The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front =
Peru Has Rough Experience
on Voyage From Liverpool

The German ship Peru had e rough
time on its way to this port from Liver
pool During the voyage one Of its
sesmen was killed, the mates shoulder
blade was broken and the vessel ran
into a succession of storms that tore its
sails away. Captain Siege says 1t was
one Of the most disagreeable voyages
he ever experienced.
The Peru sailed January Is from
Liverpool and crossed the equator on
the twenty-sixth day out. when in
longitude 26 west. It passed Staten
island March Is.
On March IL, in latitude 45 south and
longitude 81 west, Agarda Martensen,
seaman, a native of Russia, fell from
the cross3ack yard to the quarter deck
and was so terribly injured that he died
THE same day. The body was buried
at sea-
Just before reaching the horn the
Peru ran into a terrific gale, and dur
ing the entire time that the ship was
rounding the horn, which took 81 days,
it experienced terrible gales from the
southwest. The seas flooded she decks
TO the rails. causing the ship TO labor
heavily During the height of the
gale many of the ships sales were torn
TO shreds and carried away. After the
vessel got fairly into the Pacific it en-
joyed good weather
The second officer fell from the poop
deck to the main deck on May and
his shoulder blade was broken.
The Peru brings a cargo of general
merchandise to Balfour, Guthrie & Co.
Big Cargo of Sugar
The steamer Nevadan, Captain Greene,
came into port yesterday laden to its
fullest capacity with sugar. 1t brought
S5O2S bags Of this island product Dur
ing the voyage up Ed Charters, cattle
tender, died Of consumption. He had
been sick a long time. His body was
brought to port.
Among the passengers was Miss Alice
Schlemer, daughter Of John Schlemer,
known as the king of Layson island, be-
cause he was the first white man to go
TO that place. Miss Schlemer comes to
attend school.
The Nevadan was s days Z hours %
minutes making the run up from Kahu-
lui
Log Raft Is Sighted
The big log raft that is on its way
TO this port from the Columbia river
was sighted twice on June D. The
steamer HorneIin reports that on June
- at II a. m, when 30 miles south
southeast of Cape Mendocina, the raft
was spoken, being then in a heavy sea
and strong northwest gale. The steamer
Newport reports that on June p at
1918 a. m. the raft was seen three
miIeS west Of Biunts reef lighthouse.
There was a strong northwest wind and
a heavy northwest swell at the time.
The raft is in tow of the tug Dauntless.
Barge Bonita Returns
The wrecking barge Bonita. in tow
of the tug Monarch, returned from
two weeks trip to southern California
nOrts. The Bonita went TO Gaviota and
Port Hartford to overhaul and improve
the moorings at those two points for
the use Of the oil barges. The work
was in charge Of Diver AbrahamsOn.
The barge carried to Port Hartford so
tons of moorings, including heavy
anchors Weighing nine tons each The
Bonita and tow were - hours making
the run up from Gaviota.
Goes TO Quarantine
The French steamer Amiral Jaure-
gUiberry. Captain Jouan, arrived yes
terday from Yokohama, via Honolulu.
It went over to the quarantine station
Immediately to be fumigated. The
steamer probably Will go to its dock
in China basin early this morning. Be-
sides 1900 tons Of cargo the vessel
brought 200 japanese destined for Van
Yokohama and 10 days from Honolulu
Marie Madeline Arrives
The French bark Marie Madeline. Cap
.sin le POLES. arrived yesterday. 1t was
13S days making the run from Antwerp.
Tt brought 1880 casks of cement and
SIS bales of rags to A. Carpenter.
Strathnvon Arrives
The British steamer Strathavon. Cap
tain Hutchinson, arrived in port yes
terday. Is days from Antwerp and 25
days from CoroneI. It brings a cargo
Of general merchandise to G. W. Nc
Near.
Lumber Arrivals
Lumber arrivals from northern coast
points by sea yesterday amounted to
3.197. 900 feet The steamer Newport
brought 1sI 600 feet, the steamer Bruns-
wick $4,000 feet. the schooner Minnie
A. Caine 100000 feet, the schooner
South Coast 100000 feet and the
schooner William Renton 100000 feet
Negro Steals Clothing
William Kinch. a negro, broke into
the Cox seed company's store at 127
Market street yesterday and stole a
coat, an umbrella ard a suit of clothes.
He was caught soon afterward by Po-
licemen Conlon and MCGOWAN and
acknowledged his guilt
Crook Reaches Honolulu
The transport Crook arrived at
Honolulu yesterday. From that port
It viii proceed to Alaskan points with
the Tenth infantry.
BOstman Crowley Returns
Thomas Crowley. the boatman- re-