The San Francisco call., 1908-04-04
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

PORTLAND, April 3.-The most valuable lum-
through the custom house on the British steamer
Strathblane, the total value being placed at
$111, ,055. 1t measures 3,709 sos feet The cargo
and Calcutta, nearly 100000 feet going to the
last named port. TWENTY-FIVE Of the crew of the
Russian bark Albyn have. .deserted been paid
of since its arrival here about two weeks ago
and Captain Lundahl is casting about for men TO
ill their places. There being Russian consul
here, Captain Lundahl VIII sign the men on board
the vessel. The steam schooner Yosemite was
given unusually quick dispatch this week from
the mills at st. Helens. Arriving Tuesday after
noon with part cargo from Hoquian the vessel
loaded 4s3, 600 feet Wednesday, completing its
cargo. The French ship Hoche has cleared for
the United Kingdom with 11015I bushels OF
wheat valued at $93, 700. The British bark Cal
luna has cleared for the United Kingdom with
S5,69s bushels of wheat valued at ST.. .130. The
steamer Sue II. Elmore arrived last night from
Tillamoek with 300 tons of dairy products and 35
passengers and will leave Sunday. The steamer
George W. Elder sailed last night for San Pedro
and way ports. The Hartman liner Senator left
for San Francisco this afternoon. The new rate
on wheat and -four to Shanghai is 81 a ton in
lots less than 800 tons and $3.50 ton on larger
lots. The steam schooner Wellesley is loading
1000 tons of wheat for California and will take
reka, Captain Noren, arrived last night from Eu-
reka via Coos bay and left this evening on its
first trip as regular liner between this port,
SAN PEDRO, April 3.-The steamship Queen.
Captain Thomas, arrived tonight from San Fran
cisco and will clear for San Diego tomorrow.
III.
arrived this morning six days from Coos bay
with 80 600 feet of lumber. The steamer Alca-
traz, Captain Eileson, arrived this morning from
Greenwood via San Francisco with 206 600 feet
Of lumber. The schooner Eva, Captain Schil-
drop, and the schooner Ariel, Captain Spicer,
sailed today in ballast to reload, the former for
Eureka and the latter for Grays Harbor
TACOMA, WASH, April 3.-The British bark
Loudonhill arrived in tow Of the tug Lorne this
evening to load wheat for the United Kingdom
The vessel has been discharging on the British
Columbia. side. When the British bark Luci-
para arrived at Cork, March s29, it completed
the fourth successive smart passage Twice 1t
has made run of 120 days out from Europe
to San Pedro. and last year from Tacoma TO
the United Kingdom it made the record run
of 100 days. The passage just completed was
100 days long. The steamer Buckman returned
from Quartermaster harbor, where It cleaned
and painted, and began TO load outward freight
for San Francisco, including large shipment OF
marble. The steamer proceeded to Seattle dur
ing the night to finish. The British ship
morning and will load part cargo here for North
China The British steamer Inyerfc left at 6
D. IN. for San Francisco and Australia The
liner loaded 600, 600 feet of lumber here for the
SEATTLE, Wash. April 3--The inquiry into
the sinking of the schooner Lydia by the steam
ship Chippewa at o'clock Monday morning at
Point No Point, when two sailors named Hicks
and Shnney were drowned, was opened before
Commissioners whitney and Turner today. The
evidence of the officers Of the steamship was
that they had seen a red light to the port side
and when too late to avoid a collision the Lydia
appeared in front Of them. They agreed that
the green light Of the Lydia was so poor as to
be indistinguishable. This testimony would in
dicate that the Lydia had tackled just before the
collision but Captain Calder of the Lydia and
two members of the crow denied that they had
their green light WAS in good order aud that
their white stern Light WAS also burning aud,