The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03

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/ The Antiope left
| K Newcastle Septem-
- Der in command
of Captain Mathe-
son. who suddenly became sick and
was landed September 19 at Yelling
I ton. Captain Cozons was engaged by
cable and the Antiope left Wellington
! September % for this port.
Captain Matheson was left in the
/ hospital seriously i'll and for time his
! life was despaired of. He recovered,
however, came home by liner and yes
! terday was here to greet his ship. He
Is well again and ready to resume
command.
The Antiope brought 2.105 tons of
coal and was favored with fine weather
all the way across the Pacific.
BarbOund at westport
Heavy weather continues along the
coast. The wires were down yester-
day between here and Westport, but
according TO belated message re-
ceiVed yesterday number of vessels
were at that port December l ready for
sea, but unable to leave on account of
the stormy condition of the bar.
The barbound fleet included the Fran
Luzon and Salvador, for San Pedro;
the +. b. Jackson, for Antofagasta,
and the r. c. Slade. for this port.
Changes In Assignments
The harbor commissioners yesterday
changed a number of assignments of
.
/ for the extension of another section of
seawall. The Matson navigation COM
pany was tranferred to the north side
of pier 3S and the Alaska Pacific steam
ship company to Howard street wharf
No. ). The Charles Nelson company
was assigned 200 feet on the south side
of pier So and the Independent steam
ship company to the south side of
Howard No. 5. +. V. Rideouts assign
ment at the north side of Harrison was
Cancelled and he was assigned to the
north side of Pacific street wharf.
VIII Be stationed at Guam
Paymaster e. A. Mcmillan, United
States navy, who has been stationed
for two years at the Yerba Buena
Gham. where he win be located for
the next two years. He viii travel to
Honolulu on the Lurline and at the
island port will await the Logan, which
win be crowded leaving here, but a
number of whose passengers are not
going beyond Honolulu. With Nc
MILAN viii be Pay Clerk 6. A. Wilcox.
Seeks Refuge at Eureka
The steamer Quinault, which arrived
yesterday 12o days from Willapa. had
TO put into Eureka December / for
shelter and fuel Before putting into
the Humboldt port the Quinault had
been bucking southeasterly gales for
/ four days
Escapes Unharmed From Breakers
The schooner Lizzie Vance, from this /
port for Grays Harbor, was carried |
Der i, but was towed out into deep I
water without having sustained any |
damage.
Big Schooner Dismasted
The revenue cutter Snohomish sta /
toned at Neah bay, has gone to the /
assistance of white hull, four masted /
schooner that was sighted three miles /
off Cape Beale with only the foremast |
standing The schooner was sighted /
and reported by the Hill liner Mime |
sofa, which arrived yesterday at Seat /
tie from the far east.
Makura 10 Have Wireless
The steamship Makura of the Cana
dian Australian steamship company is
being equipped by the United wireless /
company with powerful wireless ap-
paratus.
Water Front Notes
The Pacific Mail liner Peru is due
today from Panama and way ports.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea |
amounted to 100000 feet.
The United States revenue cutter
Bear, Captain Bertholf, sailed yester- /
day for San Diego.
The steamer Homer, which has been !
chartered for service in the banana /
trade, cleared yesterday for Mazatlan |
via San Diego.
The wind off Point Reyes at ) o'clock
yesterday afternoon was blowing with |
velocity OF 60 miles an hour
Damages Are Awarded
Liabilities in the case of the schooner
last month, We're limited by Judge de |
Haven of the United States district !
court yesterday TO $500 in the matter |
of salvage claimed by the Smith-Rice |
wrecking company, and to $500 in the /
case of the Golden Eagle milling COM
pany of Petaluma, which lost a cargo I
of grain.
Deciding that the officers of the |
steam schooner San Pedro and of the /
steamer Columbia were equally cul- |
pable. Judge de Haven ordered Com /
missioner Brown to take testimony as /
10 liability in the damage suit grow /
ing out Of the collision at sea between 1
the two vessels.
Investigate Argos wreck
PORTLAND, Dec. 2.-United States I
Inspectors Edwards nd Fuller today
began an investigation of the loss of 4
the steamer Argo, which was wrecked /
off Tillamook bay during a storm last /
Friday. Captain Levi Snyder testified /
that the loss of the vessel was directly I
due to the breaking of the propeller I
and to the bursting OF a steam pipe I
which rendered the vessel unmanage- /
able. Captain Snyder testified that !
every member of the crew performed /
his duty and a number of witnesses
from among the crew gave similar tes- I
timony.
Big steamers in Alaskan Trade
WINNIPEG, Dec. 2.-It was officially
announced today that the Canadian Pa
cific railroad had let a contract in Eng
land for the construction of two new
steamers, to be used in the Pacific |
ocean coast trade with Alaska They
will cost $1500,000 and viii be com
pleted in 1911.
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