The San Francisco call., 1909-03-07
Captain Hersey Gives Underwriters
Fit of Nervous PrOStratiOn
Sails w. H. Marston in Through Heads If
Face of a Strong Ebb Tide

Captain Hersey OF the schooner w
II. Marston caused some CONSERVATION
IN the insurance world for few hours
yesterday afternoon by sailing his ves-
sci in through the heads in the teeth
OF swift flowing ebb tide. With the
aid of southwest squan he made it
safely, but the fact that he had a fair
wind and strong one brought little
! comfort to the underwriters, as the
wind yesterday was changing its d.
rection without notice and was likely
at any time to switch around and add
more power TO the tide. If this had
happened the Marsson would have been
grave danger.
lne Marston was from EIilo, and the
cause Of the underwriters worry was
their responsibility for the $169, 900
worth OF sugar slowed away in the
schooners hold. Captain Hersey saved
the cost of a tow and gave an eX-
hibition OF good seamanship, but in
doing it he risked a fortuna of other
peoples money and there was more or
less of alarm on the floor Of the Mer-
chants exchange until word was re-
ceived that the Marston was safely
anchored.
The Marston was 21 days from Hilo
and brought Ss.S4S bags of sugar.
Sugar ships in Bad Weather
The schooner James Rolph, Captain
Olsen, which arrived Friday night, II
days from Hama, made one of the best
OF recent passage from an island port
and one of the stormiest. The weather
although favorable for making time
was disagreeable from the climate
point of view throughout the voyage
February 27 a northwest gale blew
along and kept the Pacific ocean boil
Ing for Sc hours.
During the storm the Rolphs main
square sail and mizzen topsail were
blown away. The decks were continu-
carried overheard and the cabin was
flooded repeatedly
The Roiph brought 1880 bags OF
sugar 10 Williams, Dimond & CO:
which arrived yesterday from Homo
lulu, made the passage in 16lz days, y
hours better than the James Rolph,
The Irmgard encountered the same
gale that got away with the James
Rolph's canvas, but the Irmgard lost
no sails. The Irmgard brought 1852
bags ef sugar.
Alameda Is Heard From
The Oceanic steamship company's
liner Alameda, Captain Dowdell. made
the first wireless announcement of its
ship at s O'Clock p. m. Friday The
liner was then 1900 miles away from
this port and announced all we'll on
board The Alameda left Honolulu
March and Is due here Tuesday morn
4 message also was received from
the Lurline, which vessel at IL o'clock
Friday evening was 600 miles away.
The Lurline is bound to this port from
Kahului and reported a heavy north
west gale, accompanied by high sea.
Saturn sails for San Diego
The navy collier Saturn, Captain
with coal for the torpedo fiotilla. After
filing the bunkers of the little war
ships the Saturn viii return for full
cargo of coal. TO be delivered to the
cruisers at Magdalena bay.
Trans-Pacifc Mails
Mail for Australia, New Zealand and
Tahiti intended for the Mariposa which
sails March 10, should be mailed so as
to reach the general Postofhce by $50
a. N. Mail for the Hedde which leaves
March u for Australia and New Zea-
land only, should be posted before
The korea leaves for China, Japan,
Hawaii and the Philippine islands
March 9. and all mail should be posted
before 1920 a. n.
March 10 the Hilonian leaves this
port for the Hawaiian islands, mails
The Aki Maru sails from Seattle for
/ China and Japan March 16, and all mail
/ from this city should be posted before
Z O'CLOCK March 10 ne Impress u
China sails from Vancouver March "a.
4 and mail from this city should be
posted before O'Clock March 21.
Water Front Notes
The British steamer Hazel Dollar
Captain Ridley, which arrived March 3
/ from the orient, cleared yesterday for
T The fls-'F Pacific Coast steamship COM
pany's Curacao Captain Paulsen,
cleared yesterday and will sail today
! <o- nd norris
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 1,025,o00 feet;
The Lurline from Honolulu, and the
Virginian, from Salina Cruz, are due
at this port today.
The Kosmos liner Scraps, from this
port. arrived March 4 at Hamburg.
The Pacific Mail liner Mongolia, from
/ this port, arrived yesterday at Yoko-
The Kosmos liner Theben left Genoa
1 February 20 for this port
The Pacific Mail liner China, Captain
NJ. T. Bailey. sailed yesterday from
Yokohama for this port.
Notice to Mariners
! Piedras Blancas, California (List of
Lights and Fog Signals, Pacific Coast.
1905. page II, No. II. and List OF
/ Lights, Buoys and Daymaris. Pacific
| Coast, 1908, page 19)-Notice IS hereby
given that the Characteristic of the
light at Piedras Blancas light station,
4 California. was changed March /, 1903,
| to show fixed white, without flashes,
pending the repairs to the Illuminating
apparatus. This change will continue
/ for about two months, when the reg
ufar characteristic will be re-estab-
/ lished and due notice given.
The navy wireless telegraph station
at North head Washington, reports to
/ the branch photographic Office. Port
I land Ore, the following telegrom re-
ceived from the steamer Alliance:
/ .11:47 D. M, March 3, in latitude 43
degrees 80 minutes N, longitude 124
degrees I6 minutes W.: many immense
/ logs: dangerous"
! SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest TO Mariners
of fhe Pacific
ASTORIA March s-Steamer Marhorer left