The San Francisco call., 1908-08-21
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Coronado After Monotonous Voyage Lies
Becalmed Off Monterey forFiye Days


Potter. which was reported on Wednes-
day at Santa Cruz in distress. was
towed into this port yesterday by the
tug Dauntless. The Coronado left
Honolulu July : and Captain Potter
declares that the voyage was one Of
the weariest in his long experience
For q month after leaving the island
port the Coronado's sails tapped and
fattened in light airs and calms On
August the windjammer was still 500
miles southwest Of San Francisco.
When the wind did come II appeared
in the shape Of northwest gale
which lasted for IS hours. The strain
ing in the storm caused the Coronado's s
decks 10 leak, but no large amount
OF water found its way below. The
storm was followed by more 4 Gains
The Coronado wallowed in a CLASSY
swell OF Monterey for i've days and at
2. m on Tuesday came 10 an anchor
Of Santa Cruz. The vessel was re-
ported there and the Dauntless sent 70
its assistance.
The Coronado was Il days from
Honolulu and II hours from Santa
Cruz. She brought 22,s4s bags Of sugar
Liner san Juan Arrives
The Pacific Mail liner San Juan,
Captain Nelson. arrived yesterday from
Panama and way ports with 1S cabin
Chinese the latter on their way TO
China The san Juan brought S4S tons
Of cargo and treasure valued AZ S4l,-
00e. Captain Nelson reports having
experienced good weather all the way
from the isthmus- The passengers in
6. H. Kerslake. wife and child: c.
9. Heiuman- wife and child: c. +. Grif-
fen, wife and child, Lou Wing. A
Wodarge. :. I. Pelasser and J. Mon
dat
Steering Gear Carries Away
The steering gear OF the ferry
away on the $50 o'clock trip yester-
day morning from SauSalito. The ac
cident occurred, in the vicinity OF Al
catraZ and caused a delay OF more
the bay and al first the passengers
were fearful lest the tide should carry
the steamer on the rocks or into fur
ther trouble.
When reassured as 10 the absence of
danger. the passengers filled the air
with protests against the delay, as
most OF them were on the early boat
as q matter OF business necessity
Louder than the protests OF the pas
sengers. however. was the footing OF
the Donahue's whistle, and in the
course OF time the ferry steamer Tam
alpais emerged from the fog. passed
line TO the disabled DOnahue and
toWed i back 10 Sausalito- The Tam
alpals brought the passengers 70 this
side and the Ukiah was put on the run
in place OF the DOnahue.
MutinOus Sailor Loses Case
The suit Of Louis GARNER. former
seaman on the schooner Defender, for
s. geo dana ges from Captain J. :. Hill
llnssen. was dismissed yesterday by
Judge de Haven. GARNER charged that
be had been beaten and placed in irons
for no just reason by Captain Helling
sen while At sea Several members OF
the crew, together with the officers and
the wife OF Hillingsen. testified that
GARNER had been guilty OF muIinous
conduct and that he was placed IN irons
10 protect the others on board the yes
sci
Brings Big Log Raft from Columbia
The steamer George ". Fenwick ar
rived yesterday from Grays Harbor
and Astoria with a log raft from the
latter port IN tow The Fenwick.
relieved by two tugs OF the raft, which
was tOwed Up TO Martinez. The Fen
wick has .on board 1,5oo, 1000 feet. of
lumber and the raft which Is 625 feet
long and - feet deep. contains G, 600 600
feet OF piling.
Is Due Early this Morning
The japanese liner Hongkong Maru.
Captain EIlmer Jr-. Is due here from
liner is expected to make port before
daylight and probably VIII dock about
o'clock. The Hongkong is bringing
only dozen cabin passengers from the
orient.
Short of Provisions
The schooner Eva. which arrived at
Eureka yesterday. reported that, on
August II, in 43 north and 40 west, II
spoke the schooner a j. West, short OF
provisions. The Eva supplied the West
as far as IL was able.
The West is now out 50 days from
Santa Rosalia, bound for Grays Harbor.
Liner Texan Arrives
The Observation-Disclosures steamship
company's steamer Texan. Captain Hall
arrived in late last night from Salina
Cruz The vessel brings a cargo Of
general merchandise to Williams, Dia-
mond & Co.
Water Front Notes
The navy colliers Saturn and Justin
sailed yesterday for Honolulu with
coal for the cruisers which viii leave
The French bark Max sailed yester-
day from Sydney for this port. The
Max VIII always be remem bered here
as the ship that sank the passenger
steamer Wala Walla. causing heavy
loss OF life.
The tug Hercules with a log raft
from the Columbia river IN tow passed
Catalina August 1e on its way 10 san
Diego.
Receipts OF lumber yesterday by sea
amounted 10 $4,000 feet
The Pacific Mail liner Acapulco will
sail today for Panama and way ports.
The steamer Olympia, Captain Soule,
cleared yesterday for Nome and ST.
Michael.
Among the vessels that passed in
through the Golden Gate yesterday was
the little sloop Meteor. Captain Dean
p hours from Santa Cruz