The San Francisco call., 1907-03-18
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Vessels From North Run Into
Gale Off Golden Gate

Steamships arriving from the north
yesterday reported having encountered
a terrific gale as they approached the
Golden Gate. The British steamship
condor ran into hurricane when of
Point Reyes. Captain simpson says It
was the worst gale he has ever en-
countered on this coast. The wind
seemed TO come in great squalls. The
sea was lashed into foam and dashed
over the smokestack and flooded tire
decks. The gale was from the south
east ano was accompanied by a down
pour Of rain.
The schedule time OF steamships OF
the class OF the Condor from Point
Reyes TO this port in three and a
half hours, but the raging OF the ele-
nents was so furious that IL took the
Condor eight hours TO make the run.
She came to this port from Comax
partially loaded and will take on the
balance Of her cargo and then sail for
Valparaiso and other southern ports.
The steamship Newport, which ar
rived yesterday afternoon, also ran into
the gale, which caused her cargo OF
lumber TO shift and listed her to port.
Captain johnson reported that the gale
was q -'corker." The Newport was
forty-foUr hours making the run from
Eureka She brought 100000 feet OF
lumber to Mckay & Co.
The steamship Santa Rosa, bound for
San Diego, had barely stuck her nose
outside the bar yesterday when she
ran into the storm. When OF the Clin
House the seas broke over her from
stem to stern and she was deluged.
Barge no. Of the Standard Oil Com
pany, bound southwark to Port Har-
ford in tow OF the tug Sea King, had
Just crossed the bar when she was hit
by terrific squalls and forced to return
TO port
EncInaI Drifts in Bay
The steamer EncinaL plying between
san Francisco and Oakland, was in
trouble again on Saturday night She
was making her 8 o'clock trip across
from this side when suddenly her en-
Rines broke down She was of Yerba
Buena Island at the time and at once
began drifting back toward this side.
The vessel sent up signals Of distress
and tugs put out TO her rescue. Just
as they were about TO make fast TO the
Encinal her engines resumed opera
tions and she continued her trip TO
the other side Of the bay. She had
few passengers on board.
Barge Bonita sinks
The wrecking barge Bonita belong
ing to Contractor Davis, sank early
yesterday morning while lying along
side the Miller & Lux dock at South
San Francisco. The cause Of the acci-
a.
that washed UP against her, throwing
her with great force against the wharf.
Her crew escaped TO the shore.
Lumber Arrivals
Lumber arrivals from the north by
sea yesterday amounted 10 2.69S.OOO
feet The steamer Sea Foam brought
200 900 feet. the steamer Del Norte
$4,000 feet the steamer Brunswick
$4,000 feet the steamer Tweeton 500,-
600 feet. the schooner Susie NJ Plum
mer 100000 feet, the schooner Abbie
10000 feet and the steamer Newport
100000 feet.
Transport sherman Docks
The transport Sherman. which ar
rived late Saturday night from Manila,
came to her dock early yesterday morn
ing. The passengers landed at once
and were driven away from the dock,
but for some unknown reason the
mails, which had been put on the wharf
lowed by the postal authorities to lie
there until late in the afternoon. one
wagonload was hauled away at noon
time and after that there was a lull
In the proceedings.
Although the Sherman Is scheduled
TO sail for Manila on April 5 with the
Twenty-ffth Infantry, there is a possi-
bility that she VIII not go on that daae,
as she is in need OF repairs. IT has
not been decided what vessel win go
in her place should she be laid off.