The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31
Shipping News and Gossip
OF the Water Front
Alameda Sails for Honolulu
With Her Cabins Crowded

Crowded with passengers and car
rying a full cargo of freight, the
Oceanic Steamship Companys liner
Alameda Captain Dowdell. sailed yes
terday for Honolulu. Among the pas
sengers was Dr. Cofer. Federal quar-
antine officer at Honolulu. DIR. Cofer
has been at Salina Cruz and Coatza-
coalcos investigating health condi-
tions. Captain John Metcalf. Lloyd 3
surveyor; Captain A +. Pillsbury OF
the San Francisco Board of Marine
Underwriters and Captain Saunders.
master of the liner Manchuria, were
passengers on the Alameda. They
are going to Honolulu in connection
with the suit for salvage arising out
of the assistance rendered to the
stranded Manchuria by the cable
steamer Restorer.
BulIxheads Are In Danger
The practice of using the bu1kheads
along the water front for lumber yards
has been extended to Mission street
Once upon a time all bulkheads were
kept clear OF freight. but now the
consignee with an effective pull may
go as far as he pleases. The written
rule limiting the strain placed upon the
wharf to within reasonable limits Of the
strength of the structure is as freely
ignored as the unwritten law of com
mon sense. which would provide a
gangway for pedestrians and room IN
case of fire for fire engine to pass. At
Main street the bulkhead has been piled
clear across with lumber for months.
and at Fremont street the height
of the piles is limited only by the
convenience of the pliers. The bulk
head between Howard and Folsom
2 is groaning under a load it never
was built to support, and between
Mission l and heavy green planks
q - Ill
ing Is not too good under any OF
these wharves, and shipping men not
interested in lumber express the fear
that unless the practice is stopped.
or at least limited within the bounds
of safety. the Chief Engineer of the
Board of Harbor Commissioners will
soon be busy preparing plans and
specifications for the construction of
bulkhead wharves to replace those
wrecked by overlooking.
Footpad Caught on Water Front
Arthur NJ Hansen was arrested
early yesterday morning on East
by Special officer Salari and Police
man Thomas Casey. Hansen was
caught red-handed in an act of rob-
berry. companion escaped. Police
man T. P. Gibbons saw two men fol-
lowing Edward English on Jackson
street at 2:4b O'CLOCK. GIBBONS
watched, and when English reached
East street the two men knocked him
down and were rifiing his pockets
when the sound of Gibbons approach
ing footsteps alarmed them. The rob-
bers took to their heels. Gibbons fired
a shot. He scored a miss. but the
report attracted the attention of Solari
and Casey, who gave chase to the
fleeing thugs and succeeded in cap
turing Hansen Hansen was charged
with robbery. English declares that
he lost sS5 and a watch worth 81.
Brings 1s,OO0,OOO shingles
The steamer Pennsylvania, which
arrived yesterday from Seattle, brought
enough shingles to construct a lid
large enough to cover a sized
city In the steamers hold and
stacked on her deck were 1S,00O.0O0
of these cedar wood stats. They will
be discharged at Oakland long wharf
into railroad cars and shipped to
Texas.
Water Front Notes
The steamer Curacao, from Mexico.
passed Hueneme yesterday morning at
1880 o'clock, and should be here this
afternoon.
The japanese liner Hongkong Maru
is due about noon tomorrow from the
Orient.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 2,344,000 feet.