The San Francisco call., 1907-01-31
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Dynamite Being Used to Blow Up Hull
OF Ancient Whaling Bark Lydia

Another attempt is being made to
break up the hull Of the ancient whsl-
Ing bark Lydia, whose bow now points
10 the skies from the grave Of new
made land at the entrance to the new
Pacific Mail wharves, where her after
end is deeply buried The Lvdia's ace
IS estimated at anywhere from eighty
10 hundred years She was bui1+
"hen ships were put together for
Keeps and so fire, dynamite and crow
bars used in attempts to break up the
hull have done little more than scar
the, ,blubber hunters weather-beaten re-
mains. The men now engaged In rim
ping the ancient but still solid planlxine
from the ironlike ribs are getting paw
Tor their labor out of the brass and
copper spikes and bolts with which the
Lydia was put together long ago at
New Bedford The metal is in good
condition and the men say that they
are making good wages. In view Of
the condition Of the fuel market they
expect 10 swell their recompense by
oispOsing OF the wood, which is soaked
IN oil and harder than coal. The work
Is slow and arduOus, but the men are
Industrious. and the Lydia is gradually
disappearing.
Amasfs Lands Passengers
The Kosmos liner Amasis, Captain
", Kagelmacher, which arrived Monday
evening from Hamburg, by way Of
South and Central American ports, too
late TO pass quarantine. was released
yesterday morning and docked at
Inion-street wharf The Amasis' cargo
OF 221O tons included cement and mar
bic from Europe, nitrate OF soda from
South America and coffee from Guate-
mnla-
The passengers included
Aubry Fitch, Mrs. Julia Woolard.
Arthur Diaz. G. Portocarero. =. Soils,
l. Didak, y. RuyanoVic, Miss c. A.
DIVA, r. Selva; V Esparra. wife and
three children; l. Skogsboem. N
Oberg, L Magni. r. Lukster and Louis
Leprieur
Held Outside by Fog
The liner Sierra was due yesterday
afternoon from the Antipodes. but her
nonarrival OccasiOned no surprise. as
across the Golden Gate there hung a
curtain OF heavy faR. Captain HOud-
lette, who is recognized as one OF the
ablest mariners on. the Pacific, runs no
RISKS, and II the Sierra is not in the
barber early this morning IL viii be
because the fog curtain has failed TO
lift The fog cleared inside the har-
Dor during the afternoon. and the ferry
steamers, which had been running on
an hourly schedule, resumed their reg
ular movements.
Changes on the Liner Korea
". A. Allen, purser on the Pacific
Mail liner Korea, has been granted two
months leave Of absence and will leave
in q few days to visit his home in
New York City. from which he has been
away FOR eleven years. Allen was on
the Panama run until four years ago.
when he was appointed purser Of the
n1 1-f In,
harness and has earned his vacation.
He purposes to show Gotham how much
OF e good time a relaxed Californian
can have ia two months His going
away means temporary promotions for
his subordinates. Freight Clerk c. n.
Ludwigsen has been appointed acting
purser. Nicholas Barry moves up from
assistant freight clerk to freight clerk,
the storekeeper becomes assistant
freight clerk and the baggageman
storekeeper.
scares Away Junk Thieves
Policeman Castor or the Harbor sta
tion yesterday discovered three men
engaged in lootinR the lot where the
whittier-Fuller Company maintained
warehouse before the big fire on Beale
street, near Folsom. In the ruins is
large quantity Of lead and other metal,
for the recovery Of which the junk
pirates had made elaborate prepara-
tions. When Castor appeared on the
scene the men left in q hurry, sban-
doning their coats and vests and an
array Of sbovels, picks and erowbars,
which may be returned 10 them If they
will apply personally to Michael Joseph
Conboy, captain OF the Harbor division
OF police.
HeId in the Fog fer Twelve Hours
The steamer Watson. which arrived
Il -Hfn1~ ~n1r .7rrr
night, ran into q fog bank as she en-
tered the harbor and was obliged TO
come 10 anchor. She was held IN the
mist for twelve hours and did not reach
her dock until about II o'clock yester-
day morning.
Water Front Notes
The Hartman steamer Costa Rica.
which has been in port since December
II. cleared yesterday and will sail to-
day FOR Portland.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted 20 2.644.00O feet.
The steamer Eureka. Captain Co
lightly. arrived yesterday. I'VE and
half days from Tacoma. with 2SOO tons
OF coal. consigned to the Pacific Coast
Company.
The Japanese liner Nippon Maru ar
rived January 29 at Hongkong.
The big freighter Texan left Coronel
January q for this port by way Of San
Diego
The STANDARD OH steamer Appalachee
left Shanghai January 25 for this port.
The schooner Letitia, with 100000
feet OF lumber arrived here yesterday
from Eureka in tow Of the steamer
Despatch. on the voyage from here to
Eureka the Letitia encountered heavy
weather, in which she lost all her sails.
The schooner Espada- which arrived
January 29 from Grays Harbor with
100000 feet Of lumber. sailed yesterday
for San Pedro, having been unable to
get a berth here at which her cargo
could be discharged.
~ONcT CHTDEgNG NEWS