The San Francisco call., 1906-05-06

| pany, having received advices that an
attempt Is being made to divert ORR
entail traffic to Seattle on the plea that
San Francisco lines cannot handle the
business, is sending out word that It's
terminal, the Mail dock, was In no way
injured by fire and that the trackage
leading to the dock is intact, thereby
enabling 1t to handle business as rapid
! ly as before the disaster. This also
applies to the Toyo Kisen Kaisha and
the Occidental and Oriental lines, which
use the same dock. Agents OF the Pa
cific Mall In the East and in the Orient
are being notified that they can con-
tract for freight with the assurance
that 1t will be handled promptly in San
francisco. These agents ara also ad-
vised that passengers for the Orient
who experience difficulty In finding ho-
tel accommodations in San Francisco
will be cared for by the company. II
necessary they will be put aboard ship
and lodged and fed without expense
until the steamer sails. Passengers
coming from the Orient will also be
looked after If they have any difficulty
! making connection with their trains.
| The Nippon Maru Of the Togo Kisen
Kaisha Is to sail on MAY 10, and her
engagements indicate a big cargo and
given that all Oriental steamers out Of
this port will from now on run accord
Ing to schedule.
SAN JUAN ARRIVES.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Compa-
ny's steamship San Juan arrived in
port early yesterday morning. "a days
and 8 hours from Ancon. She brings
21 cabin passengers and % in the steer
age and 800 tons Of freight. Among
the passengers were Purser Sam Neu-
man. Freight Clerk Mcintosh and three
apprentices OF the III fated steamship
Hounslow. which vessel went ashore
about two months ago nineteen miles
north Of Corinto. All efforts to get the
Hounslow of the rocks having proved
unavailing, she was abandoned on
April 10 by all hands and left to her
fate. The San Juan picked up sixteen
OF the wrecked vessels crew at Corinto.
G. L. Vocanovich, known as the limo
king Of Acapulco. was also passenger
on the San Juan.
Captain Urry says that the news Of
the earthquake here was received by
him when the steamer war at San Jose.
1t came by way Of New York. II was
to the effect that eleven square miles
Of San Francisco was destroyed by tho
earthquake and fire and that every
building in the city excepting The Call
building and one or two others OF mod
ern structure had been razed to the
ground
The trip up the coast was uneventful.
Captain Urry reports, however, that all
the way up from Santa Barbara to this
port the ocean, instead Of being clear
and of a blush color as usual. was Of
a muddy. brownish hue. due undoubt-
edly to underground disturbances.
The San Juan had waiting for her
1000 bags of coffee at San Jose and $500
bags at Champerico, but both these
shipments were held back. as the ship
pers were afraid that all the docks
were gone in San Francisco and that
there would bs no place to land the
goods.
SOON TO LOSE BLUEJACKETS.
LIS plUSJGCh0tS Oh the OLil6Q SldISsi
navy service who have been patrolling
the water front since the earthquake
will soon be removed from that detail
and sail away to other scenes. Ad-
miral Goodrich expects to leave these
waters within few days. The Mar
blehead will go up to Mare Island this
morning for some repairs and her place
at Main-street dock will be taken by
the gunboat Princeton.
Admiral Goodrich with the Chicago
and Marblehead Will start for Portland
the Boston and Princeton VIII go to
Mare Island for repairs, The water
front VIII than be patrof1ed by United
States army troops. which are now on
the way hero from Eastern points.
NEED FRESH MEAT.
The comnissary of the Hafsbor Elmer
gency Hospital on the water front, un-
der charge Of John W. Bender, iz sad
ly in need Of fresh meat. since the
earthquake the STAFF. including physi-
clans. nurses and attendants, have
lived on canned goods. It has now
como to pass when these men and
women who have labored so hard and
faithfully should come In for a supply
Of fresh meat.
BEGINS LAYING CABLE.
Tho transport Burnside began laying
the cable yesterday afternoon between
the Preside and Angel Island.
DORIC DUE TOMORROW,
The Occidental and Oriental Steam
ship Company's liner Dorie is dua to
arrive early tomorrow morning from
the Orient,
NU6HAaAK STARTS NORTH.
The steamer Nushagak sailed for
Bristol Bay yesterday with q general
cargo of cannery supplies,
INJURED BY FALL ON DECK,
Dan Dougherty, stevedere who lives
at Eighteenth and Minnesota gtreets.
slipped on the deok of the steamship
Citv of Para yesterdav and bra1xa hfs