The San Francisco call., 1908-09-20
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Cruiser Albany, Whose Gunners Won
Trophy, to Receive Visitors

board the cruiser Albany, at present
the sole occupant OF man-o-war row.
The Albany, although one Of the small
est Of Uncle Sans war vessels, is one
OF the most interesting. The vessel is
manned. by the officers and men who
were on the Boston when that vessel
won the target trophy. The same men,
on the Albany at the last target prac-
tice, again won the trophy. They won
Il in the face Of difficulties. They had
just returned from six months service
in the broiling sun on the Central
American coast A few days before
reaching MsgdaIena bay all hands We're
vaccinated and the guns that broke all
navy records and again won the trophy
were handled by men with arms sore
and swollen from the action OF the
vaccine
The Albany has just returned from
another cruise on the Central Ameri-
can coast At Panama, on July 4, the
Albany's bluejackets while ashore were
attacked by members of the Panama
police force The "spigotty" cops were
under the influence Of liquor and
armed. The bluejacl1ets engaged them
with bare fists. disarmed them and
gave them a few hours OF excitement
such as the black and tan police force
viii not soon forget. Several Of the
blueJackets were shot, but when the
battle ended there was not a police
man in sight
The Albany IS awaiting orders
The cruiser Milwaukee, from Cen
tral America, and the battleship Colo
rado, viii be here In a few days TO
keep the Albany company.
Trans-Pacinc Mall
The following are the sailing dates
and closing times of trans-Pacihc mails
from the port OF San Francisco: Mail
for Australia and New Zealand will
- On llr- "a <bs
steamer BOveric: mail for China and
Japan viii leave September 25 at 1920
q. m. on the steamship Tenyo Maru; mail
Tor the Hawaiian Islands viii leave Sep
tember % at 12 o'clock noon on the
steamer Columbian; September % at
ll-30 o'clock on the steamer Tenyo
MarH and September &c at $50 o'clock
on the steamer Alameda. Mail for the
PHILIPPINES viii leave September 20 at
1880 o'clock on the steamer Tenyo
Aaru, and mail for Tahiti VIII leave
October II at 9 o'clock on the steamer
Mariposa-
Excursions on the Bay
The Oakland and Alameda companies
Of the national guard viii visit Point
manipulation OF the big coast defense
guns installed there About IS Of the
Francis, will leave Howard street
wharf on Crowley launch No. at
80 o'clock this morning and Will be
at Point Bonita all day.
Another and more peaceful party
VIII leave the same wharf on the
launch Guide for days cruise about
the bay The Guides passengers viii /
be the employees of the Wiley B. Allen /
company, and this all day cruise is an
annual event
Takes Cut Rate Coal
The first vessel to take advantage /
OF the cut In the price OF coal made /
by j. J. Moore * Co is the Russian /
steamer Sungari. which arrived Sep
tember- 16 from Guaymas and is under
81
70 sydney The Sangari went along
side the British bark Lord Templetown 1
coal from that vessel The Lord Tenn
pletown arrived September II from
Newcastle, Aus, with a cargo OF coal /
consigned TO Moore g. Co.
COlon's Mails Damaged
According 10 a cablegram received /
yesterday from Colon. the steamer 4
Colon. which arrived there Friday, dis 1
masted and generally badly battered. |
sustained serious damage 10 its cargo. |
The mails also were badly damaged.
Has Given Caroline 10 Club
Captain William Leale has turned his /
steamer Caroline over TO the Trans /
portation club today for trip TO Wine |
haven, where the members of the club !
viii be the guests Of the California
wine association.
Commanded the BIuejacket
Captain Percival. retired master
mariner who now lives at Santa Clara, /
Visited the merchants exchange YES,
terday. Captain PercivaTs last COM
mand was the clipper ship Bluejacket.
He retired from the sea more than 20
years ago.
Takes Tandem Tow
The tug Hercules left here yester-
day for Eureka with the schooners
Annie M. Campbell and Winslow in tow.
The schooners carried nonunion crews.
On Friday night the sailors union
patrol launch went alongside the
schooners and persuaded ive men.
the NinsloW, TO desert Other men
were shipped yesterday morning be-
fore the vessels sailed
Ship 10 Make Maiden Cruise
The new steamship Carlos win be
Thursday. The vessel VIII leave Mis-
sion street wharf No. ! at il o'clock
and viii carry a large party OF guests
its trial trip. which viii last until
Homer Fritch, a commission merchant.
Water Front Notes
Receipts OF lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO 100000 feet.
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
pany's President cleared yesterday and
viii sail for the sound today with
large number Of passengers.
The Standard oil company's steamer
CuvahOga which arrived from the
orient September II with a large cargo
OF bulk gasoline. cleared yesterday for
The Hartman steamer Rose City.
Captain Kidston, sailed yesterday for
Portland. 4
from Hongkong for this port
j. NJ Daily, manager OF the marine
department OF the merchants ex-
change, left last night for Portland on
q two weeks vacation
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