The San Francisco call., 1908-07-02
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Tidal Wave Invades Champerico and
the Ocean Steals 80 Feet Of Beach

The Pacific Mail company's liner City
of Sydney, which arrived yesterday
from Panama and way ports, brings
word OF a tidal wave at Champerico,
Guatemala, about six weeks ago, which
/ threatened the little town with destruc-
tion. No lives were lost. The curious
feature Of the phenomenon is that the
waters, which came up to the main
street, receded only part way and low
water mark today is 30 feet higher than
Il was before the tidal wave.
The rush Of water came about 4
o'clock one morning. The wharf, owned
( by the railroad company, was badly
wrecked and the foundations of many
OF the buildings were damaged. When
the Sydney left ChampericO the work
Of moving the town back 80 feet was
in progress and the construction of q
breakwater was under contemplation.
The inhabitants had been assured by
scientists that the waters would prob
ably recede in q few months, but as
the wise men would not guarantee that
the ocean might not take a fancy to
80 feet more Of the town the plans
for moving inland viii not be changed
The Sydney brought 1.041 tons Of
cargo. 25 passengers and treasure val
ued at SI25,549. The passengers in
cluded: Jacinto Chang, George W.
Sweetser and wife, Mrs. II. L. Sweet
otls w H lJalZ4G4, >. AdIEN, Il. QG
ClairmOnt, j. S. Tomblin and E. S.
Moffat
The steerage passenge included two
Japanese in transit TO Yokohama and
Is Chinese on their way IS Hongkong
Lurline Makes Good Time
The new steamship Lurline returned
yesterday from its hrst round trip TO
Honolulu. Captain II. f. Weeden re-
ports that the vessel bucked heavy
head winds All the from fha
islands Despite the bad weather the
vessel made the run in seven days and
eight hours. The trip up was enliv-
cned by masquerade ball, in which
the 35 passengers all took part.
Among the passengers who made the
round trip were Captain Matson, Mrs.
M atson, Miss Lurline Matson, Professor
Geiselman and Miss Grace Gibson.
The Lurline brought 24547 bags of
sugar; 10 cases Of alligator pears, 1929
punches of bananas, 357 crates of pine
apples and miscellaneous cargo.
The Lurline made a record in Hilo,
loading 2,200 bags OF sugar in one
hours time into one hatch.
Sails for Tahiti
The Oceanic steamship company's
steamer MaripOsa sailed for Tahiti yes
terday with a large number of passen-
gers. Many Of these went to attend the
each year TO commemorate the fall of
the bastile.
Water Front Notes
Lumber arrivals from the north coast
by sea yesterday amounted to 3,590,000
feet.
The steamer Santa Maria. Captain
Alberts, arrived yesterday with 40, ,000>
barrels of oil for the United oil COM
pany. II was AZ hours making the run
up from Port San Luis.
The German steamship Sebara, Cap
tain Carstens put into port yesterday
for fuel The Sebara was bound to
Seattle with a general cargo. 1t was
I19 days from Hamburg and 10 days
from Eten.
The Oceanic steamship company's
liner Alameda viii sail Saturday for
Honolulu from Pacific street dock at IL
a. IN.
Charles Paczoch, who lives at 304
Berkshire street, was knocked down by
an elevator in the Marvin building, at
the corner of California and Drumm
streets, yesterday, and badly cut about
the head. He was taken to the harbor
emergency hospital, where the attend
in gphysicians thought there might be
possible fracture of the skull.