The San Francisco call., 1908-08-08
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Navy Training Ship Intrepid Is
Preparing for Real Cruise


brought against it by Frank McCon-
day by Judge de Haven in the United
States district court. Mcconnell re-
celEed fractured leg when thrown
against the steering wheel OF the
steamer Paramount during heavy sea
he brought suit 10 recover $4,000 and
alleged that the steamship company
was liable for the permanent injury
which he sustained because Captain
John Ronald refused 10 put into port
and allow him TO obtain proper medical
The steamship company petitioned
that the suit be dismissed on the
ground that il should be brought in an
. and the defendant were subjects of
Great Britain Judge de Haven de-
MED the motion on the ground that he
thought the ends OF justice required
that the suit should be decided here.
If the suit was dismissed Mcconnell
would be compelled 10 return 10 Eng
OF this character are discretionary with
the court.
Puts Into Sydney Leaking
The ship Henry Failing, which left
Newcastle, Australia. Is days ago for
this port with q cargo OF coal, put into
mainmast sprung The leak is not
serious Nothing has been heard OF
TsylP,o me ship charmer. ma also bound from on,
% days. Considerable anxiety has de-
veloped for the Charmer's safety since
the arrival here of the bark Louisiana
with the news that the Charmer prior
10 sailing from Newcastle was leaking
50 badly that the steam pumps We're
Kept going day and night In the
IN the still waters alongside a wharf
would be likely TO become a veritabie
sieve. and as the limited supply OF
tresh water on sailing vessel would
render the constant use of the steam
pumps impracticable. il is feared that
the Charmer, il still afioat, is in a
serious plight
China Lands Passengers
The liner China, which arrived
Thursday from the orient in time TO
pass quarantine but too late to dock
went alongside the Pacific Mail wharf
passengers and began discharging
freight The China docked at pier ~
The first cargo landed was the raw
silk. OF which the China brought q
shipment valued at $500. 900. This
precious freight was loaded directly
into the cars of the special train which
New York
VIII Garry Many Passengers
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia, Cap
tain Adrian Feeder, viii sail Tuesday
for the orient with q large cargo and
many passengers So far lis cabin
passengers have been booked, the ma
jOrity OF them for the far east. Among
the passengers viii be the Mahara jan
AAHGE OF Slkhln, prince OF 4DQIa,
who has been IN England paying his
respects TO King Edward He is tray-
cling under the protection OF Major
W T. OCennor, a British army officer.
detailed by his government TO act as
official bodyguard TO the maharajah-
Colonel Z r Spaulding of Honolulu
VIII be passenger on the Siberia
Back on the Santa Rosa
Captain Alexander has returned from
his vacation. which he spent al Ander-
son Springs in Sonoma county. and
has resumed command OF the steamer
ants Santa Resa RELIEVING aP Gaptaa N t Zen:
feeling IN fine feftle as the result or
having shed 50 pounds Of adipose It's
sue which ne has tried IN vain TO lose
for more than year.
Returns From Scene of wreck
The revenue cutter Daniel Manning
returned yesterday from San Miguel
island where the kOsmos liner Anubis
lies stranded. The Manning went TO
the assistance Of the AnUbis as soon
as word wes received Of its plight, and
until now has stood by the wreck. The
kcsmos people say that Captain
valuable assistance II is expected
that the Anubis VIII be foated early
next week.
Water Front Notes
The Pacific Coast steamship com
pany's Governor arrived yesterday
from Puget sound with a full cargo
and 264 passengers.
The italian cruiser Puglia arrived
August al Victoria, B. c. After visit
ing a number Of sound ports the Pugiia
will return 10 San Francisco for re-
pairs and stores before sailing for
Japan.
The japanese liner America Maru.
from this port, arrived yesterday al
Honolulu
The army transport Buford. home
ward bound, arrived yesterday at
Honolulu.
The little white liner Curacao. Cap
tain Paulson, sailed yesterday for Mex
lean ports with a full cargo and 25
passen gers.
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to S02 Gee feet
Theo Falcon. a steTedore working
cargo on the kosmos liner Radaznes AT
Greenwich street wharf was struck
yesterday by a slingload Of lumber. He
sustained painful injuries to his right
side, which were treated at the har-
Dor hospital