The San Francisco call., 1907-01-01
Shipping News and Gossip
Of the Water Front
Coasters Damaged in Storm
of December 6 Reach Port

The storm of -Decem ber 8, IN which
the ship Great Admiral perished, col
lected a heavy toll from the coast ship
ping. and the record is not yet COM
plete. Other vessels are known 10 have
been lost two We're abandoned at sea
and every day sees the arrival in this
OF some other coast port of some more
or less battered victim Of that particu-
lar southeaster which a few days later
paid a memorable visit TO this port
The barkentine George c. Perkins,
which arrived yesterday from Grays
Harbor, narrowly escaped sharing the
fate OF the Great Admiral During the
gale OF December her deckload shifted
and the vessel was thrown on her
beam ends. Fortunately for the ves-
sci and those on board. the deckload
carried away while there was still life
IN the hull and. relieved Of the top
weight the barkentine righted. Mar
tingale, headgear and skylight were
carried away and other damage sus-..
tained.
The schooner Glen was another vic
tim OF the same storm She arrived
yesterday from Coos Bay with eighteen
inches OF water In her hold and all
pumps going. She sprank aleak De-
cember 6 and the watch on deck
pumped steadily from that time until
the vessel rested yesterday on the mud
OF Mission fats.
in addition to wrecking and dam
aging vessels the storm has developed
several cases OF panic, which has led to
the precipitate abandonment of Valu-
able floating property. The captain
and crew abandoned the ship Melanope,
and the Melanope, battered, but still a
ship, almost beat them TO port in tow
Of the steamer Northland. Now comes
e report from the brig W. q. Irwin.
which would seem TO indicate that cold
feet more than actual danger led TO the
abandonment Of the bark Sea Witch.
The Sea Witch, caught in this same
busy storm, was abandoned by her
crew December 8 OF Vancouver Island
All hands were taken on by the
schooner Forest Home. They reported
the bark waterlogged. All sails Were
gone and they expected her TO break
in two at any moment. The W. @. Ir-
win however now reports that she
sighted the Sea Witch December Is,
ten days after her abandonment, about
goo miles of Tatoosh. with her rig
ging all standing and her deckload
practically intact
On the Atlantic Coast revenue cut
ters always cruise over the battlefield
after a storm. IN this port il takes
q special order from Washington be-
fore the revenue cutters VIII abandon
the comforts OF their Sausalito anchor
aEe for the disagreeable task OF rem
dering assistance to shipping in dis
tress.
City of Panama Sails
The Pacific Mail Company's steam
er City Of Panama sailed at noon yes
terday for the isthmus. Among her
f passengers was DR.. Henry Waldo Coe
OF Portland. who is booked through to
New York, and while at Panama VIII
investigate the hygienic conditions as
far as they affect labor. He VIII make
a report TO the Medical Editors Asso-
citation, Of which he is president. and
TO President Roosevelt. Mrs. Coe is
with Eim and number of prominent
Oregonians. In addition TO her cabin
passengers the City Of Panama carried
twenty five Chinese and twenty in the
steeyage. Her cabin passengers were:
James Bowdry, ". 9. Mcpherson. r, g.
Mcpherson. DR.. T. Rutherford and
wife, Dr. H. ". Coe and wife, T. z.
Prince, Frank J. Gluyas, Thomas Clark,
Charles L Spanord. J. V. Cooney, Har-
ry Cooper, wife and child.
+. Captain Loses His Watch
Captain Nelson. master Of the Pacific
Mail liner City Of Panama went to sea
yesterday without the handsome gold
watch with which he for many years
has regulated his movements. He Wis
tied the Merchants Exchange on Sat
urday and while there rode TO an upper
floor in a crowded elevator. Somebody
in the crowd lifted the watch from the
mariners pocket. cut the chain with a
pair Of nippers and took the next ele-
vator down
Water Front Notes.
The liner Coptic sailed at noon yes
ferday from Honolulu for this port.
The Aloha left Yokohama yesterday
for this port
Receipts OF lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO more than IA, ,000, 900 feet
which. is probably the largest amount
that ever passed in through the Gold
en- Gate on one day. -.
Charles A London, engineer in the
service OF the Crowley Launch Com
panys viii be married January u to
Miss Alvena Won Hofen of 212B Utah
street. Thomas Crowley has promised
10 be best man.