The San Francisco call., 1909-03-18
Liner is DELAYED
BY HEAD winds
Passenger Tells of Great Dig
ging at Panama by the
Canal Builders

The Pacific Mall liner Acapulco, Cap
tain Trask. arrived yesterday after
noon just as the sun was going down,
but managed TO let go its anchor be-
fore the sun had set and so was in
time for quarantine inspection. The
liner brought 1870 tons Of cargo, IS
passengers and treasure from Mazatlan
valued az s54.14s. The Acapulco was
due early yesterday morning. but a
strong headwind was blowing and. as
the Acapulco was getting a little short
of breath the handicap could not be
overcome.
=. A. Copeland. q passenger on the
1iler. made the rounds OF the con-
Htruction works on the isthmus with
the psycar and came away impressed
with the idea that Uncle Sam is han
ding a gigantic task in q giant way.
Copeland saw the ditch diggers ex-
carate and load into a car 10 tons Of
earth in two minutes and was willing
no accept as modest the statement that
they were handling 5000 cubic yards
of earth a day.
Another passenger on the liner was
Thomas W Forrest a mining engineer
HLo ras been installing the engines
20 a 40 ton stamp mill at the Buffers
mine al COpala near Mazatlan.
Tie passengers included:
sIsster E-llz Baer Ernest A. Bser
Ers !. A. Copeland Watt hughes
strsd ucnoTsn Watt Highes
$rs - Forrest Baron Richard Eon
Ers Herbert C. swift Unruh
arss~er C--~ P.ar
So. Ernest r. Basr =. A copeland
Sr-- Henry ~ Barton David R. Campbell
&c Efain Henry Getting Mrs. Alexander FELTON,
--- Herbert L. SWltzer
Wireless station AT Monterey
The United wireless company is
flilding a station at Monterey. where
- wireless work with ships on the
facihc VIII be shared with the station
On RUSSIAN hilL II is expected that
tle Monterey station VIII be able 10
Solllllnicate directly and al all times
Wirl Honolulu and incidentally with
81 vessels between here and the island
port
China Has Many Passengers
The Pacific Mai liner China, Captain
> T. Bailey. left Honolulu Tuesday
e. WI pe due here early next Tues
cay morning. The liner which now
rates as an intermediate steamer, is
crowded 70 its fun capacity with pas
telSers In the cabin are 105, and
p tHeIe are 66 Aslatics in the steerage.
ne liner is bringing 100 tons OF
--elslL which includes 20 tons Of silk
ot CONS az mating and 2s0 tons Of tea
ana general merchandise Much OF the
80 ~ IS Tor eastern points and 60 tons
o- -t Tor Central America
san Jose sails Today
The Pacific 9Iau liner san Jose. Can
tain Thompson. cleared yesterday and
Wal sail TO-DAY for Panama and way
ports she VIII carry q full cargo. 20
cabin passengers and IS in the steer
age.
Water Front Notes
Ine har6or commissioners viii hold
s-elt regular meeting this morning in
H. ooafdroom al the ferry depot
Percy Sewall has been appointed chief
steward of the liner Nippon Maru in
pace u p n ShWur. who has been
granted leave Of absence
The big freighter Shawr1ut which
vas bought 10y tie United States gov
eminent 70 carry supplies 10 the Pan
ana canal, lett AOntevideo March Is
tor New York.
receipts OF lumber yesterday by sea
amounted 70 l,l2L000 feet
-e steamer Hi-onian from this port
arrived yesterday ~ Honolulu.
The bark w B. Flint has been pur-
chased by Peter Nelson: terms private.