The San Francisco call., 1908-10-03
Shipping News and Gossip
OF the Water Front
British Steamer Wynerc Breaks Down During Gale
and Drifts for IL Hours at Mercy Of Tempest

British steamer Wyneric, which ar
rived here yesterday from ComoN 10
finish leading. was at the mercy OF
norther Tor more than II hours dur
ing the passage 10 this port. Better
luck was with the WyneTic than ia
Yored the Aeon of the same line, and
although the storm took the Wyneric
wherever the wind willed, Boreas chose
waters that were deep and clear of
rocks and the tramp reached this port
with its iron skin unpunctured.
All went well with the Wyneric un-
til about ; o'clock Thursday afternoon,
when the circulating pump went out
of commission. A heavy norther was
blowing and the disabled steamer went
before it rolling heavily, shipping seas
and taking the course set by the tenn
pest. As the big tramp drifted, the
black squad tOiled in the depths of the
engine room to repair the broken pump.
As they toiled the ship travelled south
and by the time the Wyneric's screw
began TO revolve again the vessel was
off Point Pedro, more than j miles
10 the southwark OF the Golden gate.
The WYneric was off MONDAY rock
when the accident happened and
drifted for 80 miles along d coastline
bristling with menaces to navigation.
Tvy's Captain Returns From North
Captain +. Lindquist of the schooner
IVY, which was wrecked August 81 at
Point Barrow, has arrived in this city
and reported to Morris Marcus. owner
OF the vessel, the circumstances attend
ing the disaster. The official records
Of the voyage show that Captain Lind
Quist not only fought ice Tor - days
/ 10 reach Point Barrow but also con-
tended with mutInOuS crew. who
4 twice refused duty On one occasion
when the crew refused to work the
ship any further north Captain Lind
Quist appealed 10 the captain OF the
revenue cutter Thetis for assistance.
The captain OF the Thetis said he could
do nothing for LinGQuiSt except advise
the mutineers TO go to work. After
that Lindquist depended upon himself
and performed the feat of compelling
six unwilling men, any one of whom
could have picked him up and thrown
him overheard, to obey his orders. Be
fore being finally cOrnered by the Arc
tic ice pack the Ivy discharged the last
pound of its cargo.
The vessel lies on the beach at Point
Barrow. Before next season the ice
VIII have cheWed It into kindling wood.
The shipWTecked crew made their way
home IN the schooner Nolante, which
was also damaged by the ice and was
kept afloat only by constant work at
the pumps. Captain Lindquist says
that the statement made by his crew
IN Seattle that they failed TO call him
when the ice that corneTed the schooner
began to come in was true, but that it
would have made no difference TO the
Ivy If they had.
Few Passengers, bat Big Cargo
The japanese liner America Maru left
Honolulu at O'Clock Thursday after
noon for this port The liner has on
board only is cabin passengers, but is
bringing. large cargo, which includes
more than loo tons of silk The cable
gram advising the local Office of the
liners departure also contained the in
formation that Freight Clerk c. X.
Hickock was on board seriously i'll. AS
the c2blegram also contained a request
that Hlckock's family be notified, ii is
feared that the sick mans life is in
danger. Hickock was formerly in the
Pacific Mail service on the Panama run.
Breaks Arm Throwing Line
II. L. Short. captain of Henry Peter
sons launch Sunlight, took that craft
to Pinole yesterday for a cargo of
dynamite. He got his boat alOng gSide
the wharf and picked up atheaving line
10 throw to q man on the dock. The
tide was low and Short threw hard.
The line caught in a bit on the sun
lights deck and the sudden jar snapped
the bone Of Shorts right arm just above
the elbow. Dr.. Cunningham Of Rich
mOnd set the fractured limb and Short
came home by rail
Loses Sails in Heavy Gale
The norther that swept along the
coast Thursday night kicked up a heavy
! sea on the bar and the pilot schooner
/ Lady Mine, which was out with a cargo
! OF pilots for incoming vessels, put in