The San Francisco call., 1906-05-22
FIRE IN COAL BUNKERS
EXCITES THE WATER front
Liner Sierra Brings Full Cargo and
Many Passengers From Australia.

day morning at the FOOT OF olSoin
street when it was discovered that
the coal bunkers of the Western Fuel
COMPANY were on fire. The officers of
the company and their assistants
rushed from their offices adjoining and
clambered up the long stairway to the
dynamo house, from which great vol
nmes of smoke We're issuing. They i'm
4aediatelv resolved themselves into a
bucket brigade and poured all the
water from the big tanks, that are at
the top Of the bunkers. upon the flames.
In the meantime the Fire Department
had been called, Engine No. 9, from
Steuart street and the tug Governor
Markham and one Of Spreckels' tugs,
responding TO the alarm and the fire
was soon extinguished. The damage
zvas light
The bunlzers where the fire broke
out were full Of coal. and the steamer
Terie Vixen was alongside with big
cargo OF fuel.
LINER SIERRA ARRIVES.
The oceanic Steamship Company's
liner Sierra Captain Houdlette, ar
rived Yesterday from Australia with a
rfslll cargo and many passengers. The
British mails were transferred at Angel
Island 10 the Spreckels tug Defiance,
but the passengers will not be landed
until today.
first class passengers: From Sydney
2. G. Curran, Mrs. Curran, Mrs.
H. Keller. Lieutenant Long Innes.
British army: T. Napier, Mrs. E.
Hamilton. T. o. Robinson, P.
Folger. Miss L. Curran, E. G. Curran
Jr.. Rev T. Hefferman. c. R. Pollard.
Mrs. Napier. Captain o. F. Greeville,
British army: Mrs. F. o. Robinson, Mrs.
p Folgcr. T. l. Bruno. Mrs. Z. Thorp.
J A. Cray. Miss Ivy Martin. Miss w.
Napier. D. A. Sutherland, Miss E. Ruth
erford. Aspard Havessyer, Mrs. Z. I.
Gray. Floyd McFarlane. Rev. NJ. E.
Gayner. J. Ewing. w. Ewing, D. A.
Sutherland, J. Horne and Mrs. c. K.
Evans.
From Auckand-H S. Kerr, A.
Bootzell. 6 e. Hunter, E. Whitman, w.
Heuaby. Colonel Henry Kitchener, Mrs.
II. :. Kerr. D. Baugh, Mrs. S. B.
Hunter ". Price. Miss z. A. Mcleod,
Miss 3. J. White. Harry Kerr, Mrs. D.
Baush. G. 6 Sumner. Charles Min
nuette. 7. Williams Miss R. E. White,
Miss Eta Jacks. Miss Camilla Cas-
soni. 4. B. Cameron. Bishop John j.
CRIMES and Mrs. J. Williams.
From Pago Pago-Mrs. L. E. Kapp-
stine Miss @. Kappstine, DR.. Paul
Preuss. z. G. Abeler, [. S. N; c. E.
Davis. L. S. y: T. E. Tarbell, L S. N,
and Reginald Spear. L. S. \.
From. Fonolulu-P W. Brown, Mrs.
a. r. Arleigh ]. H. Portions, G. w.
Wishead. T. J. Feeley. Mrs. Eccles,
Miss Arleigh. Mrs. Portions, Mrs. H.
AIiddleditch. J. Ehrlish, Mrs. A. Pfeil,
II. A. Putnam Miss Abbott, NJ. 5.
Grtnbauu. Miss s. s. Swanson. j. @.
Taylor. Mrs. A. R. Turner, Mrs. A
Graves and two children, Mrs. Grin
baum, z. LANCER and W. Nillett.
She brought her full complement OF
freight. which included 1903 ingots
TN. 372 packages Of fax fiber, 795 cases
OF onions. 1858 sacks OF sugar, 300
bags rice. 2303 punches bananas, 400
bags coffee and III cases of pine
apples.
The@Sierra sailed from Sydney April
80. She was twenty-One days and four
teen hours making the voyage
INJURED BY RUNAWAY.
~ 8. Ambrose. who lives at 1904 Park
street. Alameda. was seriously injured
I'm a runaway accident yesterday at the
corner Of Powell and Market streets.
He was taken TO the Harbor Emer-
Eency Hospital. where he was treated
by D.. Hill He is badly bruised about
Inc neaQ
FIND BODY IN BAY.
The body OF an unknown man was
found floating in the bay off Mission 2
syesterday. It was in a badly decom-
5posed state, and from appearances had
. been In the water for some time.
TWEEDSDALE ARRIVES.
The British ship Tweedsdale, Cap
tain Roberts, arrived in yesterday, 154
days from Antwerp. She brought a
general cargo Of merchandise to Meyer
Wilson & CO.
is DUE THURSDAY.
- The Toyo Kisen Katsha Company
steamer Hongkong Maru is due to ar
rive from Hongkong, via Yokohama
and Honolulu, Thursday. Her pas
sengers viii be taken TO Oakland by
tugs, II they so desire.
WILL SAIL TODAY FOR TAHITI
The Oceanic Steamship Company
tsteamship Mariposa will sail to-day
al II a. m. from Pacific wharf, Pier z
for Tahiti.