The San Francisco call., 1906-10-27

~ ------NHN RoAl propeller Dragging ike
sea anchor astern. The resistance of
this great inert mass is equal to the
strain OF vessel towing behind. but
~ spite Of the handicap the California
roIllcked home at a hfteen-knot gait.
she returned yesterday using both
-slnes and came into the harbor at
ABOUT sixteen knots an hour Before
attempting 10 make fun speed the Cali
Iornla went TO sea yesterday twenty
nVe miles beyond the Farallones. She
had been running only a few minutes
When II was seen that the crank pins
OF both engines were heating. AS it
vas evident that the fault in adjust
nent Of the bearings had not yet been
corrected IL was decided TO give up the
attempt
II was said yesterday by those on
board that the cruiser could have run
Tor four hours at the contract speed.
but IN view Of the evident irregularitv
u was deemed wiser TO postpone the
lest until further changes had been
II is probable that the cruiser will
nave another trial next Tuesday.
Ventura sails Today.
. The Oceanic Steamship Company's
hner Ventura. Captain Hayward, will
sail at noon today for Honolulu. Pago
Fago, Auckland and sydney She viii
carry full cargo and more than 100
cabin passengers
among the passengers will be the
hon. James Mills, managing d.
rector Of the Union Steamship Com
pany Of New Zealand, and Mrs Mills.
Mrs A 3. Davis and family Of Jenner.
sonoma County, are going to Australia
on the Ventura TO visit friends in Vic
toria- c A Macdonald. q prominent
merchant Of Sydney, also viii be
passenger.
Her passengers will include the fol-
lowing:
Alexander, Father Andrew, W K An
dreWs, c. S Bristow, Mrs. J. X Brown.
x .. Browning. W. A. Bryan. W r
Castle, Mrs. E. A Clarke, Miss H.
Eather Dlctor, f. S. Dodge, Rev. J. E
Dodge. Father Edward, Ira Eskew,
slrs EskeW. Archie l. Gage. Mrs. W
M Gifard Mrs. W G. Gloyd Miss G.
Gloyd. ]. F. 7. Hagens, n. ". Hamilton.
Mrs Hamilton, DR.. p. Hatton, Mrs
5a5ton, L, A Hayden, Mrs Hayden.
y. 4. Herrick, Mrs. Herrick. Mrs J. A
Hopper, Miss N. Hopper. p. c. Jones,
Mrs Jones, Mrs. 3. 5. Joynes. Miss Ada
Kirkpatrick z J. Lea. R B. Legg. VIII
liam. Lehay, J. a Luis, Miss Z. J. Nc
kinley, Miss n R Martin, Father
Maur, Charles Pappan, E. Patterson.
Miss ID Peterson. Mrs. A ". Pearson.
Rev ", c. Poole, Mrs. Poole and child.
. keece, Miss Adele Reiners, Mrs.
a II. Rice, Mrs. \. r Robson, Mrs.
S. Rosenberg h Schultze, Mrs.
sehultze. 4. schultze. Master E
Schwartz G P. Stwert. Miss NJ F.
strand, Mrs. r Swinton, c. Q. Tappan, I
Miss n Thurston, Father Victor, z. W. /
watson, Mrs. Watson, DR.. j. NJ Whit /
ney, Mrs. Whitney. Miss Wilcox s G.
Wilder. Mrs. Wilder
Join at Honolulu for Sydney-Mrs. /
9. L-.angmuir. Mrs. c. Leadbetter, B. E. /
Schlesinger.
Pago Pago-AIiss Clara Bruhn, Hon.
Phil Deters, Mrs Deters. Paul Lfesan, I
Charles Moore, Mrs. Moore, Master 4
Moore
Auckland. P. Luke, Mrs. Luke. /
Hon. James Mills and secretary. Mrs I
Miss E. Reynolds. Miss P. Shand. Mr. |
Simmons, Mrs. J. N Stearns. ]. II /
Thompson, ". A BOwles, 9. A Chris I
tensen. J; G, Cullen, E. L Dee. w. D. /
A. Hansen, r. W Houston. A Il. Jack 4
man, J. H jenkins, W. Johnson Mrs 4
=. Jones, A1Is. l. r keller. W. 9. /
knapp, H c. Millard, ]. Rutledge, Mrs. /
sydney-George Beach, n. A. Cobb. |
A. n Cohen, Mrs. A B. Davis, Miss F. I
J, Hardle. Mrs A B Honeyheld, J. 3. I
arvis. T. c. Johnston, n J. Keller Y i
A. Little, Mrs Little, c. S MacCalla, 4
Porter. Mrs NJ A. Rapken, Miss S I
Rapken, Rev. j. Ryan, Mrs. Francis 4
Smith, Thomas Smith. r. Symons, T. I
whitehead, w. Anderson, James Brown, I
Miss j. Campbell J. Cooper, Mrs. L. /
Hay and child, S E. ingram, G. A. r.
win, Mrs. l. Lamprell, Miss H Lam
prel, Master J. Lamprell, Master II. (
Lamprell, Mrs Emily Jones, Mrs. A I
Poole and child, Miss z Poole. Miss II.
Poole, ". Reece. "A. Rintermann, Mrs
o. Rogers, H :. RosenthaI Mrs Ro-
senthal, Mrs. Slater and child, A " /
Tanner, J. Taylor.
SIocum on for Honolulu.
with her bunkers slowed to their
fun capacity and her deck filed to the
rail- with coal the army tug Slocum.
Captain Ike Smith, was expected TO get
away last evening for Honolulu. She /
is 10 bring back the rock-torn and
disabled transport Sheridan. Captain 4
Smith expects to make Honolulu in
about ten days. The Slocum has been 4
overhsuled and put into irst-class con-
ditfon for the trip and her crew has /
been enlarged TO twenty-four men.
Captain Smith is an experienced navi-
gator and as an old tow-boa man is
well equipped for any emergency that
might arise on the homeward voyage
when the Slocum will be burdened 4,
with an unusually unwieldy tow. The
slocum is a powerful ocean going tug
and well adapted for the task that has
been set her.
Welch shows His Authority.
Chief Wharfnger Welch yesterday
visited pier 3S, known as the Little
Mail dock, and finding the big gate
eadfng to the wharf locked. broke the
paddock with a rock and returned 70
lis Office triumphant. The Pacific Man
Company was notified some time ago
% surrender this wharf 10 the Harbor
r. p. Schwerin needed
he dock in his business. however. and
although he Acknowledged receipt of
he boards notification promptly and
n words Of faultless courtesy. he went
IN using il. Whenever the Chief
found himself up against
he problem OF more ships than
uharves he tried to get the use Of this
little Mail dock, but always il wes
oaded with freight or already occu-
lied BY q Panama liner. The City of
Panama is there now and viii remain
here until she sails this afternoon,
3ut the CHIEF Whsrhnger yesterday
made up his mind that he would show
;chwerin who was running the water
ront So he broke the paddock The
yate remained closed. however. and
sch rerin is still using the wharf.
coptfe VIII sail Today.
rrhe Occidental and Oriental Steam