The San Francisco call., 1908-09-24
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Underwriters Are Relieved by the Appearance Of
Coal Laden Ship William P. Frye

The safe arrival at this port yes
terday of the clipper ship William p.
Frye with a cargo of coal for the
United States navy relieved the grave
anxiety with which the underwriters
were beginning TO regard the vessels
hardness. The Frye has a reputation
for speed and Captain j. f. Murphy
record for making flash passages. The
coal with which the Frye is loaded is
the kind that acquires the spontaneous
combustion habit after being confined
beyond a certain time in a vessels hold
ands that time arrived several weeks
ago. The underwriters knew all about
the coal. they knew that Captain Muir
ply never fingered when making head
way was a possibility and they knew
the Frye a willing traveller. Hence
their anxiety when the vessel did not
show up within a reasonable time.
The Frye Is one of the few Ameri-
can vessels chartered by the govern
ment to bring navy coal from the At
lantic TO the Pacific. Most of the coal
was carried by foreign tramps. The
Frye brought 5,111 tons of black dia-
monds and arrived here with It's cargo
in good condition.
The Frye left Newport News May
in a southeast gale which lasted for
three days. Fine weather was expert
enced as far as the Atlantic equator,
gale before Cape ST. John was passed.
The ship was off the Horn for nearly
three weeks fighting hurricane gales
and losing sails and time. The Pacific
was true TO its name, too true to suit
Captain Murphy, who loves a gale If
it is sending his ship in the right d.
rection.
old and a native of Hamburg, fell over
board July IA while fixing the jib and
was drowned. The Frye spoke the
schooner Susie NJ Plummer Septen-
Der in latitude 2o.40 north, 12S.10
west.
Captain Murphy, master Of the Frye.
is one OF the best known Of American
master mariners He belongs to the
old school and has commanded some
of the finest ships sailing under the
American flag. His home is in Maine,
but he is probably better known in
San Francisco, where he has been
regular visitor for many years.
Survivors of Wrecked Schooner
The schooner Ida Mckay, Captain
Mcintosh, which arrived Tuesday night
from Port Bennett with 100. 600 Goldfish,
brought down a number of men who
have been working at the northern
cod fishing stations Among these men
ill-fated schooner John F. Miller. which
was wrecked near Point Bennett about
a year ago The schoonet was driven
ashore during blizzard and the sur
vivors were sheathed in ice by the time
they reached the beach. Several OF the
crew were drowned and others lost
their lives as the result Of exposure.
VIII Garry Many Passengers
The japanese liner Tenyo Maru.
which sails tomorrow for the orient,
will leave port with its cabins all oc-
cupied. The liner will also carry
large cargo. The Tenyo Maru uses
IL -~r 1nf
drives its three powerful turbine en-
gines and is spared the baptism of coal
dust that begrimes other liners during
the process of taking on fuel AS
keep the Tenyo fit to receive company
throughout its stay in port, and the
vessel has been visited daily by pros
In addition to the local businessmen
who are going on the Tenyo TO pay a
friendly call on Japan the liner viii
carry large number of tourists.
More Salmon ships Reach Port
The Alaska Packers association ship
Star OF Alaska arrived Tuesday night.
II days from Chignik, with 1928 cases
of salmon and large number OF cam
merry hands and fishermen. The power
schooner Expansion, Is days from the
kvichak river reached port yesterday
with 500 barrels of salmon. Other
ships of the salmon fleet are expected
TO make port today.
Barbound at Eureka
Heavy weather has sealed the mouth
of the Humboldt bay and half
dozen lumber laden steam schooners
ready to sail for this port are bar
sells are: Ravalli. Lakme. Acme, Tenn
pie f. Dorr, Thomas l.. Wand and Prem
tiss.
New Inspection District
new district has been established
In the steamboat inspection service.
which will include the Hawaiian
islands. Two San Francisco inspectors
are TO have charge of the office. Cap
tain William Howe has been selected
as the district inspector OF hulls, and
Assistant Inspector Carl Lehmers will
be the district inspector of boilers.
James A Sullivan, for several years the
Will be clerk of the new office. The
new office has been created by an act
of congress TO meet the growing navi-
cation of the islands. The Hawaiian
inspectors will be under and report to
Supervising Inspector Birmingham.
Water Front Notes
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
pany's President from this port arrived
yesterday at Seattle.
The Hongkong Maru arrived yester-
day at Hongkong.
The American ship Astral sailed Sep
tember % from Delaware breakwater
for this port.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 1,6T3.OO0 feet.
The Matson navigation company
steamer Hilonian. Captain Peter john
SON. sailed yesterday for Honolulu with
25 passengers and a large cargo, which
included two big mortars for the forti-
cations at Pearl Harbor.
The harbor commissioners viii hold
their regular weekly meeting this
morning in the ferry building
The steamer Rosecrans left Honolulu
September % for Gaviota with the
tanker Monterey in tow.
The Japanese training ship Taisei
Maru which was in this port some
months ago. sailed yesterday from
Honolulu on its way back to Japan.
The ship Balboa and the launch Sina-
loa were brought UP from Santa Cruz