The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-06
Shipping News and Gossip
Of the Water Front
Kosnos Line Captain Says Valparaiso
Is Waiting for Building Material

The hosmOs liner Nicaria, Captain w
Rubarth, which arrived yesterday from
Hamburg, was in Valparaiso September
H. one month after the destructive
earthquake and FIRE Captain Rubarth
was ashore and describes conditions
there as very similar TO those prevail
tpe here after the visitation Of last
april The wreckage was being cleared
away and the refugees were housed in
tents and shacks outside the city
proper and living many of them, bet
ter than ever before in their lives
Among the people he found enthus-
lastlc determination TO rebuild. but
nothing in that direction had been done,
owing 70 the lack Of building mate
rails, which had been ordered, but had
not then arrived.
The Nicaria had some cargo for VAL
paraiso, but owing to lack Of lighter
age was unable TO discharge it She
carried the freight to CoQuimbo, from
which port ii was TO be carried to VAL
paraiso by cOasting craft
The Nicaria encountered pleasant
weather all the way from Hamburg.
She called at thirty-one ports and
brought here 1,l50 tons of freight,
which included cement and large
shipment of coffee. AS the Nicaria
came alongside the Union street wharf
Chilean sailor, somewhat under the
influence Of liquor, tried TO climb down
q heaving line TO the dock He slipped
and fell and was taken TO the Harbor
Hospital, suffering from conclusion of
the brain His recovery was rapid,
however, and when an officer Of the
Nicaria visited the hospital little later
Il was found that the patient had
skipped out. He made his exit through
one of the ward windows
Encountered Bad Weather
The ship Falls Of Clyde. which ar
rived late Tuesday evening twenty
days from Hilo encountered a strong
northeriy gale November % in which
she lost q number OF sails. Her 5igger
staysail, maintopmast staysail, foretop-
mast staysail and outer jib were blown
away and her foresail was split. Cap
tain Matson was compelled to heave his
ship 70 for forty hours. The Falls of
Clyde brought $4,000 bags Of sugar.
The schooner Stimson. which came in
here yesterday for repairs, was in the
same gale about thirty-fve miles
northwest of Point Arena. She sprung
her rudder head. The Stimson was
bound from San Pedro, which port she
left sixteen days ago for Ballard.
Promotes Suspended omcer.
A Martin. who was chief officer Of
the Pacific Mail liner Mongolia when
she went ashore at Midway and re-
Gently was suspended by the Govern
men inspectors for six months, was
promoted yesterday to the position Of
assistant superintendent stevedore I'M
der H. Lewis. who is acting in the
place Of Captain T. D. z. Wilson. now
on his way TO Europe. Martins Ii
cense was suspended on the strength
Of charges made against him by Cap
tain Porter. master Nof the Mongolia.
who also did some plain talking about
r. P. Schwerin. Although Martins
ability TO fiji his present position is
not questioned, his promotion is re-
garded as an effort on the part Of
Schwerin to rub it in" on Captain
Porter.
Water Front Notes.
The American Hawaiian Company's
steamer Hawaiian arrived at Punta
Arenas. South America. December 3,
from lthis port
Tho Oceanic Steamship Company's
liner Alameda, Captain DowdelI, sailed
yesterday for this port from Honolulu.
The japanese liner Hongkong Maru
arrived yesterday at Hiogo from this
port.
The Pacific Mail Companys Barra-
couta sailed yesterday for Ancon. The
San Juan sailed Monday. the Indiana
viii sail today and the Peru VIII sail
Saturday, ali for the Isthmus. The
Siberia will sail tomorrow for the
orient. which makes five Pacific Mail
liners leaving for foreign ports in one
week.
Yesterdays receipts of lumber by
sea amounted to more than 100000
feet.
The German steamer Ramon Corral,
formerly the Erna, has been laid on
the berth for Santa Rosalia, Guaymas
and Mazatlan.