The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
COAST SHIPPING NEWS
Items of Interest TO Mariners
of the Pacific

TACOMA. Jan. 17.-C. ". Cook. recently sp-
pointed Pacific Coast manager Of the American
Hawaiian line, win leave for San Francisco on
Servia sailed today for San Francisco with
lumber. John p. Murphy, sailor; who dis
she arrived In port December il, Was drowned
81 the bay His body found yesterday
floating IN the sound on SteiacOom. Owing to a
thick en0wstorm and the fact that the pilots
could not find her the French steamship Amiral
Hamelin was compelled 10 follow right and left
bearings from DunReness 20 Port Angeles from
Tuesday night until Wednesday morning Cap
tain Debonnaire, master OF the craft, had no
running down the sound. Pilots Grant anc
Beecher spent the night IN small launch
Tor the French craft The Hameiin y1.sri- experi.
enced q rough trip from San Francisco north.
She came light and her propeller was half way
dHy and arrived yesterday. In the straits OF
Race Rocks Tuesday night she could hardly
breast the tide and for three hours at one
PORTLAND. Jan. 1.-THE British steamer
Strathorc. Captain Meade, reached the harbor
dock 70 load wheat and hour for China. She had
70 break several See jams IN order 70 come
Pilot Bailey says the heaviest Jam was at
Woyer Rocks. on the Lower Columbia The
re st that place. be declares, measures from
siK - seven feet in thickness, although 81 s not
frozen solid.
The BIC British tramp steamer sureric
voyage. She is under charter TO Frank Water
house a Co to carry wheat and -four to norris IN
North China and Siberia. The Portland and
lv.5o O'Clock this morning and VIII be IN the
Lunsmann left down the river todsy. She viii IN
be towed only as far as the month Of the WI
s@sste ss~ pF1se e. BFsesenf owing e the sesvy ice
Steamship COmpauys steamer George W. Elder
Captain lesson, arrived today from Portland via
San Francisco and Eureka with a good freight
and passenger list. She is scheduled 70 clear
On the return trip tomorrow night The schooner
Philippine. Captain Frederickson. arrived today
from Grays Harbor with 900 feet of lumber
The schooner Oceania Vance. Captain Jorgeneon
arrived from Grays Harbor bringing cargo Of
Crescent has sailed from SA seoms e foa sSnogae5 s
Pedro carrying more than one million feet of
lumber. The gchOoners Eona Nehukons .r5
lucy have discharged their lumber csrcoes an5
VIII probably get 10 tomorrow No trace of
Mate fredolph Biorkman Of the barlertipe
lanes johnson has been found. II Is supposed
bis body has been washed out TO sea
ASTORIA, Jan. 1.-THE steamer Meteor ar
rived from Portland today after a hard aght
VIII me ice She left this afternoon for San
Francisco with lumber cargo. The German
steamer Aragonis arrived today from Hong
she left up for Portland, where She viii dis
cnarge an Oriental cargo The Japanese steam
She carried cargo Of l94, ,657 bushels OF wheat
valued AZ SIG. .260. The steamer Nome Citv
arrived from Portland today with 2 Lumber
cargo en- route % San Francisco She reported
having bad a hard time witt the ice The
steamer kilburn. which unable 10 make
Ice IN the river, left today for San Francisoo
with freight anc passengers. The steamer Aztec
left today Tor San Francisco. carrying = large
cargo. The steamer Roanoke which arrived
here last evening from California started m
river today towing the steamer Alliance which
had been delayed here account on the ice
1oes IN the river. After passing Tongue Point
y was found that the ice was cutting the hull
~ fhe Alliance and she returned To fhis cifv
AZ the Roanoke is q steel b0st, she Proceeded
on her trip.
The condition Of the river today Is utfle
better. hut ice foes srfll numerous None
but steel boats can make the trip to Portland
The weather shows slight moderation huf
the present conditions indicate that fhe cola
spell wiz not be broken for several days vet
SEATTLE. Jan. f7-There r. ice IN eil me
small ports around the Sound and the small
boats delayed. Second-class Pilot II n
Giassc0ck was MP before the marine inspectors
today charged with having stated that no shin
officer could get a license from the inspectors
un'asE be was a member OF ~ Masters anS