The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Acapulco Brings Big Shipment of Gold From
the Mines of Central America

The Pacific Mail liner Acapulco, Cap
tain q. G. Trask, which arrived yester-
day from Panama and way ports, was
in the treasure ship class by virtue Of
an unusually large shipment of gold IN
bars and bricks from the mines of
Mexico and Salvador. The total value
of the treasure was s8S.200. The liner
brought % passengers and I'll tons of
cargo.
Among the liners passengers was
Robert Dalziel, local businessman
who lives in Oakland. and who has
been making tour of the world. ]. A.
O'Connors, another passenger, who was
accompanied by his wife, is in the serv-
Ice Of the Panama canal commission
and has come home on a three months
leave Of absence after three years on
the isthmus. During their. stay the
conditions Of living have been greatly
improved, but recreation, they say, is
expensive, and the man who would
save money on his salary must be sat
isned with the simple life.
Chief Officer w. Hill was seriously
injured a few days ago in an effort to
save the life Of a quartermaster. An
iron port was being lowered into place
and the heavy weight got away from
the man who was lowering It. Hill,
looking over the side, realized that un-
would crush the life out of quarter
master, who, with head and shoulders
out OF the opening. was directing the
closing Of the port Hill grabbed the
rope that was slipping through the
sailors fingers and held on in spite of
the fact that his left hand was carried
through the block. The fall of the door
was retarded long enough for the
Quartermaster TO get away. Hills left
u 4 L-1 -r..z =
perhaps two of his fingers will have
TO be amputated.
The Acapulco's passengers included:
Mrs. c. +. Stesrns. Miss A. II. Stearns.
Miss NJ. B. Stearns, J. A. O'Connors and
Wife Miss Louise Bonner, D. T. Shell
ton, Robert Dalziel and F. NJ. Meyer.
Back to Angel Island
Dr. ". C. Hobby lost no time after receiving
notification from Washington that San Fran
cisco was officially the list of clean ports
IN dismantiing the machinery OF the fumiga tion
ere His temporary office in the ferry post
day, and while the evacuation was in progress
the quarantine tugs were hosting the moorings
that have held the fumigation barge in Mission
Day Since the smoke brigade went into commits
sion. The office furniture was returned to the
board OF health The army Of rat handlers
and members Of the barge eommissary depart
ment were given honorable discharges from the
FEDERAL employ and the barge was towed back
70 Angel island. where at q quiet anchorage
on lne quarantine station II VIII he until
occasion arises again for its use. There was
not rat guard in sight yesterday from one
end Of the water front TO the other, and every
snip owner wore a smile.
Collision I'm the Channel
The steam schooner Despatch was IN collision
IN the channel Wednesday night with the tug
Ida W. The tug was towing the oil barge
Antioch and was struck by the Despatch on the
port side The Despatch uniniured, but
the Ida W considerably damaged and will
have to be drydocked.
VIII Finish Loading Here
The German ship Albert Rickmers left Astoria
yesterday for this port 10 finish loading for the
United Kingdom While it is q regular custom
for foreign steamers pick up a cargo at
different coast ports, sailing vessels usually
make one job Of the loading. The Rickmers
has on board part cargo OF wheat and here
Will load barley and salmon.
Water Front Notes
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea amounted
to 92s, 600 feet.
German steamer Nicomedia cleared yesterday
for Portland. there TO load cargo for the
orient.
Pacific Mail liner China is due early this
morning from the far east.
The steamer San Jose will sail at noon today
for Panama and way ports
Pacific feet sailed yesterday from Honolulu
for Magdalena bay.