The San Francisco call., 1908-05-29
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Lumber Schooner Hogan Catches Fire
at Wharf From Galley Stove

The coasting schooner Hugh Hogan
had a narrow escape from being de-
stroyed by fire yesterday just before
noon The vessel was lying at its
dock. and had begun to discharge a
cargo of lumber. Cook John Olsen
started big IRE OF green wood in the
galley stove preparatory TO cooking
the MONDAY meal He reckoned that
the wood would burn slowly, and went
TO the deck for a short siesta-
Suddenly the galley and cabins burst
into flames, the alarm was given, and
the deck hands. assisted by stevedores
who were on the dock. after d hard
fight succeeded in putting out the fire.
They pumped water from the channel,
and this with the prompt assistance of
bucket brigade ended what might
have been a disastrous condagration-
Besides the damage 70 the galley
and cabins. the decks and a portion of
the lumber was scorched- The Hogan
arrived from coQuille May 20, with
425,eeo feet OF lumber consigned to
Sudden & Christianson. Captain Peter
son was unable TO say what the dam
age would amount 10.
Marxsen Loses His License
Captain y. Z. Marxsen of the steamer
Hornet, which was driven on shore in
a heavy storm off Greenwood last
March, had his license revoked for SO
spectors of Hulls and Boilers Bulger and
Boles- The inspectors held that Cap
tain MarXsen had been negligent and
unskillful in keeping so close 10 the
shore after he had been repeatedly
warned by the first mate OF the dan
gerous position of the Hornet
ship Owner Wins Suit
John Erickson, ship owner OF San
Francisco, was awarded verdict OF
$3.50 by Judge de Haven yesterday in
the United States district court against
NJ Johnson. san Francisco merchant
Erickson brought suit TO recover for
10 san Francisco in December Of 1905
Erickson was also awarded costs and
interest.
DR.. King Changes Stations
Passed Assistant Surgeon W. w.
King has been relieved of quarantine
duty at Angel island and assigned TO
duty al the United States marine hos
pita1 in This city
Comes TO Buy Steamers
Captain William Goodman, who ar
rived from Honolulu on the Hilonian
yesterday. has come to the coast TO buy
ployed in the trade between San Pedro
and Hilo. He expects TO look about
the coast some time before he finds ex-
actly what he wants, and it is possible
he may be compelled to make trip to
eastern ports IN search OF vessels = to
meet his requirements. Goodman is said
To come in the interest of the Hawaiian
mahogany company, which has a con-
tract TO furnish ties 10 the Santa Fe
road.
To Have Extensive Repairs
The transport Sheridan is to have ex-
tensive rerairs. The vessel is due TO
arrive az this port from Manila on June
Is. and viii go out OF commission at
once It will probably be six months
before IL is again placed on the run
The Sherman has been constantly on
the run between this port and Manila
since the government purchased 1t 10
years ago II has always been the
most popular vessel on the run until
the repaired Sheridan was put into
commission two months ago
DischarginG Its Coal
The steamship Lurline began dis
charging its coal yesterday into the
bark Hawaiian Isles. Both vessels are
lying in Mission bay.
The Lurline. which arrived in port
on NAY 20, brought 1910 tons of coal
When the Hawaiian Isles has taken its
full quota the bark St. Katharine viii
be towed alongside the Lurline, which
will be loaded to capacity, and the re-
mainder of the LUrline's cargo VIII go
to the coal bunkers at Mare island.
Badly Injured in Fau
Thomas Maxwell. foreman carpenter
street. fell from a scafoldins to the
sidewalk He was badly injured. At
the harbOr hospital Dr. Tillman thought
MaxWeirs skull was fractured. and the
hospital for treatment He lives at 1853
Fourteenth street
Lumber Arrivals
Lumber arrivals from the north coast
by sea yesterday amounted TO $4,000