The San Francisco call., 1907-01-17

arrived in port yesterday from HAM
burg. 1t was her maiden trip, and
mander, Captain 3. Jansen, she has
acquitted herself well. Captain jan
sen says that he was at Valparaiso
during the earthquake lAere and that
for eight days he had nearly 200 refu-
gees on board the vessel, whom he
fed as best he could under the cir
cumstances The quake gave his vessel
a terrific shaking, but did not damage
her. While he was lying in port more
than 500 persons were shot for looting
or making attempts TO fire the city.
For forty-nine DAYS the Salatis acted
as a sort OF transport, travelling up
and down the coast, assisting the other
vessels OF the KOsmos line in handling
and unloading their merchandise.
The Salatis brings TO this port 1888
bags OF coffee, the third shipment OF
the new crop 10 come up from the
south this season. She also carries $50
great mahogany logs. $500 barrels Of
cement and a lot OF general merchan-
disc, amounting in all to about 1900
tons. At Mazatlan she delivered 100
tons OF railroad material
The vessel was 227 days from Ham
burg, from which port she sailed on
June 3. 1906, and seven days from MAJ
atlan. She was built at Newcastle-on-
Tyne and is OF the modern type OF big
freightcarriers. She can carry 10000
tons OF cargo ano 250O tons of coal.
In measure she resembles the Setos.
but she is larger, being the biggest
carrier Of the Kosmos line. She makes
on an average eleven knots.
The Salatis brought one passenger, j..
Heyeno, a mining engineer from MAJ
allan. She viii sail from here on Sat-
urday for Victoria
Junk LOoters Caught
After q lively race on the water
front on Tuesday night Policeman H.
c. Smith caught Joseph Burns and
Joseph Greene and landed them at the
Harbor Police station, where they were
charged with petty larceny. Burns
and Greene had lot OF pumps in a
wagon and We're rapidly driving up
East street when Smith saw them.
Smith could not catch them on foot.
so he took horse and buggy that was
standing near and began chase. The
thieves raced up East street TO Folsom,
then along that street to First, up
First 10 Market and finally back to
the water front, where Smith caught
up with them and placed them under
arrest. The race over the muddy
streets in that part OF the city caused
= sensation and citizens rushed from
their homes and places OF business to
see the show.
Newport in Collision
The steam schooner Newport, which
arrived in port yesterday, was in col
lision with some unknown vessel on
her way down the coast from Eureka
Captain Johnson reports that at mid
night on January Is, when of Point
Reyes. he collided with a steamer. He
thought it was the Alcazar. No dam
ge was done and each vessel went her
A Loo 7r1 ia
on January IS for Mendocino. in COM
mand OF Captain Fagerlund. Water
front men say it was impossible for
the Alcazar TO have been in a position
to- come into contact with the Newport.
The Newport was twenty-seven hours
making the trip from Eureka She
brought 2le.OO0 feet OF lumber to the
Hart Wood Lumber Company.
Cleaner Drifts on Duneric
The barkentine Cleaner. Captain
Schmehl. which was lying at anchor
OF Meiggs wharf. drifted down upon
the steamer Duneric yesterday as that
vessel was sailing up the bay, bound for
her dock. A gale was blowing and an IN
usually high sea running, which caused
the Cleaner 10 pull away from her
moorings Captain Gay Of the Duneric
at once changed his course and pulled
away from the drifting vessel No
damage was done TO either ship.
steamer for Powder Company
The California Powder Works has be-
gun the construction OF a steamer to
be used in the bay and river service.
She is being built by the Pacific Ship
Yard and Ways Company at Alameda
Point She is 70 be a stern wheeler
with a 7-fOOt hull, S7-foot beam and
l65 feet IN length The powder COM
Dany has provided the lumber for her
construction and il IS the finest that
can be purchased
Coptic TO SAIL Today
The Occidental and Oriental Steam
ship Company's coptic viii sail. at
D. m. today for the Orient. She viii
carry IS cabin passengers and 30
Japanese and le0 Chinese. She takes
a big cargo OF general merchandise.
ship Fennia Arrives
The Russian ship Fennia has arrived
AZ Port Angeles. She was on the over
due list and was quoted at l5 per
cent She was 1877 days making the
voyage from Tyne 20 Port Los Angeles
Venture sails Tomorrow
The Oceanic Steamship companys
Ventura viii sail at p m. on Friday
for sydney. via Honolulu. Pago Pago
and Auckland.
on Barge in Trouble
The Associated OIL Company's barge
was driven against the rennery AZ
Hunters Point yesterday during the
gale that ragged on the bay and was
later hauled to a point Of safety by
Crowleys launch Comet
No Coal Arrivals
There were no coal arrivals in ships
coming from the north yesterday. Inc
lumber arrivals from the north totaied
2 sos, 900 feet
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