The San Francisco call., 1907-06-08
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Coptic Arrives From Orient
Crowded With Passengers

The steamship Coptic arrived in port
aarly yesterday morning after a quick
voyage from the orient All the cabins
We're crowded with first class passen-
gers and the Coptic was obliged to
leave many intended passengers at
yokohama. as no more could be ac-
modated. The majority OF the passen-
gers were persons who are touring the
world
Captain Dixon reported that the
weather was unusually nne
Last Monday night brilliant ball
was given on board the vessel. The
decks We're canrased in and draped
with American flags. Every one ap-
pesred in fun evening dress. The pro-
grams for the dance were hand paint
ed by Captain F. NJ Brown of the
English army and were sold for the
benefit Of the Seamen's Home society
OF this city. The sum OF ss7 was
netted-
Among the passengers was H Munro
OF the Norman L. Munro publishing
company OF New York, and J. J.
Rubin, banker of New York
who has been making tour
or the orient. Joseph Sichra, a
prominent physician OF Austria, and
his bride We're on board. They are
touring the world. Lieutenant c. T.
Owens. L. S. ~, who had been sta
toned on the cruiser Colorado for the
last two years. returned home to visit
his family in San Jose. NJ. J. Goodman
OF Birmingham, Eng, who has been
making an extended pleasure trip in
list
The Coptlc was 27 days II hours and
minutes from Hongkong, 16 days 10
hours and 80 minutes from Yokohama
ana 3 days 19 hours and 81 minutes
from Honolulu.
she brought 2.4z2 tons of cargo, in
Guiding 5,2o4 packages Of mating, 271
cases of raw silk 1850 bags of rice,
1888 boxes of tea and 366 cases of
curios.
There were one white. SO Chinese and
AZ Japanese passengers in the steerage.
Following IS a list of the cabin
passengers:
" D. Barnes. Mrs. F.. K. BeynoD. T H.
Billings, A. Stuart Black Mrs A. Stuart Black
and maid. R. W Brsithwaite. Captain F. NJ.
Brown, F. l. Beers, Mrs. f. L. Beers. y. H.
W Clark. R. cotesworth. Y. b. Davis Miss
=. Downek, n, H. Fitzgeriad, Mrs NJ H. Fitz-
Charles Hatfield. Z. l. Heinemann and
valet. W A. Hunton. Rev. G. H. Jagnow. Mrs.
6. r. Jsgnew, Thomas Jones. Miss NJ. P. Jones,
Miss Koetsier, Miss NJ. z. Koetsier. A. de Kon-
Ing. Miss n Iarimer. r. Leiner, Alexander Logic,
A. T. Meg Dr. r. Mackfn Mrs P Mackiu. W b
Mahony. r. Munro and valet. A. c. Nevington;
ovens, Miss Alice Penn. Thomas PodIoski, ]. j.
Mrs. n. Seyrsrth and infant. Master p. Seyf.
fsrth. Miss Aslsy Seynsrth, DIR. Joseph Sichra.
". Talcott, Mrs. W. Talcott Miss r. Taicott
Mrs. ". A. Talcott. B. ID. TisdalI. Ross Thom-
watson. E. we Weilmanna T N. s wood ss0p Mrs Nm n
Chambers, Mrs. J. L. Wright.
ships Crash Together
The bark Mohican dragged her an
chor yesterday and crashed into the
barkentine Mary winkelman. Both
vessels were lying off Meiggs wharf
when northwest squalI struck the Mo-
hican with such force that it was torn
away from the moorings and sent
crashing against the winkeIman. For a
time the two vessels were so mixed I'D
that the onlookers thought they never
would be Strengthened out A passing
tug went to the rescue and after lot
OF pulling and hauling succeeded in
clearing the entan clement and towing
the Mohican back TO It's former anchor
age.
The winkelman suffered the loss of
its headgear. its Jibboom was damaged
and its topgallant mast was carried
away above the royal yard.
The Mohican escaped with a slight
channg-
Nearly Lose Lives I'm Bay
Henry Collins and Joe Freeman, who
we're out in small boat early yester-
day morning were upset in the bay
and but for the arrival of Alma Paul
sen both men would have drowned.
Collins and Freeman were out pick
ing up logs that are floating around
the harbor when their boat was hit by
a big wave and upset. 1t was just
about daybreak when the accident Oc-
CURED and the waters of the bay were
choppy. The men fioundered about and
were practically exhausted before they
could regain their boat. They finally
in oil fr,1n nj n Of 10
little craft and began shouting for help.
Paulsen was returning from Oakland
in the Crowley launch Sentinel when
he heard the cries for help and put
about TO the rescue.
Both Collins and Freeman were bor-
dering on collapse when Paulsen hauled
Inem into his boat.
Repainting the DOric
A big force of painters was at work
yesterday on the Doric. Besides a
general touching up Of the vessel, the
painters were blotting out the name
that the steamer received when ii was
christened and in its place were
substituting it's new name. Asia The
Asia will sail on Tuesday for the
orient. It viii carry much cargo, but
only about 20 passengers, that is, so
far as the reservations show at pres
ent.
Lumber Arrivals
Lumber arrivals from the north by
sea yesterday amounted to 1882, 900
feet The steamer Whitesboro brought
200, 600 feet. the schooner North Bend
40. 600 feet, the schooner Monterey TO-
900 feet and 100000 shingles, the
schooner Beulah 10000 feet, the
steamer Scotia 257,00o feet the bark
entine Arago $4,000 feet the new
steamer j. Marhoffer 725.0O0 feet and
the steamer Phoenix 10000 feet and
1000 ties.
The John Howard Arrives
The steamer John c. Howard arrived
in port late last night, e2 days from
Baltimore. The Toward is a new
conner to the coS.st. and the latest ac-
QUESTION TO the Dollar line. The ves-
sci is to be renamed the Melville Dol
lar. viii ply in the coast trade and will
Re in command OF Captain Fosen.
sonoma Arrives at Seattle
The Pacific coast steamship COM
pany's steamer Soi,oma arrived at Sc