The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
City Of Sydney Brings Large
Cargo and Much Treasure

The City Of sydney came into port
yesterday after the busiest round trip
she had ever made since she entered
upon the Panama route. She left here
on January and in the past TWO
months she has transported 600 passen-
gers Up and down the coast from the
different way ports at which she
stopped This is the largest. number Of
passengers that the vessel has carried
since she went on the run to Ancon.
The City Of Sydney returns to this
port laden with 1885 TONS Of cargo and
STAG. 555 in treasure. in her cargo are
5000 punches Of bananas, 500 boxes OF
lines, 400 cases Of tomatoes and $500
bags OF coffee.
Among her passengers was Captain
Charles W. Johnson. who has been try
fng for several months past TO raise
ithe gold and treasure from the old
steamship Golden Gate. w. s. Gehr.
prominent in the grain business in
Seattle, was another who arrived on the
vessel. The sydney brought 29 cabin
passengers and 4S in the steerage.
The Sydney was Is days and il hours
from Ancon. Captain Mclean reports
that the weather during the entire
voyage was pleasant. Following is
list of the cabin passengers.
Miss H. Loose Miss g. Loose A. W. Kidd,
Mrs n Kidd, A. r. Morehouse, Joseph Schneider,
Emma z. Schneider, Miss 2. Ferrer, Charles ".
Johnston, A Ackewn, ". 3 oehr MIS- a.
Gehr. James Bews Ms. s. Bews. Mrs Dora
Vidy. Joseph c. Schneider. Robert i. Schneider.
Gus Pearson A. o. Hanson, Mrs =, Mekewn,
Mclean. Fred SnedekeT Mrs. NJ. n Schneider,
Maria z. Schneider, Miss Y. Duran. ii. I. Haw-
kins, f. Fabre.
Twin Steamships Sail
The twin vessels Alameda and Mari
posa sailed side by side out through the
Golden Gate yesterday. The sun was
shining brightly at the time and as the
TWO smart craft sped along they were
watched by throngs Of spectators
on shore. The Alameda, in command OF
Captain Dowden Is bound for Homo
lulu, and the Mariposa, IN command Of
captain Lawless, is on her way TO
Tahiti
Work for Charity
stevedores on the Pacific Mail dock
were busy piling -four into the Nippon
Maru all yesterday. This -four. which
aggregates 500 tons. goes as a gift
from this city to the Chinese famine
sufferers. AS a rule the employees Of
the Pacific Mail Company are not asked
10 work on Sundays. but in the cause
of charity the forces were turned loose
yesterday. The Nippon Maru viii sail
for the Orient on Wednesday. She win
90 laden TO her capacity.
PugIIiEfE Get a Duol0inE
Two pugilistic sailors on the English
bark Wiscombe Park, who were enliv-
ening the water front early yesterday
morning with a battle royal on the
ships decks, got too near the side Of
the craft and both fell into the bay.
The noise OF the fight on the ship had
attracted q crowd to the docks, and
when the pair plunged overheard there
was much excitement. The two sailors
foundered about IN the water yelling
for help. Those on the dock threw
overheard everything movable in sight,
while the crew Of the ship lowered
boat and finally succeeded in rescuing
the fighters
brings a Big Cargo
The ship Star Of France, Captain
Sparr. with 1000. 900 feet Of lumber, ar
rived in port yesterday so hours from
Eureka. She came in tow Of the tug
Sea Rover.
Lumber Arrivals
Lumber arrivals from the north yes
terday amounted to 2.3S2,000 feet
brought here by the following vessels:
Steamer Sea Foam, 200. 600 feet: steam
ct Brunswick, $4,000 feet; schooner
Ida Mckay, $4,000 feet; schooner Ber-
tie Minor, 100000 feet, and ship Star
OF France, 1000 900 feet
Nebraskan Arrives
The steamship Nebraskan arrived
yesterday with large cargo Of general
merchandise.