The San Francisco call., 1909-04-01
BLAMES RAIN AND
/. DARK FOR ACCIDENT
Navy Collier Saturn Sails for
MagdaIena With Coal for
Pacific Fleet

steamer Hilonian, Captain Peter john
son, arrived yesterday afternoon from
Honolulu with a large cargo of island
weather was encountered during the
early part of the voyage. The steamer
shipped a number of seas, one of which
knocked down the boatswain, who suf-
fered serious injury. Lack of water
and a strong tide made docking the
parting several lines Captain Johnson
made the Hilonian fast at the end of
the wharf and allowed the passengers
TO land
Among the passengers was Captain
NJ n. Sanders, the Honolulu pilot who
put the army transport Logan ashore
in the harbor of the island port. Cap
tain Sanders says that the night was
very dark. A heavy rain was. falling
and the reflections from the differ
ent lights ashore were brilliant and
confusing. For his mistake he was
suspended until May 1. He says that
the Logan was examined by divers
- S-4A AAAC Aol4NlSn cruiser 0dQlDTldn ana
that they reported the ship undam-
aged
5. B. Maddams, operator on board
the Hilonian for the United wireless
company. maintained communication
with the station at Kahuku head until
the ship was 1,040 miles away from
the islands. Almost Immediately after
exchanging goodby with the island op-
orator he opened communication with
Ia a
cnance Tor eloquence, however, as the
air was filled with navy messages from
the Pacific feet at Magdalena bay.
When the navy wants the air it has
no hesitation is asking the rest of the
world TO shut up, only the navy puts
II in stronger terms.
The Hilonian's cargo included 14,155
oags OF raw sugar, 1880 bags of re-
nned sugar, 1862 cases of canned pine
apples and 1853 punches of bananas.
among the passengers were:
MIS- Taylor and two children. Can
faln NJ. \. Sanders, Harry Rice, +. o.
6sanks, 9. F. Coard, Miss NJ. J. Wilson,
Redhouse. 9. Wellington, F. Stitch, j.
Burden and B. Martin.
Teller VIII Take Seat Today
At this mornings meeting of the
state board of harbor commissioners
Phillip :. Teller will be installed as a
member Of the board in place of Henry
J. Crocker, whose term has expfred
There viii be comparatively little busi-
ness ness oefore the board. so the meeting
will be devoted largely to speeding the
departing commissioner and seating his
successor.
Street Navigation Difficult
If Captain Willard Perry. relative
OF the late Commodore Perry, We're as
lamllar with the rules of the road as
ne Is familiar with the rules of naviga-
ton he would not have suffered the in
dignity Of being placed under arrest in
a public thoroughfare and taken to the
city prison.
Captain Perry was driving ferryward
In buggy yesterday afternoon and
stopped in front Of the Emporium. He
tied his horse TO a hitching post with
its face pointing in the wrong di-
rrection, and when he returned Po-
freeman q. n Small was stand
ing beside the rig and told him
that he had violated the ordinance
regulating traffic on the public streets
because he had not tied the horse with
Its face pointing westward.
The captain explained that he was
not familiar with the provisions of the
ordinance and had no desire to violate
it. but Small said he had TO do his duty.
The captain was released on s5 cash
bail
Coal for Pacific Fleet
The navy collier Saturn sailed YES
terday for Magdalena bay with. full
cargo of coal for the ships OF the Pa
cifc fleet The Justin, also coal laden,
came down from Mare island yesterday
afternoon and viii follow the Saturn
today.
Hull Sprung But Not Leaking
According TO advices received yester-
day from Valparaiso the British
steamed Cumbal, from New York. is
fast on sandy bottom in Chacas mar
rows. of SancalIan point. about so
miles from Puerto Montt. The vessel
is lying easy and is in no immediate
no leak has developed. Part of the
cargo is to be discharged before fur
ther attempt is made to get the ship
afoat and tugs and lighters have been
sent from Puerto Montt.
Chinese Attempt Escape
An attempt was made Tuesday night
by Young Min, 500 Hoo Tong and Lee
Quan Lai, three Chinese members of
the crew Of the steamer China, to es-
cape from the vessel. They were dis
covered on reaching the wharf by In
spectors J. Attison and CSSBall Of the
customs and immigration services. who
compelled them to return to the ship.
At first the Chinese showed fight.
They were armed with knives they had
brought from the kitchen of the steam
er Their stand was soon weakened
when the inspectors covered them with
pistols. The Chinese were placed under
arrest and viii be held in the detention
sheds until the China sails.
The matter was reported to Commits
sioner Of immigration Hart North.
Water Front Notes
The British bark Wynford, from this
port, is aground in the river at
Ipswich. but is expected to float on
the next high tide.
The barkentine Koko Head arrived
yesterday, ~ days from Newcastle,
Australia, with 1850 tons Of coal. -
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 1.1S1, 900 feet.
The bark r. P. Rithet, Captain Drew.
which sailed yesterday for Hilo. car
ried a full cargo, which included one
large locomotive.
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
pany's City OF Puebla. Captain Shea,
sailed yesterday for Puget Sound with
a large number of passengers and a
full cargo
Notice to Mariners
Humboldt Bay Entrance, California.
Ldst of Lights, Buoys and Daymarks,
Pacific Coast. 1908, page BID
Notice is hereby given that south
jetty outer end buoy No. 2, a red first
class spar. placed about $50 feet west
by north Of the submerged end of the
south jetty. entrance to Humboldt bay,
California, is reported adrift March 80.
1t will be replaced as soon as practi-
cable.
Ships Loaded Despite Strike
VANCOUVER, March 31-Although the
Iongshoremen are out on strike work
is Progressing today on the steamships