The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06

ihFee-mlle limit and whales killed at
sea may no longer be towed in TO shore
slaelohs- The Industry however, is
Sti- pursued prOfitabIy. Large steam
sfs, equipped with apparatus for con-
'efthS the products OF the whale car
caSs into marketable commodities are
aAchored beyond the three mile limit
as the whales are killed they are
lowed alongside these steamers and
slflppeo- Immense fortunes have been
made IN this business and the whales
laere, the same species as greeted the
Norman Isles of the heads. are not
nearly so plentiful as they are off the
coast of California.
stations similar to those in Norway
nave been established on the Vancou-
Yer Island coast for handling the
whales that the regular Pacific whalers
nave hitherto deemed worthless.
The Norman Isles was seventy days
coming from London and twenty-seven
days from C0ronel, where she called
for coal. AS she came out of the
straits Of Magellan she ran into
terrific northwester which lasted for
fourteen hours.
The seas said Captain Same, were
the highest he ever saw, and he has
rounded Cape Horn ten times. Four
Of the Norman Isles lifeboats were
smashed, two of them beyond repair.
and the house on the upper bridge was
swept clear over the big steel tramp.
The Norman Isles cargo is particu-
larlY valuable in this time OF building
activity. OF cement she brought
27.7o8 barrels and of galvanized iron
100 tons.
The Norman Isles. after discharging
Ner cargo, viii so 10 the Columbia
River 70 load lumber for China.
Newport Arrives From Panama.
Sewport. Captain Russell. arrived yes
Ievday from Panama and way ports.
She brought thirty-seven passengers,
5l5 tons OF cargo and treasure from
Mexico valued at S5374.
The Newport's officers learned at
san Jose de Guatemala OF the success
fgl outcome Of the peace negotiations
ON board the United States cruiser Mar
hiehead. The Marblehead left San
jose ct 10 a. m. Of July l9 for the
oDen ses and returned at noon the next
day with all the trouble between
Guatemala and Salvador smoothly
patched up. Fuller details OF the peace
negotiations than the Newport's Off
GERS learned have already been pub
Esied
on June 29. on the outward voyage.
the Newport supplied the French bark
Les Adelphes with provisions. The
bark was bound from Culebra for
llIta Arenas q voyage WHICH Occu-
pies usually about I'VE days. The
French bark had been out twenty-one
days when the Newport responded 70
her signals Of distress and was still
forty miles from her destination.
The Newports passengers included
the following: CholIg 10 You. Mrs.
Julia Clarke. Miss Cecilia Clarke. Fred
erick Mcintyre, Mrs. A NJ Smith. T.
w. Waiter, Alberto Albites. B. NJ Cas-
al 3. II. Cssal Jr.
Takes Too Much Cocaine.
c. Burke. an apprentice on the Unit
ed states training ship Pensacola, was
treated at the Harbor Hospital yester-
l. day for cocaine poisoning. Burke has
j cen in the navy about six months.
He was formerly in the habit Of using
cocaine but stopped when he entered
the navy. He bought 25 cents worth
yesterday and swallowed 1t all Sur
ge0n Diggins at the HarbOr Hospital
administered antidotes and after sew
crsi hours the young sailorman was
able 10 leave.
sailor Drowned in Bay.
William Crockett. boatswain on the
steamer Queen, lying at Broadway
wharf, fell from that vessels gang
plank yesterday morning at 1880
O'Clock and was drowned. His body
las not been recovered. Crockett was
under tde influence Of liquor when he
fell overheard. He was a native of
Maine, IS years old.
Water Front Notes.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
liner Sonoma sailed at o'clock a. m.
yesterday for Australia.
The schooner Monterey, with 10000
barrels Of oil. arrived yesterday from
1Ionterey ia tow Of the Spreckels tug
Dsuntless.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
panys Queen, with a large number of
passengers. sailed yesterday for Puget
sound.
Receipts Of lumber by sea yesterday
amounted TO 1.675.000 feet.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
liner Mariposa, Captain Lawless. Will
sail AT II o'clock this morning for Ia
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