The San Francisco call., 1908-10-14

long before the Olga passed in through
the Golden Gate.
The Olga was in the latitude OF
Point Reyes. longitude 1872 west on
September 27 and had hard work max
ing the Farallones- Two days of dense
fog off this port tended to dampen the
spirits of the French mariners. but
they were all-smiles yesterday when
the rising sun found them at anchor
of Meiggs wharf with the butcher
boat alongside.
and ~ feet in diameter. with heavy
iron band at each end, was sighted,
and two days later the Olga drifted
through a great shoal Of fish.
Asuncion ON Drydock
The Standard oil companys steamer
Asuncion. which ran into the lumber
laden steamer Norwood last Thursday
the Sixteenth street drydock yester-
Gay and an army Of mechanics is en-
gagged in repairing the battered bow.
1t is not necessary to look at the
the force with which the tanker struck
the coaster. The Asuncion'S nose more
resembles mangled tomato can than
the bow of ship The stem is bent
ships side and points a little astern
of due amidships Both anchors were
driven through the plates and the
whole forward structure is bent in 10
Il
will have to be taken out and replaced
with new ones. The frames also are
damaged and the hawsepipes broken
and twisted out OF place.
The Norwood. the Asuncion's victim,
buoyed up by the deckload that pre-
vented the tanker from walking clear
through the hull
Pet Cat Meets Rats Fate
The federal authorities fumigated
the schooner Fred J. Wood yesterday,
and after the sulphur had been lighted
and matches and doors closed and
sealed. it was discovered that Neptune,
a pet cat and the schooner's mascot,
was missing. Neptune's body was dis
covered later. when the cabins had
been opened and the fumes had dissi-
pated. He was a good cat, and there
is grief on board that an able ratter
and a genial shipmate should have
shared the fate of the cockroaches and
rodents.
Fooled Customs Officers
Receiving information that an at
tempt would be made to smuggie
trunk full of opium from British Co
lumbia on the steamer Umatilla. John
W. Smith of the special agents Of
fice notified Deputy Surveyor Charles
Blinn Monday. but when the inspec-
tors examined the baggage on the
steamer yesterday they were unable 70
find any opium Employees at the Gus
lOHl 4OuSc were lduSHAllS dl oAlAAn yes
terday. for 1t is generally believed that
his informant was a joker.
Pilot Anderson Benedick
Captain Magnus Anderson. bar pilot.
was married Sunday TO Mrs. Maude
Rhyme of 2234 Pacific avenue Mrs
Anderson is a sister of Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Franklin X. Lane,
The captain and his wife will spend
their honeymoon in travel, and when
Captain Anderson returns to his duties
q month hence they will make their
home in Oakland.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 1.220.000 feet.
The Pacific Mail liner Acapulco left
Acapulco Monday for this port.
The Pacific Mail liner Newport
cleared yesterday and will sail today
for Panama and way ports
The telegraph wire between Port
Crescent and Tatoosh has broken, and
until a new wire can be strung ves-
sells entering and leaving the straits
will be reported from Neah bay.
A wireless message from the steamer
Hiionian at o'clock Monday night
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