The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-10


port late yesterday afternoon, bring
inC the first shipment OF new coffee
(about 1000 bngs) from Mexican ports
Besides the coffee she brought a gen
eral cargo OF merchandise from Euro
pean ports. amounting to 1900 tons
This INCLUDED 60oo barrels OF cement
from Hamburg. and 200 tons OF cedar
lumber from Corinto,
Captain Johannis Knudsen reports
that the situation at Valparaiso Is prac-
ticaily unchanged since the great
earthquake there.
The people. are still living IN the
streets in temporarily improvised
Ehseks and tents, and almost no at
tempt has been made 70 begin the re-
building 81 the city. Valparaiso has
always depended upon the outside
world for her sustenHnce. Virtually no
builafng materials" have reached the
eityAAeither structural iron nor ce-
FneHt-and II remains in the same con-
ditfun UE y was Just after the great
calamity.
sighted the City OF Panama OF the
lower coast OF California on January 8.
The Itauri was here on April is, all
loaded and ready 10 go TO sea when the
eartheuake hit thtsg city. Captain
Kneesen' prilee eW' from the dock as
sooFf ~ ne could set Up steam. and
sailed away without clearing papers or
any bills OF lading. The vessel ran TO
Port Los Angeles, and applied for
papers there, but as they We're not
granted 70 her by the officials at that
plaoe she again put out on her course,
bound 10 Mazatlan. There she finally
got the necessary documents, as Man
eger Gray OF the Kosrnos line had been
keeping IN touch with the telegraph
company.
since leaving this port in April the
ItRuri has been 20 Hamburg and some
twenty way ports. She has traversed
81 600 miles.
weather was rough and saually as he
approached San Francisco, and that on
Tuesday there was a heavy sea ae-
eompanied BY q downpour OF rain, in
termingled with snow and sleet.
Following Is a list OF the Itauri's
cabin passengers: =. D. Rubio, A. Bal
merde Rubio, o. Baimes, A. D. Carit f.
A. Rubio, r. A. Rubio. @. J. Rubio, ".
c. stokman, r. Hard, J. J. Parker. and
The itauri was 122 days making the
trip from hamburg.
One Drink Too Many
rhonaas Williams landed at the Har-
Dor Emergency Hospital late last night,
tremens In the early hours Of the
morning he demanded a drink Of
booze" As Il was not forthcoming he
left the hospital, saying he was going
10 hit the booze hydrant" at the end
Of Mission street wharf. Evidently he
missed the hydrant for he fell into the
bay. His cries Tor help attracted as
sistance and the helpless man was res
cued from the water.
OId-Timer Breaks a Leg
N. Patton, an old-timer Of the North
END. while stumbling along the water
front late Tuesday night, fell over a
Pile OF lumber and broke his leg. He
was III the vicinity of the Belt Line
at the time. Some Of the track men
happened along and. finding the old
man lying IN the mud, carried him 10
a freight car and left him there 10 rest
for the night. When they went to
see him yesterday they found him in
great distress. and then learned for the
arst time that his leg was broken.
They then carried him 10 the Harbor
Emergency Hospital.
Coptic Comes TO Dock
The Pacific Mail Steamship Compa-
ry's steamer Coptic came alongside her
dock yesterday morning. She had been
thoroughly fumigated while in the
quarantine station. Today the dis
charging OF her cargo viii be COM
Yaenced. Her crew and the steerage
passengers are still at the quarantine
station, hut her officers were allowed 10
come 10 the dock on her.
Selects Temporary Berth
The new '.Blgewater Club" has Sc
Iected temporary berth at z3 Sacra-
mento street, where it will hold it's
opening session tomorrow night. There
win be music and entertainment galore.
Some OF the professional talent now
playing at the theaters viii participate
IN the festivities.
Repairs for the Corona
The repairs 10 the Corona VIII take
nj least three weeks time, although
the Risdon Iron Works is trying TO
expedite the work as much as possib Bile.
Her engines are 20 be entirely over
hauled, and many other general i'm
movements made. Her commander,
Greiow, has been temporarily trans
ferred 70 the stesnnsh hip State OF Cali
fornia, relieving Captain Thomas, who
has gone on a short leave OF absence
Abuse of Horses
The abuse OF horses by the men who
ere hauling up the piles from the bay
ct the hulkhead at Union street is out
rageous. The poor brutes are dashed
and whipped and beaten with clubs.
nerve 20 90 their work The residents
OF that locality are loud in their de-
nunciation of the brutality. The So
Animals probsbly viii take a hand in
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