The San Francisco call., 1906-08-26
Goes Into Quarantine,
Where RatSin Hold
Will Be Killed.
Vessel Owned by Rock
efeIler Brings Big
CargoofSugar.

The British tank steamer Ashtabula,
which arrived here yesterday from Java
with 6eeo tons Of sugar, was the vessel
that provided Admiral Rojestvensky' s
feet with water for the greater part of
the famous cruise from the old world
TO the Orient. She was chartered by
the Russian Government, which paid
for her at the rate OF 100000 per an
mum, and she accompanied the feet
from the Baltic to Ksmrahm Bay. The
Ashtabula cost fI5s.oeO 10 build. When
che Russians got through with her she
was offered for sale and was bought by
the. STANDARD OIL Company for $4,000.
She now flies the flag Of the Anglo
American Oil Company, the British
branch Of Mr.. Rockefelier's industry.
None Of the officers now on board
was with the Ashtabula during her
service with the Baltic feet. Captain
G.. Fsrwood. the present commander,
was IA san Francisco in 1888.
The Ashtabula IS at present the larg-
est tank steamer in the Standards Brit
ish feet, but. according TO her officers.
the soil company will shortly launch A
twin screw tanker OF $4,000 tons, which
viii be the largest oil carrier in the
world The new vessel VIII be named
the Narragsnsett, and when she goes
iRtq commission win have cost about
s1,250,0e0
The Ashtabula is a large carrier. In
addition TO her cargo Of sugar she has
on hoard 5000 tons Of coal for her own
use. On account of having touched at
numerous Oriental ports the Ashtabula
was ordered into quarantine. where all
ibe rats on board viii be killed before
the vessel is granted pratique.
KOsmOs Liner Makes Good Time.
The Kosmos liner -Assuan. which ar
rived yesterday afternoon from Ham
burg and South and Central American
ports, left Mazatlan twenty-six hours
after the Pacific Mail liner City of
Panama and reached quarantine here
an hour ahead OF the Hartman vessel.
The Assuan brought twenty nine pas
sengers and 25oe tons of cargo. Among
her passengers was Oscar Galeno.
Chilean newspaper man from Val
paraiso who has come TO this country
TO learn English. He said that when
he left Valparaiso that city was en-
J6ying exceptional prosperity. Galeno
is anxious 10 hear how his family Jared
in the recent calamity. but believes
they are all right as his home was
net the kind, he says. TO be seriously
affected by earthquakes.
The Assuan encountered very heavy
weather after leaving Mazatlan, but
made the run IN FIVE days. Her pas
sengers included the following: Mrs.
Il Z
ePt MordsUnt, NJ Mordaunb T. G.
clausse1l. Andres AvendanO. H. Bettran.
T. Bettran, Pauline. Rosario. Beatrice
and Jesus Avendano. K. Krackley. G.
Acosta, s. T McClelland. ". p. Lindley,
Anita Smithers. z. D. Aguirre, z.
Aguirre, Luis Boubet. A. Loubet, Josefo
Haas.sR. Haas, z. Bishop and leopold
Artega- ere
Victims of Suggestion.
trated yesterday by the mistake made
by both the Merchants Exchange and
the Marine Exchange observers at Point
Lebos- In yesterdays Guide the steam
er Seminole, from Calcutta, was listed
among the vessels due. In the same
Guide the steamer Ashtabula was
listed as being still at Sourabsya.
When the Ashtabula appeared
over the horizon both observers.
instead of observing, looked at the
Guide and. although the Seminole is
smaller vessel by half than the Ashta-
buIa subscribers to both exchanges
We're notified that the Seminole was
coming in through the heads There Is
some resemblance between the Two yes
sells, but little TO a trained eye. With
her signal letters set and flying in clear
view the Ashtabula made her way to
quarantine and II was not until the
quarantine officials returned 10 the
barge once with the information that
the vessel was not the Seminole that
the mistake was discovered. Errors of
this kind are very rare at this port.
This is probably the first time on rec
ord that a vessel arriving in daylight
ard clear weather reached an anchorage
IA the harbor without her identity be-
ing discovered
Large shipment of Treasure.
The Pacific Mail liner City of Panama
arrived yesterday afternoon from Pan
ANA and way ports. She brought fifty
enc passengers. 524 tons Of cargo and
treasure valued at S105,4s4. She en-
countered heavy weather nearly all the
way along the coast. Her passengers
included the following:
Clemens Amberg. Louise Amberg,
Charles Clayton, J. Lillian Stockwell,
Juan B. Sierra, Harvey w. Baxter. Will
liam S. Hinton, William McGiilivray,
Julio Soto Rios. William j. Shelter.
Phiney Z. Holt. Neil CaloweH. A Percy
Campbell, Rosalin Boido. Lorenzo Boido.
COAST SHIPPING NEWS.