The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
City of Para Strikes Rock Off
Pigeon Point During Thick Fog
Sister Ship of IlI-Fated Rio de Janelro
Narrowly Escapes Destruction.
Liner Is Held in Quarantine on Account
of Suspicious Death of Sailor.


Captain George W. Brown. which ar
rived yesterday from Panama and way
ports on Tuesday afternoon, narrowly
escaped sharing the fate of her twin
sister the Rio de Janeiro. The Para
struck bottom during thick fog in the
vicinity Of Pigeon Point. She struck
heavily and for a time panic prevailed
among the passengers. Fortunately
the rocks did not pierce her plates and
when she backed off into deep water
the danger was passed. A number OF
the plates on the starboard side are
thought to be badly dented, but as iar
as could be learned yesterday the liner
80 not leaking.
The City OF Para is now in quaran-
tine. where the passengers and crew
and possibly the liner VIII remain for
i've days. No communication was al
lowed with the shore yesterday. The
news OF the accident off Pigeon Point
was told by passengers TO those on
board the quarantine steamer ArSo-
neut. The liners officers declined to
discuss the affair.
A member Of the Para's crew died
July after six days illness. From the
history Of the case submitted by the
ships surgeon the quarantine doctors
think the sailor was q victim Of yell
low fever and on that account will hold
everybody at Angel Island until the
period OF incubation has passed An
other member Of the crew died during
the homeward voyage of heart dis
ease Liner and cargo will be fumi-
gated for the purpose of destroying
any member of the mosquito family
that may be slowed away.
II the Pacific Mail Company wants
the vessel after she has been fumi-
gated she will be turned over TO it, but
captain, officers, crew and passengers
will be held until there is no danger of
further infection.
The City Of Para brought thirty-six
passengers. 9S7 tons OF cargo and
treasure valued at s54.219. Her cargo
included some coffee and a large ship
ment Of bananas from San Bias. She
also brought barrels of boarskins. 13
barrels of deerskins, 1 barrel of shark
fms and ] barrel of COW hair.
The passengers who are detained in
quarantine are
Thomas Boyd and wife, Miss Nation
Boyd. John ". Colbert and wife, Daniel
S. Combs, Mrs. Alice N. G. Hopkins,
Miss Fanny Thorne, c. T. Koerdell,
Miss H. Koerdell, Mrs. Mary Moisant.
Lai Fang Kee, Lee Kwong Ling, Mrs.
c. de Martinez, Julius NJ Nisser. D. L.
Parks. David Piza, Harold Smith, F.
". Arrestad, Michael Anderson, Miss
well, Eugene English. R. N Falvey,
y. GOldstein. c. S. Hedberg, John Dill
Ion. T. Holmsen, F. Kunhardt, Ygnacio
Mau, Mrs. H. o. Felsocor. ]. Ryder. G.
Summerscale. B. Tubilloa, J. Wadding
ton.
One of Seven New Freighterr.
The Kosmos liner Setos, one of seven
freighters recently completed for the
service between here and Hamburg, ar
rived yesterday with about 1000 tons
Of cargo. which included e000 barrels
Of cement, 500 tons OF nitrate and large
shipments Of coffee and cocoa. The
Setos has no passenger accommoda-
tions, but is equipped with the latest
devices for the rapid, safe and economi-
cal handling Of all kinds of freight.
She has a carrying capacity of $500
tons. General Manager Lendal n. Gray
expects TO send her away from here
with just about that much freight.
The Setos is commanded by Captain
A. Krause. She left Mazatlan three
and half hours later than the City OF
antine grounds four hours ahead of the
Pacific Mail liner.
Fishermen Handling Lumber.
A large number of the men previous
y engaged in the fishing industry
have abandoned their daily cruises out
side the Heads and are making more and
easier money along the water front
handling lumber. A great deal Of lum-
Der is coming in, more, il is said, that
the union lumber handlers can take
care Of The Greek and Italian fisher
men are strong men, accustomed TO
hard work. and when they were Of
fered jobs which yielded from 81 to
$3.50 a day many of them abandoned
the uncertain game of fishing to toll
along shore. They have turned their
boats into homes for their families and
are said TO be enjoying the change Of
occupation.
Goes TO Relief of WhaIers.
The steamer Harold Dollar sailed
yesterday for Herschel Island with
supplies for the whalers frozen in of
Point Barrow. Captain ThWing is in
command Of the Harold Dollar, which
IS under charter to Roth, Blum & Co.
Captain Thwing expects to reach Her
schel Island early in August. The Dol
lar viii return TO this port after dis
charging her cargo.
Water Front Notes.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany's Curacao will sail Saturday for
Guaymas and way ports.
The BarnesOn & Hibberd Company S
steamer Buckman arrived yesterday
from Alaska. by way Of Seattle.
The oil steamer Housatonic sailed
yesterday for Shanghai.
The Oceanic Steamship Company
liner Alameda sailed yesterday from
Honolulu for this port.
The iarmy transport Sherman, Cap
tain Bruguiere, is due tomorrow from
Manila
Three vessels that arrived here yes
terday brought a total of 1,535,000 feet
,f 7srv,1aoy from,