The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
Shipping News and Gossip
Of the Water Front
Channel Street Will Be Closed to
Navigation for Two Weeks

That part Of Channel street aboTe
Third street win he shut off Wednesday
from communication with the hay ano
VIII continue 10 be an inland waterway
for about two weeks oT until the board
Of public works shall have completed
necessary repairs 10 the Third streei
bridge Day and night shifts VIII be
pat on the joh and if everything Soes
without hitch the work should pe
finished I'm ~ Gays.
The bridge viii be closed on Wednes
day and after that day towboaJs and
steam schooners viii whistle IN vain
Tor tho bridge tender 70 swing his JOB
out Of the way Of commerce. Many
busy lumber Yards are situated above
ethe bridge and under ordinary circum-
stances the vessels bringing lumber are
taken up the channel and alongside the
lumber ward wharvcs to be discharged
While the bridge is closed cargoes will
have TO he discharged below the bridge
and the lumber hauled the rest Of the
way oa trucks and wagons. II will
mean extra work for the lumber long
shoremen. but more expense for the
dealers. and the decision of the board
of works 70 close the bridge was taken
only after numerous petitions OF protest
had been considered. The repairs are
necessary and II left undone much
longer
take more time than the two weeks
now required for the work.
More salmon Ships Go TO Sea
Two ships Of the salmon feet sailed
yesterday and three others cleared and
probably viii so TO sea Sunday. The
schooner Glendale sailed for Nelson S
lagoon and the ship Star Of India put
10 sea for Bristol bay. The shps IA
coma. Indiana and bark Star OF Peru.
which cleared yesterday, are all going
to Bristol bay. In this years salmon
feet there will be - vessels OF all sorts
and sizes and from reports so far re
ceived the catch this season VIII be
GOOD II has been below normal for
Two years s"d the packers expect that
this year the balance viii be restored
Liner Alameda sails Today
The Oceanic steamship company 5
isner Alameda. Captain Thomas Dow
Gell viii sail at i o'clock this morning
Tor Honolulu. Although late in arriv-
n z. having been held back by a north
.ply gale. the Alameda VIII leave on
schedule time and VIII carry full
cargo and many passengers.
Brings Coal for the Navy
The British steamer Amberton, Cap
tain Heron. arrived yesterday = days
coal for the navy. Captain Heron re-
Dorts having encountered fine weather
2 the way from the Atlantic port to
.-te Golden gate The voyage was un-
entful. The only vessels sighted in
s1e Pacific were a Peruvian bark of
e coast Of Chile and a schooner out
De this port
Water Front Notes
The freighter Alaskan arrived yes
rday from Salina Cruz by way Of san
ego.
The United States cruiser South Da-
;e,a sailed yesterday for the Bremen
5a navy yard TO join Admiral Sebree' :
3 uadron, 70 which the South Dakota
t.i be attached.
The army transport BufOrd arrived
Gnesdsy at Honolulu from Manila.
The japanese liner Hongkong Maru
~ala the orient sailed at O'cloek yes
serday morning from Honolulu.
l8ignon BabcoclI, who said he was a
iahorer, gave himself up at the harbor
.o.ice station. He accused himself Of
Icing drunk Captain COnboy agreed
with him and gave him 2 cell