The San Francisco call., 1907-03-12

III
Dor me most serious mishap was a
collision between the steam schooner
Whitesboro and the Norwegian collier
rhode Fagelund- Both reached port
Yesterday. the Fagelund with a cargo
OF coal from Seattle and the Whites
boro with railroad ties from Cleone.
The Fagelund was anchored of Har-
rlson-street wharf. The WhitesbOrO
was short OF coal and was going along
side OF the Fagelund TO I'll her bunk
ers from the coliier's cargo.
The WhitesborO was almost along
side when q squall came tearing across
the bay. The wind caught the Whites
boro and sent her stern first against
the fortress-like side OF the Norwe-
gian- The Thode Fagelund was unin-
lureo, but the impact started the
WhltesbOro's stern frames and she be-
gan TO leak. Captain Miklkelsen or
oereo the pumps started, abandoned all
IDEA or coaling and headed at full
speed for the shoal water Of Mission
Bay, where the Whitesboro settled
down in the mud. The railroad ties
VIII be discharged where she lies and
when the hold has been emptied the
steamer will be assisted to a drydock
for a survey and repairs
me BRUSH steamer Needles an
cnoreo or Meiggs wharf, figured in
two collisions. First the barge Santa
Paula was blown into her and the YES
seis remained foul Of one another until
the tug Sea Prince dragged the Santa
Paula away
Another squall caused the barkentine
Amazon 10 drag her anchors and drift
INTO the Needles. In neither collision
was the Needles seriously damaged and
me santa Paula escaped with a few
scratches but the Amazon has a badly
chaIed port side to show for her en-
counter with the steamer.
DiriGO Is UninIured
The clipper ship Dirigo, which went
ashore Sunday evening on the shoaI
that runs out from Alcatraz Island a.
the northwest end, was pulled into
deep water at 2 o'clock yesterday
morning by the Spreckels tug Reliance.
Captain Olson, the little tug Wizard
assisting. The Reliance went to the
Dirigo's assistance in response TO the
ships signals OF distress and STAYED
with her until she was out of danger.
The Dirigo is not leaking, and, as far
as can be told until her cargo shall
nave been discharged and the vessel
oFydockeo, she escaped without dam
age She viii be taken to Mare Island
today TO discharge her cargo Of coal.
The launch Alcatraz. Captain c Mar
snail commanding, did efficient service
~ summonlng aid for the stranded
Dlrigo on Sunday night As soon as
the vessel grounded. the launch. which
IS IN the Government service at Alca-
traz' was cast on with Captain Marshall
and his crew and proceeded TO Aefggs
wharf, where the officers OF the tug
Reliance were notified by telephone OF
the disaster The tug arrived at the
scene OF the disaster only a few min
utes after the Dirigo had gone ashore.
The launch has record for good SER
vice II went to the rescue Of a yacht
ing party last summer; il did valiant
service during the days Of the April
nre as an army dispatch boat, and IL
IS available al all times at the island
for duty.
Two Hurt During Voyage
Two members Of the crew Of the ship
Bangalore, which arrived yesterday
l5z days from Philadelphia, with 26O4
tons OF coal, were seriously injured dur
ing the voyage. Antonio Koutsjuger
q seaman, saved himself from death by
2 mioair grab that enabled him to stop
what otherwise would have been a fatal
flight TO the deck. AS il was, he suf-
fered q fracture OF the right leg, and
= broken leg at sea, where the surgery
IS amateur and the nursing rough and
ready, is a pretty serious affair An
tonic fell from the maintop gallant
yard on November q. In his fall he
caught hold OF a rope on the main yard.
His grasp held, but his body swung
violently against the yard, breaking
his leg.
The other man injured was John
Young. who was at the wheel on March
2, when the Bangalore shipped a sea
which filled the decks 70 the rail,
washed the binnacies from the deck
and swept Young from the wheel,
throwing him against the rail. He re-
ceived painful bruises and was injured
Internally.
in this same gale the Bangalore was
stripped Of a suit OF sails. Captain
Blanchard reports that he experienced
beautiful weather of the Horn. which
he rounded sixty-eight days out from
Philadelphia.
VIII Make Direct Run
When the American awaiian Steam
ship COmpanys NebraslSan leaves here
for Honolulu she viii not return until
the end Of the sugar season. At Homo
lulu she will load sugar for New York.
by way OF Salina Cruz, and until the
sugar season is over she viii run di-
rectly between Salina Cruz and Homo
lulu. The run from Honolulu TO Sa-
lima Cruz takes about twelve days The
opening Of the Tehuantepec Railroad
already has made heavy inroads into
the Pacific Mail COmpany's trade by
way OF Panama. and the American
Hawaiian Company has chartered the
steamer San Mateo, which will sail IN
q few days from Salina Cruz with about
$500 tons Of New York cargo. The San
Mateo, which belongs to the Pacific I'M
prOvement Company, was chartered by
the Pacific Mail last year to help out
in the Central American business.
In Collision at Sea
The schooner Roy Somers, which ar
rived yesterday from Grays HarbOr
was in collision on March 8, about
thirty-ive miles southwest OF Point
Arena, with an unknown schooner,
The Somers lost three stanchions and
an anchor stock Captain Soiland Of
the Somers hailed the other schooner,
but received no answer. Captain Soil
and claims that the unknown vessel
was responsible for the collision. He
does not know what damage the other
schooner sustained
SesOstrfs sdM Aground
All efforts TO float the Kosmos liner
Sesostris, ashore at Ocos, have failed
although hope OF getting her of has
not been abandoned General Manager
Lendal ~ Gray is at the scene OF the
wreck and under his direction all the