The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest TO Mariners
of the Pacific

SAN PEDRO. April 1.-THE steamer Frances
II. LeEgett. Captain Rainer. arrived this morning
from Eureka. having in tow the big barge Rufus
r. WOOD, tic combined carEoes OF the two yes
In making dock the Leggett fouled and broke the
cable OF the Home telephone company running
across The bay, doing several hundred dollars
The steamship Queen, Captain Thomas cleared
today for san Diego and win call bound north
l6vTstone. Captain Rorvick. cleared today for the
Columbia river. The schooner Carrier Dove.
Captain Grossmsn, sailed today in ballast for
Gray's Hsrbor- The schooner BERTHE Miner will
BE- beached at Terminal island TO be repaired.
Tie steamer Fulton arrived from San Diego and
cleared Tor Eureka. The trouble resulting from
the refusal OF the vessels OF the Shiupowners'
association 70 serve coffee to lOngshoremen which
resulted IN q strike on the steamer Mann Smith
longshoremen union has Feted 10 waive coffee FOR
The present
left out At O'clock this morning for san Fran
cisco. The French bark Marchael Darouf with
river this morning The British ship Yerbena.
with grain fer Europe fowed 10 sea this
morning. The steamer Sue II. Elmore arrived
American ship Berlin cleared for Nnshagsk
river. Alaska. with supplies
TACOMA. Wash, April 1.-THE steamer
Sampson left with a shipment Of copper bars
Tor Vancouver. B. {. The Norwegian steamer
Aker viii arrive Monday 10 complete a cargo OF
honr and wheat for China
VICTORIA. B. C.. April lI.-Further details
81 the collision OF Todokke Hokkaido in which
230 lives lost were brought br steamer
fremont which arrived this morning. The steam
Mafsu Msru. small coaster running from
AOmori 20 MurOran, carrying over 200 passengers
from Aom0ri, March D. ran into a snow
storm. The steamer proceeded at about half
speed and when about two miles on T0dokke.
near HakOdate. the hull OF the Hide Yoshi
Naru lOomed up in the darkness. The master
Of the Natsu Maru tried TO swing the vessel.
but could not clear the Hide Yoshi, which struck
Il almost amidships and cut big hole into the
side The Astsu Maru settled at once and sank
in few minutes before the boats could be got
T-harn
franticslly The Hide Yoshi Maru had its stem
crumpled OF. More than 200 passengers and
half OF the crew OF "a men. including the cap
tain Of she Mstsu Naru. were drowned The
sealing schooner Bokuyo Maru, owned By the
Nippon Deep Sea fishing company, foundered in
gale where the Dakota wrecked.
Three Of the crew were drowned
SEATTLE. April 11--Ssiled, steamer Dirfgo,
Tor Skagways steamer Watson, for San Fran
cisco; steamer Umatilla. for San Francisco. The
steamer hontara. with explosives from San Fran
cisco. 10 now six days out and anxiety is felt
has large shipment Of powder board. The
steamship President viii sail from Seattle May
] 20 take a special excursion 20 witnees the
naval msneuyers in San Francisco bay.
PORTLAND, April 1.-THE gasoline steamer
Anvil has been purchased By the compaDy organ
ised some time ago TO operate a steamer between
Portland and 11llamook and Will be brought from
San Francisco next week. Captain b. Olsen
viii be its master. The steam schooner Aurelia
left LinDton this afternoon for San Francisco
With SO. 900 feet Of lumber- The steamer Rose
City left for San Francisco yesterday The
steamer Alliance left for Coos bay tonight The
Breekwater and Eureka due here tomorrow
from Coos bay. The Eureka win sail Monday
night Tor Eureka via Coos bay and the Brea +
water win leave for Coos bay Wednesday night