The San Francisco call., 1909-11-19

sort of volcanic appearance which add
ed to the weirdness of the spectacle.
The occasion was another trial trip,
Members of the board of public works
were on board and Fire Chief Shaugh
messy, whose cup of happiness would
be full if somebody would only set
fire to some old hulk and give the de-
partments new navy chance to show
what it can do. 1t was the last really
serious test to which the tug will be
put. Today the Sullivan will be dry
docked and when cleaned, painted and
polished will be taken out for one more
spin, after which it will be turned over
Superintendent r. H Postlethwaite
was in charge yesterday for the Risdon
iron works and Captain W. d. Nicol
was in the pilot house.
Evidence that the Sullivan is intend
ed strictly for business may be found
in the absence of all luxury on board.
Except for one narrow stool in the
pilot house there is not a place on
board the tug intended for seat. Ihe
pilot house is small, there is no CABIN.
and the engine room is chock full OF
machinery. The Sullivan and. its twin
sister. the David Scannell, are said TO
be the most powerful fire tugs in the
world The Scannen is almost finished
and both tugs will be in commission
before the end of the month.
Brings First of Duly Free Sugar
The Standard oil companys steamer
with one of the largest cargoes of
sugar ever brought to this port and
the first cargo of sugar TO be shipped
from the Philippines under the new
tariff law, which eXempts 800, 600 tons
of the product of the archipelago from
duty In the United States. The Semi
mole brought 172. AGA mats of sugar, or
$500 tons. 1t is consigned to Balfour,
Guthrie & Co. for the Western sugar
refining company There are other
cargoes on the way.
Many VIII Tour south Pacific
The majority of the cabin passen-
the liner Mariposa. which sails then
for Tahiti, will make the circular tour
of the Pacific. From Tahiti they Will
go to New Zealand and will return to
and Honolulu. Among the passengers
will be a number of commercial trav
elers whose destination is Papeete.
Alameda VIII Be Crowded
The Oceanic steamship companys
! liner Alameda, Captain Dowdell: which
sails tomorrow for Honolulu, will carry
more than 100 &abin passengers. Among
them will be n ". Kendrick of the
wife Mrs. Albert F. Dixon. wife of
Captain Dixon, U. s. n, will also be
passenger.
Ella Arrives From Lower Coast
The German steamer Ella, which ar
rived yesterday from the lower coass,
brought only few hundred tons of
cargo for this port and three passen-
gers. The rest of the steamers freight
is for Puget sound. where the Ella
viii proceed today or tomorrow.
Water Front Notes
The British ship Colony cleared yes
| terday and will sail today in ballast for
Sydney heads for orders.
The Cosmos liner Ramseg cleared
yesterday for Hamburg via Tacoma.
The NJ. s. Dollar left Mororan No
vember IL for this port via San Pedro.
The freighter Pleiades, which is op-
Grating under charter TO the American
Hawaiian line, arrived yesterday from
Honolulu and Hilo with 2,211 cases of
canned pineapples and 20,S97 bags of
sugar.
Second Suit Against Schooner
The second suit against the schooner
Montezuma, growing out Of the storm
on November II in which the vessel
and cargo were badly injured, was
brought in the United States district
the salvage people. The first suit was
by Petaluma milling firm that had
a large shipment of wheat aboard, ask
ing for $4,000 damages against the
owner, Adolph Vontagen- The Smith
Rice concern claims that the schooner
would have turned turtle had they not,
after hard and perilous work, saved the
vessel For this reason they ask for
the tackle. apparel and furniture as
salvage. The Montezuma is valued at
$500.
ScnOOnefs hemarkaDle voyage
PORT TOWNSEND. Nov. lS.-The
little two masted trading schooner,
Silver Wave. on arrival last night %
days from Nome, completed a voyage
that it is declared has never been
equaled under such unusual circum
stances in the history of Pacific ship
ping Sailing from Nome at a season
of the year rated as dangerous for
the largest of ocean going vessels, the
little schooner negotiated the long
passage of $500 miles with only one.
member of the crew of five an ex-
The schooner was without the aid
sof navigating instruments other than
a single compass and chart made in
1906, so worn by years OF service and
lacking in desired information as to
be almost valueless.
Ocean gales that have taxed the
endurance of large steamers were con-
of difficulties, land was picked up at
Cape Flattery but a few miles off what
would have been precise course by
vessel fully equipped for the voyage.
wrecked ON barren Shore
BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 1S.-After
having been forced to abandon their
ship, which ran aground on the coast
of Jamaica, and living for three days
of the recent West Indian. storm, the
members of the crew of the fruit
steamer Avalon. which is wreck on
the sands at Buff bay. Jamaica, came
10 TINS port On tie
di Giorgio today. In spite of their
trying experience the men are in good
health.
Japanese Attempts Suicide
In an attempt TO prevent deporta-
ton by suicide s. Kumi, japanese
held by the immi grafton authorities
on the steamer Alameda. cut his throat,
severed the wrist arteries and slashed
himself across the abdomen with
razor early yesterday morning. Despite
his serious and probably fatal wounds
Kumi fought desperately with Steward
Thoma of the Potrero hospital to pre-
vent being taken from the Alameda,
which was in China basin.
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST