The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Schooner Alice Cooke, Here in Distress,
Nearly Hit by Big Waterspout

The schooner Alice Cooke Captain
de P. 3. Penhalbow. which arrived here
yesterday under jury rudder. 40 days
from Honolulu, narrowly escaped de-
week after leaving the island port 1t
was raining al the time the spout was
formed Captain Penhallow. peering
ever the weather quarter. noticed &
strange disturbance less than & quarter
OF mile away. The disturbance was
caused by a WhiriEind. which suddenly
picked I'D E spiral column Of the Pa
cifc ocean. At its base the pillar Of
water was thicker than the length of
the Alice Cooke. Captain Peahallow
estimates the height al about so feet
This great tower OF brine. under the
impulse OF the wind. started in the di-
rection OF the schooner.
With little hope Of escaping. Captain
Penhallow changed his vessels course
The wateFspout for q few seconds
showed q disposition 70 follow, but was
caught in Yagrant current and
whirled away IN the opposite direc-
tion, where II disappeared
The Alice Cooke left Honolulu July
s. The waterspout was encounte
July II in latitude 81 deg min. north.
longitude Is0 deg. As min west A
heavy southesxter was encountered July
q and at the height Of the gale the
ship began 10 steer q course like the
Tamalp pals railroad. Investigation
showed that the rudder stock had been
carried away All sail was taken OF
the vessel, and Captain PenhalIow had
his men lower him over the stern With
an suger ne bored q role in the rudder
and through this drove stout bolt. TO
which the jury steering gear was at
tached- As the schooner settled down
astern with every big sea. the shippers
task was oisa greeabls and not without
peril The temporary gear served ali
right Baming winds compelled the
schooner 10 steer a desious course.
On board the Cooke, which was in
ballast and bound for Port Townsend.
were two sengers-AIiss Carlson OF
san Jose and Miss Craig. q Honolulu
school teacher
Boverfc Here from Australia
The British tramp steamer Boveric,
Captain Nathie. arrived yesterday from
Australia with q cargo which included
coal coke and general merchandise.
The Boveric brought a shipment Of
irOnWoOd logs and several cases OF
sample blocks OF Australian woods for
street paving The sample blocks are
70 be tested IN Seattle. George Thomas,
an American citizen. slowed away on
the Boveric al Sydney. He was dis
covered shortly after the vessel left
port and Captain Nathie allowed him
70 work MS passage home The Bo-
veric dOcked and is discharging its
general cargo at the China basin
wharf.
Files Suit for Wages
Suit for S7e5 for wages and for SO
prOctor's fees was begun yesterday in
the United States district court by z.
Gaukroger against the owners OF the
steam schooner Olympic. Gaukroger.
who IS an engineer. claims that the
owners OF the schooner are in debt 10
him for three days wages.
Judgment Against Launch
judgment for ss0.07 was given the
Pacific shipyard and ways company
against owners OF the launch state Of
california yesterday IN -he United
States district court by Judge de
Haven The launch has been abandoned
by its owners and viii be sold BY
lie auction 10 satisfy the judgments
obtained BY several petitioners.
Water Front Notes
The barkentine Coronado. which is
now cut 81 days from Honolulu, was
spoken August 1 b. the schooner Alice
Cooke II latitude 1882 north, longi-
tude 1883 west
The harbor commissioners will hold
morning
rived yesterday al Hongkong. thus
successfully and on time completing
its maiden trip.
The French steamer Quessant of the
Around the World line is reported al
Perrin with its machinery badly dis
ableo- The Quessant IS bound for this
port
Receipts OF lumber Yesterday bv sea
amounted 70 I.2I5,oee feet
The German steamer Alesia sailed
yesterday for Portland TO finish dis
charging the cargo il brought from
the orient
The steamer Phoenix. Captain Han
sen arrived late last night, eight hours
from Timber cove