The San Francisco call., 1906-12-24

Steamship Company, viii be launched
from the slip of the New York Ship
building Company at Camden, n. j,
next Saturday.
She will be christened by Miss Anna
Bella Diclxie, daughter of George w.
Dickie, who superintended the con-
struction of the steamship. Dickie was
sent from this coast to represent the
owners who live here.
The President viii be one OF the
finest steamers in the coast trade here.
in general appearance she will re-
semble the City Of Puebla-
She is built of steel and classed A
American Bureau of Shipping.
Her length is 4l6 feet 9 inches, her
beam zS feet and depth is 29 feet 2h
inches. She will draw p feet when
loaded.
She is fitted with double bottoms and
water-tight bulkheads- She will be
manned by a crew Of 112 when in SER
vice.
The contract for the vessel was let
last February-the keel was laid last
March-and on March j of the coming
year she will sail for San Francisco.
This is considered to be a remarkable
feat in ship-building.
The President Will carry 294 first
class passengers and IA second-class
passengers.
She has eight Scotch marine boilers.
fitted to burn coal, and triple expansion
engines Of 5000 indicated horsepower,
which will give her a sea speed of
fourteen knots.
Her trial trip will be held at the end
of January, as her machinery is nearly
all installed.
Captain Rinder, formerly OF the
steamship Minnesota. will bring the
new adjunct to the Pacific Coast feet
around the Horn She should arrive
about the end of April
Jimmy Miller as st. Nicholas
Captain Jimmy Miller is one of the
bar pilots TO whose lot il will fall to be
at sea on Christmas day With Pilots
Castle and Boyd, Miller will sail today
on the pilot schooner Pathfinder for a
five days cruise on the bar. Miller
would prefer to be at home for the
holiday. but responds TO the call OF
duty cheerfully, and means to make
the day a happy one for all on board
the schooner He spent yesterday buy
ing Christmas presents for his brother
pilots and for each member of the
pilot boats crew. He is going to play
Santa Claus to- some purpose this year,
as is evidenced by the card which he
viii tack up in the forecastle tomorrow
evening and on which is printed In
foot-long letters. Hang up your stock
ings. boys, Santa Claus is coming on
board"
The stockings" worn by members of
the Pathflnder's crew are not the frail
half-hose OF the landlubber's wardrobe,
but real stockings, all wool and made
TO cover the leg from heel to hip. They
are made to be worn with big sea boots
and are capable of accommodating ar
ticles Of Christmas cheer TO the size OF
-
Captain Miller does not promise 70
fiji every stocking; IN fact. he promises
nothing, but with eyes shut, as If in in
ward contemplation at the Joy and
gladness TO come. says:
I amt saying nothing. We're going
TO have a merry Christmas on the
Pathfinder. We're going TO have a
Christmas tree, and Jimmy Miller is
going TO show Santa Claus"
Ordered Into Port
The steamer Harold Dollar, Captain
Thwing, bound from Blaine TO San
Pedro, was stopped on her course and
came into this port yesterday after
noon.
She was laden for lumber consigned
to southern ports.
After she had sailed from the north
the shippers decided TO have the lum-
Der brought here.
The tug Pilot was dispatched to sea
and intercepted the steamer when she
was off the bar. She was los hours
from Blaine.
Brings Great Cargo
The British steamship Coya, Captain
Thomas, came into port yesterday with
q large cargo from the south. She
brought 2o.sO0 bags OF sugar, 1888
bags of nitrate and 1900 bags of lead
ore.
She was twenty-nine days from
Iouioue and nineteen days from Sala-
very. She is consigned to w. r.
Grace & Co.
Candy Sellers Arrested
J. Constantine. Zan Mouget and
Charles Papas, candy sellers. were ar
rested on the water front yesterday
and charged with obstructing the
street"
Says He Was Robbed
Charles King. a colored man, en-
tered a complaint at the Harbor police
station yesterday. He said that he had
been robbed by Al Crawford. King
told the police that Crawford, who was
day night. taking with him all OF
Kings clothes
Transport sherman Due Wednesday
Inc transport SHERMAN Is Que 10 ar
rive here on Wednesday night from
the Philippines. via Honolulu. She
sailed from the latter port on Decem-
Der Is
New Run for the Gotoma
The old whaler Gotoma will soon
be ready to go into the lumber trade
She is being refitted for the service
at Oakland Creek.
Star of France Goes North
The ship Star of France, Captain
Spar. left yesterday for Eureka in tow
Of the tug Sea Rover.
SoRoma VIII Sail Thursday
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
steamer Sonoma wiiT sail for Sydney
via Honolulu, Pago Pago and Auck-
land. on Thursday.
Steamer San Jose VIII Sail Today
The Pacific Mall Steamship Com
pany's steamer San Jose will sail today
at IL o'clock noon for Ancon and way
ports.
Lumber Receipts
Receipts of lumber from northern
ports yesterday amounted TO 1,6I7.OOO
feet.
COAST SHIPPING NEWS