The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
CITY AUTHORITIES
TO INSPECT FRONT
Japanese Turbine Liner Chiyo
Marn Due to Arrive Early
Tomorrow Morning

The city authorities have been awak-
&1ad st last 90 the necessity for street
eounecti61s between the mainland OF
She city and the southern part OF the
water front Tuesday afternoon the
city engineer, the street committee OF
Tie board OF supervisors, the board OF
public works and the directors Of the
Merchants association viii accom-
pany the ha-bOr commissioners on a
tour Of inspection along the water
front
They VIII be taken BY water to the
south end and shown the great wharves
there completed and II the course Of
construction. and viii then be landed
ane given 8 chance 10 see how big a
JOB there les before the city IN prov1d-
iDg s. 4 outlet for the commerce that
VIII operate from the new docks when
they are occupied
These docks VIII be completed this
summer, and at present IL is practi-
caly impossible 70 reach any OF them
with s team By going over the ground
II is believed that all concerned VIII
get a better idea OF the seriousness Of
the situation than would be possible
from al examination OF blueprints and
reports The tour OF inspection VIII in
clue 8 trek over the sunken sidewalk
On the west side OF East street
overtHks President In Lsunch
Two women and q dog arrived at
Broadway street wharf yesterday just
S1pr The sound. back away from the
. pier Finding THAI waving their tickets
n rhe air was OF no avail 10 bring
TIE liner back the women scurried TO
CsrOwleys Vallejo street bOathouse,
chartered 3 launch and gave chase TO
1he big steamer Fortunately for the
l. f-ra
Tor the big ship 70 getflts nose pointed
3 Ia the right direction and the Presi-
cent vas moving slowly when the
shriekns launch emerged beyond the
pierhead line The President was
stopped The women, with q bravery
md abandon born OF the emergency,
p climbed The Jacobs ladder that was
lowered over the liners steep side The
cog followed in the blight OF a heav-
and the launch returned TO the boat
1euss-
Did they catch ity' inquired Dave
sure they did" replied the launch
man. but it's pretty strenuous work 10
climb q jacobs ladder IN one Of them
directory gowns.
Insane sailor FeIIs Policeman
Antone Berkentfs. = sailor employed
on the steam schooner Samoa went
insane yesterday while crossing the
bay on the ferry steamer Berkeley.
. The attention OF the special policeman
was called 10 the peculiar actions of
Berkentis. who expressed his inteirion
of jumping overheard When the po-
ltCeman approached him the insane
Finn swung an elephantine fist and the
- special policeman hit the deck The
crew OF the Berkeley secured Ber-
kenLs, who was turned over to the
hsrbor hospital. whence he was trans
ferred TO the. city Detection hospital
ChiyO Due Early Tomorrow
According 10 a wireless message re-
ceived yesterday by the Togo Kisen
Ka4sha, the turbine liner Chiyo Maru
from the orient. viii be here at 6
o'clock tomorrow morning. The Chiyo
IS bringing about 90 cabin passengers
from the far east
Dr.. Hobby Recovering
Dr. W c. Hobby. chief quarantine Of
fcer at this port, has been seriously I'll
at his home on Angel island. He was
stricken about TWO weeks ago with
bad attack OF grip He was able TO
q leave MS bed yesterday and expects TO
= be himself again IN a few days
Wireless From MaripOsa
The Oceanic steamhip company's
Liner Mariposa. Captain Hayward, was
1880 miles away from here at 10. o'clock
!. m April .. This news was received
In a wireless message from the Mari
pGsa. which is due here April Z from
Tahiti incidentally the receipt of the
=. aerogram shows that the Mariposa's
wireless plant is in good working or
3. monopOlizes the air, will allow IL, a
I GaiIy message VIII be received from
the liner.
Alameda Sails for Honolulu
Thes Oceanic steamship company's
liner Alameda. Captain Dowdell sailed
.-- esterdsy for Honolulu with a full
cargo and many passengers. Among