The San Francisco call., 1907-06-02
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Debris Removal by Water No
Longer a Paying Business


When the big fire of year ago had
finished its work there lay within the
limits of its activity the greatest pile
or Debris that ever incumbered an
equal area of the earth's surface. 'It
viii take years to move it," was heard
on every hand. Men entered the debris
handling business as permanent un-
dertaking and expected TO be busy for
many years.
The big debris barge. that was
berthed for loading at the Howard
street wharf has carried thousands
OF tons of old San Francisco to make
land in the China basin for the West
ern Pacific. Suddenly there came
slump in the supply of debris and a
few days ago it was realized that most
OF the rubbish had been hauled away
or otherwise disposed of and that there
would be no money in the business
any more. The barge made its last trip
yesterday and tomorrow will be towed
10 Sheep island and there dismantled.
Tug Restless Launched
The tug Restless, built for the
Spreckeis tugboat company was
launched yesterday afternoon from the
shipyard OF Stone & Van Bergen. No
ceremony attended the the sliding of
the tug from its cradle into the water,
and when the Restless was ahoat the
tug Reliance gently nosed the latest
addition TO the feet alongside the
wharf at the Fulton iron works, where
the engines and boilers will be in
stalled.
The Restless will be an oil burner
Of So tons gross register. The length
OF the new tug is 7s.5 feet, 19 foot
beam and 9.5 feet depth Of hold. The
Restless is built on the lines Of and is
the same size as the redstack tug Sea
Fox.
Changes fD Coast Commands
There has been a general shutting OF
masters IN the employ of the Pacific
. Coast steamship company as the result
Of the opening of the Alaska season,
the completion of two new steamers
and the chartering Of the liner Sonoma-
Captain Cousins has been appointed
master OF the Sonoma- His mate viii
be ". L. Kenny, who comes from
Seattle. Fred z. Hammer has been
transferred from the Spokane as second
mate Of the Sonoma. and w. z.
keneally has been detached from the
Curacao TO be third officer of the
Spokane. c. +. Raven viii be fourth
officer. Captain Nopander has been
transferred from the Umatilla to the
freighter Delhi; Captain Riley. from the
Montara. takes the Umatilla, and Cap
tain Andrew Hall takes the Montara.
Captain Charles Hall has been ap-
ent of the dock at this port Captain
Gielow, who commanded the Spokane,
has been transferred to the City of To-
peka on the Eureka run. Captain
Shea, who left here yesterday for
Seattle in command of the Spokane
VIII leave that vessel at Seattle and
viii proceed to Camden, n. J.. to take
charge Of the new steamer Governor,
which he will bring out to this coast.
Nav Have Coma Cod6Sh{n0
here SO days ago for Port Town
sells having arrived at the Puget sound
world is wondering what has happened
TO the little vessel It is possible that
the Tuft has gone codhshing. and in
that case there may be trouble in store
for the master when the vessel returns
for not having SO cleared at the local
custom house.
sails for Honolulu
The Oceanic stean, ship company's
liner Alameda Captain DowdelI, sailed
yesterday for Honolulu with a full
cargo and q large number Of passen-
gers.
Water Front Notes
The Standard Oil company's ship
Acme, Captain Mckay, arrived yester-
day, % days from Hakodate, in ball
last
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO 2.075, 900 feet
The liner Coptic, Captain Dixon, left
Honolulu at IL o'clock yesterday
morning for this port and should be
here Friday morning.