The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
DOriC Will Sail With Changes in
Personnel of Officers

The Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany's steamer Doric viii sail today for
the Orient. She viii take forty-five
passengers. among whom are NJ. Shtr-
ashi. the managing director Of the Togo
Kisen Kaisha Company, and J. D. Nc
Kay. She viii carry $50 Chinese and
100 japanese and a big cargo OF valu-
able merchandise.
There are many changes IN the per
sonnet OF her officers since her arrival
in this port Captain II. GaulzroEer viii
remain as commander. c. Q. Chapman
has been promoted from second mate
10 first mate; J. Athias has been jumped
from fourth mate to second mate; J. L.
JOhnfer has been advanced from quar-
termaster TO fourth officer, and H c.
AacIntyre viii go as steerage watch
man. W. Burch viii retain his former
position as third officer.
COptic's Passengers Landed
The cabin passengers Of the Coptic,
which arrived from the Orient on sun
day and were sent into quarantine,
were landed at the Mail dock late last
night They were brought over from
the station IN the tug Arabs. All were
glad 70 get ashore, as they did not rel
Ssh q long stay on the island. Among
the number was Judge Arthur J. Odlin
Of the Manila courts, who is on his
way 10 Washington.
The Coptic had nine in the steerage
and seventy-four Asiatics. She had
2502 tons OF freight This included SIS
cases OF curios, Pa bales OF gunnies,
lOl boxes pineapples, 300 bales jute and
1922 packages OF raw silk and 5036
rolls mating.
Following Is the list OF cabin pas
sengers: b. 3. Bramwell Walter l.
Wood. John s ellis. Arthur p. Odlin,
p. j. Beveridge, Harry Strasburger,
Genhichi Okada, George B. Edwards.
william Nunan, II. Boyle McMaster,
bale y. Marsh. Hattie E. Cotton, Claud-
inc Cotton, Archibald York
Meets Rough Weather
The steamer #. A. Kilburn, which
arrived in port yesterday, ran into
lot OF rough weather on her way down
the coast At Coos Bay the bar was
running high when she crossed out
and at Eureka the bar was fairly boil
ing. The steamer Tamalpais crossed
out Immediately behind the KiIburn
and as she passed over the bar she took
two tremendous lurches, which buried
her from stem to stern in mass Of
seething foam. The Tamalpais is bound
for San Pedro
Hampers With Kerosene
George Gibson, the cook Of the pilot
boat Lady Mine, came near going TO
the mansions Of the blest" yesterday
by the kerosene route. While the boat
is being repaired Gibson has been liv-
ing iu q tent at the corner OF Seventh
and Harrison streets. He started 70
light a fire yesterday, and, as the wood
was slow in burning. he poured lot
of kerosene upon It Then there were
things doing IN that tent. The explo-
sion blew Gibson out into the street.
Friends took him down to the HarbOr
Emergency Hospital. where DR.. Glover
dressed his wounds. Gibson was bad
y burned on the neck, arms and hands,
nd while his wounds are not OF dan
srous nature they are serious.
Sees Floating Body
Captain Lewis OF the steamer San
Jose OF the Key Route reported TO the
Harbor police station yesterday that in
bis trip from Berkeley to this side OF
the bay he had seen the body OF a man
floating in the water. Captain Lewis
said that the bay was very rough at
the time or he would have made an en-
deavOr to haul the body into his yes
sci Later in the afternoon Thomas
Crowley sent out launch to search
for the derelict, but without success.
Sailing Date Omitted
The regulation sailings Of the steam
ers OF the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany on the Panama route viii be In
terrupted by the failure OF any steamer
10 depart from here TO the south on
January u. This Is due to the fact
that the City Of Picking, which was TO
have made the run on that date has
been delayed and cannot get here in
time to go on her regular schedule.
Fails Twenty-Five Feet
c. Jonson of Berkeley, who works in
the Western Iron Works. fell twenty
Eve feet from q scaffolding in that
establishment and was seriously in
3ured. He was first carried to the Har-
bor Emergency Hospital, but on ar
rival there his wounds were consid-
cred TO be Of such a serious nature
that he was removed 10 the Central
Emergency Hospital.
Warren Comes TO Dock
The United States army transport
Warren came TO the Folsom-street
dock yesterday. She has been over
hauled on the drydock at Hunters
Point and now a few touches are TO be
put on her which will place her IN
condition TO go into commission II she
should be needed
To sail for ABcos
The Pacific Mail Steamship Com
panys steamer City Of Sydney VIII sail
todsv At u noon for Ancon and way
ports She VIII carry thirty-hve pas
sengers among whom is Walter NJ
Castle. The vessel goes loaded 10 ca
pacity with freight.
Del NOrte ShU in Mud
The steamer Del Norte lie still in the
mud ct Eureka Two tugs are trying
70 pull her from her position and q
diver has been trying TO locate the
break In her hold.
Ventura Due Thursday
The Oceanic Steamship Companys
steamer Ventura is due to arrive from
sydney. via Auckland and Honolulu,