The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-30

left Guayaquil there were "a cases of
fever in the town and other cases of
different but equally Objectionable
diseases
The Saturn went to the lower coast
with coal for the Albany and South
Dakota. After replenishing the war
ships bunkers the collier was ordered
to Panama and from there was sent to
Gusyaquil with a collection of exhibits
for the Ecuador exposition.
Passed Assistant Surgeon B. J. Lloyd
Of the marine hospital service, who
was loaned to the government of Ecua-
dor to assist IN lighting the plague. is
now acting quarantine officer at Guaya-
gull in place of the late DIR. w. H.
Wightman, who died recently, a victim
Of yellow fever. The Saturn brought
word that Mrs. Wightman and her lit
tie girl arrived at Guayaquil just eight
days before DIR. Wightman died. The
widow and her daughter left Guayaouil
June ID for Panama on their way, il
was believed, TO England, where Mrs
Wightman has a sister.
BarnacIes Were Too Thick
The schooner Omega, Captain Ny
man, which left here June % for Coos
bay, returned to port yesterday to be
drydocked and shorn OF an armor OF
seaWeed and barnacles. The barnacles
were all there when the Omega sailed
but il was thought that the drydock-
ing could be postponed until after one
more voyage. They proved to be a
heavier handicap than expected, how
ever. A stiff breeze carried the
schooner as far as Point Reyes, but
the Omega refused to carry the barna-
cles a foot further. Gradually the YES
sci lost Roadway and began to drift
BY the time the vessel had drifted
g d of ,r-o1
began to realize that nothing short OF
a hurricane from the southwark would
/ AXE him TO Coos bay and decided that
it would be quicker to return to port
and shed the parasites.
Rover Escapes but skin Is Wrecked
An oarsman from the South End row.
ing club whose valor was greater than
his discretion went rowing yesterday
afternoon in the choppy seas off NJ eggs
wharf. 1t was not long before his
nately was strong swimmer and
reached the wharf in safety. His shell
drifted against the schooner Salem and
was cut in two just about amidships
This is the third boat that the South
End club has lost since the re-
moval of its boathouse to the north end
where the afternoon waters are not
suited TO sculling
Japanese Woman ScaIded
Yamaguchi Kumada, japanese
woman passenger detained on board
the liner Asia, fell yesterday while
going down a companion ladder with a
kettle of boiling water The woman
was badly scalded about the face and
body After treatment at the harbor
hospital she was returned to the liner
but viii be taken to a hospital today
liner arrived because of a suspicion
that she was suffering from trachoma
Was on Fire Mt Sea
The British bark Inverness shore
hound from Tacoma for the United
Kingdom. has put into Valparaiso badly
in the cargo. In addition to the fire
the ship had TO battle with heavy
weather and is in need of extensive
repairs. Part of the cargo also is
damaged The ship will be surveyed
at Valparaiso.
ChiyO Maru Sails for Orient
The japanese turbine liner Chiyc
Maru, Captain w. W. Greene, sailed
Yesterday for the orient with a large
number of cabin passengers and one
of the largest cargoes carried by any
of the Japanese ships since the Chinese
boycott went into operation. The liner
sailed on time looking spick and span
as YACHT and big as a downtown no.
tel
Yorktown Sails for Sound
The United States gunboat York
town sailed late yesterday afternoon
for Puget sound with four torpedo
boat destroyers. They are going north
to add to the naval show on the sound
during the Alaska Yukon exposition.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO 1921, 600 feet.
The Japanese liner Nippon Maru ar
rived yesterday at Hongkong from this
port.
The Pacific Mail liner Korea left
Rongkong yesterday for this port
The Kosmos liner Salatis, which ar
rived Monday night from the lower
coast. brought 2792 tons of cargo.