The San Francisco call., 1909-12-15


steamship company's Kansas City,
Captain Kidston, which arrived yes
terday from Portland, was not damaged
as the result of going ashore in the
Columbia river. The steamer ran
aground about II miles below Port
land and for several hours rested on
Kansas City backed into deep water
and resumed its voyage.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 3.S33,000 feet.
The freighter Nevadan from San
Diego arrived Monday at Salina Cruz.
The steamer Curacao from this port
arrived yesterday at Mazatlan and
sailed gain for Guaymas-
The Pacific Mail liner China, which
left here November Is, arrived yester-
The United States coast survey
steamer Explorer sailed yesterday for
Point Montara to resume work on the
Colorado reef, of which a complete
survey will be made.
The liner Asia, which. left here De-
cember (, and the army transport Lo-
gan. which left here December 8, ar
rived yesterday at Honolulu.
stiles Did Not Steal Clothes
Everett stiles, a sailor, was charged
in Police Judge Shortall's court yes
terday with petty larceny on COM
plant of A. Christensen. who accused
him of stealing a seaman's outfit
the steam schooner Majestic. wrecked
off Pfeifers point December ., and
testimony was given to show that
stiles had done heroic work in saving
Being drenched TO the skin he saw
the outfit of Christensen, who had left
the vessel at Redondo, and rugged him
self out He was willing to reimburse
Christensen when he got work. The
Judge dismissed the case on the ground
that Stiles had not stolen the clothes.
Chinese Explain Escape
Lin Book, messboy on the steamer
Mongolia. walked down the gangplank.
while the seven Chinese stowaways
arrested in his company early Monday
morning in second street slid down the
ship's bowline. so they told Chief In
spector Meehan of the Chinese bureau
Yesterday.
But their story failed to convince
either Meehan or immigration Com
missioner Hart North, who want to
was not seen by the customs inspec-
tors stationed at the bow and stern
and at every gangplank for the pur-
pose of catching contraband goods.
Seven Chinese skinning down the
cable at time when the department
is making every effort to seize opium
should at least, they think, have
aroused some suspicion. The stow
aways will be further examined be-
fore deportation
Investigate Majestic's Wreck
Evidence regarding the wreck of the
steam schooner Majestic on the coast
below Monterey was taken yesterday
by Inspectors Bolles and Bulger, who
have the case under submission. Cap
tain Austin Keegan, Chief Engineer A.
Heffner. Assistant NJ o. Vollner and
Mates G. G. Treanor and Thomas Nc
Intosh were examined They testified
that there was a heavy current run
ming toward the reef because of the
Southwestern then blowing.
Tidal Wave Causes Disaster
VICTORIA, Dec. 14.-News of sew
eral steamship disasters involving
much loss of life was brought by
the Monteagle. Corpses were being
washed ashore at the fishing villages
near Shimonoseki from the steamer
Kisakata Maru, which foundered off
Afneshima with all hands.
The bodies of 10 men and three
women with lifebelts marked with the
steamers name were found at Toyono-
shite.
The steamer Jinsen Maru went down
off Ryuganpo near Dalny and all on
board were lost. Twenty vessels are