The San Francisco call., 1908-11-02

Battered by storms and winds, two
deep sea sailing vessels arrived IN port
yesterday, both showing evidence OF
the terrific storms they had passed
through. They were the British ships
California and LuGpAra It is hard to
tell which OF the two was the most
damaged.
TIE California sailed from Rotterdam
on April le- All went well until the
Fessel approached Cape Horn, when
the ship ran into a succession OF south
west gales. accompanied by hail and
snow. The ship was thrown on its
beam ends, and this caused the cargo TO
shift 70 port The port bulwarks and
stanchlons were carried away and the
sails were blown into shreds
The storms lasted from June ! to
august 10. At this period Captain
Jones found that provisions were short.
so he headed his ship for Coquimbo, ar
irving there September IA. The ship
sailed from that port on the 10th and
u had smooth sailing until two days
on this port. when dense fog was en-
oountered- The California brings a
cago Of coke, cement and pig iron, con-
signed 10 Meyer. Wilson & Co.
The Lucipara, too, battled with gales,
storms, snow and hail in trying to
round the Horn and Captain Henk
thought II was nip and tuck. for many
reach it's destination
Ii would be difficult to say what
'didn'r' happen 10 the ship on its voy-
age. When the vessel started out from
Antwerp 143 days ago Captain Henk
pridec himself on the fact that no
cleaner or well dressed vessel sailed
the seas. After leaving Antwerp all
went well until August 25, when heavy
snow squalls struck the ship. smashing
rhe nizzen upper topsail and sending
the yard with a terrific crash TO the
deck. The gale increased the next
DAY and the Lucipara was thrown on
its beam ends. Masts were cut away
and after hard struggle the ship was
rlghted. Then Il was discovered that
there was IA feet Of water in the hold.
and pumps were put to work. August
81 another storm was encountered and
the seas ran high. This lasted for
several days and damaged the entire
port side OF the ship. The rest OF the
voyage was uneventful.
Soldier Fails Into Bay
William Malta, a soldier belonging
70 the forces at Angel island fell into
The bay yesterday at the foot OF Folsom
street At the time he was making an
attempt TO crawl around a fence IN his
enoeaVors 70 get on board the tug
slocum. As he swung around the fence
he missed his footing and tumbled into
TIE bay. Charley Peterson, the well
known bOatman, standing on the dock
al the time. plunged into the water and
hauled out the drowning soldier
Malta was revived al the harbor emer-
gency hospital
New Boat Launched
Henry Peterson's new boat, the Cap
- tain Chas- Rock. was launched yester-
DAY at Tiburon. It will be used a q
tug and also as a passenger boat. 1t
can carry seventy-five people The
lelneh IS 4e feet IN length, u feet beam
and feet deep. 1t is fitted with a so
horsepower STANDARD engine and has a
speed Of ten miles an hour. 1t is of
IN entirely new design, combining the
Qualities necessary to tow big craft and
Yet be utilized for pleasure excursions.
The launch cost $4,000.
Building Big Seor Schooner
The new scow schooner now being
plllt Tor the California lighterage COM
pany VIII be the largest vessel Of its
pscity OF $50 tons. William Munder &.
sons are the builders, and il will cost
$4,000.
VIII SAIL Tomorrow
The Pacific Mail steamship China
viii sail tomorrow for the orient
Prominent among the passengers will
be Mike Fisher and his baseball team
VINO are 6oing TO make a three months
lip 70 Honolulu, Yokohama Kobe
shanghai, HongkOng and Manila
Star Of Russia Overdue
The ship star Of Russia the last OF
the salmon carriers from the north. Is
overdue at this port. No apprehension
Is felt by the owners. the Alaskan
packers association, as they expect that
the vessel has met with adverse winds
Il brings about $4,000 cases Of salmon
Overdue Arrives
The British ship Asamas which zva 6
on the overdue list quoted at 10 per
cen. arrived off port last night The
Asamas was 191 days making the run
frem Rotterdam TO this port.
Pickett Is Sold
The Crowley launch Pickett has been
sold TO H Bloomfield OF Antioch
Lumber Arrivals
Lum Der arrivals from the north coas,
yesterday by sea amounted to l4I400G
feet.