The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-04
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Pacific Mail Liner Peru Encounters
Blizzard Off Golden Gate

The Pacific Mail steamship Peru,
Captain MacKinnon, arrived in port
yesterday from ARcon and way ports.
Twenty four hours off the Golden gate
the vessel ran into a heavy northern
gale, accompanied by an intensely cold
wave. Among the passengers We're
Attorney George NJ Wallace and his
nephew, Robert Wallace Attorney
Wallace is leading democrat in Con-
necticut, having run for congressman
two years ago on the democratic
ticket When asked what he thought
Of the coming election he seemed 10
be OF the opinion that in case Taft
was nominated by the republicans and
Bryan by the democrats, that Taft
would be an easy winner.
Roger Beals and wife were also pas
sengers. Mrs Beals was formerly Miss
katherine RiXford. daughter of Attor
hey Emmett Rixford Of this city. Beals
is interested in the Minas del Tajo
mines at Rosano near Mazatlan.
The trip UP was enlivened by a fight
between the chief cook and one of
the sailors IN which the cook was
knocked out The cause of the rumpus
IS reported TO have been a lovely
Mexican maid at Mazatlan. Both men
went ashore TO call on her and there
the scrimmage began. When they re-
turned to the steamer hostilities were
2Eal0 renewed ana the passengers
were treated to a lively set to before
the beIigerents could be separated.
The passengers were also treated TO
the spectacle OF seing 4 magnificent
blanket fish caper about the ship. 1t
was jet black with two big wings fully
20 feet IN length.
The Peru brought 1850 tons of
freight and s1S.9se.7S in treasure. 1t
was % days % hours from Ancon.
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Following is a list of the cabin pas
sengers.
Jessie I. B. coimer. Andrew J. o'connell.
2Lfs S9te ne,1 hsooam MIS- era wilson;
A. Poland, Roger Beals.. Mrs. Catherine Beals
Miss Catherine Reals. johanna Gmaehl. Josrah
Owen. Joseph II. Hunt Louis 0chard de BRga-
les. George N. Wallace. Robert Wallace.
Newark Is FIoated
The steamer Newark. which was
driven ashore by a gale Saturday night
5ust of the coast near Monterey, was
ioated early yesterday morning by the
combined efforts Of the Spreckels tug
Defiance and the tug Navigator
The Newark left this port SATURDAYS
morning, bound for Byxbees landing, to
get a load OF lime. The vessel Will be
towed back to this port by the Def
ance.
Brings Big Crowd
terday from Fort Bragg AS the little
coaster came up the bay all that was
visible 10 the naked eye was a mass
OF humanity that perched all over the
vessel Although the Brunswick had
10000 feet of lumber on board none
Of IL was in evidence, the big crowd of
passengers completely obscuring il |
from view. When Captain Ellefsen
was asked why so many passengers
11s D.
tically all the residents of Fort Bragg
had come to see the arrival of Bob
Evans and his fleet" He added: I'VE
left a few at Fort Bragg to guard the
city, but We have so per cent OF them
here"
skirts About Bay
The steamer II J. Coreoran, which
has recently been repaired and put IN
shape for going into service in the feet
Of vessels that are to take part in the
coming festivities, was on a run about
the bay yesterday. Barneson- Hibberd
company. the owners, entertained 100
guests on the boat. They left town
shortly after l o'clock During the
trip light refreshments were served.
viii Sail Tomorrow
The United States transport Sheridan
viii once again go into commission and
will sail to the Philippines tomorrow
The Sheridan has been laid UP at Mare
island for the last IS months under
going repairs which were needed by
the shaking up the vessel received
when IL struck the rocks at Rabbit
point near Honolulu. Captain F. l.
Dengler viii go out as quartermaster
and Captain ". P. Stinson will be nayi-
eating officer.
Wireless From President
A message from the steamer Presi-
dent to the Pacific wireless telegraph
company at 10 o'clock last night gave
the position of the vessel as off Cape
sMendocino. The message stated that
the President would reach port at Z
o'clock this morning.
Goes to Mare Island
The United States government tug
Fortune, which arrived in yesterday
from Magdalena bay. passed through
the harbor and proceeded at once 10
Mare island.
Repairs for sherman
The transport Sherman, which Is due
TO arrive at this port the middle of
June from Manila, will undergo extern
sive repairs and will be laid up here
for about three months
Crook Due Friday
The transport Crook, which sailed
from Honolulu April 80 for this port.
will be due here Friday.
Lumber Arrivals
Lumber arrivals from the north coast
BY sea yesterday amounted to 1885, 900
feet.
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