The San Francisco call., 1907-01-12
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Oil-Carrying Steamer Catania
Arrives Here From East

The American tank steamer Catania
arrived in port yesterday 65 days from
New York and % days from Punta
Arenas. She viii enter the oil-carrying
service.
Captain Kort reported that he en-
countered several enormous icebergs In
the Atlantic, off the Argentine coast
one of the icebergs lowered more than
100 feet above the surface of the wa
ter and looked to be fully 400 feet long.
The Catania was built in Glasgow in
1881 and is Of 2635 tons burden. She
brought 1853 tons of coal and was con-
signed to H. Liebes & Co.
Suit Against Tugboat
The North American Dredging Com
pany filed a libel yesterday in the
United States District Court against the
Shipowners' and Merchants Tugboat
Company and the steam tug Sea Rover,
to recover s23,0S5 for the loss of a
dredge and two barges in the Pacific
ocean, near Bolinas Bay, January IL.
1906.
The action grows out of the strand
ing Of the dredge San Francisco and
two barges in tow by reason of the
breaking of the hawser between the
tug and the dredge and the subsequent
abandonment by the tug of its tow. as
well as the men on board of the same.
II is alleged IndI the captain Oh the
tug abandoned the men on the dredge
and barges about two and a half
miles from shore during the progress
of a storm.
Sailor Is Badly Beaten
Peter Hussey, a sailor on the British
collier Sheila, was badly beaten early
yesterday morning by members of the
crew of the vessel. The cause of the
row is not known
A. Hamilton. a brother sailor who
appears to-have been a principal In the
fight, was locked up at the Harbor po-
lice station.
vessel had been uptown celebrating
and early in the morning arrived on
board the ship "gloriously drunk"
They wanted Hussey to join in the fes-
tivities He declined, and then, accord
ing to his story they jumped on him
and tried to beat him to death.
watchman on the wharf heard the
noise on the bay and ran to the res
cue. He carried Hussey to the Harbor
Emergency Hospital, where Dr.. Till
man dressed his wounds. Later in the
day the injured man was taken to the
City and County Hospital
Falls Into Ships Hold
Carl Amundsen, sailor, fell into the
day and was badly injured.
Boatman Peterson to Remarry
Henry Peterson, the veteran boat
man of the water front, will shortly
take unto himself BRIDE The lady
who is to share his joys and SORROWS
resides in the East The wedding will
take place here in the early part Of
April
Vessels I'm Collision
The schooner Charles E. Fa1k and
the bark George Curtis collided off
Meiggs wharf yesterday.
Both were lying at anchor at the
time and a strong tide coupled with
sudden squall caused them to crash
together The tug Sea Witch went
to the rescue and hauled them apart
The damage sustained by the vessels
was slight
To BE Launched Today
Jack London's boat, in which he is
to make a trip around the world, will
be launched this morning from Harry
Anderson's boat yard.
The new craft will be towed to Oak
land estuary, where her finishing
touches will be put on.
Rate on the Marie Increased
The rate on the overdue French bark
Marie was increased yesterday to 80
per cent
She had been previously quoted at
25 per cent
She is out 2o4 days from Newcastle,
England bound to Seattle, Wash.
Lumber Arrivals
The lumber arrivals from the north
yesterday amounted to 2.326.000 feet.
Steamship Ventura Due Today
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
steamer Ventura is due to arrive this
morning from Sydney via Honolulu