The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21
HILLS GIANT
LINER ARRIVES
Dakota, One of Worlds Big
gest Steamships. Is Now
Lying at Broadway Wharf
is DOCKED WITH EASE
Port Accommodations Prove
More Than Ample for the
Minnesota's Twin Sister

The Great Northern Steamship Com
pany's giant liner Dakota. twin sister to
the Minnesota and one Of the largest
ships in the world, arrived yesterday
from the Atlantic. She is on her way to
Seattle. from which port she will make
regular trips 10 the Orient in conjunc-
1ion with the Minnesota the Shawmut
and the fremont. In spite of her great
size. the Dakota is not big enough to
oVertaN the accommodations of this port
Pilot kertz. who brought her in from
sea. 6oclzsd her at Broadway wharf No
I with far greater ease man some navi-
, gators dock very much smaller vessels.
in fact the docking Of the Dakota was
one Of the best bits OF work of its kind
ever done in this harbor.
With only one little red-stack tug
standing by in case the wind should
shove TOO hard against the liners lofty
sides. the huge body of steel was brought
IN from the stream and made to glide
into her berth as easily as a hand sliding
into an old glove. Once or twice the Da-
kota brushed pile. No damage was
cone, but the ouivering of the wharf
save some indication of her relentless
strength and an idea could be formed of
The damage she could do in the event of
misdirection.
Tie Dakota is drawing more than
tWenty-seven feet and in the berth
Nt-~-t Sis = iNlHg mere Is ample water
10 hoat her OF even al low tide And
there are a dozen other Wharves in the
port where Dakota-sized vessels could be
accommodated with just as much ease TO
her naVigators and safety 10 the vessel
itself. She will discharge about 2O0O tons
OF cargo during her stay here
The Dakota is 6S0 feet long and "a feet
n beam She towers above the water
ike a many stored mansion and is said
70 have preserved a dignlfied steadiness
through the tUmult Of three days terrific
storm while of Cape Horn The sailor
men on board the Dakota. whose pre-
Nious roundings of the Horn had been in
smaller and sail-propelled vessels en-
5oyed that bowling Southwestern. Sitting
under the lee o. the bridge the officers
or the liner watched the boiling seas that
battered themselves into harmless spray
against the armored sides Of the shin.
listened 10 the bowling of the wind and
laughed at the storm. In Just such
storms most Of them had suffered as only
those know who have helped to work a
hard-pressed windjamner There was no
shortening sail in the dark watches of
the night on the Dakota. and If the
nlny sleet did come down the men whose
skill Il cnce had battered and cut listened
10 lis rattle under the dry shelter of
stout awning and laughed again.
The Minnesota was not finished when
hhe teacheo TINS port The Dakota is all
ready for business Her engines worked
well throughout the voyage and the
water tube boilers are sa.. to have given
no trouble Her passenger and freight
accommodations are identical with those
OF the Minnesota, and like her twin sis
ter, the Dakota is arranged for speedy
conversion into a troop ship.
She was hfty-two days coming from
New York and seventeen days from
Coronel. Her officers are: CAPTAIN Emil
trancke, formerly of the American Line;
Chef Officer J. F. Roberts, First Officer
). b. Bsrneson. Second Officer II. S.
Smith and Third officer H. D. Glen.