The San Francisco call., 1906-09-13


there TO Cape Horn her path was beset
by gales Of more or less severity she
vas sixty days rounding the cape.
Hurricane followed hurricane. For two
weeks the Monkbarns not only fought
gales but lodged icebergs, and when
She finally struck the breeze that car
ried her into the Pacific all hands were
pretty well worn out.
In the Pacific the wind treated the
NTonkbarns with marked discourtesy.
slowly she crept along, her sails now
tapping idly and again filing In half
hearted fashion. Near the end OF the
,-ovage there was a sudden change.
With a roar a northwesterly gaze swept
the waters and the Monkbarns' sailors
were given another taste OF Cape Horn
weather. The ship came out OF this
last gale considerably tho worse Tor
wear and until she dropped anchor
Yesterday the spare time Of the crew
was occupied in repairing damaged
gear. o,oo
tons Of cement
CAPTAIN ~NEWT' JORDAN RESIGNS
Captain Newell Jordan, better known
as Newt" Jordan, or Big JORDAN
the Beau Brummel of the bar pilots.
has resigned from the pilot service
and in a few days viii leave for Seat
tie. where he has accepted a position
with McCabe & Hamilton, a stevedor-
ing firm.
Newt" Jordan has been a bar pilot
for twelve years and echoes of his IA
nous laugh viii be missed by the seals,
the porpoises and the whales that play
IN the waters he cruiSed so long His
laugh. his fine raiment and his spark
ling diamonds, Of which no soubrette
was fonder or wore more or larger,
hn
California street, Meiggs or aboard
the schooner Oracle S, for wherever
he was. whether parading Kearny
street Of the old days or climbing a
Jacobs ladder swinging over the side
lof an ocean liner, Newt" always wore
his full regalia-
In spite Of spotless linen, creased
pantaloons and at times suggestion
OF perfume on his "hankey," Pilot Jor-
dan is a sailorman from the soles OF
1lis carefully shOd feet 10 the roof OF
his always fashionable tile. AS "A pilot
he has been very successful and with
his leaving the service loses one OF
IS most capable members. Jordan is
popular with his brother pilots and has
many friends in the local shipping
world who viii be sorry to see him go
Jordan has followed the sea for
forty-four years, and the way he man
ages TO preserve his youth is as mar
veIous as some of his neckwear. He
came here in 1876 on the ship Eliza
Mcneil. Later he was master of the
John T. Berry and the r. D. Rice. HC
left the latter ship twelve years ago
when he received his appointment as
bar pilot.
SIERRA TO SAIL TODAY.
The Oceanic Steamship Company
liner Sierra, Captain Houdlette viii
sail for the Antipodes at 2 o'clock this
afternoon She will take from here a
large cargo and about 80 passengers
Among the latter will be about halt
2 dozen wool buyers making their
annual trip to the colonies. One OF
these wool buyers. George W. MaTlelieu
who represents a Boston concern, ha:
made fourteen trips to Australia b.
way of this port. On each trip Nal
lelieu has been accompanied by hi:
wife, who goes with him this time.
z. H Bucknam, formerly purser OF
the Ventura. who has been on an ex.
tended leave Of absence, goes out a.
purser of the Sierra
WILL HURRY ACROSS PACIFIC.
The japanese liner America Maru
which sails tomorrow for the Orient
s going to be driven across the Pa
cifc at a speed necessary to take he
TO Yokohama two days ahead Of th'
4 itime usually allotted for the trip
Japan's new customs tariff goes int,
effect on October ! and the Americ;
1faru is taking large cargo shipped
on the understanding that it will b.
landed in Japan before the new tariff
goes into effect. Under ordinary cir
cumstances the America can maxi
Yokohama in time, but if any della.
should arise during the early part o
the trip, Captain Going viii have 4
crowd his liner TO her full speed ca
pacity, and the Americas voyage ma,
have a thrilling finish for a few hours
one way or the other may mean
fortune in profit or a serious loss Il
the shippers and nsignees
IN HEAVY RAIN FOR TWO DAYS
The bark Emily F. Whitney, whicl
arrived yesterday. twelve days from
Mukilteo, encountered very heav,
weather of the oregon coast. Cap
tain W. G. Goodman reports that tn
Whitney fought a southeaster off tn
coast of the Webfoot State for tw,
days, during which time il rained con
tinuously The barometer registere,
1880. The Whitney brought 1,07S,OO
feet of lumber.
WATER FRONT NOTES.
The ship Big Bonanza is at the Pa
cifc Mail wharf discharging 1900
cases Of salmon. OF this shipmen
10000 cases are being stored in tn
Occidental warehouse and $4,000 case
loaded on Southern Pacific cars 70
distribution throughout the State.
The Oceanic Steamship Company
liner Alameda sailed yesterday iron
Honolulu for this port
Receipts Of lumber by sea yesterda,
amounted TO 4.3SS,000 feet.
twenty days from Hilo, with p, 90
bags Of sugar
The Metropolitan Lumber Compan,
OF Eureka has bought the steamer Sal
. Pedro.