The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27
New Turbine Liner ChiyO Maru Leaves
HOngkOns on Maiden Voyage
Little Steamer Maggie Is Partly Destroyed
by Fire of Unknown Origin

ssSco- me NAiSo IS equipped with tur-
binc engines is driven by three pro-
pellers and uses liquid fuel
Tho Chiyo is said 10 be better ship
as regards internal arrangement and
outward appearance than the Tenyo
me mistakes made on the latter having
been avoided in the construction of
the second ship.
Captain William woodus Greene.
commander Of the Chiyo. is commodore
captain OF the line and a veteran in
the trans-Pacifc service. W. c. Chap
man. the purser. made record for
efficiency and diplomacy in the service
OF the Occidental and Oriental steam
ship company, and his selection for the
second OF the big liners indicates that
he has made good with the Japanese
line The chief steward is William
Ashman. who was chief steward of the
liner Korea when the late Captain
Sesbury was in command and who
was described by that gallant old sea-
man as the best manager that ever
pEesided over the domestic economy
Il a floating hotel.
Greene, Chapman and Ashman were
picked out for the Chiyo at the time
TIE liners keel was laid and il the
new ship lacks in popularity il will
not be the fault OF ths men in charge
OF the three departments with which
rhe travelling public is most concerned.
the Chiye viii be turned loose for
.l@cord, but il il is done it viii be be-
tween Honolulu and this port.
The Maggie's Latest Mishap
..e- The little steamer Maggie, unfortu-
nate and misshapen, added one more
rribulation 10 A checkered career early
yesterday morning when fire OF mys-
terious origin gutted the cabin, de-
sfroyed part Of the deck and put the
tubby little craft out OF commission
Ilfc Maggie is owned by {. A Hooper
a Co. and lately has been engaged,
when not broken down. in towing mud
scoWs TO and from the dredger which
IS deepening Channel street. Between
TWO days, when the Maggie was tied up
I'm the channel at Sixth street, Win
nobody on board. fire suddenly broke
ont. and only the prompt action OF the
fire department saved the Maggie from
rotal destruction The steamer Bruins
wick. which was lying astern OF the
Maggie. was scOrched by the names
which blazed merrily for a time. The
ruE Hercules viii tow the mud ScoWs
entil the Maggie has been repaired
The Maggie. a vessel of 20 tons regis
ter was built in 1891 and used to carry
butter and eggs from halfmoon pay
10 san Francisco Driven ashore one
day. The Maggie was badly strained ana
shortly after that was sold 10 & A.
Hooper q Co. The new owners cut the
vessel down and put il into commission
rs a towboat The vessel was not
success. however and the Maggie
drifting helpless on the tide sinaiing
for a towboat. has been an almost every
day sight.
SAYS He Was Held Up and Beaten
lanes. Barneson. second officer on the
Hartman steamer Rose City, appeared
at the harbor hospital yesterday anu
asked Surgeon TOpham 10 tone down
:-the highlights and trim the rough cages
OF q miscolOred and badly battered
c0uIitenance. 1t happened, he salo, Oh
Christmas evening about O'Clock, al
the corner OF Grant avenue 4no -, - a, a.,
-rell street. He was saunterlng pE;
he said. his heart filled with good VIII
toward men. when three low proved
rslffians pounced on him Ihey punche9
and kicked him. knocked him down aho
Jumped on him. stood him up ana
knocked him down again, and generaiy
treated him as an angry mate HhsHe
treat a reca lcitrant seaman.
FL had only So" he said. and they
took. that. but see what they did 10
ne besides.
- Doctor Topham painted the aoraseons
with benzoin. calked the seams with
.sferilized gauze and advised the pat
tered mariner as 10 the best metboos
Tor restoring his face TO Its norma
shape When the Rose City SAILED Tor
EP6rtland a few hours later Barneson
was 81 his post Of duty.
go Wireless Prom the Lurline
The Matson navigation company
, Steamer T,urfiuc which has been III
:daily communication with TINS port ps
. wireless since leaving Honolulu, was
~ ~1e0 miles away yesterday at noon me
aerogrsm conveying this message also
rcp0rted that the steamer had stfeck
"a light fog. the wind was blowing
) frarn tie northwest. with a light swell
from the same direction.
siberia Leaves Honolulu
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia, Cap
tain Andrew Dixon. sailed at 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning from Honolulu S.l.c aho
should be here early New Years day
The liner has on board NaluaoieI
cargo. = large number OF Asla1cs IN
-rhe steer2gc and about 90 capiH pas
scnEers from the orient
Newport sails for Panama
Tho Pacific Mail liner Newport. Cap
tain Russell sailed yesterday at noon
Tor Panama and WAY ports. In aooI-
iron to 2 fuil cargo the Newport car
ried 20 cabin passengers ana ~ IN tne
stecrage Among the cabin passengers
was Rear Admiral ". c. Wise, =. ;. n
retired. who is going 70 the isthmus
Water Front Notes
The Pacific Coast steamship com
F,anr's steamer Curacao, Captain PAUL
sen, sailed December % from Mazatian
The K6smos liner Sebara left Ham
s,,,ra december % for this port by way
Of South and Central America .-
The schooner ". H Marston, captain
4ersey. sailed yesterday afternoon Tor
Two 'TS, tankers and two steam schoon-
j
terdaxfs arrivals from sea between
sunrise and dark
The S. foot launch Duchess equipped
wish q I5O horsepower gasoline engine,
viii be launched in z few DAYS from
William Crver's shlpyard in East OAK
land. The Duchess will be used IA the
passenger trade between Anuoch ana
Sacra nentO-
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S-..-,,,or NiDpor NEru leaves San ffancisco
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.sl~ee san Francisco january . Mail closes at
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