The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Four Big British Tramps Are Due This
Week With $4,000 Tons of Coal

The local coal supply should be In
creased this week by about $4,000 tons
from Newcastle, Australia. This lsr &c
shipment OF the high-priceo fuel -
coming across the Pacific on four DIG
British tramps, three Of which are
now due. The fourth is expected De-
fore the end OF the week
The steamers Hobart and Kirklee,
consigned respectively TO J. J. moore
& Co and TO Hind, Rolph & Co. are
now out thirty-six days. The Drum
clife. whose cargo goes TO J. q A
RroV,n left Newcastle thirty three
davr ago, and the Bramley, consigned
TO Moore, IS out twenty-four days. IN
addition to these tramps, severa1 OF
the coasting oolliers viii arrive this
week with cargoes from the northern
mines
city of Panama Sails Tuesdny
The Pacific Mail liner City Of Pana-
ma. Captain Nelson. sailed yesterday
srf the isthmus and way ports with
full cargo and about q SCORE OF pas
seneers. The last time the Panama
left this port she ran into bad weather
on the bar. Several life rafts were
washed overheard and the finding OF
these on the beach at Pescadero gave
rise to grave anxiety for the VesseI
safety. For bravery during the
storm the second mate OF the Panama
I'd with gold medals, recognition
from the passengers, ana Captain Nell
sons conduct was recognized by Pres
ident Roosevelt, who sent the skipper
an equestrian photograph OF the win
nor OF the Nobel prize. On the photo
graph. which occupies the place OF
honor in Captain Nelson's cabin, is a
message written by the sender ana
signed Theodore Roosevelt.
Twin Liners sail Today.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
twin liners Alameda and Mariposa
viii sail from Pacific street wharf at
II o'clock a. m. today for the South
Seas. the Alameda for Honolulu and
the Nariposa for Tahiti. The Alanae-
da's passengers viii include;
W. d. Alexander, c. A. Atwell Mrs. Atwell.
Miss A. Bierger, Miss II. W Bowman, Miss
Jennie Broderck. c. Bolte, Mrs. W. 7. Butter
Dr r W Fleming, Miss Gnce Ferguson, II
n HnRedorn Mrs 70. o. HammGn and child,
j $ Kimbaii. Mrs Kimball. Mrs. D. W. Lane,
n II Medley. Mrs. Medley. Ms. Murasky, r. X
S--eef J. q steward. Mrs Stewart, Mrs. r. Q.
Thomas Miss e. Thomas. Miss NJ. Thomas.
DaLota's Position Unchanged
According TO a cablegram received
al the Merchants Exchange yester-
day a salvage steamer has reached the
wreck OF the Dakota. The liners posi-
tion is unchanged, but on account Of
the weather diving operations are i'm
possible
FenIOve Explains
Thomas Fenlove. master OF the
steamship Maverick, has sent from
New York a sworn statement TO United
states inspectors Bolles and Bulger
with reference TO the statement Of the
master Of the steamship City OF
Panama that the Maverick had neg
lected TO report the fact that the
Panama had signsled the loss OF four
liferafts. and that all on board were
wei. Captain Fenlove denies the truth
Of that statement. He says that on
December 81 the City OF Panama, i've
miles astern OF him and proceeding at
a lively gait displayed two signals
the first simply the name Of the YES
sci and the second the word happy,
which Fenlove read as Happy New
Year"
water Front Notes
The French steamer Amiral Hamelin.
from this port. arrived February 26 at
Santa Rosalia-
The liner Doric sailed at il o'clock
p. IA. Friday from Honolulu for this
port
The steamer Grace Dollar. which
Dor. sailed Friday from Aberdeen for
this port
The steamer City Of Puebla, Cap
tain Jepsen, which arrived yesterday
from Puget Sound, brought l5S pas
sengers.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany's Curacao. Captain Paulsen. sailed
yesterday for Mexican ports with pas
sengers and full cargo.
The Parffc Mail liner MonVoffa
which left the Pacific Mail wharf Fri
day, remained at anchor of Meiggs
wharf all night and did not sail for
the orient until early yesterday morn
ing.
The steamer Columbia is on the
Hunters Point drydock to have a new
tail shaft installed and for repairs 10
her propeller, which was damaged by
the ice in thu Columbia River.
Receipts OF lumber yesterday
amounted TO more than 100000 feet.