The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-08


~ Columbian as fire
man. He became in
sane about midnight
one evening while on watch. He left
AIS post, secured a razor and aroused
all hands In the forecastie. He started
ia TO explain how he purposed carving
them ali into little pieces, but nobody
waited Tor the conclusion of the ora
lOn. They left the fOrecastle in a
body and in q hurry, with Oposich wav-
ing his razor at their heels. Three
times he chased them around the decks.
he abandoned the chase and climbed
down 10 the engine room. where he re-
peateo his declaration OF murderous
By this time the ships officers had
been aroused. The maniac was cor
nered and stood parleying with Captain
-NlcnolSs Chlef Engineer Parke and First
Assistant Engineer Calvin. who with
soft argument and threats, reinforced
by show Of reVolVers, tried TO persuade
the fireman TO give up the razor. When
u seemed g s il il would be necessary
10 shoot him, Second Engineer s. Mills
crept behind the madman and with an
iron bar struck the razor from his hand.
The blow broke Oposich's arm, but did
not take the fight out OF him. AS the
razor fell, Captain Nichols grappled
with the fireman, who planted his teeth
IN The captains arm and did not loosen
his grip until he had bitten out q
Oposich was subdued and placed in
irons with guard over him. and at
Honolulu was turned over TO the au-
thorities.
From Honolulu the Columbian went
10 Salina Cruz, where 1900 dead weight
Of cargo was taken on board. All of
this cargo is from New York, except
about zoo tons which came from Europe
by way Of the Tehuantepec railroad.
Mongolia Bringing Big Cargo
The Pacific Mail liner Mongolia,
Captain II. +. Morton. sailed at II
clock yesterday morning from Homo
lulu and is due here next Monday In
addition TO being crowded with pas
sengers IN cabins and steerage, the big
liner Is bringing $500 tons OF oriental
freight This cargo includes Il tons
Of raw SILK and ]. $50 tons of tea This
Is one Of the largest shipments of tea
ever carried across the Pacific on one
ship. The Mongolia is also bringing
$50 tons Of mating OF passengers the
Mongolia has 22S in the cabin and 2s6
Asiatics IN the steerage. OF the cabin
passengers $50 are from China and
Japan, and the balance from Honolulu.
In Heavy Storm at Guaymas
The steamer Olson & Mahony, Cap
tain Payne, arrived yesterday u days
from Guaymas, where the steamer de
lvered cargo OF lumber for railroad
construction Captain Payne reports
having Weathered q heavy Southwestern
While at anchor off Gusymas. In this
storm the Mexican steamer Luella
The American barkentine T. P. Emigh
also dragged anchors, but suffered no
harm.
Loses sails of the Horn
The British ship Pegasus, Captain
scott. which arrived here yesterday
from Antwerp with a cargo OF general
merchandise, made the run from the
old world port in 137 days This is not
record passage, but better than many
that have been made lately. The Peg
of Cape Horn. but suffered no damage
beyond the loss of a couple of sails
which were split by the wind
Dow No. 1 Powerful Launch
The gasoline launch Dow No. 1 was
launched Tuesday from H. Anderson s
shipyard in South san Francisco. and
on It's trial trip made 10 miles an hour.
The launch is 81 feet long, Il feet in
beam and is equipped with a IS horse
power engine. The launch was built
Tor the Dow pump company now To-
Gated on the Alameda side Of the bay
and viii be used, with other launches
10 be built later, IN carrying raw ma
lerlal and finished work across the bay.
Capae Takes Fire at Sea
The British steamer Capac from
CallaO for New York has put back to
Csllao with cargo on fire. The flames
are reported eXtinguished- The cargo
Number hold is full Of water.
VIII Carry Many Passengers
The Pacific Mail company's inter
mediate liner Asia, Captain Harry
Gaukroger. viii sail Saturday for the
orient with large cargo. The liner
viii be crowded with passengers. more
than 20 having secured berths in the
cabin.
Log Raft Nearing Port
The steamer G. W. Fenwick with log
raft IN tow, from Astoria for this port,
was u miles north Of Point Arena July
u ! nd
all we'll
More salmon ships Reported
In addition to the salmon ships al
ready reported at Bristol bay the fol-
lowing have also arrived: George Cur
us, Standard, Oriental, George <. Hal
Ter Expansion and Mizpah.
Water Front Notes
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
psny's Curacao, Captain Paulsen. sailed
yesterday for Mazatlan and Guay1as,
calling at Port Los Angeles on the way
The Oceanic steamship company's
liner Alameda, Captain Thomas Dow
dell, sailed yesterday from Honolulu
for this port, and is due here Tuesday.
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted 10 $4,000 feet.
The steamer Peru left Mazatlan July
s for this port
this port, arrived yesterday at Hong
The freighter Texan sailed July 6
from Salina Cruz for this port.
The steamer Tallac, from this port
arrived July ? at st. Michaels.
The schooner Muriel, Captain Hell
lingsen. which arrived yesterday 1874
DAYS from Honolulu, brought 1920
bags Of sugar.
The steamer Lurline was 900 miles
from port at 1880 p. m. July 8. and viii
The state board Of harbor commits
sioners win hold their regular meet
ing this morning in the ferry build
ing
Big Liners Start Race
n HONOLULU, July THE Pacific Mai
steamship companys liner Mongolia
and the steamer Alameda Of the Oceanic
line got an even start for san Fran
cisco at 10 o'clock today 1t is not
known whether or not an ocean race
IS In contemplation. but in shipping
circles an interesting speed contest is
antfcfpated The Mongolia is consid-
cred 10 be somewhat the faster boat
The vessels should reach their destina-
ton about noon on next Tuesday.
NEWS OF THE OCEAN
To- Hawaii