The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Railroad Philanthropy Is Blamed
for Siberia's Small Cargo

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IBERIA, Captain Adrian Feeder viii sail
at i o'clock this afternoon for the
orient with more than 400 passengers,
but carrying probably the smallest
cargo with which one of the big Har-
rinan steamers ever took its departure
from San Francisco. Slowed away be-
low the Siberlas decks, almost lost to
view in the capacfous holds. will be
little more than 1000 tons of freight.
The Pacific Mail officials say that one
reason for the present dullness of the
trans Pacific freight market is that the
railroads in their efforts 10 help San
Francisco to its feet after the big fire
practically closed this route to eastern
houses shipping to the orient and that
the routes to which the through busi-
ness was then diverted have managed
to retain a big percentage OF 1t. TO
help San Francisco, say the steamship
officials. building material and other
San Francisco necessities were given
the right of way on the transcontinen-
tai roads that accepted San Francisco
freight. Giving this local freight the
right of way involved freight destined
for the orient In vexatious delays
Shippers routed their trans-Pacffic
freight so as TO avoid conflict with the
San Francisco shipments. This diver
sion gave to the Great Northern and
Canadian Pacific steamship companies
much Of the business of which the Pa
ciic Mail formerly enjoyed monopoly.
This is one of the reasons, say Pacific
Mail officials, why the Siberia is going
to sail today with a cargo insufficient
in quantity to properly ballast the
liner.
The Siberia will carry about $50 pas
sengers in the cabin and 200 Chinese
and so japanese in the Asiatic steerage.
VIII Be Launched Today
Miss Ida Hathaway. daughter Of the
late Captain Hathaway of the Pacific
Mail company, will christen the new
police patrol boat when it is launched
at 10 o'clock this morning from its
cradle in William Cryer's shipbuilding
wards, Oakland Chief of Police Biggy
and the police commissioners will be
there to see the first boat of tie san
Francisco police navy take the water.
The police committee of the board of
supervisors will also be there. but of
mere Importance than any, Michael
Joseph Conboy. captain of police and
master mariner. will be on hand. AS
captain of the harbor district the new
boat will be directly under Captain
Conboys command. He secured the
boat by persuading the supervisors
that l. was a necessity. AS soon as the
boat is turned over to him he expects
to prove that his arguments were
based on facts.
Ordered Into Quarantine
The schooner W. F. Garms. which
arrived Sunday night from Newcastle,
Australia, was ordered into quarantine
yesterday to be fumigated. The Garms
visited Sydney, and while alongside
the wharf there Captain Peterson
failed to observe the quarantine regu-
lation requiring rat tunnels on moor
ing lines. To make sure that no Sgd
ney rats had slowed away on the
schooner the vessel was taken to the
fumigating hulk, where the rodent
stowaways, If there were any. were
choked to death with sulphur fumes. -
Excursionfsts Out All Night
The scow schooner Charles w. with
party of excursionists, left Mission
street wharf Sunday morning for a
days cruise about the bay. When on
the other side of Angel island Sunday
evening the wind died away. and al
though the captain scratched the masts
and the excursionists whistled, singly
and in chorus, the water remained un-
ruffied by breeze until yesterday after
noon. The schooner landed it's pas
sengers at Broadway wharf about
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Damaged in Collision
The steam schooner Chehalis, which
arrived early yesterday morning, was
in collision while at Grays Harbor with
the steamer Bowdoin. The Bowdoin
cut into the Chehalis' rail on the port
side and inflicted rather extensive but
not vital damages. The Chehalis left
yesterday afternoon for San Pedro.
and upon its return here the damage
suffered in the collision will be re-
paired.
Will Bring Back Marble
The steamer ST. Helens, which will
sail today for st. Michael, will bring
back a cargo of Alaska marble, for
which an extensive market has been
opened The ST Helens will tow a
dredger to st. Michael, and in addition
to a quantity of gear for the North
American dredging company will carry
large amount of general freight.
Sues for Spoiled Carbide
suit to recover s1s,S2o.sS from the
owners of the American steamship
Santa Rita was filed in the United
States district court yesterday by the
Union carbide company of New York
The plaintiffs allege that 121 drums of
carbide of calcium in cargo shipped
from New York to San Francisco on
the Santa Rita were damaged. The
carbide company also charges that a
considerable portion of the carbide was
not delivered to them by the captain
Of the Santa Rita.
Sailor Wins Suit for Wages
Peter Mikkelsen, a sailor, was given
a verdict of $51.75 against the owners
OF the schooner W. H. Dimond yester-
day in the United States district court
Mikkelsen Hbeled the schooner to re-
cover two months wages.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 2.421,000 feet
The revenue cutter Daniel Manning
sailed yesterday for brakes bay, where
the crew will be drilled in the use of
guns and other firearms.
The steamship Hilonian is due today
from Honolulu.
The freighter Nebraskan will sail to-
day for Salina Cruz with freight for
New York. The cargo will be sent
across the isthmus of Tehuantepec and
reshipped at Puerto Mexico.
1t was blowing Sc miles an hour
from the northwest off Point Reyes at
5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and 4s
miles an hour at the Farallones.
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