The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
Admiral sampson Has Trial Erin

With more than 400 guests on board
the Alaska Pacific steamship company's
twin screw coaster Admiral Sampson
was given trial trip yesterday for the
purpose OF testing the changes and
improvements that had been made on
the vessel since its arrival from the
Atlantic side
The Admiral Sampson, which was
built by Cramps in 1898, was formerly
quired considerable internal rear
rangement for service on this coast
The necessary changes were made
and yesterday the cempany's guests
were given an opportunity to Judge
Tor themselves as TO what manner of
ship the new Admiral Sampson is The
verdict was unanimous in favor of the
vessel.
The steamer left the Steuart street
wharf at 10 O'CLOCK made a run to
Vallejo, and after returning TO the
heads. The Admiral Sampson viii sail
today for Los Angeles and Will run
between Los Angeles and Puget Sound,
Captain E. P. Bartlett who Tho brought
the sampson from the other side. will
remain in command
William Allen Resigns
William Allen, the Oldest and best
1 Yesterday resigned from the service
of the Pacific Mail company and will
devote himself hereafter TO spinning
yarns from an inexhaustible supply of
! experience TO the innumera BILE friends
that ne has accumulated during the
years he has been coming into this
/ port
Allen was chief engineer of the liner
Asia and viii be succeeded by Samuel
I Aitken, who acted as chief during AL
/ lens recent trip to Europe. old AL
len." as ne is aRectionately known.
has been a chief engineer since 1871
He was a man who lent dignity to
/ knowledged master. The Asia was
1 formerly the White Star liner Doric
and Allen Joined the Doric at Liver
pool as chief engineer in February
/ liner and has been in charge of the
Doric's engines ever since. During
/ served on only seven steamships-th
/ Tteer. Milan, lllyrian, Bohemian, Bel
gic. Oceanic and Doric, now the Asia
Capsizes and Loses Cargo
The scow schooner Alma collided yes
terday with the salmon steamer
/ street wharf on its way to Bristol
( bay. The Kvichak is not very big, but
the Alma is smaller. and quietly rolled
over under the impact of the Kvichak's
bow. The Alma turned turtle and its
( cargo of 300 bags of fertilizer went
\ to the bottom Of the bay. The Kvichak
I later righted the empty schooner and
/ towed it to Mission fats. The Alma
was not seriously damaged and nobody
was injured.
Constantine Prasinas. concrete
worker employed by the Healey-Tib-
bits construction company on pier 49,
was seriously injured yesterday while
L. Pladwell. one of the state inspectors
/ accidentally knocked board into the
/ cylinder. 1t struck Prasinas on the
! head fracturing his skull PladwelI
was arrested on charge of battery.
VIII Repair the sheridan
/ n STAY IN, Dorf of 4I,o T-~s4.z
States army transport Sheridan repairs
will be made to her machinery and hull
and also to her carpenter and joiner
work. On bids opened by Colonel Bel
linger the contracts were awarded to
the Moore & Scott iron works engine
and hull work. $685., and carpenter
| and joiner work, $lS5.
Wagner Gets License Back
The license of Captain Nicholas Wag-
ner of the ship Star OF Bengal that was
I lost last year in the Arctic ocean was
restored yesterday by a decision handed
! down by Captain Nicholas Birmingham
supervising inspector of hulls and boil
ers. The license was revoked by the
board at Juneau. Alaska. Captain Wag-
unskillfuliness. Part of the testimony
in the case was taken before the local
inspectors OF hulls and boilers, Bolles
and Bulger, and forwarded to the Alas
From the decision of the Alaska
board Captain Wagner took an appeal
Il find. says Captain Birmingham.
the charges to be unsubstantiated by
the evidence in the case taken before
1 the local board in San Francisco in Oc
tober. 1908. in the matter of the loss
of the Star of Bengal on Coronation
! island, Alaska, September 20 1908
which resulted In the drowning of III
people II appearing to me from the
! evidence that Captain Wagner was in
no way TO blame for the disaster it is
| therefore ordered that his revoked IL
cense be restored to him.
THE reason for my summary action
in the case of Captain Wagner on an
peal is to enable him to accept offered
s1ufar his license Nv 6,,df~-~