The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-23
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Liner Alameda Struck by Lightning
at Honolulu, but Is Not Harmed

he able 10 carry 5000 tons dead weight and have
accommodations for 400 cabin passengers.
toiowing the steamship Alameda today, the
next mail to San Francisco will be taken by the
Korea due January Il, from Yokohama.
Inc harkentine Fullerton had narrow escape
rom gong ON the beach at kahului, coming
quite close inshcre before her anchors held her.
The steamer Akelike delayed her departure SO
az 10 be IN readiness 90 assist.
With the mate lying IN his bunk with a
broken leg and Captain Potter 80 I'll that be
was compelled 10 keep in his cabin, the barker
AFTER an absence Of twelve days. She sailed
FOR San Francisco on December %. being de-
layed Tor several days by the illness Of Captain
Potter who was in bad shape when he left,
ana proceeded fer zoo miles toward San Fran
CISCO. the mate being virtually In command.
ON the afternoon OF January the ship was
lacking when the boom swung around and a
rope caught Mate Chris Peterson under the chin.
throwing him against the wheel and breaking
his leg. With only one officer left in eOndi-
ton to navigate the ship Captain Potter de
cloed that II was best 70 return 10 port The
Coronado sailed again January i with G. J.
Lunn as master and T. J. Leonard as mate.
With the largest shipment Of sugar that
Peru has ever sent to Japan the British steam
ship Glenfsrg arrived January 10 90 take on
700 tons Of coal. She has 2io0 tons OF sugar
zoo tons TO be used in the manufacture Of
explosives. while the remainder Is for fertiliE-
the 1oyo Kisen Kaisha. She took two previous
cargoes OF Peruvian sugar TO Japan, where there
cheaper 10 Import sugar from Peru or from Java
and fOrmosa.
The steamer Wimbledon viii return here with
bOoO tons Of coal FOR William q. Irwin & Co.
She left FOR Newcastle ON January IL
With another fast record 10 her credit the
American ship Erskine N Phelps arrived Jan.
uary II, forty-two days from Manila. She
came IN heavy sand ballast Captain Grahs M
white men being japanese and Filpinos. The
double crew was shipped at nominal wages "a
as 10 beat out OF the China Sea I'm the face OF
the northeast monsoon that was prevailing when
the vessel left but incidentally the men are
discharged here and eyade the Immigration law.
-, III i-AND Jan. @<.--t ls suggested thal
the port OF Portland have the ice blockade In the
Columbia river removed by the use OF black pow
DER Several shipping men returned from the
scene Of the blockade this morning and report
the situation 10 be serious. In their opinion a
week must eiapse before the blockade viii break
Of its own accord, IL the weather continues
much damage when the enormous ice mass be-
gins 10 move down stream.
Tue Oriental liner Aragonia is still fast in the
owing TO the ice blockade an oil fuel fam Inc
out Of here. The barge Roderick Dhu reached
Astoria this morning with cargo Of oil. but il
may be some time before she be brought up
20 the tanks on the Willamette
With the chartering Of the Norwegian steam
ships Matilda and krugstad by the Pacific EE-
port Lumber Company there are now ten large
steamers headed for this port 10 load lumber for
the Orient The combined capacity of these
carriers is approx irnately 30 600 GOO feet of iunl
BIER. The ten steamers are the Mathilda. Krlg.
stad. Thyra and Thode Fageiund. flying the Nor
wegian flag; the British steamers Strsthyre
German steamer Tiberius.
ASTORIA Ore. Jan. 22.-The OH tank barge
ROderick Dhu. In tow Of the tug Dauntless.
arrived here today from California with cargo
of crude oil for Portland. As IL VIII be inn
possible 20 take her to Portland. account of
the Zee n the river. the greater part OF her
cargo win be disposed Of here.
The steamer Alliance arrived down the river
today from ST. Helens. finding IL impossible "a
reach Portland The Allisnce has made five at
tempts to get up the river. but has abandoned
the idea for the present. She fortunat e
enough 90 receive a supply of fuel oil from
the Roderick Dhu and left out this AFTERNOON
for Coos Bay and Eureka.
Tho steamer Kilburn and the river steamer
4 T. J. Potter went I'D the river this morning. Al
present there is possible chance for either
vessel 10 get through and they win tie up
az up-river points until the river Is clear.
The steamer Northlanc cleared at the custom
house today with a cargo OF so. 600 feet OF
lumber for San Pedro The Northland was for
F funate 70 receive this cargo. she arrived at
the time the river first closed by ice.
After leaving out last evening for Tacoma.
orders were received here for the British ship
fleetwood. changing her destination 10 Seattle.
These orders win now be given the vessel at
Port Townsend.
The steamer Aragonis is reported to be stnI
fast En- the ice under Rainier
The ting SEES Rover has been chartered 70
tow the bark Big Bonanza from San Francisco
~ this port 70 load lumber cargo for Cali
f0ruia
SEATTLE. Jan 22-At least two OF the
vessels in the fleet Of the Dollar Line. with
headquarters IN San Francisco are reported TO
have been sold 70 James A. Moore. president
NJ the Irondsle Furnace Company. They ere TO
Columbia ~ the steel plant near Port Town
send