The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16

The liner Doric, Captain Harry Gaus
kroger, which was expected in from
the Orient early yesterday morning,
did not anchor OF Meiggs wharf until
about ten seconds before the firing Of
the sunset gun. IL was a close shave,
but she was in time to pass quarantine
and later proceeded TO the berth at
the Pacific Mail dock
The Doric brought only eight cabin
passengers, four of whom came from
Honolulu. Those from the island port
came on the Doric and each paid the
fine Of $500 in addition TO the regular
passage money. Foreign vessels carry
ing passengers between two American
ports are penalized $500 for each pas
senger so carried. The passengers who
came on the Doric wanted to reach the
mainland, and II was cheaper to pay
the $500 than TO remain al Honolulu
until the next American liner.
The Doric encountered heavy head
seas nearly all the way from Homo
lulu. She left twelve hours after the
army transport Sherman and overlook
the Sherman the second night out The
officers OF the Doric 90 not believe that
the Sherman viii reach this port until
late tomorrow afternoon
The Doric's cargo OF 1909 tons in
cluded 1904 bales OF raw silk. 1891
mats Of rice and 1910 rolls OF mating.
Among the Doric's passengers was
". III. Page OF Indiana, who for three
wears has represented the Standard
on Company in Roumania- The Rookie
feller corporation has just built large
refinery at Ploesti Page said that
some OF the Roumanian oil wells had
been in commission for 10 years and
crude refneries were in operation more
than a century ago.
The Doric landed 39s Japanese at
Honolulu. She brought four European
steerage passengers and twelve in the
Asistic steerage. Her cabin passengers
were:
From the Orient-Surgeon A r. Al
fred, Z. S. n: +. A. II. Anger, A w.
Walter and W. H. Page.
Honolulu-D. Z. Felt and wife, +.
III. Kennedy and J. R. Gait.
DOrie Causes ~Ship on Fire, Scare
The liner Doric was the innocent
cause Of a ship on fire" scare yester-
day afternoon as the result OF Captain
Gaukrogers efforts TO make port in
time TO get a large consignment OF silk
on the early morning train. Hurry
up" he said to Chief Engineer Allen.
and hurry up" on liner means the
burning OF coal, which means much
smoke from the funnel The wireless
operator on the Farallones was scan
ming the horizon with his glass about
the time the DOric's stOkers were max
ing the furnaces roar. The Doric is
one Of the few steamships that have
lofty masts. The Doric has fOur, AMI
they are square rugged on the fore and
main All the man on the Farailones
saw was a volcano OF smoke. above the
top Of which he could distinguish the
characteristics OF a four-masted bark.
Intent on sending help where he
thought il was needed, he tossed of q
wireless message TO the effect that
a
bark seemed to be on fire. TEe mes
sage was received at the Merchants
Exchange, from where ii was circulated
throughout the city. Then the DOric's
smokestack and hull appeared above
the horizon, and the shipping world
soon knew the FIRE was under full con-
troll
sinks After Collision
The big debris barge Of the Rapid
Transit Company sank yesterday at
her berth at HOward-street wharf after
having been in collision with a mud
barge of the Sixteenth-street drydock.
The debris barge was in tow OF the
tug Liberty and the mud barge was
being showed along by the Rescue. The
barges came together with terrific force
and soon il was evident tha. the seams
OF the big debris carrier had opened
and that her sinking was only a mat
her and rushed her to Howard street,
getting her into her berth just as she
settled down on the mud.
Ferry Steamers Laid Up
The Southern Pacific ferry steamer
Berkeley is undergoing an extensive
overhauling at the cOmpanys ship
building yard, where car float No. 2
with a broken shaft and the steamer
Encinal with a great hole in her upper
works are also laid up. Before she
goes into commission again the En-
cinaps passenger quarters will be re-
built on up-to-date lines. She win be
thoroughly overhauled and viii return
10 service practically a new boat
Identity Is Established
The fdentity Of the schooner that was
IN collision of Point Arena with the
Roy Somers was established yesterday
when the Lottie Carson arrived at San
Pedro and reported having been in col
lision with the Roy Somers. The Lottie
Carson was only slightly damaged.
Falls Into ships Hold
Ivor Jones. q sailor. fell yesterday
morning from the tween decks Of the
British ship Carmanian to the lower
hold. He suffered a severe sprafn Of
the back and a lacerated scalp and may
have been injured internally. After
treatment at the Harbor Hospital he
was taken on board his ship.
Falls From Coal Chute
NJ. Dugan. who lives at 1901 Fif-
teenth avenue and Is In charge OF the
Western Fuel Company's bunkers at
Folsom-street wharf fell from a coal
chute yesterday and sustained a
sprsined wrist and a badly bruised
back
Water Front Notes
The liner Mongolia arrived yester-
day at Honolulu, outward bound
Receipts Of lumber by sea yesterday