The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-30
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Passengers of vi. F, Plant Praise Goodness Of
Captain BurtiS in Time of Danger


on the Coos bay bar, arrived yesterday
in tow Of the tug Columbia with its
% passengers and all hands of the
crew safe and sound. No one on board
was any the worse for the exciting
experience Of last Saturday. To Cap
tain Samuel H. Burtis, his GOODNESS and
good seamanship, passengers and crew
give credit for bringing them and
the ship safely out of grave danger.
The passengers signed a testimonial
10 this effect and among the signers
was Captain Howard Emory of the
United States revenue cutter service,
who, as a sailorman. ought to know
good seamanship when he sees it. Cap
tain Emery is on special duty at pres
ent as inspector of life saving sta
tons.
The Plant left Coos bay last Sat
urday and the bar, when the steamer
started to cross, was smooth as glass.
Suddenly one of the long, CLASSY roll
lers climbed up into the air. a water
mountain, the top of which toppled
over the bow of the Plant. The opera
ton was repeated by the sea that fol-
lowed and the Plants Roadway was
stopped. with all en- board soaking
wet, clinging to rails and stanchions
and waiting in grim silence for some
thing else TO happen The third wave
preached the steamer to. and as the
waves swept overheard part of the
deck load and put the Plants steering
gear out of business.
Captain Burtis managed to work his
unsteerable vessel across the bar and
let go the anchor in the smooth wa
ter outside. He hoisted signals for a
tug to tow him to San Francisco when
he found that the Plants stern post
had carried away and that the rud-
n 81
lay at anchor for 81 hours, when the
tug Columbia took the disabled coaster
in tow and brought ii to this port.
The only one on board who was
hurt was Mrs. Burtis, wife of the
captain, who was thrown against the
side of the cabin and injured her knee.
Is bringing European Freight
The shipment of freight has begun
between san Francisco and European
ports via the isthmuS of Tehuantepec.
The steamer Alaskan of the American
Hawaiian line, which sails tomorrow
Tor Salina Cruz, has in its cargo ship
ments of salmon hops and wine for
Europe. This freight will be taken
across the isthmus with the New York
cargo and at Puerto Mexico, will be
loaded on a liner whicG viii carry it
direct TO the old world.
The freighter Arizoran, which is due
here Tuesday, is bringing the first
cargo from Europe shipped under the
new arrangement where BY steamers of
many natiOnalitieS have combined to
insure the speedy transportation of
freight between this coast and the
old world.
The Alaskan will take from here
5000 tons of cargo. Included in the
freight is loo tons of government
stores for New York. This government
freight includes large quantity OF
obsolete ammunition recently returned
TO this port from Manila.
The business over the Tehuanfenoo
line has increased TO such an extent
that the American-Hawaiian line will
put on two extra steamers. one of
which viii leave here November Is
and the other November %, both for
Salina Cruz direct.
Curacao Lands Passengers
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
panys little white liner Curacao, Cap
tain Paulsen, which arrived Wednes-
DAY from Mexico too late TO pass quar-
antine, locked early yesterday morning
The Curacao brought IS passengers a
cargo which included valuable ores and
concentrates, and a shipment of gold
and silver bullion valued at S35. 600.
Among the Curacao's passengers was
Chief Carpenter Charles Kendall. L s
n, who has been at Magdalena bay in
stating the targets at which the gun.
ners Of the Pacific feet will shoot for
their record practice. Kendall is at
tached to the auxiliary steamer Are
thusa; The other cabin passengers on
Tie 0uA dNdO were w. Is. RnOQeS.
mining man from Rosario, and Ernes-
tina and Laura Diaz de Leon
Among the steerage passengers were
nine Chinese en- route to China.
Anubis Nearly Ready for Sea
The Kosmos liner Anubis. which Is in
the hands Of the Union iron works un-
dergoing repairs. will be taken off Hun
ters- point drydock Sunday and next
Friday VIII be turned back to the own
ers ready for sea and in better con-
dition than ever.
VIII Carry Big Cargo
The steamer Watson. which sails to-
morrow for Seattle, will carry a large
cargo. Included in the freight will be
the plant OF the Pacific ammonia and
chemical company. which will be es-
tablished in Seattle.
Water Front Notes
The six masted barkentine Everett
{. Griggs cleared yesterday for Queens
town.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO 1852. 900 feet
steamer Lurline from this port ar
rived yesterday at Honolulu.
schooner James Rolph, Captain Olsen.
arrived yesterday % days from Honoipu
with 6,O5S bags of sugar
steamer Hazel Dollar arrived vester
daE at Tacoma from Nome
Pacific Mail liner San Juan which
was due today from Panama and wav
ports, VIII not get in until Saturday
having LETT MaZatlan a dav late