The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-11-01
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Pacific Mail Liner San Juan Arrives
After Remarkably Smooth Voyage

g.. ~lLe racine mai liner san Juan. Captain
=. r. .L D razier, arrived yesterday from
tAansnla and way ports after a VOYAGE
~ phenomenal smoothness as far as
wafer vas concerned Even the
@fF sven that is almost alyvav VS.
fesent along the Pacific coast line
IS SO discommoding 10 the stom-
E IF landlubbers was absent All
way from Panama TO the Golden
ate t1e CLASSY surface OF the wate,.
as Qlsynroed only by the rain which
e ar. freQQent intervals.
The san Ju2h was IS DAYS i hours
1re-n Panasaa and days p hours from,
ttn.- TIE LITTLE liner came into
t 9okspg as much like a Yacht as
iess palntWcrk and Well polished
GRASS ean' make a ship OF The san
style q architecture. The san
lan brought 1886 tons OF cargo and
treasure from the mines OF Salvado,.
Mexico valued ct S96.OSo.
se l-ner brought 81 passengers. of
mona Il travelled ia the cabin and IA
Kefe' chinese on their way 10 the flow
-llngdom 10 spend or invest the
2lnes IRON labor and trade ia Cen
trai America
3 cabin passeD gers were: william
g. chester, Mrs. Hattie B. Shick. Rich
ara fahrig and son. Donald Baker.
t4lafles Anderson. Gabriel Garcia and
M4Le % ~. wallace, Alexandra Castro
md, ID. J. Mcdonald and wife.
simIa Is san on Fire
.--ecorolng 10 the officers Of the Pa
.si@ NAH lher san Juan. which ar
"a Aere yesterday. the British ship
% ea.taf ~ men was reported on fire Al
--Acap ulcO.- is still burning no active ef-
lctFS Deing MADE 10 eXtinEuish the fire
~ men the nre broke out in tne after
LsolQ there were about 500 tons of coal
D.. n .tlat part OF the ship. The captain
Went ashore and tried to borrow a
pump. de was unsuccessful He re
lutnec- 10 his snip, had the matches
.1atteneQ down and is still waiting for
D. The IRE 70 smother its own gases Il
mas been Burning FOR weeks now and
NO eIC-r has been made Ii is said be-
yond closing the matches, to save the
vessel; The Dggermast has twisted
out q shape and the after end Of the
;. snip has been practically destroyed.
BUGaiO Back From Bremerson
The. United States navy transport
bufta1o, Captain BOstwick, returned
y Yesterday from Bremerton after deliV-
ering at the Puget Sound navy yard
Gently from New York via Panama.
he Buffalo viii sail IN few days for
Panama there to get another draft OF
recruits Tor the Pacific feet.
Water Front Notes
Receipts OF lumber yesterday by sea
%. amounted 10 1925 600 feet.
-. stealper- President which arrived
esterGaE from. Puget sound will be
taken 5ur Of commission and laid IN
D.. Tor the winter.
= The. 5aacihc Mail liner Acapulco
sailed yesterday for Panama and way
ports Wllh 60 passengers and a full
Cargo
The big freighter Alaskan. Captain
Bennett cleared. yesterday for Salina
- tEGZ.-
Tie army freight transport Dix from
seattle for Manila. sailed Friday from
Honolulu after a stay Of two days al
The island port
The steamer winnebago. which ar
rived yesterday from Mukilteo, bucked
Z stroaIg sOutheasterly gale all the way
rom Flattery 10 MendocinO. From
ilendoclno TO port the coaster was be-
set. by heavy fog
The steamer WestpOrt which ar
rived yesterday from Crescent City. re
ports two days Of strong southeasterly
gases.
The japanese liner HongkOng Maru
sailed yesterday from Honolulu for
this port
= The British ship Allerton sailed yes
-terday FOR Liverpool and the French
bark. Max for Queenstown.