The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18

marin anG from stem 10 stern there
was nothing left that the food could
break loose
great wave carried a seaman.
Kari Missen, away to his doom when
the storm was at its height. He was
IN the act OF taking in the jib and had
been selected for the perilous under
taxing because Of his good seaman
ship. Life preservers Were frantically
hurled after him but they raced away
IN a twinkling in the surge of the
water He had disappeared an instant
atter he went overheard and no sight
or him was had again
Though violently tossed about the
old barkentine did not suffer any Sc
rious damage. The storm occurred on
November and lasted about six
hours Missen was is years of age
and native Of Germany
The Cleaner was fifteen DAYS com
ing 70 port from Coos BaN. She
brought $4,000 feet OF lumber to the
Simpson Company
Whaling Bark Arrives
The whaling bark California arrived
IN port late Friday night, sixteen DAYS
from Unimak Pass. She came home
from an eight months cruise without
q single whale. The crew had not even
gained the sight OF one. The Califor-
MIA is the last Of the steam feet TO re-
whalers yet to come to port, and that
is the little schooner Charles Hansen.
Captain Williams reports that on No
vember Is, in latitude 80 10 north and
longitude 12S west he saw a four
masted bsrkentine standing to north
east fifteen miles. A little farther east
he sighted a four masted schooner
standing TO the northwest. Twenty
miles farther east he passed a full
rugged ship. standing by wind, on
southern tack
The California sailed from this port
on March II Of the present year.
Experiences Rough Weather
The British ship Clan GaIbraith ar
rived in port yesterday. l43 days from
Antwerp. Captain Barker reports that
he was twenty days rounding
Cape Horn. He encountered a success
sion OF westerly gales. and Immediately
after he had rounded the Horn he ran
into series of snowstorms and was
surrounded by fields of floating ice
On November "A, when in latitude SIS
north and longitude 1872 Is west. he
sighted an American schooner flying the
colors. K. s. P. ". The Clan Gal
braith brings cargo of general mer-
chandise TO A. Carpenter.
TheOdor Is UnInsurabIe.
The Norwegian bark Theodor. which
was on the overdue list. is now unin-
surable She was bound from Port
Tampa 70 Yokohama She is out POI
Gays and was quoted at go per cent
The French bark St. Louis is off the
overdue list. having arrived at Hiogo
She was $50 days making the run to
that port from Port Tampa. She was
quoted at 10 per cent.
The Italian ship Margharita is also
of the insurance list, having arrived
was III days making the voyage from
Genoa. She was quoted at per cent
Thomas Crowley Returns
Thomas Crowley, the weII-known
boatman. returned yesterday from a
months trip to Walker Lake, where in
partnership with Henry Peterson he
has been running the launch Henry I.
Crowley says that he has taken up
2 number Of rich mining claims in
that locality and has also established
& townsite.
Pool sellers Arrested
James Bierson and Harry Freedman,
who were conducting a pool-selling re-
sort on East street near Market, were
arrested yesterday afternoon by Police
men r. ". Esola and J. T. Elmer. They
were released on the deposit of SIS
bail each. Three visitors Of the place
were also gathered in. They were P
Mccarthy. Edward Riordan and Charles
Craig. They were released after de-
posting SO bail each.
DaumcaIrne Arrives
The British ship Drumcairne, Cap
tsin Robinson arrived yesterday, thir-
ty-six days from Iquique and sixteen
days from Pacasmaipapo- She brought
33.zss bags Of nitrate soda, 2lss bags
Of ores and 1881 bags of sugar. She
Ia consigned to w. r. Grace & Co.
Puts in for Repairs
The steamer Morning Star. Captain
Mansfield. came into port yesterday to
have repairs made TO her boiler She
started from Honolulu for Seattle, but
as her boilers became defective Cap
tain Mansfield feared she could not
make the northern port. The Morning
Star was ten days making the run
from the islands
WOrkman's Leg Broken
william Burdick, while working on
the ruins Of a building at Fremont and
Market streets yesterday. was struck
by bricks from a falling wall, which
broke his right leg and injured him in
ternally. He was treated at the Har-
Dor Emergency Hospital by DR.. Mag
nus and Dr. r. A Diggins.
He has only lately arrived here and
was living at Howard and Third
streets
Canopy Floating In Bay.
J. Berry. while on his way to Alcatraz
island on the launch Anna II yester
dav. saw a launch canopy floating on
the bay, about 100 feet from the island
He says that the canopy was about
thirty feet long and was painted yell
low.
America Maru Due Today
The America Maru is due to arrive
early this morning from Hongkong,
via Yokohama and Honolulu