The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-06

fpendence day hard al their accustomed
1asbor.
The Thomas is taking TO the Philip
pines about 1900 soldiers and 200 cabin
passengers. The soldiers. the entire
Twelfth infantry and two troops OF
sthe Twelfth cavalry, arrived early yes
saerday morning and took up their quar-
eSers on hoard the troopship. The men,
Nexcept those on guard duty, We're given
sliberty and spent the day sight seeing.
but returned 10 the ship for their meals.
The Thomas holds the record both
ways between here and Manila, and on
rshis voyage Captain Lyman expects TO
71nake better time than ever before. The
rroopship has just come of the drydock
sand the engines and boilers were never
behaving better than they are at this
Iime. II no unusual weather is ex-
Eperienced. it is expected that the
Thomas viii be back here at least five
days ahead Of schedule time.
Brings Many Passengers
Passenger traffic both north and
south is unusually heavy along the
coast and the steamers of the regular
lines are leaving port and arriving
crowded to their capacity. The Harri-
gmau steamer Rose city OF the San
Francisco and Portland run has been
carrying record crowds for some
rom Portland with SOC passengers.
1T is for this run that Hartman now
has building at Newport News two fast
steamers. They viii be twin sisters,
and a feature of their construction will
he an observation deck from which the
passengers may view the scenery dur
ing the ride up and down the Columbia
river
Daddy Blair Out of Hospital
Captain Blair, better known as
captain for the Alaska commercial
company. was out in the sunshine yes
terdag after a long spell OF confinement
81 the hospital He made E tour of
Tor home his legs were the wearier
Hlrh the unaccUstomed tramping than
was his right hand with exchanging
The greetings that halted him every
few Yards. One of "Daddy's" ais is
located in his right eye, where, years
ago there lodged q piece Of steel. This
eve has given him constant trouble,
-but the most annoying part 10 Daddy
IS that the doctors who have treated It
100 not share his secret OF perpetual
youth.
edoes d doctor get TO understand this
eye of mine than he gets old and dies.
This eye has outlived three doctors,
but I've got a young fellow working
on il now and / guess he'll last as
long as ! want TO use the eye"
Daddy Blair was an authority on
Alaska in the days when the northern
land was terra incognfto except 70 g
few venturesome souls
Puritan At Victoria
The British ship Puritan, which was
aground in the Fraser river from June
u 10 June 20, arrived yesterday at Vic
roria for a divers survey. In order TO
Set the ship aioat part Of the cargo Of
Hsl had 10 be discharged.
Water Front Notes
The japanese liner Chiyo 8sru. Cap
tain "a. ~. Greene. arrived yesterday at
Honolulu on its way TO the orient from
1his port
The steamer George Y. Fenwick
from Astoria, with the log raft in tow,
was 20 miles north OF Blaneo at I:1O
=. m July Z. All was well and the
- smooth
Receipts OF lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO 1.S25. 600 feet.
The German steamer Eun0 Is due to-
morroW from the lower coast.
The French steamer AmiraI Excl
mans is due today from Antwerp via
AOkoha ma
Steamship Governor. which arrived
7Sunday from Seattle. sailed yesterday
afternoon for southern poDts. Dur
ing the brief stay in port the Governor
Foischarged and loaded q large quantity
eof freight and sailed with about ESQ
passengers.