The San Francisco call., 1906-07-19
Freighter ST Former0wners
Buy Her From Island
Kingdom.

ne steamer Stanley Dollar, once
rpon a time the Arab. which left here
December 81. 1904, as the Melville S.
Dollar. returned late last Tuesday
aight from the Far East whittier she
went as q blockade runner and where
she was ignominiovsly captured on
January q. 1908, BY q very small Jap
an@ss guuboat.
Captain c. H Cross. who was master
OF the vessel when the Japanese TOOK
hcr away from the Dollar Steamship
Company, is again IN command and MS
frst voyage on his new-nRmsd old ship
had an -auspic.ous beginning. Shortly
aCtor leaving Sasebo the Japanese naval
sta tion where the Dollar was impound-
ed With q great feet ot other prizes,
tha German mall steamer Room was
sIcated, flying signals OF distress
q bis was on May Il. On approaching
The big liner Captain Cross discovered
that she was hard and fast in nest
OF pinnacle rocks. The Stanley Dollar
Law as close TO the stranded German as
possible and after a megaphone con-
versation the Rooms passengers, 200 in
all. were transferred TO the Stanley
Dollar.
Captain Cross then offered assistance
10 ne liner. but after parting two lines
the Stanley -Jollar. The freighter
landed the. passengers at Moji and from
there sent aid TO the Room, which sub
seQuently was pulled into deep water
The Dollar left here with a cargo Of
supplies for Nladivostok. She was cap
tUred by the Japanese and taken to
Sasebo The trial court condemned her
and turned her over to the War Depart
nlent for use as e transport. She car
ried troops until the Japanese soldiers
were all home again. She was returned
20 Sasebo and sold at auction. Her
former owners bought her, changed her
name TO Stanley Dollar and she is now
home again with a large cargo of Ori-
entail merchandise.
Alameda Lands Her Passengers.
The Oceanic Steamship Company'e
liner Alameda, Captain Dowdell which
arrived Tuesday TOO late TO pass quar-
yesterday morning at Paciflc-street
wharf. She brought 35s passengers and
her usual cargo. The freight included
z551 bUnches Of bananas, 6475 bags Of
sugar and 1910 bags Of rice.
The Alameda brought news of the
illness Of Captain Hayward Of the liner
Ventura. During the voyage between
here and Honolulu Captain Hayward
suffered slight stroke, but had recov-
cred sufficiently when he reached the
island port TO continue the voyage to
Australia
The Alameda encountered strong
head winds all the way from Honolulu.
Her passengers included: T. NJ. Bech-
tel. Mrs. S. l. Brasch and child. c.
Boite. Z. c. Campbell G. B. Curtis, Mrs.
Curtis. Mrs. II. Couzens, Mrs T. z.
Chamberlain, Mrs. J. c. Coburn and
child. J. Duckworth, Mrs. Duckworth.
MIS-. / Duncan. r. A Duncan. Mrs. r.
Groves, Miss E. Gay Miss H. Hughes,
Mss Y. Knudsen, Mrs. T. G. Krauss
and three children. Tang LEVIN. H.
Mohn, Mrs. Z. Mury, Gordon Miller, NJ.
Mcintyre. Miss J. T. Mcintyre, D. Nc
Intyre, Miss Z. Mclean, Miss NJ. A. Phil
lips, A. NJ Preston, II. Pewtress, Miss
Pewtress. DR.. J. S. Stone, w. G. Scott,
i. Thomas, Mrs. Thomas, ". Wilson,
Mrs. Wilson, H A. Weiss, A. L Wood,
Mrs. Wood. F. Wight. Miss winston, T.
b. Reynolds, W. Owens.
City of Para Sails for Panama.
The Pacific Mail liner City Of Para
sailed yesterday for Panama and way
ports. She carried about twenty pas
scagers and a full cargo. The Para
should have sailed Saturday, but could
not get away because her crew was de-
tained IN quarantine. She was further
delayed as a result of having been
ashore Of Pigeon Point. She sustained
no injury, but il was necessary to put
her on the drydock TO find this out.
The paint on the bottom showed that
she had scraped the ocean bed and her
commander, Captain Brown, was re-
lieved Of command. Captain Curtis.
former master of the Costa Rica, sue
Ceeded Captain Brown, who will have
70 face an investigation by the Gov
crnment inspectors Of steam vessels.
Wafer Front Notes.
The liner Alameda was moved yester-
Cay afternoon from Pacifc-street
wharf 10 the sugar refinery.
The liner Sierra arrived yesterday at
Honolulu.
The Doric left Honolulu for this port
on Tuesday at noon.
Assistance has been sent to the
stranded steamer Chico reported ashore
and in bad shape at Shelter Cove.