The San Francisco call., 1908-03-28
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Grew Of Overdue Ship Isaac Reed on
Short Rations for Two Weeks


tain Anderson, which was on the over
due list and quoted for reinsurance at
is per cent, arrived yesterday. 1o1
days from Newcastle, Australia, with
1880 tons of coal. When the tardy
windjammer reached port the crew
had been on short rations of food and
water for IA days and sustenance for
only a day or so more remained on
board. The Isaac Reeds was long
voyage, a hungry voyage and voyage
of strained relations among the after
guard. Mate McCarrom was confined to
his room by order of Captain Anderson
for the greater part of the voyage.
"A little misunderstanding" the cap
tain explained.
rheumatism" declared McCarrom
through a locked door which he de-
clined to open.
The Isaac Reed left Newcastle De-
cember Is and experienced variable
weather until January 9, when, off Ia
hiti, a hurricane was encountered
which lasted for three days. Sails were
carried away and the seas which swept
the decks found their way to the food
lockers and ruined the bulk of the
perishable provisions. February 10
Captain Anderson put into Pitcairn is
land, where he bartered clothing for
L
ported that the British ship Largie-
more had put in there January 20
Light winds were encountered after
leaving Pitcairn until the last four
days of the voyage, when a brisk
Northwestern filled the Golfers wings.
The voyage from Pitcairn occupied
longer than had been expected and two
weeks before reaching port Captain
Anderson put all hands on short ra-'
ID,
but everybody was glad when the an
Choir was let go within easy launch
ride of a city of restaurants.
The ship James Drummond, which
was reinsured at 20 per cent, also ar
rived yesterday. 105 days from New
castle, Australia. Captain Harris
blames head winds and calms for his
hardness.
Meiggs Wharf Shacks to Go
The harbor commissioners discov-
cred yesterday that the city police de-
partment has been playing landlord on
the water front The city formerly
maintained a police station at Meiggs
wharf. This was abandoned some
years ago.. The building that the po-
lice had occupied, although on state
property, was then rented by the po-
lice department to the United States
government for the use of the immi-
grafton and federal quarantine board
Ing officers. President Stafford discov-
cred yesterday that Uncle Sam was
still paying rent to the city police de-
partment for the use of the former
police station. Thes building was put
up by the police department, but the
city ceased paying rent to the state
when it began collecting rent from the
government
The commissioners will probably
make no effort to recover the rent from
the city, but in the near future will
tear down all the shanties that now
dishgure that part of the water front.
It is the commissioners intention to
continue the wharf to the end of the
breakwater. behind which the fisher
men now find shelter, and at the end
to erect a substantial building in which
will be housed all the government Of
fcials now stationed in the vicinity of
the barge Office and the representatives
of the marine exchange. The land
behind the present shacks, filled in,
viii make a valuable seawall lot and
what has long been an insanitary and
inartistic offense will be removed from
the landscape.
Children Born In Many Lands
There arrived here yesterday from
Hilo on the steamer Enterprise a Rus
sian peasant, Eli Brosegin, accompanied
by his wife and five children. Brose-
gin declares that all countries look
alike to the stork, and in proof points
TO his own family. His eldest child
was born in Russia, the next in Siberia
Manchuria was the birthplace of the
third, China of the fourth and the
fifth arrived while the Brosegins were
making their home at Hilo. Brosegin
wearied of the life in Hawaii and has
come here in search of job which he
hopes to secure before the stork pays
its sixth visit.
Carried Little Coffee
The British steamer Farley, CAPTAIN
Satchell, which was chartered five
months ago by the Pacific Mail com
pany to carry coffee along the Central
American coast, arrived here yester
day from Ancon. The charter expired
yesterday at noon and the vessel was
turned over to the owners, j. J. Moore
& Co., The charter of the Farley was a
heavy loss to the Pacific Mail company
The coffee crop was light and the vessel
made only one half trip during the
life of the charter The rest OF the
time the Farley remained at anchor
in Panama.
Coasters Prepare for Sea
The settlement of the trouble be-
tween the marine engineers and the
ship owners started activity yesterday
among the steam schooners. MANY
coasters that have been laid up in
Oakland creek for weeks were towed
over to this side and prepared for
sea- The quarantine officials worked
like beavers all day fumigating steam
schooners TO destroy the rats that NAV
nave slowed away during the period
No -,
yesterday, and by the end of the week
all that are going into service at this
time will be at sea.
Low Rates Attract Travel
The steamer Senator of the San Fran
cisco and Portland line, which sails
this morning for Portland, will carry
II. G. Neubert, Miss Ena Hemp, Miss Flo
Samphey, Miss Frances Roodwood Mrs Cbarles
a. French Josie Atkinson. Loyal whitton,
Louise Zierngible.
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