The San Francisco call., 1909-11-05


Cliff house, but, lost in the dense fog.
almost contrived to run alongside that
Phoenixlike resort The Seal rocks
intervened and if the Catania's internal
space had been one big tank, as is the
case with many steamers that pass in
and out of this harbOr. the Catanias
career would have ended right there.
Captain Canty. who was on the
bridge, saw the rocks just before the
ship struck apd the propeller was
SlLut , ,Ilius az IutI speed asterh Wheh tue
crash came For about two minutes
the steamer hung on the rocks. 1t then
slid back into deep water, and a few
minutes later the fore peak had seven
feet of water in it. The steamer backed
cleared
The Catania struck at $50 a. nt, but
did not get into the harbor until after
noon The tanker will be docked today
at Hunters point for repairs.
The Catania is owned by the Coast
OH transportati tion company and is in
sured against total loss only, so that
the cost of repairs will fall upon the
owners. The steamer is being operated
under charter by the Associated oil
company.
The Catania was built in 1881 on the
Clyde and operated on the Atlantic un-
der the German flag as freight and
and the pass passenger accommodafions
were taken out. The vessel was bought
later by a money king, who intended
~ GOllN CIT TIE lESlSnleE INTO a yacht
The experiment was not a success and
the Catania became the property of
New York oil company and was con-
verted into a tanker. This work en-
abled the new owners to get American
register for the steamer, which is a
comparatively new arrival on this
coast.
The Catania has a double bottom and
is divided into seven compartments
SIX of them are oil tanks. The en-
gines are in the middle section The
G nf hn oh fl0 csdn Of
the tanks and the dividing bulkheads
run clear across the ship and up as far
as the main deck. This makes1t the yes
sci practically unsuitable. The only
part affected by yesterdays accident
was the forward tank
KOREA STILL IN TOUCH WITH COAST
1t is believed the liner Korea may
achieve the distinction of reporting by wireless
other message has been received from the liner
by the United wireless company. The message
and reads: IS p. NJ. 1922 me~ beyond Hon
oulu. In touch with coast every night. All
weIl.''
The message, which was received at the sta
tiou on Russian hill. Travelled more than 4.T00
The Korea's sister ship, the Siberia. which is
now In port viii not be equipped with wireless
until its next voyage from here.
AS the result of the Korea's performance the
Pacific Mail company has decided to equip all
its China liners with i've kilowatt instruments.
similar TO the one on the Korea Orders have
but the instruments have 10 be shipped out
from the east, and win not be here in time
10 install the Siberia before Tuesday,
when that liner takes its departure.
OWNER OF BUEKERs MUST PAY
When the state dredger got busy few days
ago on the south side Of Green street wharf it
there had been caused not by mud. but by
crushed rock shat had fallen overheard while
These bunkers recently acquired by Hind.
Rolph Co. Thirty three scowloads. 6,6o0
dust were dredged from the bottom of the bay
and hauled away. 1t estimated that
thiId @ Of the material dredged was crushed rock
Secretary Thorpe 10 send bill TO Hind, Rolph
& Co. for dredging 6,6oo cubic yards at 10
cents a cubic yard.
AT EUREKA WITH BROKEN SHAFT -
The steamer F. A. Kilburn which left here
November for Eureka. arrived on the Hum
boldt port yesterday with a broken tail shaft, in
tow OF the steamer Whittier The shaft broke
burn about 10 miles north of Mendocino.
The disabled coaster was towed into Eureka
by tug and docked.
BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED ON SUNDAY
The harbor commissioners yesterday Issued a
notice ship owners advising them that the
fourts street bridge w91la be ciosed sgndsSy %
necessary 10 enaAe the board of public works 10
make some necessary repairs.
sTEvEDoBE KILLED ON MIssoURIAN
Charles johnson. longshoreman, was killed
accidentally yesterday on board the freighter
MisxoIrian. The crew of the freghter was
overbauling the anchor chain with which, in
some way Johnson became entangled. He was
knocked into the hold aud sustained fracture
of the neck he died instantly. He was 5s
years of age and lived in Oakland.
WATER FRONT NOTES
The Kosmos liner Serak left Valparaiso No
vember for this port
The army transport Logan. homeward bound
from Manila. arrived yesterday at Honolulu.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea amounted
TO 900 feet.
CRUISER OUT OF COMMISSION
SEATTLE. Nov. 4-The cruiser st. Louis ar
rived at BremertOn from Sam Francisco this
morning to 90 out of commission and undergo
repairs. Its sister ship. the cruiser Milwaukee.
now at the Puget sound navy yard, viii take
the st. Louis crew and go on the active list.
The cruiser Princeton went into commission
today under command of Commander c. II.
Hayes.
cuInDING NExNC nE rnACT