The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25


in northern waters are being put into
condition for this seasons service.
Within short time the big feet will
san nOrthWard- In ali twenty-five
vessels are being made ready. Some
cf these are in Oakland Creek, one or
two are at Port Costa and the others
are scattered az different docks along
the water front. The total registered
tonnage Of these craft is about $4,000
tons.
II takes hundreds Of dollars to equip
this collection OF see-gOers, but in re-
turn they bring back salmon the value
OF which runs into the thousands. Fol-
lowing is a list Of the vessels now be-
ing fitted out for this trade:
steamer Alitak, 73 tons; ship Bo-
hemia. 1928 tons: bark Coalinga (re-
named Star OF Chile). S74 tons. steamer
Chilket, 96 tons. barkentine Centennial
1136 tons. bark Electra, 93S tons; bark
Euterpe (renamed Star OF India). 1247
tons; schooner Expansion, 81 tons;
steamer George +. Hailer, 81 tons;
steamer Jennie So tons; steamer ka-
disk, SIS tons; schooner l. ]. Morse. l27
tons; schooner Mizpah, II tons; ship
Oriental. 1850 tons; steamer President
s25 tons; schooner Prosper, 229 tons;
steamer Reporter, 26 tons; schooner
Rita Newman, 12O tons; ship Star Of
Italy. 1875 tons: ship Santa Clara, 1853
bark Star of Pero, 976 tons: ship Star
OF Alaska. 1854 tons; ship Star Of
france. 1922 tons: ship Standard, 1851
tons; steamer Thistle, 56 tons, and ship
Tacoma, 1851 tons.
Auto Holds Up Street Car
c. W. Burks. secretary OF the Cham
Der OF Commerce, held up a long line
OF street cars with his automobile near
the ferry building yesterday afternoon.
Burks was dashing down Market street
and when near the corner Of CalifOr-
MIA street his auto ''skidded" and ran
into Haight street car No. 1404, bound
up Market street The impact brought
car and auto 10 a standstill. The pas
sengers in the crowded car were
thrown about in all directions. Car
and automobile were SO firmly wedged
together that the relief car OF the
United Railroads had TO be brought
into service before they could be sep
arated and traffic resumed. BY that
time about fifty cars had been stalled.
Jumps Into the Bay
A Engman, q water frontier who was
suffering from delirium tremens.
jumped into the bay early yesterday
morning and then howled Justify for
help. Captain Smith OF the govern
ment tug Lieutenant G. II. Harms.
which was lying near at the time.
James Crowley and a crew of four men
put out TO the rescue in the launch
Guide. Engman was found clinging to
a pile. After a fight. he was hauled
into the launch and taken ashore.
where he resumed hostilities. and IL
TOOK the united efforts Of the entire
Crowley bOathouse crew to over
power him Later he was taken to the
HarbOr Emergency Hospital.
Dr. RixfOrd's Kach. safe
DR.. Emmett Rixfords yacht Annie.
which had drifted away from her moor
ings at Sausalito during the storm
Friday night was found yesterday
high and dry on the northern point
OF Belvedere At high tide she was
hauled out into deep water by q tug.
She had been only slightly damaged.
Lumber Arrivals Light
Lumber arrivals from the North by
sea yesterday were light, amounting to
only l.550.000 feet. The steamer Ho-
ousim from HOQuiam brought 700 600
feet; the steamer Alice from the Column
bia River. 650.0OO. and the schooner
Coquilie from Coquille River. 20O.OOO
feet
Steamers Put Back
The steamer Hornet, Captain Marx
sen. bound for Tacoma, and the steam
er Aberdeen, Captain Ahlstrom, bound
for -ureka. both ventured out to sea
yesterday. but the fury Of the storm
was so great that they were compelled
10 put back to port.
BOadman Very III
Harry Johnson, one of the best
known bOatmen on the water front. is
confined TO his bed by a severe attack
OF fever and throat trouble.
DOric VIII sail Tomorrow
The Occidental and Oriental steam
ship Company's steamer Doric viii sail
tomorrow for the Orient. She will take
= big cargo, including a consignment
OF rifles and 10 cases OF powder for
Nagasaki.