The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Southeaster Is Severe, but
Shipping Suffers Slightly

early hours OF yesterday wrought re-
markably little damage to shipping,
and this in spite Of the severity Of the
storm, the crowded condition Of the
harbor and the unusual strength Of the
nood-fed tides. One Of the worst
storms Of the season. conditions in the
bay were ideal for a record 5wreckins,
but the harm done was practically
nominal
A capsized plledriver, a stranded
scow schooner. two scOw schoOners
sunk al their berths. broken window
or two on several ferry-boats. q miss
ing yacht and a few cases Of seaslck-
ness sum up the total tribute eNacted
by the angry elements from local ship
ping. A storm was expected and when
Il arrived preparations that proved ef-
fective had been made TO receive it. A
few vessels dragged their anchors, but
there We're no collisions.
The scow schooner John Lambert
was driven ashore at Coat Island. She
Is resting easily on a sandy beach and
is not thought TO be seriously damaged.
Healy < Tibbitts piledriver AT Point
san Pablo was capsized~by the wind.
The scow schooner MOdoc, loaded with
coal turned turtle at Folsom street
wharf but righted after dumping her
cargo OF coal and lies on The bottom
on even keel The scow schooner Min
cite swamped and sank at Steuart-
street wharf
The schooner Sehome broke her lines
and drirtcd from her berth at the sea-
wall. but found safe anchorage in the
bay.
Or. Emmetts yacht Annie went
adrift Friday night from Sausalito, and
the doctor spent the day in launch
searching for his missing property.
The Annie was formerly owned by COM
modore Cutie and later by colonel
Caduc III was in the Annie that Boss
Tweed tried To escape from New York
10 Havana. but there IS no suggestion
tl,at hbe Ruef or his Honor the Mayor
is involved in the vessels disappear
ance.
The Crowley launch Comet arrived
yesterday from stockton, and barneS-
Madden and Minor Maloney, captain
and crew respectively, report a series
Of lively experiences in the nood-swept
district The Comet left stockton with
a lighter. but the lighter was blown
ashore at Point Richmond anot Will re-
main there until the weather moder-
ates
The Comet was nearly swamDed AZ
McNcars trying 10 render assistance 10
a stranded scOw schooner. W hlle III
dered considerable assistance to flood
victims in moving them and their ef-
fects to places Of safety. one family
on an almost submerged island refused
70 leave because their son. who was
<mployed on a dredger, had not come
home.
The launch Picket left last night
with a barge carrying fifty drums Of
gasoline for the upriver pumping sta
tions.
The following is list Of the strand
ing Of steamers on the Pacific coast
for the past four years. Eighty
pcr cent were a total loss, and in al
most every instance the master or mate
was censured for negligence. ID was
with these facts in mind that United
states Local Inspectos John X Buiger
said the other day that the coast was
strewn with wrecks caused by careless
masters and mates.
january a. l907-Steamcr Soguoia. at Hum
bodt Bay: loss. $4,000.
FobI1mry 5-National City, Redondo Beach,
wsreb Corona. Humboldt Bay s25o.oOo.
January g. l906-Gualala Saunders Reef, SAu'-
january I2-w u. Kruger, Navarro, S56. 6.o0o.
January I5-Brunswick, Fort Bragg. Sooyl-
january Il-Corinthian, Humboldt Bay sl4'-
March s1-Newsboy. Humboldt Bay, So. 600
o. J..
July I6-Chco Shelter Cove, $4,000 49,.
Auclist a0-AIanchuria Oahu Island 500. 600.
August 20-Ceiia. Point Pinos, Slso0o
september 9-Cny o. Topeka, Point Arena,
August al-sheridan. BARRIERS Point. Oahu Isl
''i'. seotea,5er Mongolia. Midway Island s4oo
october 5-shasta Point Conception, sioo. 600.
january D. l905-LaSme Humboldt Bay, SO
March Cascade Point Dune. $4,000. ...
September S-F- A. kilburn. Coos Bay, lSb'nl.
September 2z-Gfpsv. Monterey Bay S2s-oHO.
Senfenbor 30-Alameda. Fort Point $4,000.
October l-Santa Barbara Point Gonda SO
October 5-St. PAM. Point Gorda, s35o.ooo.
January o. l0o4-spokane. Humboldt Bay, S2o,-
February ii-Fulton Port Orford. $4,000
April ll-Co0n. Remedies Reef, 100000.
Senieular M Ninueola Okll0tsk Sea- $500. 600.
senfomAer I9-Norfhiand. Point Pnos. Sl6.000.
January so. l9o3-Crescent City, Fish Rocks,
I,ohrlary Brunswick. Fort Bragg. ss5.000
April 3-Albion River. Bodeea Head: 81. e00
April 15-Alliance. Point Gorda, $1,000.
Nav 3i-Santa Cruz, Constantine Rock. $1,000.
October fo-IaQua. Point Gonda. $1,000.
October l9--South Portland. Cape Blanco Ss5'-
November ll-Ruth. BmlerS Point, $4,000.
Body Beifed With Life Preserver
Belted with life preserver marked
.'S = Belvedere" the badly decom-
posed body Of a mnn was found yes
terday under Aiain-street wharf OF
face and head only the bones remained,
and about the scant raiment was moth
ing 70 aid In establishing the identity
Of the unfortunate. tt is supposed.
however, that he was n green hand
shipped on the whaler Belvedere. which
sailed March 2. and until February 20
lay at Main-strcet wharf Persuaded
10 ship by some sailor dealers fairy
tale Of high life and fortune in the
romantic Arctic this victim Of water
front fiction. n such nc was. probably
woke up before the whaler left the
wharf As material FOR whaling crews
Is hard TO gather in these times Of
plenty OF work and high wages, the
men shipped are carefully guarded.
Finding il impossible TO leave the Bel
vedere either by the gangway or over
the side next TO the wharf the mak-
whose body was found yesterday might
have lowered himself overheard on the
of shore side and trusted to the life
preserver 20 help him swim 10 whore
he could climb ont OF the water. AS
far as is known Captain cottie Of the
I8eIvedere did not report any member
Of his crew missing before he sailed.
Dakota "A Total Loss
A brief cabieeram received yoster-
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