The San Francisco call., 1909-02-05
Ship Marlborough Hill Is Saved From
Danger by Government Tugs
British Mariner Proudly Wears Timepece
President Roosevelt Gave Him

Captain J. c. Mckenzie of the British
ship Marlborough Head. which arrived
here yesterday from Rotterdam. thinks
Theodore Roosevelt not only the great
est president that America ever had
but regards him as the wisest and most
appreciative of the worlds rulers. The
captain has never met the president,
but across the mariners beamy abdo-
men there swings gold chain from
one end of which bangles gold charm.
The chain is anchored in the port vest
pocket and the anchor is a gold watch.
All this array Of jewelry was gift
TO Captain Mckenzie from President
Roosevelt as token of the presidents
appreciation of the captains conduct
December S. 1906 when he rescued the
crew Of the ship Great Admiral from
the sinking wreck of-that i'll fated yes
sci At the time he rescued the crew
Captain Mckenzie was master of the
British ship Barcore, but when he was
transferred to the Marlborough Hill
he took his watch and chain with him.
also mis- high opinien of I. r.
The Marlborough Hin was favored
with fine weather throughout the voy-
age. although from latitude 81 north
TO port the vessel made its way through
heavy sea.
When the anchor was let go off
Meiggs wharf the chain parted and the
anchor and 40 fathoms Of chain are at
the bottom OF the bay. The ship drifted
way on the ebb tide and was off the
Preside when the quarantine steamer
Argonaut and the revenue cutter Gold
en- Gate, which Immediately gave chase,
got lines on the runaway and towed il
back. The other anchor held. The
Marlborough Hill brought 2.700 tons of
coke.
sheridan VIII sail Today for Manila
The army transport Sheridan will sail
al noon today for Manila with a large
number of cabin passengers, but COM
paratiVely few troops. The ranking
officer on board viii be Brigadier Cen
eraI Brush Colonel c. w Rivers of
the Philippine constabUlary will also
be a passenger. In the steerage, in ad-
dition TO a number OF casuals. viii be
about 100 bluejackets for the Asiatic
station.
Captain Campbell Babcock. who
helped Colonel Roosevelt take San Juan
hill, is the quartermaster captain of
the sheridan and the big troopshlp,
all shined up TO receive its passengers,
looked as neat and clean yesterday as
its trim little commander.
The master or navigating officer of
the Sheridan is Captain Healey, who
for few minutes some months ago
was master Of the Logan. Healey was
detached by Colonel Bellinger and
placed on waiting orders. After
and was assigned TO the Sheridan.
Inspects Harbor Police station
Chief Of Police Cook made an insnec-
tion yesterday Of the harbor police
district and expressed himself as well
satisfied with everything he foundI
from Captain COnboys welcoming smile
TO the neatly coiled lines on the deck
of the launch Patrol.
The chief inspected the station house
a s il never was inspected before He
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which the patrol horses live. He tested
the quality of the horse feed. He
looked over the records. he examined
the rifles. locks, stocks and barrels
and inspected the stock of ammunition.
He even read the log Of the Patrol and
made a thorough inspection of the boat
itselA
At the conclusion of his visit he
made Captain COnboy beam by suggest
ing that the harbOr police station was
a model which it would please him to
see the captains of other districts take
as an example Of what a police sta
tiOn should be-
fremont Passes Point Reyes
The big freighter fremont, which
with the Shawmut was bought by the
government TO carry canal supplies be-
tween New York and the isthmus,
passed Point Reyes at o'clock yes
terday afternoon on its way from Puget
sound 10 New York. At the time of
their purchase by the government both
vessels were on Puget sound They
were chartered from Uncle Sam by
private parties TO take general cargo
here and sailed Saturday The Ire
mont was loaded on the sound.
Brings Great Cargo of Sugar
The freight steamer Pleiades which
was chartered by the American Ha-
Wafian line TO run between here and
lulu with 12.01S bags Of sugar and 300
tons Of general cargo The Pleiades
was 10 days 20 hours coming from the
island port.
Santiago Leaves for Monterey
The tug Sea Rover left at Z o'clock
tow bound for Monterey. The Santiago
belongs to the Associated oil company
and after loading UP with oil at Mont
Grey It will be towed back TO this
city. .
New IT. II. n. Liner Building
VICTORIA. B. c.. Feb "A third
steamer is being built for the Toyo
Kisen Kaisha's trans-Racific service to
be called the Kanyo Maru. She will
be similar TO the Tenyo Maru and
Chiyo Maru and viii be ready for serv-
ice at the end of the year
The Osaka Shoshen Kaisha is arrang-
ing a loan Of million and a half
dollars TO complete the steamers for
the trans Pacific line in conjunction
with the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul railway.
AoNlEeS from Japan state the founder
Of japanese foreign ship building, X.
Oki. proprietor of the Oki shipyard at
Shinagawa is dead. He built the first
foreign style vessel in Japan in 1859
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO 1.3S0.000 feet.
Steamer City of Puebla, on its way
to this port from San Diego, reported
itself yesterday by wireless as 2S miles
south of Pigeon point at 10 o'clock a. m
The liner China arrived yesterday at
Yokohama from this port.
The Cmatilla lightship, which was
blown from it's moorings, left Seattle
yesterday on its way TO its station off
Umatilla reef
The Matson navigation company's
steamer Lurline viii sail tomorrow for
Honolulu with a large cargo, which
consists chiefly. of government stores
The Lurline viii tow to Honolulu the
barge Mohican, on board which are two
L inch guns for the Pearl harbor forti-
fications.