The San Francisco call., 1907-02-19

The Pacific Mail liner China, Captain
F'riele. which arrived yesterday after
noon, brought only five passengers
from the Orient and one of these was
a baby. She picked up sixteen cabin
passengers at Honolulu. This is prob
ably the smallest number of passengers
the China ever brought home. What
she lacked in Caucasians, however, she
made up in Japanese. From Japan to
Honolulu she carried more than 500
OF the little brown men. She landed
all hut nine Japanese at the island
port where the places of those landed
We're taken by 467 japanese boys who
had resided in the islands long enough
70 insure them against immigration
bureau inQuisitiveness at this port.
The China was due early yesterday
morning and would have been in be-
lore noon but for the fog which was
encountered in the vicinity of the
her way slowly, being navigated with
that caution which has won for Cap
tam F'riele the name of ''Forty-fathom
Dan and the confidence OF those that
go down TO the sea IN ships.
Among the China's passengers was
Captain G. W. McBurnie, who was
master Of the British ship Eskasoni
recently condemned by the surveyors
al Hongkong. The Eskasoni was dis
masted September % in q typhoon en-
countered about 400 miles from Hong
kong. Captain McBurnie says that the
excitement was all over in about two
hours, but was pretty interesting while
II lasted The first whirl of the storm
practically put the Eskasoni out OF
business, ripping out her masts and
spreading spars and tattered canvas
over the boiling waters. Under jury
sail the Eskasoni worked her way to
the China coast, where she was picked
UP by steamer and towed into Hong
kong. Captain McBurnie is on his way
10 Portland to take another ship.
The China's cargo Of 1000 tons In
cluded 1868 bales Of raw silk and
T72 boxes Of opium. Among her pas
sengers were the following;
From Hongkong-Captain G. W. McBunie
Ms. &. z. Pease and infant
Kobe. +. McGlew. Mrs. A z. AcGlea
MaeTtief. b 3 Hoas '1 +. = Tst1n. hsf1 MTs 7
Iatnm, R. L Lille, Mrs. P. Umbsen, Miss z
Smbsen' P ,..,l. !. Horn &c e. NJ Williams. "; A
L. Lawrence, J. !. Mclean.
Fog Hampers Shipping
A fog of unusual density blanketet
the harbor yesterday, and considerably
hampered the movements of shipping
No serious accidents were reported. The
ferry steamers ran on an hourly sched-
ule and although several close shave:
Southern Pacific freight ferry steamer
Thoroughfare, which has only one rival
the Transit, as danaager OF State
property. ran into the Sixteenth street
wharf about 3 o'clock yesterday morn
ing and did considerable damage to the
structure.
Launch Is Recovered
The Crowley launch Comet, while
towing a raft OF piles at Vallejo or
Saturday, struck the concrete base OF
the mid channel beacon and knocked
two big holes in her hull. She was
helped by the launch Louise into shoal-
er water, where she sunk. Diver Roach
and David Crowley yesterday succeed
ed In raising the launch and towing heI
TO this city for repairs.
BaEsorer Falls Thfrty-Ffve Feet
Walter Benson. laborer who lives
al l7O5 Page street, fell yesterday from
building at Montgomery and CONNER
cial streets, q distance of thirty five
feet He was removed to the Harbor
Hospital. where it was found that he
elbow and knee, fracture OF the wrist
and internal injuries of yet unknown
extent
Water Front Notes
Charles Putnam, superintendent OF
State tugs and dredgers, was removed
TO a private hospital yesterday, suf-
fering from pneumonia
The freighter American arrived Sun
day at New York from this port.
The liner Coptic arrived at Hongkone
prior to February 16.
The British ship Inveramsay, which
was making a long voyage from Glas-
gov for Honolulu, and which was
quoted for reinsurance at 20 per cent
arrived yesterday at the island port