The San Francisco call., 1908-09-19
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Schooner Ivy, Which Left Here Last
June, Is Wrecked at Point Barrow

The little schooner Ivy. Captain
Lingvist. which left here June 3, is
reported a total wreck in the far
north All hands were saved. The
Ivy, according TO a dispatch received
yesterday from Nome, was driven
ashore at Point Barrow. There was
no cargo on board at the time, and
everybody reached the beach in safety.
The Ivy left here loaded with sup
plies for the ships OF the whaling
heet- The listle schooner was one o.
the smallest vessels that made regu-
lar trips between this haTbor and the
far north. Every season for some
years the IVY has beer chartered TO
carry supplies for the blubber hunters.
whose stay in the north Is usually out
OF proportion 10 their provision carry
ing capacity Tfic supplies carried by
the I-E were delivered at Point Bar
row. where the whaling interests
maintained a store house. When the
whalers run short Of provisions they
head for Point Barrow. whore their
stock is replenishe1. The Ivy was a
wooden vessel OF 49, net tons regis
ter. and was built here in 1882.
VIII Take Apples TO Australia
The British steamer Waiwera, Cap
tain LOWden, which arrived here yes
terday from Tacoma. viii sail about
September % for sydney with passen-
gers and a cargo which will Include
Is, 900 cases Of Oregon apples. The
Waiwera is a refrigerator ship and has
been chartered to run between here
and the antipodes. If the Waiwera's
first voyage proves a success other YES
sells viii be placed on the run. ]. J.
Moore is the agent for the enterprise
in this city. The Waiwera has accom-
mOdations for about 25 first class pas
sengers and il is expected that all the
berths Will be occupied when the stem
er leaves here
Drifts Close to Point DiabIo
The schooner Guide. coming in yes
terday from Tillamoek. drifted so. close
to Point Diablo that tugs were sent
TO the vessels assistance. Their help
was not needed. however. as before
they reached the scene the little wind
Jammer had drifted clear of danger.
The Guide is small and the sea was
smooth. There is deep water right up
10 the rocky nose of the point. and If
the vessel had touched the crew could
almost have Tended her of with boat
hooks. The Guide was loaded with
lumber.
Local Bidders Unsuccessful
A hard fight was put up by the local
ship building concerns 10 retain in this
port the repairs 10 the kosmos steamer
Anubis which recently ran ashore on
the southern coast Bids opened yes
terday in the Office of the kosmos
steamship company were as follows:
Moore < Scott iron works, S6S,150 sc
days; Risdon iron works, S73.750. ca
days. United engineering works. $79.-
see, so days; British Columbia marine
railway company, $4,000. So days; Hef-
fernan drydOck company OF Seattle,
s6s,S7o. 5s days; Union iron works,
s6S.e00. 60 days.
The local bidders. by a previous ar
rangement with the owners OF the yes
sci. did not include any drydock
charges during the vessels repairs and,
while the bid Of the Heffernan dry
H.
only drydoek charges but the towage
OF the vessel from san Francisco TO
Seattle and from there on completion
of the work 10 Tacoma where she is
due 10 load a cargo tor southern ports.
the contract was not awarded. The
lowest figure probably WIFI be accepted
and the vessel viii proceed north under
tow al an early date
SchOoner's ForeeastIe Robbed
Fred Wehde and Albert Schultz.
members of the crew of the schooner
Advance. lying al Powell street wharf
reported TO the harbor police yesterday
castle of their vessel during the night
and had stolen a watch case valued at
sT5 and two suits Of clothes
Colon Loses Three Men
The steamer Colon from New York
arrived yesterday al Colon consider
for an encounter September 15 with a
heavy storm. During the gale three
men or q gang engaged in repairing a
damaged water tank lost their lives.
LurIfne Sails for Honolulu
The Matson navigation company's
steamer Lurline, Captain Weeden,
sailed yesterday for Honolulu with
large cargo and % passengers. Among
the passengers was Captain William
MatsOn, the founder and president of
the company.
Sues for Wages as Cook
Suit to recoyer SIS in wages from
the owners of the British steamer
Wvndford was begun yesterday In the
United States district court by Louis
le Guenne. the steamers cook.
Captain Ferris Exonerated
Captain Ferris Of the steamer Lam
sing. which grounded July 10 in the
vicinity OF Double point. wes exon
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