The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-14

OF the Pacific Nail service and probably
the best-known skipper on the Pacific,
was appointed yesterday TO succeed
captain Porter as master of the big
liner Mongolia Captain Seabury's flag
ship was the Korea and he expected TO
Join her again after the two voyages
for which he was given leave Of alb
sence. He was enjoying this vacation
when necessity arose for somebody to
command the liner that so narrowly
escaped destruction at Midway.
The Mongolia being one of the com
pany's finest ships it was natural that
K. P SchWerin should want one of the
best officers to take her and just as
natural that Captain Seabury should
be offered the command Seabury has
been master in the Pacific Mail service
for more than thirty years. His first
command was the City Of Panama. Be
tween his first and his new command
there is considerable difference. The
gross tonnage Of the Panama is 1880.
The gross tonnage of the Mongolia is
1883, nearly ten times as great. The
City of Panama is $50 feet long. The
length Of the Mongolia is 600 feet
suveric Brings Big Cargo
The British steamer Suveric. with a
big cargo. arrived here yesterday from
Europe by way OF Honolulu to which
port she carried 1900 Portuguese i'm
migrants from Funchal. Commissioner
Of Immigration Sargent was in Homo
lulu when the Suveric arrived and ex-
pressed himself as very much pleased
with the appearance of the Portuguese.
II they prove as satisfactory as ex-
pected they will be followed by others
and will take the place of the japanese
now employed in large numbers on the
plantations.
The Suveric landed her passengers
al Honolulu in good condition. There
~ oil rn7 M arr
under the age of Is years. There were
200 stowaways. young Portuguese
about the age OF is, who took the op-
portunity offered by the Suveric's di-
rect trip to the land OF the free to es-
cape the compulsory military service
OF their own land. Among the immi-
grants when the Suveric left Funchal
were $50 children under ! year old
During the voyage thirteen of these
infants died of measles. Eight babies
were born during the voyage, one ar
rived the steamer was being made
fast to the wharf at Honolulu and an
other was born in the immigration
shed. These latest arrivals will be en-
titled to- American citizenship by right
of birth Mrs. W. F. c. Hasson OF Hon
olulu, a daughter of Paul Neumann,
made the passage from Funchal TO
Honolulu on the Suveric in the capacity
Of nurse. Captain Shotton of the Su-
veric is one OF the youngest masters in
the British merchant marine.
Saving of the MeIanope
The saving Of the British bark Mel
anope. which was picked up al sea and
towed into Astoria by the steamer
Northland after having been abandoned
by her crew, was a subject Of general
discussion yesterday in the shipping
world. On board the Melanope Captain
Willis had his wife and two daughters.
Many shipowners viii not allow this
and as q result Of the Melanope affair
some concerns that have allowed mas
ters TO carry their wives and families
as passengers will now forbid it. There
is a disposition 10 believe that Captain
Willis judgment in abandoning his
ship might have been sound. but 1t is
thought that he would have taken a
chance and stayed with her if he had
not been Influenced by the desire to
save his family. AS a matter of sentf-
ment nobody blames him. but as a
matter Of business his abandonment of
the ship proved to have been a little
premature.
May BE Bark Prussia
The hull Of an unknown vessel, bot
tom-side up, is reported as having been
seen September p off the Falkland
Islands. The vessel was lumber laden
and il is supposed that her cargo in
Guided q large amount of redwood.
There was much speculation at the
Merchants Exchange yesterday as to
the identity Of the derelict. II is
thought that IL may be the bark Prus-
STA, which left Puget Sound July 1
with cargo Of lumber for New York
Water Front Notes
The British steamer Onto grounded
yesterday at Comax. She was f1oated
again, leaking, and has been taken to
Esquimault for survey and repairs.
The barkentine Amelia. from San
Francisco for Astoria, put into Town
send yesterday with her sails gone and
rigging damaged. She also was leak
ing and must be repaired and fitted
with new sails before proceeding
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
yesterday at Honolulu
The army transport Thomas. from
this port and the Sherman. from Man
ia, arrived yesterday at Honolulu.
The army transport Dix sailed for
Manila yesterday from Seattle.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO $4,000 feet
The steamer Homer Capital. Corn
ing. four and a half days from Grays
Harbor and bound for San Pedro, put
IN here yesterday for fuel, having ex-
hausted her supply bucking southeast
erly gales.
The Pacific Mail liner China will sail
today for the Orient with full cargo
and about sixty cabin passengers.