The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1908-11-05
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meet the vessel.
Mr. Rice has been afoat most of his
life. On the Atlantic seaboard he serv-
ed his time on several different vessels
) of the Southampton line. When the
, Spanish-American war broke out he en-
tered the navy and served on an auxil-
iary At the end of the war he came
to this coast and held a position on
the steamer Olympia as long as she was
under the Northern Pacific Steamship
company's flag. With her sale he went
on the steamer fremont, the big. Ia
coma Manila liner. He had been with
her as second officer up to the present.
The offer of a position on the Man
churia came in a telegram direct from
r. p. Schwerin, the general manager
of the big Hartman company and one
of Hartman IS highly paid ieutenants.
The uncertainty of the fremont s fu.
ture and the excellent inducements led
Mr.. Rice to accept.
The new chief officer of the Man
churia comes of a family that has fol-
lowed the sea for generations. The
Railway and Marine News, in an article
on the clipper ships, recently said: \
'fThose were the days when the
American flag was seen on every sea
and American ships and sailors could
show their heels to anything afoat
Here on the Pacific coast we have a
direct descendant from one of the old
mariners in Emery Rice, first officer of
the steamer fremont. Mr.. Rice is still
Fyoungster,' but he has spent nearly
all his life at sea. Mr.. Rice's uncle
was at once time master of the Flying
Cloud, while his great grandfather was
man who would not doff his cap to
king, and which resulted in his be-
| ing taken by one of the Fpress gang
in Boston and forced to do time in an
English prison hulk. To even up old
scores he made his escape and aided in
beating the English in that great fight
between the Constitution and Guer-
riere. Mr.. Rice can spin many an inter
esting story that has been passed down
in his family which relates to old ships
and sailors.
For the present Mr.. and Mrs. Rice
will continue to make Tacoma their
home, as they own property in this city.
Shipping Notes.
| The anchor of the Hongkong Maru,
which had to be cut loose from the
| liner while entering port few morn
| ings ago, and was buoyed, may be
brought into port by the steamer James
Makee today or tomorrow, to await the
return of the Hongkong Maru from
| San Francisco.
The American Hawaiian Steamship
Company is negotiating for the con
struction of a new wharf in the Eva
end of the harbor in the area just
dredged cut. The proposed wharf viii
run at right angles to the present Rail
road wharf and extend makai This
will relieve the congestion at the old
Railroad wharves, for frequently the
big freighters are here two and three
at time and choke up the slips. The
wharf, if contracted for, viii be finish
ed next year and will be one of the
best in the harbor.
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPPING.
ALICE COOKE, sch., PenhaIlow, ar.
Hoquiam from S. F., Sept. 26.
APIZONAN, Am. s. s., ar. S. F. from
Salina Cruz, Nov. 2.
ALAMEDA, o. S. s., Dowdell, ar. S. F,
from Hon., Nov. 3.
ALASKAN, All. S. s., ar. s. F. from
Hilo, Sept. "a.
ALESIA, Ger. S. s., Arnst, ar. Hong
kong from Portland Sept. 29.
ALEXANDER ISENBERG, Ger. 'sp.,
ar Portland from Hon., Oct. s.
AMY TURNER, Am. bk., Warland.
ar. S. F. from Hon., July 4.
ASTRAL, Am. sp., Dunham, from Bal
timore for s. F., Sept. 80.
ATLAS, Am. sp., from N. Y. for Yoke
hama, Oct. 4.
ALBERT, Am bk., from Port Gamble
for Hawaii. Oct. 80.
ASIA, Pm. S. s., from Yokohama for
Hon. Oct. %.
AMERICA MARU, It. &. K. s. s.,
from Hon. for Yokohama, Oct. &C.
ANNIE E. SMALE, Am. sehr., ar. As
toria from Makaweli, Aug. 28.
ANNIE JOHNSON, Am. bk., ar. s. F. |
from Hilo, Sept. 2.
ANDREW WEIGH, Am. bk., ar. S. F.
from. Hon., Oct. 4.
AORANGI, Br. s. s., Phillips, ar. Van
couver from Hon, Oct. "a
ALICE MCDONALD, Am. sehr., ar. 8.
F. from Ahukini, Oct. Z.
ARABIA, Ger S. s., Neumann, from |
Hon. for S. F., Oct. 80.
BANGOR, Am. schr., from Hon. for
Port Townsend, Oct. 80.
BOREALIS, Am. schr., from Everett |
for Guaymas, Sept. 10.
BUFORD, U. S. A. T., from Nagasaki
for s. F., Oct. 26.
BUCRANIA, Br. S. s., ar. Portland
from Hon, Aug. l.
CRESCENT, Am. schr., ar. Port Town |
send from Makaweli, Sept. 10.
CARRADALE, Br. sp., ar. Victoria |
from Hon., Oct. 9.
c. A. THAYER, Am. sehr., ar. Aber-
deem from Hon, Oct. 1S.
CHINA, P. NJ S. s., from S. F. for |
Hon., Nov 3.
CORONADO, Am bkt., Potter, ar. 8. F. !
from Hon. Tin distressj via Santa |
Cruz. Aug. 20.
COLUMBIAN, C All. s. s., Colcord,
ar. Salina Cruz from Hilo, Oct "a
CARAVELLAS, FIR. S. s., ar. Yoke
hama from Hiogo. Sept, s.