The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08

were still trying to realize the extent
Of the disaster, orders for building ma
1erial began TO pour in. The knights
Of ST. George was one OF the first ves-
sels chartered. She was ordered TO
Antwerp. where her Lascar crew was
sent ashore and a Caucasian crew en-
gagged. She left Antwerp May 2s as
deeply laden as the British law allows.
Her cargo consists entirely of ce-
luent Slowed away in her hold she
has 1896 barrels and 5S.1S5 bags of
the product, 800 tons of il altogether.
After dropping the pilot. May 80,
three stowaways were discovered. The
Knight Of St. George stood in toward
Dover and signaled for a boat. When
- the boat came alongside the stow
aways were placed on board, and
without q word Of explanation the
tramp steamer with the stately name
steamed away What happened to the
three Germans who had wanted to
reach America but got no further on
the knight Of St George than the
white cliffs OF Dover nobody on board
knows or cares.
The Knight encountered strong
winds and snow squalls in the Straits
Of Magellan and emerged into the Pa
cific July G to find that body Of water
in one OF its unpaeifc moods. Noun
famous seas accompanied this ocean
storm, and for twenty-four hours the
heavily laden tramp was hove to with
oil bags over the side. In spite of the
soothing influence OF the oil, many
seas found their way on board and
the Knights decks were cleared Of
everything not securely lashed.
Heavy weather was encountered all
along this coast, but in spite of the
opposition Of the elements the voyage
from Antwerp was made in seventy
days which includes stop at Coronel
for coal
Alameda Arrives From Honolulu.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
liner Alameda, Captain DowdelL, ar
rived yesterday from Honolulu. She
brought a large cargo and 357 passen-
gers. Among the steerage passengers
were forty Molokans, the Russian
peasants who were expected to solve
the labor problem on the sugar plan
tations. The MOlokans. however. are
said 10 have failed TO make good. They
lack ambition. Like the fat Scotsman,
they "eat weel, sleep weel, but fair
tremmel at the sight O wark. The
sexes were about evenly divided
among these Molokan passengers, and
every woman carried in her arms fat,
healthy, happy looking baby. For look
OF cOntentment, however, the babies
had no advantage over their elders.
who apparently are as well satisfied to
come back TO the United States as they
were, q few months ago, TO leave for
the islands of fair promise.
Among the cabin passengers was
Mrs. William II. Langdon, associate
editor of the Paradise OF the Pacific.
She is on her way to Los Angeles,
where she viii meet about sixty edi-
tors from all over the country and
pilot them to Honolulu. The three
score editors and their fair guide will
sail from here September l on the Ala
media.
The Alameda's passengers included:
A J Block, Miss Caywood. W. H Duff,
DR.. F. I. Ferguson, Mrs. Ferguson, J.
6. Frost and daughter. J. E Higgins,
DR.. James. H. Johnson. S. Kahiku, z.
II. Keidel, c. Keidel Jr.. Mrs. Langdon,
Mrs. F. D. McKernan. Captain Morong,
Mrs. Morong. R. McB. Purvis. Philip
Rice, Miss Rice, Mrs. Wieland, Mrs. J.
Sweig.
Car Float ColIides With Wharf.
Southern Pacific car float No. 2,
probably the most unwieldy specimen
Of marine architecture aioat in any
part Of the world. moved the Lombard
street wharf several feet out Of plumb
yesterday morning The car slip at
lombard street is the widest along the
water front but float No. 2 missed II
by about 100 feet The momentum that
q AAbEA0CQ 70 CdAL AEL INTO the SLY
was expended on Lonnbard-street wharf
with diastrous result In addition to
wrecking the end Of the wharf the i'm
pact put the fogbell out Of commission
and fractured q Spring Valley water
pipe. All day long fresh water poured
into the bay from this break, which
was not reported to the Spring Val
icy people until late In the afternoon
Amiral JaUregufberry Here.
The French steamer Amiral Jaure-
guiberry Of the round the world" line
arrived here yesterday from Puget
Sound TO finish loading for Havre by
way OF Central and South American
ports She was docked at Lombard
street wharf
Water Front Notes.
The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria was
Shifted yesterday 70 the outer berth
at the north side Of the old Pacific
Mail wharf, where large cargo is
awaiting her.
The japanese liner America Maru
left Hongkong yesterday for this port
The Hongkong Maru left Honolulu
at il p. m. Monday and should be here
next Sunday.
Captain D. R. Stephens Of the Brit
ish tramp steamer Knight Of St
George was here a few years ago as
master Of the British ship Cardigan
shire.
The Kosmos liner Setos arrived yes
terdsy from Puget Sound to finish
loading for Hamburg