The San Francisco call., 1908-09-03
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Crook VIII Garry Supplies to Manila
for Admiral Sperry's Big Fleet

Buffalo, Captain Bostwick, arrived yes
terday from Puget sound with 800 tons
of flour for the Atlantic feet. 1t was
the original intention to send the Buff
falo to Manila with this flour and other
supplies for the fleet but the navy de-
partment will take advantage of the
fact that the army has no freight for
the Crook, which sails September 10 for
Manila, TO send the supplies on that
vessel
The Buffalo will transfer the flour
from Puget sound to the Crook and will
remain either here or at Mare island
waiting orders The Buffalo expert
enced fine weather all the way down
from Flattery to the Golden gate but
navigation was rendered somewhat diff
ficult owing to the almost continuous
fog
The Crook viii carry about 500 tons
of navy supplies in addition to the 800
tons of flour, and it is all for the At
lantic fleet
The Crook is going out to Manila to
relieve the Warren as interisland
troopship.
Cigars Seized on the Asia
Customs Inspector NJ f. Kilkeary
seized LOO Manila cigars Saturday
night on the Pacific Mail wharf a few
hours after the liner Asia, newly ar
rived from the orient, came alongside.
ne cigars were Drought down Ine Tor
ward gangway by one of the gang of
longshoremen engaged in discharging
the liners raw silk. The package looked
suspicious to Kilkeary. who was sta
toned on the dock near the bow of
the Asia, watching everything that
came ashore. An examination revealed
the cigars. Whoever brought if ashore
made no claim for the package and
Kilkeary seized the cigars as contra
band.
Reward offered for Bodies
A reward OF $500 has been offered for
the recovery OF the bodies of the five
boys who were drowned in the bay
last week as the result of the capsiz
ing Of the four cared barge of the South
End rowing club. The police launch
Patrol was out searching yesterday
and a number OF private launches and
whitehall boats have Joined in the hunt.
II recovered at all the bodies will be
found probably about the end of this
week.
Mongolia Is Due Today
The Pacific Mail liner Mongolia, Cap
tain Morton. is due today from the
orient, but may not reach port until too
late to pass quarantine. The Mongolia
left Honolulu at o'clock p. m. August
29 and at $3.50 this evening would be
six days out from the island port The
Mongolia at one time made the run
in five days Is hours. but on its last trip
it was six days six hours coming from
Honolulu.
The Mongolia is bringing 159 cabin
passengers and Isl Chinese.
Brings Cargo of Sugar
The bark Annie Johnson. Captain
Nilsson. which arrived yesterday from
HiiO with 2S.2O0 bags of sugar. was 2S
days on the passage. This is considered
good time for this season. Captain
Nilsson reports light winds and calms
during the entire voyage
MaripOsa Is Due Today
The Oceanic steamship companys s
liner Mariposa. Captain Hayward, is
due today from Tahiti. and among the
passengers viii be number from Aus
tralia and New Zealand The Alameda,
sister ship to the Mariposa, will sail
saturday for Honolulu with a fun cargo
and l25 cabin passengers.
Captain Hansen on the Carpet
Captain ole Hansen and Chief Engi-
neer McCarty of the steamship Aber-
tors of hulls and boilers yesterday to
explain the circumstances surrounding
the grounding of the steamship on
Humboldt bar August II. Inspectors
Bmlger and Bolles questioned the two
of1cers. The Aberdeen grounded on
the bar during a heavy fog The red
spar buoy had been carried away and
Captain Hansen explained that this
caused him to miss his bearings. The
hearing Will be continued this morning.
Water Front Notes
The Kosmos liner Setos left Tener-
life August 20 for this port.
The big freighter Texan arrived yes
terday at Honolulu from this port
The freighter Mexican left Hilo Aug
ust 81 for Salina Cruz.
The French bark Marie Madeleine.
which arrived yesterday 145 days from
Rotterdam, brought 525 tons of cliff
stone and 100000 kilos of coke.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted IN 4h0 0Q0 fnpf