The San Francisco call., 1908-03-13
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
New Steamer for Coast Lumber
Trade Here From Baltimore

The new steamer Mann Smith built
in the east for tho lumber trade on
this coast. arrived Yesterday from Bal
timore with cargo Of coal. Except
for the loss Of a propeller blade. the
new coaster arrived in good condition.
although the beginning Of the long
voyage could hardly be called propi-
fious The Mann Smith left Baltimore
December % and two days later, when
about $50 miles on its way it was
discovered that the steamer was leak
ing around the guards and about the
deck
The pumps were manned. but proved
useless being choked with coal dust.
Captain Nelson headed for Newport
News and arrived there Christmas day.
with two feet of water in the steamers
hold. Repairs were made and January
( the Mann Smith resumed its voyage.
The steamer was favored with fine
weather ia the Atlantic and through
the straits OF Magellan. but encoun-
tered some heavy weather in the Pa
cifc February IS the Mann Smith shed
p propeller blade and March put into
Ma gdalena bay TO try TO make re-
pairs In the quiet Of that sheltered
water The attempt was abandoned.
however. and the repairs VIII now wait
until the cargo OF coal has been dis
charged
The Mann Smith is vessel of 1.192
tons register and viii carry about g.
600. 000 feet of lumber. The vessel is
owned by the c. A. Smith lumber COM
pany Of this city.
Manga Reya Makes Fast Passage
The snip Manga Reva. Captain
Townsend. which once came into this
port as disreputable as destructive fire
and months OF lying stranded under
tropical sun on coral reef could make
II, arrived here yesterday from Balu-
more looking like a yacht 1t was as
The British ship Pyronees that the
wind jsmmcr got into trouble some
wears ago. Loaaed with grain. the
vessel took FIRE and as q last resort
was rUn ashore on the reef Of Manga
Reva. an island not far from Tahiti.
Captain Thaver Of this city bought the
wreck. noated it after a battle that
would have discouraged most men.
practically rebuilt il at this port, OBJ
tained American register and has kept
II busy ever since. The Manga Reva
has mace some good passages since its
resurrection. but few were better than
the one just ended. Captain Townsend
brought his ship from Baltimore 10
the Golden gate in 12S days. The
Manga Revs has on board 5.64l tons of
coal
J. s Compton d seaman IS years
old and al American fell from the
mizzen topsail yard December % and
was killed.
Arizonan Makes Quick Trip
The American Hawaiian steamship
cOmpanys Arizonan, Captain TapleY,
which arrived yesterday. came from Sa-
lima Cruz by way Of san Diego in eight
days and brought a large cargo that
had been shipped from New York to
Puerto Mex. and there sent across the
So
Salina Cruz From New York to San
Francisco the cargo brought by the
Erizonan WAS just > days on the way
and arrived in good condition. The
Tehuantepec railroad is improving in
operation and the terminal facilities
foT handling cargo are being increased
and improved rapidly as possible.
Twenty days is the best time made
SO far. but the company expects to cut
this down by several days before many
months.
Water Front Notes
Farm Sing Chong. a Chinese sailor.
who fell into the sulphur filled hold of
the steamer Nebr2skan last week. died
yesterday n the Hahnemann hospital
That he liveC 50 long is considered
marvellous, as, ia addition to being
badly Injured, he lay ia the fumes for
an hour and a half before his ship
mates were able to rescue him.
The steamer Arizonan viii be placed
on Hunters point dry dock Monday to
be scraped and painted.
The test concrete pier which the har-
Dor commissioners drove some months
ago at Lombard street was pulled up
yesterday and viii be opened for ex-
animation today by Engineer Ralph
Barker.
The new steam schooner Claremont
was out for trial trip yesterday and
behaved itself well
The schooner Jim Butler from Grays
Harbor for San Pedro. was towed into
Wiilapa Harbor yesterday waterlOgged.
The sim Butler is owned by Olson <
Mahoney.
The army transport Thomas, bound
from this port for Manila, arrived yes
terday a Honolulu.