The San Francisco call., 1908-10-05
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Liner Mexican Is Tossed by Hurricane
Between Hilo and Salinas Cruz

American-Hawaiian steamship MeXi-
can, arrived yesterday seven days and
20 hours from Salina Cruz. Captain
Tapley reports that on the way from
I5ilo 10 Salina Cruz. ne ran into a ter
rife storm, which almost amounted to
hurricane. This occurred on Septem-
Der s, in latitude 1912 n. and longitude
1I7.48 W.
The storm began in the morning and
lasted for "a hours. II came quietly
at first, but by evening it had increased
to such an extent that Captain Tapley
was compelled TO slow down the ship.
The waves and winds seemed to come
from every point of the compass. and
the great freight cruiser was almost
unmanageable.
The Mexican brought $500 tons of
general merchandise. including some
structural iron, which is intended for
the United States government break
water at Hilo, and also for the fortifi-
cations now being constructed at Pearl
Harbor. The Mexican carried 1,200
barrels of sugar from Hilo to Salina
Cruz.
When the vessel left this port on its
last trip to Honolulu, it went in COM
mand Of Captain Charles Nichols.
Nichols left the steamship at Honolulu
and came back TO this port on the
Arizonan, and on his return here he
was retired from active service.
VIII Garry Many Passengers
The Korea, which is to sail to the
orient tomorrow, will have its cabins
nlled 10 capacity, and in fact several
nrst class cabin passengers are going
IN second class accommodations as far
as Honolulu, when they will be changed
10 the main cabin, taking the places of
the passengers bound to the island city.
me Korea viii also carry IT'S Ash
atics and $500 tons of freight. The yes
sci viii go out in~command Of CAPTAIN
Sandberg, who relieves Captain Dixon.
German Ship AIsterberg Sails
The German shin AIsterberg. CAPTAIN
Saelzer, sailed for London Yesterday
IL carried a cargo of canned fruits and
canned salmon.
Pile Rats to BE Broken Up.
The two big pile RATS that have been
in fresh water near Martinez were
hauled down to Mission bay yesterday
and today the chains that bind them to-
gether VIII be cut and the piles will
then be on the market ready for sale
These RATS were towed from the
about 100000 feet. One was brought
down the coast about year ago and
the other came down two months since.
On arrival here there was no demand
for them, but lately the supply in the
harbor has given out. so these two
RATS will now come into use.
Comes From Port Costa
The ship Biarritz was towed down
from Port Costa yesterday, laden with
barley 1t viii sail for the United
Kingdom for orders in few days.
Liner Sails North
The Kosmos steamship Scraps will
sail tonight for Puget sound where X
VIII take on lumber and -four for Chill
can ports, London and Hamburg. It
brought 600 tons of general merchan-
disc to this port from European points
and 800 tons of inter. The Serapis viii
return to this port after taking in it's
cargo IN the north and will complete
loading here.
Water Front Notes
The new launch Standard. owned by
William Busher of Oakland, went on its
trial trip yesterday.
Lumber arrivals from the north coast
by sea yesterday were light, only
amounting to l, 10000 feet.
The barkentine Andrew Welch, Cap
tain Keller, arrived in yesterday, %
days from HilO, with 1888 bags Of
sugar for Welch & Co.
The barkentine Irmgard, Captain
Christianson, sailed yesterday for
The [. S. army transport Thomas
will sail for Manila today.
The steamship Exelmans. Captain
Gems. viii sail today for Havre and
way ports. Among its cargo are 100, 900
cases of canned fruits and 10000 cases
Of canned salmon. destined for Liver
pool.