The San Francisco call., 1909-03-05
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

PORTLAND, March 4--Steamer George W.
Fenwick reached the river yesterday from San
steam schooner Wellesley arrived this morning
Steamer Alliance viii arrive this evening from
Coos bay.
steamer Eureka arrived this morning from
Eureka by way OF Coos bay.
Steam schooner Northlsnd, Captain Erickson
arrived last night from San Francisco with 300
tons Of freight. 1t viii take lumber for a return
cargo.
ASTORIA, March 4.-Steamer Wellesley ar
rived today from San Francisco and left up the
river TO load lumber for return.
Steamer Alliance arrived today from Coos bay
with freight and passengers and left up the river
to discharge.
Oil tanker Roma arrived today from Port Har-
ford with a cargo Of fuel oil and left up the
river for Portland to discharge.
Oil tanker Washtenaw arrived today from Port
Hartford with cargo Of fuel oil.
Steamer BreaRwater left today for Coos bay
with freight and passengers.
Steamer Yellowstone left today for San Fran
cisco with cargo Of 100000 feet Of lumber
loaded at Portland.
Steamer George " Fenwick cleared at the Gus
tom house this afternoon for San Pedro with a
cargo of 900. 600 feet Of lumber loaded at the
Hammond lumber company's mill.
The funeral of the late Emil Holz, second off,
Ger of the schooner Luzon who accidentally
killed "Wednesday morning. VIII be held at 1
auspices OF Astoria aerie, fraternal order of
Eagles. of which order be was a member
TACOMA, March 4.-German steamer Erna
Mexico and Central America
Steamer NOrthland arrived In port today with
600 tons Of gypsum from Alaska. 1t had a
rough trip down
steamer Backman returned TO Seattle to com
plete cargo for San Francisco
Tank steamer Colonel Z. L. Drake left port
early this morning for San Francisco to complete
repairs to her propeller.
American Hawaiian linef Texan cleared at the
custom house this morning and left port for
Honolulu.
SEATTLE. March 4.-steamer Governor ar
rived from San Francisco at O'Clock this morn
ing with PEG passengers.
steamer Portland arrived from Valdez and
Seward with passengers and fish.
German steamer Erna returned from Tacoma
and IS loading wheat and general cargo for
Mexico.
Japanese steamer Aki Maru arrived from the
orient at midday, bringing passengers and
freight.
Steamer Buckmsn returned to Tacoma.
Steamer Seward is loading railroad material
Sailing OF steamer Ohio has been postponed
from next Monday to p. m. Tuesday.
SAN PEDRO. March 4-The tank steamer
Whittier. Captain Seamens. cleared this morning
for san Diego with oil
steamer William II. Murphy. Captain Corning.
cleared today for Eureka.
Steamer Queen. Captain Cousins cleared today
steamer Saginaw cleared tonight for Astoria
SEATTLE, March 4.-Steamer Aki Maru Of
the Nippon Yusen Kaisha feet of japanese
steamships. with the aid Of ber wireless appa-
ratus. accomplished the passage from Yokohama
Japan 10 Puget sound, distance OF 4 240 miles
without losing communication with stations ON
either the japanese or American coasts The
accomplishment made possible by relaviue
messages through wireless equipments of other
vessels OF the company. which were picked up
between the Aki Maru and the coast. and at
distance where messages could be sent to shore
STATIONS The Aki Maru. with modernzed facil-
ties. communicated directly with the Japanese
coast stations when 400 miles at sea.