The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-13

The pilotboat America, which mar
rowly escaped destruction in Mondays
gale, viii be out OF commission until
the new suit OF sails for which she was
measured yesterday has been made.
Fuots wallace and Mattheson were in
charge Of the boat during the gale,
which they describe as the fercest they
ever experienced. For a short time I
the wind blew with hurricane force and (
vessel less able than the America I
would have had little chance
AS a sea boat the America has en-
oeared herself to those who were on /
hoard the storm She behaved like a I
perfect lady" through IL all, and but |
Tor the proximity OF the Farallones the I
experience would have been free from
danger, as at no time did the trim /
schooner lose her possession Dur !
ing the height of the storm people +
ashore who thought of those at sea /
cid so with shudder, and haply, a
prayer
When we had cleared the islands
and that danger was passed" SAID Cap
tain Wallace yesterday, Il couldn't
help thinking Of the people ashore, par i
ucularly about 10 o'clock that morn .
ing, when the gale was at its worst. 4
Mattheson.' / said. they're having a
hard time in the city now. This wind
must be raising the dickens with some
u those brick walls. II must be
fetA a. 6ADl-tE 6dILEQL6k6- 4 II bHL
they are envying US. nice and comfort 4
able out here in a stout boat with
plenty of sea room"
At the time this conversation took
place the Americas sails We're in rib
hons and the schooner was doing the
best she could TO turn somersaults as
she shot the chutes from wave TO wave.
VIII Have Trial Trip Today
J. Homer Fritch's new steamer Car
mel viii be given a trial trip today and
tomorrow viii leave for Grays Haroor
on her maiden voyage. The Carmel
VIII be used in the lumber trade be-
tween here and Grays Harbor. Cap
tain Donaldson, formerly master Of the
Homer, VIII command the Carmel. Cap
tain Corning succeeded Donaldson on
the Homer. The Carmel viii carry
100000 feet OF lumber and is an oil
burner
All Three Were Damaged
Details were received yesterday Of
the nix-up al Bellingham on Tuesday
between the British ship Fairport. the
American ship Glory Of the Seas and
the British steamer Virginia The Fair
port broke from her mornings and
crashed into the other vessels. break
ing one plate and bending one frame
Of the Virginia and damaging the
Glory's port bow. The Fairport lost
considerable Of her rail aft
Back in Old Quarters
The passenger department of the
Oceanic Steamship Company returned
yesterday 10 the quarters in the Monad-
mock building, 677 Market street where
II was located before the big IRE.
LightshIp Drags MOorings
The steamer Breakwater. which ar
rived Tuesday night, brings word that
the Blunts Reef hghtship has dragged
one and three-quarters miles north
west by north from her proper posi-
ton
Water Front Notes
The Union Shrimp Company's schoon-
er Earl X which went ashore near
Point san Pablo during Mondays
storm, was pulled of yesterday by one
OF Crowley's launches.
The Observation-Disclosures Companys
steamer Nevadan was taken of Hunt
ers Point drydock yesterday and
berthed at Greenwich-street wharf No
]. where she VIII load for Honolulu
Chief Steward Hollingum Of the liner
China has been taken i'll with typhoid
fever J. Hamilton, second steward of
The Mongolia has been appointed chief
steward of the China until Hollingum
is better.
The liner China will sail tomorrow
for the Orient and on Saturday the
Oceanic Steamship company's Alameda
win take her departure for Honolulu
F. c Donovan. who lives at the
White Palace Hotel, reported TO the
4arbor police yesterday that he had
been robbed OF money and jewelry
worth slI350 by A Drace, his room
mate. who took the money and jewelry
and disappeared while Donovan slept
The liner Korea arrived yesterday at
Yokohama from this port
The japanese liner Nippon Maru left
Honolulu on Tuesday at ?. m for this
port
The steamer Jim Butler, which ar
rived yesterday from Grays Harbor,
shifted her deck load during e south
east gale
The tug Sea King yesterday recov-
cred the anchors lost during the storm
by the British ship Palgrave just be-
fore she went ashore on Alcatraz.