The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30

The British ship Wray Castle. Cap
tain Hunter, which arrived here yes
terday 16S days from Liverpool, made
two departures from the British port.
being obliged to return after narrowly
escaping destruction by fire. While
undergoing repairs In the Mersey the
Wray Castle was rammed by a steam
er. OF Cape Horn the ship was thrown
on beam ends and suffered considerable
damage to hull spars and cargo. The
latter part of the voyage, however, was
peaceful and when the Wray Castle
came into port yesterday Captain Hunt
er and his crew had almost forgotten
the troubles that marked the begin
ming Of the long journey.
The Wray Castle left Liverpool
August S, 1906, and was favored with
good luck and fine weather until
August %. when fire was discovered in
the main hatch. All hands fought fire
for four days and nights, when the
flames were extinguished. The deck
was practically destroyed and fire and
water spoiled about 700 tons of cargo.
The ship was towed into St Vincent
September 1 and later was taken to
Liverpool for repairs, arriving at the
starting point Of the voyage Decem-
Der Is.
While undergoing repairs the British
steamer Glengarry ran into the Wray
Castle, cutting the ships bow down to
the waters edge and infiicting damage
that cost $4,000 to repair. The yoy
age to this port was resumed January
IL Fine weather was experienced as
far as Cape Horn, where on March 10
there began a spell of heavy weather,
which continued until May 1. During
one westerly gale the Wray Castle was
thrown on its beam ends Part Of the
cargo was damaged and q number of
sails were blown away.
Theben Ashore at Southern Port
When the Kosmos liner Theben,
which arrived yesterday from Hamburg,
returns to Germany Captain Peterson
viii have to stand trial for nearly los
ing his steamer at the port of Mata-
caballo, where on May IL he ran the
vessel ashore. The Theben was aground
for 20 hours and suffered consid cradle
damage to the bottom plates, but for
tUnately did not develop a leak.
The Theben brought 40 passengers,
4.266 tons of cargo and treasure valued
at $73,7sS. The cargo included a large
shipment Of coffee.
Among the liners passengers was
Chase S. Osborn. president of the Cour-
ier Herald Of Saginaw, Mich. With his
wife Mr.. Osborn has been making a
pleasure tour in South America. He
says that the work of rebuilding Val
paraiso is proceeding very slowly. An
other passenger was Monsignor Vicente
Lastoza, protonotario spostolico from
Rio Janeiro. He is on his way to
Japan and says he is travelling purely
for pleasure.
Blasting Scares East Street
East street had an early morning
panic all Of its own yesterday, and at
a. m. the water front thoroughfare
was thronged with nightrobed men and
by series of fearful explosions. Sub
sequent investigation traced the alarm
ing sounds TO innocent and authorized
blasting operations in the Potrero. The
air vas unusually still yesterday morn
ing and the sound of a dozen blasts
reverberating along East street, rat
ting windows and shaking loose
jointed tenements, soon had everybody
awake. The first thought was that the
gasoline launch feet had blown UP:
some cooler individual in a pink night
cap suggested that a foreign warship
was saluting, but pandemonium turned
loose when a descendant Of the Vikings,
in shirt and slippers, hammered on a
lodging house door and yelled, "Yump,
Yonson. yump; the Yaps ban har!"
Captain is Injured
Captain Livingstone, master of the
steam schooner r. D. Inman, fell from
the toIecaSlie neaO OF that vessel last
Thursday while lying at the Union iron
works and was seriously injured. A
leg and arm were fractured and in
ternal hurt is feared. The injured man
is under surgical care at his home in
Alameda
Water Front Notes
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia, Cap
tain Adrian Feeder, left Yokohama yes
teroay, homeward bound.
The steamer Curacao, from Mexican
ports, arrived yesterday at San Pedro
and is due here today.
The schooner Sausalito which went
ashore recently below the Cliff house,
sailed yesterday for Coos bay
accepts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 1866 900 feet
The bark Andrew Welch, CAPTAIN
Kelley, arrived yesterday, % days from
Honolulu. with 27,12s bags of sugar.
James Rolph Jr. of Hind, RoIph &
Co, returned last night from Europe.
He was away for three months and
was accompanied by his wife
The liner Sonoma sailed yesterday
from Victoria for this port.