The San Francisco call., 1907-02-02
oOASF SHIPPING NEWS
Ifen1y of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

T.C0tfA. Feb. The steam schooner Wash
ingto hiled to-day for san Francisco VIII tlnl-
ham II night for san Francisco with aumber-
The uisual sight Of twenty large icebergs to the
7seStvid ef the Falkland Islands is one which
~ . se sboard the British. fOhr-ma asted bark
NT.rteE 4 Captain Ftnlsy. which arriKed..0 the
sound Wednesday from Hamburg. Captain Z IN
- laT saTs that while u IS conlon LINZ gtl, lol
feeherEs y be seen TO the eastward Npf TIE L ask
lands, a had never known any but stray one
- te ed eunzered west Of them
After ! unsuccessful fight for an hour ana a
half aganst flames surrounding. the gsso5ine ss.1
owner 1.-The vessel scuttled her last night TO
save herifrom total destruction The steamer
was ebot I've miles up yy3shksh. River from
kberdeenIsn carried forty. passengers. mostly
lnErers. nd quantity ef freight Al .oI ne
passengea were rescued. and most OF nee4aelsnt
ca6taif F. A. Wilson Of the steamer Grey
hound nstorglv escaped injury yesterday: "A wild
51ct e-iE sbout seventy niles an kour crashed
tlfa TIE 'pilot-ho within few .feet or MS
head T6 duck made a hole through. the :sFlneoS %
about III Size Of its body and fell dead ST Will
sons fed While It IS not unusual for aduck 10
collide 18th a smokestack at night II iseseldom
that onehfts a boat during daylight
PORTLAND. Feb. 1s-Cnless wheat can be
hauled a from the country warehouses az I'VE
lier rata business VIII soea become quiet along &
The vessEs coming here Several vessels are ae-
laves an one is preparing 70 san IN oetsast Tor
AuStralis whore the grain IS Jess eltncn4t 70 oD-
cepta s, wills Of. the. british bark Atelapope ar
rived from Astoria last night after having turned
over the vessel TO the underwriters The vessel
bsS bee1 o,fersd for sale,
T71e S+earaef Alliance sailed last night for Eu-
reks ana COOS Bay with ninety passengers and
an the freight she could accommodate TIE
French bark Jacques Is sthi az snehoz n n lhe -,
the French bark Noeni 81 montgomery COCK
ne 2rss = +7r samson Is being Inspected. Ber boil
ers are said - be in need Of repairs.
SAN PEDRO. Feb. 1.-The barkentine Jam ss
has been chartered 20 load lumber cargo Tor
San Pedro. .,.,-.si .o,,.s.ds
today readv 10 ssii in ballast for northern ports
- -sioss- Rarkeotine John Palmer, Captain ST.
ondsen for BaSnond schoopeT Ksobss6
l~s-+ef- rd,rardson for Bellingham, and the
seBooner Robert R. Hind, Captain Olsen, for
re stssger ssSor korthand, Captain Jameson and
10 steamer Jfr Butier. Captain Olsen, VIII clear
hmorow 10 Lad lumber cargoes rqs rrse aJrner Ss 1O
Ing Wonarch arrived today from Port Harford
having IN TOW the oil barge Fullerton ano Sa SAnts
Paula, with tsrgoes Of OIL consigned 70 the cn'0n
LsT0RTZ Feb. 1.-The steamer Coaster ar
rived todsT from San Francisco to load LUMBER
The -I srhooner Lucille sailed for San Francisco
today with cargo Of Qeooo1 Iees nds ol nth
g. cargo OF $4,000 feet Of lumber Tor san
- The German ship Arthur Fitger was towed up
. the river todsy to- discharge her. cargo and
commerce loading grain for Europe;, - r,sio+s,
Assooistiop I7arbor. No 16, today framed bill
FOR a nautical training school which win be sent
- cr<mnfa and Introduced in the Legislature
The bfil provides for an appropria ton of $4,000
~ eunuort e nautical training school for boys
,-bo desire TO become merchantship officers.
The movement is meeting the hearty approval
The french bark Marie arrived today after
,,,rrensIlv long passage from Antwerp. The
resseI was heavily reinsured She was delayed
by heavy gales.
-nodsv's arrivals-French bark Jean from Ant
,verr. French bark Marie from Antwerp; steam
ship Jefferson from Skagway. Departures
Steeushfp Santa Clara for Seward