The San Francisco call., 1907-01-16

Bird is ashore at Perula Bay, according
70 advlces received yesterday from
Manzanillo. She. was loading logs at
that place when she was driven
aground. The Tropic Bird is proba-
bly, one OF the best known vessels on
TINS coast. For years she piled be-
tween this port and Tahiti and in her
company were the barkentine City OF
Papeete. and the brig Galilee. These
boats al ceased to run in that trade
when the Oceanic Steamship Mariposa
began 10 touch at the South Sea
islands The TrOpic Bird went into
the lumber trade, while the City of
Papeete became a codfsher.
The wrecked vessel is commanded
by Captain Barron and is owned by
Mrs. /. Schmidt. She sailed from here
on November for Eureka, and from
that port on November 80 for Man
zanillo- She was built at North Bend
in 1882. She IS of 347 tons burden and
IS valued at about $4,000.
Transport Logan Arrives
The United States transport Logan
arrived early yesterday morning from
the Philippines Her voyage seems to
have been an unusually lively one.
Christmas day was celebrated in an
up-to-date fashion. There was a great
Christmas tree for the children in the
main saloon, presents for everybody
on board. both big and small. and a
great Santa Claus, impersonated by
Lieutenant Edison 1. Small. The lieu
tenant is next to the tallest man in
the army. He IS s feet 31a inches in
height and weighs 240 pounds There
board, as the Logan crossed the 1S0th
meridian on December 81
The weather was unusually fine all
the way across and the passengers
virtually lived on deck
A wedding added zest to the voyage.
il took place at Honolulu and was
what would have been termed in the
social world a runaway match" The
principals were A. II. Peterson. a
wheelwright in the Quartermaster's de-
partment and Signorita Victoriana,
who was the Filipino servant Of Mrs.
c. r. Trowbridge. The couple slipped
away at Honolulu. and when they re-
turned 10 the vessel they were hus-
band and wife. The secret was kept
until just before the Logan reached
port.
The Logan was thirty-one days from
Manila. twenty-four days from Naga-
sak and seven and a half days from
Honolulu.
There was one death on board, Ben
Harrigan. sailor, succumbing to tu-
berculosis on December 81.
Among the Logan's passengers was
Colonel Joseph b. Girard OF the medi-
cal stan. The vessel brought $50 steer
age passengers-enlisted men, dis
charged soldiers, twenty-nine general
prisoners and one insane person. She
brought the following cabin passen-
gers
Colonel Joseph y. Girard. Captain Jacob F.
Bloom. Captain Charles ". Farr. Captain VII
liam II. Cook Lieutenant Joseph Uhrig, Lieu
tenant Edison l. Small. Assistant Paymaster
n Hurley, Frank Garvey. Edward Pressing.
p. p. Trenfline. Mrs Frank G. Jewell. Leonard
smith, Mrs Joseph Ihrig and infant. Miss J.
Lhrlg Mrs. T. q. kellond and infant Mrs.
II. II. Bissell. Nrs. r. H. Bissell. J. T. Craig.
Mn. ]. 7. Craig and infant Mrs. g. c. Pool
Brasf q s,icoS Mrs A ' " Ferg4sop. sS Mrs.
Mrs. c. q. Pyle Theresa Pyle, Charles Pyle.
bridge Marion rroubridre. Mrs. q ~, Raver-
H r. Talbot Miss Della v Knight. Miss
Aeiie Moore G. C. Pool. G. L. Tripp J. C..
From Naeasski. FIRST csbin-afx. z. p.
Boiler. Miss lillian Waddel
From Honolulu; First cabin-Captain Of
hnsnesr cerp5 J. T. Slater NJ J Slst-
inson and three children. Mrs T. T. Lancdon.
Marvellous Escape From Death
Rusuke Maskoji a sailor. fell forty
feet from the smokestack OF the Hong
kong Maru yesterday. landing on the
fdley, and the only injury he suffered
was a broken collar bone. He was
painting the huge smOkestack and
missed his footing.
LabOrer's Spine fractured
Charles anderson, a laborer living
at 935 York street. had a fall yester-
day that resulted in the fracturing of
his spine. He was working on the
second story OF q building at the cor
ner Of Kearny and Union streets and
lost his balance. He fell a distance Of
thirty feet. His fellow-workmen car
f-ied him 10 the Hsrbor Emergency
Hospital. il is not likely that he will
survive.
Come From Quarantine
The crew and steerage passengers Of
the steamship coptic, who have been
in the quarantine station for the last
ten days, were released yesterday and
brought to the Mail dock in the tug
Arabs Besides the crew there were
sixty-six Chinese, five Japanese and
nine Sikhs. The tug also brought the
body OF a Chinese. who fell dead at
the island whAe playing game Of
baseball. He was a victim OF heart
disease.
Hit by Belt Line Car
George Minor was struck by a belt
line car while wandering down the
water front yesterday. He was rolled
over and over, with the result his ribs
were crushed in and forced into his
lungs. He was taken to the J1arbor
Emergency Hospital and operated on by
Dr. NJ. +. Magnus. Later he was re-
moved TO the City and County Hospital
He lived in Stanley place.
Ventura 10 sail Friday
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
steamer Ventura will sail on Friday
at 2 p. m. from her dock at Pier z, Pa
cific-street wharf, for Sydney, via
Honolulu, Pago PagO and Auckland.
Lumber Arrivals
The lumber arrivals yesterday from
,,o,.tl,ov. r,ofufc fofaIed 1d0 00O feet