The San Francisco call., 1909-03-27
SIBERIA CARRIES
MANY PASSENGERS
San Juan Arrives From Lower
Coast and Makes a Lei=
surely Docking

Owing 10 the unfaVorable state Oh
the tide at ! o'clock the liner Siberia
was taken from its berth at pier AZ
yesterday afternoon and made fast t
the ends of piers 4S and a, and from
here took its departure for the orient
when sailing time arrived. Gangways
to the liner were run out from both
piers. The steerage passengers went
on board from A and ~ was reserved
for the cabin passengers and their
friends
The ship sailed so promptly that
General Passenger Agent a. G. D. ker-
rell and Alfred Rennie of the passen-
ger department had not completed
their business when the lines were
cast off. Captain Feeder whistled for
the tug Arabs and the belated offlclals
were given a transfer in midstream-
The Siberia carried nearly 5000 tons
Of cargo and more than 200 passen-
gers. Many of the passengers viii
leave at Honolulu. where about 40
passengers VIII take their places,
Among the Honolulu passengers was
former Queen Liliuokalani. Among
the passengers for the orient were
many tourists and an army of busl-
nessmen. the latter including half a
dozen well known tea buyers.
Buys Steamer for Coast Trade
Word was received yesterday from
Atlanta. Ca. of the purchase by the
Hartman interests Of the steamer
Kansas City. The steamer was pur-
chased for service on this coast by the
San Francisco and Portland steamship
company. The Kansas City was built
20 years ago at Chester, Pa, and is
a vessel OF 2,164 tons net register.
The Kansas City is not so long by
nine feet as the Rose City, now on the
run between here and the Columbia
river, has less draught, but about two
feet more beam, and is one year older.
The purchase price is salq 10 nave
been S250.000. Captain hdston, VINO
was master of the Rose City, Is now
in the east and viii bring the Kansas
City out to this coast after the vessel
has been given thorough overhaullng.
Makes Leisurely Docking
The Pacific Mail liner San Juan, Cap
tain Frazier, which arrived yesterday
from Panama and way ports, was 20
days u hours from Ancon, days
20 hours from AI2zatlan and hours 90
minutes and 10 seconds from Meiggs
wharf to the dock at Spear street
The san Juan left its anchorage in
quarantine shortly after o'clock, but
the sun was beginning to crimson
the Golden gate before the snip was
in its berth.
When the liner arrived off the wharf
the last OF the food tide seemed to
offer not only an Invitation to speedy
docking, but valuable assistance. Cap
tain Frazier, however, refused 10 trust
anything so tickle as the tide When
slack water came his faith still wa
Vered and by the time he had made
up his mind the current was on its
way TO sea again and but for the
interference of the tug Arabs might
have taken the san Juan with 1t. In
course of time, however, the steamer
was warped into its berth and the
passengers landed.
The San Juan brought 1,241 tens of
cargo, treasure valued at S123, 101 and
II passengers. The cargo included
6.466 bags of coffee and 1,601 punches
Of bananas. Among the passengers
Edgar W. Burns Elias 7. Hatch
Eva Cornish Robert Nicholson
Hazel Cornish Gustave MihcelSon
/ Richard Cummius ". Prottengeler
/ John Z. Cummins Max Rothkugel
/ John Mcdonnell Santos II. Reyuelto
/ John r. Farrell
VIII Soon Be in New Office
The new chief wharfinger's office at
/ the foot of Clay street, under the
shadow of the ferry depot, is now
ready for occupancy. Harbor Master
Thomas Hender viii move this week
from the frame shack that hurt the
sensibilities and artistic souls of the
women of the Outdoor Art league into
the reinforced concrete mission styse
building just completed. AS gallant
gentlemen the harbor commissioners
would like TO acknowledge that the
new building is the result of the pro-
test filed against the old by the Out
door Art league.
But the minutes of the board show
that the foundation for the new build
/ ing was laid nearly a year ago, and
that the plans for the new building
1 were in the hands of Engineer Ralph
Barker. at the time the protest was
filed. Under the law the chief whar-
fingers Office must be in a building
/ separate from the ferry depot.
The new Office is permanent and
pretty. and cost about 81, 600 The old
/ building. which is not an object of
/ beauty. viii either be sold as it stands
and moved away by the purchaser or
torn down.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 2.7S0000 feet
The Pacific Mail liner Korea from
this port arrived yesterday at Yoko-