The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
Shipping News and Gossip
Of the Water Front
Vanguard of Arctic Whaling Fleet Will
Sail Today for the Far North

The vanguard Of the Arctic whaling
feet cleared Yesterday and VIII sail to-
day on its annual cruise in search OF
bone ard blubber. Last season the
ships Jared well. all paying expenses
and sons OF them making catches that
Welded handsome returns.
The ships which were laid up In Oak
land creek when they returned from
their cruise were hauled out Of the
mud some weeks ago and We're towed
20 this side and docked wherever they
could get q berth. They have all been
octftted. and yesterday the Thrasher.
captain Foley. and the Beluga. Captain
Porter. cleared at the custom house.
tbs Belvedere, Captain Cottle, cleared
Friday. and today the three whalers
VIII be stretching their wings to what
ever breeze they may find outside the
heads.
shipping crews this year has been
g simple matter The present dearth
of employment for unskilled labor has
made a whaling cruise with the GER
tsinty OF three meals a day look like
an attractive Job despite the certainty
that in most cases the grub and per
haps a few clothes win be the sum to-
sal OF remuneration. From conditions
in the Arctic when the elements COM
PEELED the fleet 10 seek warmer lati-
rudes the whalemen are confident OF
making big catches this season.
Liner Alameda Sails
Tie Oceanic steamship company
3ioer Alameda. Captain Thomas Dow
dell. sailed at II o'clock yesterday y
morning for Honolulu. In addition to
FUN cargo the Alameda carried about
SO passengers. among whom We're:
Hnolulu-S. p. BARLEY. H. Benneson Mas
tsr Benneson, Mrs Carrie J Bond. Mrs A
- Capwen A. Chambers. Mrs. NJ. j. Collins.
Hiss n. Collins, II. G. Dawson, Mrs. Dawson.
y r. D0ugberty. Mrs. Dougherty. Miss Martha
; oss.- Mrs A. G. Freeman, Miss NJ. Freeman.
btss Minnie Hayes Mrs. T.. Middlemas Miss
Montague. Frank Reborn, Dr. Leo J.. Sexton,
tirs. 81 Smith and child. Z. c. Winston Il.
?. Wood Mrs. Wood.
Leave for Santa Barbara
3. The United States cruisers Wash
3ugton and Tennessee, composing Ad-
Iniral Uriel Sebree's special service
squadron. sailed yesterday afternoon
Tor Santa Barbara The squadron VIII
visit other southern California, ports
and viii not return here until about
April I. The people Of Santa Barbara
sent g special invitation 10 the feet
and have made preparations 10 enter
tain the officers and men on a large
scale.
loses eUlls ana Grounds
The British bark Blackbraes, which
left this port September for the
United Kingdom. IS anchored in the
roads of Grimsby helpless for want OF
sails, which were carried away in
D. heavy weather. Before anchoring the
Blackbraes grounded, but sustained
no apparent damage
Sails for Panama
The Pacific Mail liner Peru sailed
2 yesterday for Panama and way ports
with cargo which Included q big
shipment OF wine for New York The
Peru carried 20 passengers in the
cabin and 80 in the steerage
Makes Smart PsHsaEe
~. The barkentine Irmgard. Captain
Christensen, which arrived yesterday
from Honolulu. has another smart run
70 its credit. Fourteen days from the
island port TO the Golden gate. though
not q record passage. is better than
most sailing vessels have been making
lately. The Irmgard brought a cargo OF
sugar
Water Front Notes
The Oceanic steamship company
liner Msriposa. Captain Hayward, is
Gre today from Tahiti
The japanese liner Hongkong Maru
.: arrived yesterday at Yokohama IRON
This port
: The liner San Juan arrived February
> 3 at Ancon.
= The French bark Notre Dame
=: 6 Arvor. which arrived yesterday, ISs
."d5Ts from Newcastle. England. brought
3. 500 tons OF pig iron and 1893 tons OF
.coke.