The San Francisco call., 1908-11-26
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Army Transport Crook, Delayed by Head
Winds, Arrives Too Late to Dock

The army transport Crook arrived
yesterday afternoon from the Philip
Crook reached here in time to pass
quarantine, but too late TO dock. and
the passengers were transferred in the
stream to the army tug Siocum. which
carried them and their baggage 10 the
wharf. The Crook brought only 132
passengers, of whom Al travelled first
class. The others included IA enlisted
men of the navy. five United States
marines and four military prisoners.
Three of the prisoners were from
Honolulu and have been brought here
to serve three years each at Alcatraz
for desertion. Two of them were the
heroes of an adventure that gave
Honolulu a good laugh about six
months ago. They left Fort Shafter
and from that part of Honolulu har-
bor known as rotten row stole the
yacht Lady, the property of Fred c.
Miller. In this they put to sea, in
tending to sail to the mainland. There
was little wind outside. but a heavy
swell, and the military mariners be-
came very seasick.
In their suffering they kept no track
of time and allowed the Lady to wan
der where she would They rounded
BARRIERS point and ran the yacht ashore
at Makaha. They scrambled up the
beach and made camp in keawe
grove They came to the conclusion
that they were somewhere in the vi
cinity of Los Angeles. but changed
their minds when foraging tramp re-
vealed the fact that the natives were
black or thereabouts.
searching party from the fort
found them and they were taken back
under arrest. They were given nomi-
nal punishment. but broke guard and
deserted again. They were recap
tured and sentenced to three years i'm
prisonment
Among the bluejackets who came
home on the Crook are some from the
Atlantic fleet on their way to the hos
pital at Mare island. They say that
the Australians gave them a great time
and every opportunity to see the coun-
try at the expense of their hosts.
The Crooks passengers included:
FROM MANILA
Mrs. T. Q. Ashhurn sndICharles Faber
c1lld Miss t. f. Johnstone
Mrs. c. j. Stsnclife and Lieut. H. Pheiil
three children Mrs C. G. Rankin
". 7. Anderson H. {. RuppemthaI
Lieut.. c. L. Boren c. T. Sproat
Lieut., J; r. n. Boyd. E. D. Stanley
U 3 NJ O. Mrs. Emilia Van Hoven
ars. Z; W Caulkins and daughter
F. G. Cole aud wife J. W. Wheeler
FROM HONOLULU
Justice Ballou Sydney C. n. Mcbride
wife and two childre1lMrs. j. l. Moses
Capt Q. W. Exton #. II. Newell and wife
MRS, -. n Field and E. a. Southworth and
Governor W F. Frear Miss c. E. stanelir
Mrs l. G. Bayard
Anrbis Sails for Hamburg
The Kosmos liner Anubis, Captain
van Salzen, sailed yesterday for Ham
DurS by way of Central and South
American ports and southampton Four
months ago the Anubis lay on the rocks
OF San Miguel island in the Santa Bar
para channel regarded by everybody in
terested, except Captain Van Salzen. as
total loss. Captain PiIlsbury. repre-
sentlnS the marine underwriters visited
the scene of the wreck, took sides with
the master and succeeded in getting the
vessel afioat. 1t was a big undertaking.
which was made more arduous nv the
mutinous conduct of the crew. a num-
Der OF whom were sent to this city in
irons aboard a revenue cutter
The Anubis went ashore July 20, was
hoated August II and arrived here
August Is. The hull, which was badly
DANA ged. was repaired by the Union
iron works The local concern secured
the contract in spite of the fact that a
seattle nrm made much lower bid
The Anubis is now good as ever and
goes to sea with a full cargo
Naval Officers Inspect Mongolia
board of naval officers inspected the
Pacific Mail liner Mongolia yesterday
record of the liners capacity for hand
ling and carrying freight On its next
voyage the Mongolia will carry a large
cargo of navy freight and will make a
special call at Cavite to land it. The
freight includes a large number Of
Knocked down freight lighters and
other heavy equipment for the Philip
pine navy yard r. p. Schwerfn enter
tanned the navy officers at luncheon on
board the ship.
In Collision at SaIina Cruz
The steamer Virginian of the Ameri-
can Hawaiian line was in collision yes
terday at Salina Cruz with the British
steamer Lonsdale. from Victoria The
Virginian escaped injury and the dam
age to the Lonsdale was slight.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 5.035 900 feet
Steamer Washtenaw, formerly on this
coast, returned here yesterday as an oil
tanker flying the flag of the Union oil
company. The Washtenaw was con-
verted into a tanker on the Atlantic
coast and came here from New York
via Port San Luis.
Navy collier Justin sailed yesterday
for Magdalena bay with stores for the
Pacific fleet.
Pacific mail liner Korea sailed yester-