the ledge. but between the buoy
and the ledge there is depth of about
seven fathoms of water.
When the Alameda sailed there was much
fog, which alternately lifted bit and then
thickened up: The Alameda's cargo is
valued at 100000 The vessel started out
of the harbor in charge of Pilot c. B.
Johnson.
Ship Leaking Badly.
The vessel has swung around into mid
stream and appears to be settling at the
stern. She is leaking badly and big streams
of water are coming out of her Sides
The Alameda is commanded by Captain
Fowdell. She has a large list of passen-
gers, among them being III. P. Wood, late
ly secretary of the San Diego chamber of
commerce, who has resigned that place
to accept a position with the Honolulu
promotion committee; T. w. Hebron, a
well-known merchant of Honolulu; DR.. f.
r. Day. physician of the Hawaiian capi-
tai, and NJ. OShaughnessey, well-known
civil engineer, who started to Honolulu to
supervise the construction of the Hawakea
ditch, one of the largest irrigation en-
terprses on the islands.
Boats Promptly Manned.
AS soon the steamer struck the rocks
the crew went at once to their stations, the
ships boats were promptly launched and
filled with passengers the lowering and
manning being executed with great dis
patch.
Every effort is being made to pull the
Alameda off the rocks, and there is pos
sibiity that the vessel may be saved.
Diagonally opposite the spot where the
Alameda went on the rocks, the steamer
City of New York was wrecked some
twelve years ago, while Pilot Johnson,
brother of the pilot on the Alameda today,
was guiding the vessel. The New York
was a total wreck. Heavy fogs interfered
with the course of the ship in exactly the
same manner as with the Alameda today
A sforce of men has been sent out to the
Alameda with instructions to discharge her
cargo as quickly as possible. Another at
tempt will be made to float the vessel at
the next high tide.
The Cabin Passengers.
The full list of cabin passengers is as fol-
lows:
Miss NJ. J. Allen, s. Barkhausef, T. q.
| Belts. Mrs. ]. G. Becke, w. NJ. Bray, Mrs.
| Bray, c. r. Buckland. Miss Doris Buck
\ land, Miss Vivian Buckland. Lieut.. w. r.
| Cushman. DR.. F. r. Day. Gordon Dickson,
\ Miss Douglass, A. w. Eames. Mrs. John
| Effinger infant and maid: Miss Alice Effin-
| ger, Miss Louise Effinger, L. A. Farren,
| George Fishburn. Mrs. Nellie Ford. ]. NJ.
| Fuller. e. B. Giffard. Henry l. Graham,
! A. L. Hall. Mrs. Hendricks, T. w. Hebron,
| c. ]. Hutchins. Mrs. Hutchins and child,
| Mrs. p ]. Jacobs. jr.. ]. A. Johnson, Mrs.
| Johnson. l.. b. Kerr. Mrs. Kerr, Miss Kerr
J. o. Lutted. +. w. MeFarlane C. Maer-
| tens. Mrs. Maertens and child, G. p Men
donca, Miss Emma Mobray, DR.. James Ma
| loney, Mrs. Maloney and child: Dan c. Nu-
gent, Mrs. Nugent. ID. Caey Nugent. Mas
ter Morgan T. Nugent. Miss NJ Nugent
and maid. Mrs. A. S. Olney, A. ]. Dram,
NJ. T. Shaughnessey. ]. N. Smith, Miss
NJ. Peterson, F. E. Richardson. Mrs Rich
ardson. J. S. Ross, s. n. Sheridan, Miss
t-Sweeney, " B. Young. II. p. Wood and
Mrs Wood.
The Alameda is an iron steamer of 31as
tons. She was built in 1882 by Cramp AZ
Sons, Philadelphia. Her. length is 314 feet,
BREADTH Al feet; depth. 17.s feet.