The San Francisco call., 1908-07-13
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Cruisers Tennessee and Washington
Sail for Trip to Puget Sound

The two pathfnders, the cruiser
tennessee, Captain Fisk, and the
cruiser Washington, Captain knight.
sailed for Puget sound yesterday at ?
o'clock
The two warships preceded the At
lantc fleet by some three months, since
which time they have been a portion
OF the Pacific fleet in command of Ad-
miral Dayton.
The eight wounded men who were
hurt in the explosion on the Tennessee
al Santa Barbara have all recovered
surhciently to proceed with the vessel.
These TWO warshils have spent prac-
ucally all their time in this port since
they reached here from Atlantic waters.
Virginian in Dense Fog
The steamship Virginian plowed
through a dense fog all the way up the
coast Captain CoIcord says that in all
MS Baclhc experience he has never seen
heavier fog
The Virginian left Santa Cruz on
July 4, and was seven days and u
hours making the run to this port.
Inc snip brings a general cargo OF
merchandise for the American-Ha-
Waiian company The vessel was 81
DAYS making the round trip from this
port TO Honolulu and Salina Cruz.
Curacao Brings Ore and Turtles
Steamship Curacao which arrived in
port late Saturday night, came 10 its
brought 500 tons Of merchandise con-
slsting Of ore and 80 turtles.
captain Paulson reports that the
weather was foggy all the way up the
coast from San PEDRO. He also reports
that on the down trip, on June 20, Jake
Olsen, Quartermaster, fell down a
companionway and was so seriously in
lured that he was compelled 10 run into
Santa Barbara and have Olsen taken TO
the hospital
The Curacao brought 13 first class
and u second class passengers. It was
II days from Guaymas and So hours
from San Pedro.
Il viii sail on August for Quay
mas, and in the meantime viii have ex-
tensive repairs made and a general
oVerhauling.
Believe Marine Was Drowned
A marine and a sailor from the
cruiser West Virginia are missing, &C
Soroing TO a report made yesterday by
Lieutenant A 3. Owens to the harbor
police station Lieutenant owens has
charge Of the marine barracks at Goat
island. The West Virginia is at Cali
fOrnia City.
According to Lieutenant Owens
statement late Saturday night row
occurred at the end Of Clay street
wharf. in which some half dozen sailors
and water front men took part. All in
the party are said TO have been intoX-
tcated. During the miXup, ii is reported
the marine and the sailor were thrown
into the bay. The sailor managed TO
swim ashore, and yesterday he was
seen on the front The marine has not
been heard Of The police are inves-
tlgating the case.
Restaurant Man Loses S265
H Erbe, who keeps a restaurant at
216 Fourth street. reported to the har-
Dor police yesterday that he had been
robbed Of s265. He said that at the
time Of the theft he left the place to
change some money, leaving in charge
new oiShWasher, whose name he did
not know When Erbe returned, his
and his money had disappeared.
Defiance Sights Log Raft
The tug Defiance, which arrived in
yesterday, reports that on Saturday
afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock. when 10 miles
southwest from Santa Cruz it sighted
the big log raft that is being towed by
the Spreckels tug Dauntless from the
Columbia river 10 San Diego.
Brings Big Cargo of Oil
The schooner Santiago arrived yes
Uerday from Monterey with Il, 600 bar
rels OF oil for the Associated oil COM
pany. II was towed up the coast in
Il hours by the Spreckels tug Defiance.
ArgO Is FIOated
The coasting steamer Argo was float
ed on July II from her perilous posi-
rion of Eel river, at which point the
vessel has been on the rocks since
The Argo. in command of Captain
Taylor. left this port on April %,
driven ashore at the mouth of Eel river.
where il has remained until hauled off
on saturday
The vessel was found to be practic-
ally uninjured She started for this
port at once and is expected TO arrive
tomorrow.
PuEIia Not Sighted
The Italian cruiser Puglia, which was
due TO arrive yesterday from San Diego,
had not been sighted up to a late hour
last night
Water Front Notes
The Pacific Mail steamship company's
steamship Korea is due TO arrive to-
morrow from the orient
Lumber arrivals yesterday from
northern coast ports by sea amounted
10 2,32o,O00 feet.