The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-26

tan which throws you and your shipmates back
into the sky. Ayiators have nurse girls jobs
compared with whaling when Mr. Whale gets
up his Irish"
IL happened on katlak island July 81 The
lookout sighted the whale, which Captain Wing
declares was the biggest he ever saw -Four
ooats were sent 70 the attack. They surrounded
the leviathan. which lay on the water calmly
Indifferent 10 their presence. Mate Baptist or
dered the five men in his boat to close in on the
monster while he stood up in the bow with
whalegun poised. He 6red. The whale. gaIyan-
lied by the wound into sudden fury, made rush
Tor the boat and with toss of his head sent
boat and six occupants flying into the air
Captain Wing who watched the battle from
the Gayheads rigging. said that the men were
thrown 30 feet into the air. The men who went
up hx their greatest acquired altitude at 300
feet. Men and boat came down together They
landed squarely the whales tail They barely
touched before the monster gave his tail a ter
rife dip and up went the six men and the boat
again. In making this last flip the whale cop
sized the boat commanded by Third Officer Henry
Gonzales and when Baptist and his men made
their second descent they found plenty of com
pany in the water. Bsptists boat was smashed
10 smithereens. but not a man was hurt Sec
ond officer Thomas picked everybody up and took
i - ~ SSHNS DoSA ~ Int SUPP Inc
whale escaped.
The Gayhead is the first whsler in years that
brought home really full cargo Oil casks
were scarce when the Gayhead left here March
% and all that could be bought had a combined
/ capacity OF 1-V50 barrels. Ine Gayhead brought
nome Just l.U50 barrels of sperm oil. Most of
the whales were killed in the vicinity of hatlak
Island only a few were seen al Il time until
the last barrel was filed aud then it seemed as
4 IL every whale IN the Pacihc passed by in re-
view. on the Farallones. just a few days ago
enough sperm whales were to have loaded
J the Gayhead's barrels twice over But all that
q snip can carry is usually considered pretty
/ fair cargo
AGED PASSENGER DIES AT SEA
/ The Pacific Mail liner San Juan Captain Fra
zier. which arrived Tuesday too late 10 pass
quarantine was given pratiQue early yesterday
morning and docked at pier 40. The liner
brought ii passengers. l,2OS tons of cargo and
PRESSURE valued ar S36 600 The cargo included
large quantity OF iron and steel. hardware, rope
and croekery from New York and about 100 tons
/ OF coast freight.
Thomas Lyons. storage passenger. died
August -. His body was Drought 10 port and
VIII be turned over 10 the Grand Army OF the
Republic for burial. Lyons gave his age as 65
when he boarded the liner at Mazatlan but from
1 papers inspected after his death ii was learned
that he was % years old He went TO Mckee a
few months ago as colonist. intending TO settle
( on land recently thrown open near Mazatlan
His years were against him. however. his health
broke down and he was a sick when he left
Mazstlan on his way home. He ate nothing
aboard the liner, grew steadily weaker and Tues
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member OF the Grand Army of the Republic
nothing was known Of him.
Among the passengers was William E. Wal
lace, the hrst American 10 arrive here in many
moons who confessed a liking for the republic
I Of Guatemala. Wallace is locomotive engineer
and has been for y years in the employ of the
Guatemala Central railroad He married a
! Guatemalan girl, has two children and owns his
own home. He has returned to the states for
medical advice and expects to return to Guate-
mala In few weeks.
Another passenger from Guatemala was Al
y rr0Ia 1T4l.-
a big coffee finca in Guatemala. Name has
three sons attending Santa Clara college and has
The passengers included: Robert Smith. Mary
Smith William Smith, William E. Wallace. AL
fredo Name Jacob Riser and Mrs. Gertrude
Smith.
KANSAS CITY READY FOR SERVICE
The steamer Kansas City. recently bought in
the east for the Hartman San Francisco and
Portland steamship company. was given trial
spin yesterday and behaved well. During the
cruise the compasses adjusted and. the
steamer is all ready for sea. The Kansas
City viii sail at 10 o'clock Saturday morning on
its first voyage to Portland and return 1t will
/ begin loading today and win take large cargo
and full complement OF passengers
UMATILLA SAILS FOR NOME
The Pacific Coast steamship company's Una
tilla. Captain Thomas Reilly, sailed yesterday
for Nome and st. Michaels direct. This is the
Umatills's second trip this season TO the Alaska
gold fields and the liner left port deeply laden
with all sorts Of supplies. The Umatila carried
but few passengers as nobody is going to Nome
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pect to winter there. On the return voyage,
however. the liners passenger accommodates
will be taxed TO the limit, they were on the
+ first voyage from here.
ALAMEDA WILL CARRY MANY PASSENGERS
The Oceanic steamship company's liner Ala
media. which sails Saturday for Honolulu will
have every berth taken. Among the passengers
Will be number Of school teachers returning TO
/ the islands after vacation spent on the main
land.
RAILROADS WIN RECOGNITION
4 II was decided by Collector of the Port Fred
! C. Stratton yesterday that in the future all
T railroads coming into San Francisco should have
+ the privilege TO have representatives all in
coming trans-Pachc steamers. In the past this
I privilege has been enjoyed by the Southern Pa
ci6c company alone the Pacific Mail steamers
were part Of that company. This ruling came
I on the spplication OF the Santa Fe and Western
Pacific asking that they might be represented on
4 the vessels
WATER FRONT NOTES
The harbor commissioners will hold their reg
ulsr meeting this morning in the ferry depot.
The Pacific Mail compaIiy's lighter Aztec
! left Acapulco August % for Nanaimo.
The Kosmos liner Mera arrived August "a at
Hull from this port.
Receipts OF lumber yesterday by sea amounted
10 600 900 feet.