The San Francisco call., 1906-09-06


The Grenada left South Shields o.
unsiI she reached 80 degrees south. On
May 2s. in latitude go IL south, longi-
tGce 1922 west. a heavy southwesterly
hurricane was encountered The waves
acquired an awe-inspiring height and
tons Of water fell upon the decks. flll-
ing them TO the rail and flooding cabin,
galley and forecasle The poop rail
was carried away. the starboard life-
boat stove in and other and exten-
sive damage was indicted about the
decks.
Nicholas Jones. the cook. was washed
from the galley. His unconscious body
vas found later in the lee scuppers and
that night he died. He was As years
ole and a native Of Norway On June
3 n latitude IS south. longitude So
west the Grenada lost her maintop gal
lsnt yard and several sails in a south
wester.
I'm south on this side the weather
q cleared and the ship had no more
trouble. Cn August 9. in latitude 1929
north. longitude 1920 west, the
Grenada. OVerhauled and passed the
American ship HOmcward Bound.
The Bomewar6 Bound. Captain Chad
wick Thompson, IS bound here for or
cers and when Captain Thompson finds
that Britisher has beaten him in an
ocean race he viii be the saddest sailor
on the Pacific The Homeward Bound
however, is in ballast and the Grenada
is noted for her speed. It win bother
Chad. Thompson Just the same. how
ever for he takes uncommon pride in
watching the sails Of British ship
fade away astern.
. The Grenada's cargo includes pigiron,
FIRE bricks and coke.
= Sco-s Schooner Is Disn,asted-
The schooner Aloha. while being
toused 70 sea by the tug Alert, was in
collision yesterday afternoon off Lom-
bard-strect wharf with the scow
echOoner Katie Holmes. The Aloha lost
her foretopmast The Katie's bow
spirit was smashed and both her masts
snapped of. Her deckhouse was also
slightly damaged by the falling spars
The Katie was sailing out from
Union-street wharf as the Alert passed
with her tow. The Katie came about
but not in time. and the swiftly towed
schooner struck her stern and swuns
her around. The Aloha's forestry
fOUled. with the Katie's bowsprit and
by the time the Aloha swept past the
Kafie's deck was Uttered with splin-
tered spars and tangled rigging The
Alahas. departure for sea VIII be post
po-ned until a new foremast is in place
The Katie was towed TO Vallejo
street wharf by the State tug Gov
erxlor Markham.
Emergency Bus Drivers Arrested.
Police Sergeant Tom Mahoney spent
busy day yesterday at the ferry
eep6t gathering in drivers of emer-
gency buses whose horses were not II
Mt condition TO work. Barney Rosen'
thai who was driving a crippled horse
was arrested and charged with cruelty
20 animals At the Harbor Police sta
tion' II developed that Barney had NJ
license. so the additional charge o
soliciting without a license was placed
against him. Against BENJAMIN Ros
enberg similar charges were booked
David couShlin was arrested for hav
ing no license. and Carl Strange viii
have tosexplain in the police courts VIII.
he. Obstructed the street as well a.
why he failed 70 secure the municipa
permit before he went into the public
cartying. business.
.Wray Castle Badly Damaged.
Tise British ship Wray Castle. whicl
was bound for this port and was pre-
viously reported at St. Vincent. dam
aged by fire. has been surveyed AM
declared unseawOrthy. The carg
slowed in the amidship section ha.
been burned. broken and water-dam
aged. and the rest OF the cargo. hav
ing been heated. viii have to be dis
charged
>: SfGDchuria'S Officers Report.
William Hill, ~. r. Pillsbury, E. I
Putzar R. L. Barker. David c. Austir
George G. Dockstader, T. NJ Simpso
and r, E Carter. officers Of the steam
ship Manchuria. reported by mail yes
tenday to United States Supervising In
spector John Birmingham. Their &C
counts corroborate that Of Capital
Saunders as to the manner in whic
the Manchuria grounded in Waimanal
Bay, oahu, on August 20.
Water Front Notes.
The Pacific Mail Liner Siberia is du
here from the Orient next Monday.
The Japanese steamer Tosa Maru ha
arrived at Yokohama and reports haV
ing been on fire at sea. Her hull wa
not damaged.
J. A Sargent, for many years pur
ser Of the steamer Umatilla, has re
signed from the service of the Pa
cinc Coast Steamship Company. H
has been succeeded as purser of tn
Umatilla by c. ". Hopkins. formerl
freight clerk.
The Harbor Commissioners will hol
no meeting this afternoon on accour
Of the State convention at Santa Cru
The board will meet next Thursday.