The San Francisco call., 1909-04-11

orera+o~. because the navy
picked up here intact. The message
,,-iies need that the Sheridan was l.25O
Siseo over the air by the Pacific -isat
@ rlte Staer Is now an open shop com
1ieeeu sieat , % what il was when the Atlantic
-SSl was here. The ConnecticIrf YVES
IOt satlsned with talking an - xs-enta5
2 re racine feet has its periods Of
SeSatec, the Atlantic feet operators
civilian wires and To 5aarino- - -
s- ----s trensport operators for presum-
70 disturb the air that the navy
Fulg9t wish TO use at anv time ne
transport sherman came ~, 5,1rine,..i,e
Nlslt OF the Atlantic fleet. The army
Ol.iessIs on board handed TO the Sher-
about two days before land was ssrbfeG
IS Chly message that got through was
prieL dispatch announcing the ex-
lso.eo nour or arrival. In response TO
~ appear Tor the use OF the air the
,5oliiitiecllcuL replied with relentless
-..-S4lts @ Inc army may go away back
.a.7-, a1q SIT down. The navy viii DO the
little Hope for the Indiana
No report has vet been received from
captain A L. Pillsbury as 10 the con-
sllon or the wrecked liner indiana
blt from wireless messages received
ltnln the last few days 1t IS not be-
1tsFed that the steamer viii ever be
loaleo. Tor Ne first few days after
ile vessel went ashore there was no
water IN No. hold. Through the rest
or the ship the tide ebbed and flowed
IS freely as il did outside The bulk
4eao that kept No. hold free has now
saLtleu away. The freedom with which
Nue water found its way in and out is
1aken as evidence that~the hull was
terribly torn. Neither the Indiana nor
any other Pacific Mail ship IS equipped
Win wireless. but communication with
we wreck is being maintained through
lie courtesy Of the navy, which has a
Tug standing by.
Blown Away by Gale
w Moore and r. Hathaway went
Us mig yesterday and would have spent
pleasant morning in the vicinity OF
Mission rock but for the unexpected
violence OF the west wind. Harry John
son IN the launch Anna II saw that the
fishermen were being blown at q rapid
rate toward the Alameda shore. Their
noat was nearly filled with water and
they were exhausted with useless labor
at the oars Johnson took the fisher
lnen aboard his launch and took them
ano their boat 10 the foot of Third
street.
salmon Ships Sail
The bark Star Of Peru, barkentine
Centennial and bark Star OF India
sailed yesterday for Bristol bay. The
ship Indiana was 10 have sailed, but
stuck in the mud at Harrison street
in the afternoon. Each of the vessels
that sailed was loaded with cannery
supplies and carried large number Of
white and Asiatic cannery hands and
be on the way north within the next
10 days. and the present activity along
the water front VIII have sUbSfded.
The salmon ships carry away from here
about 5000 men. including fishermen,
clerks superintendents and cannery
hands. OF the cannery hands, the ma
1Ority are Chinese and Japanese, with
a few FilipinOs.
Louisiana at MOIIendo
The bark Louisiana. which was
beached at Papeete for repairs, ar
rived yesterday at Mollendo, The
louisiana. from Noyo for Mollendo, put
into Papeete leaking and otherwise In
distress as the result OF heavy weather.
President sails for the North
Among the passengers who sailed
yesterday for the north on the steamer
Mrs. p. T. MOreau. o. J. Miller, c. B.
Gaddis, /. E Gooding. Miss McGee. Mr..
and Mrs =. D. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs.
r. r. Pray, Mr.. and Mrs. l. A Martin,
Mr.. and Mrs W. Gundermand, Mr.. and
Mrs. p n White, Mr.. and Mrs. John
A. Lewis, Mrs BOwdish-
Yacht Damaged in Gale
SAIGON. Cochin China, April 10
The American Steam yacht Lysistrata,
owned by James Gordon Bennett Of the
New York yacht club. put in here to-
da1- to repair damages sustained as a
result Of the swapping OF one Of her
EldcLos
Trans-PacIfc Mails
The following sailing dates and clos
ing times at san Francisco of trans
Pacific mails are based on the latest
information furnished by steamship
companies. They are subject TO change
on notice. Paper mail for Hawaiian
islands closes one hour earlier than
times given Following is the
schedule.
For Australla-Steamer AOTangi leaves Seattle
April %. mail closes April 20 at p. m.
For Tahiti and New Zealand-SteaIner MARI
posa leaves San francisco April -, mail closes
af $50 a. m.
Tor China and Japan-Steamer Chiyo Maru
leaves San Francisco April l6, mail closes at
I0.3O a. IN. Steamer Luriine leaves san Fran
cisco April a. mail closes at 10 a. m
Tor Philippines-Steamer Empress OF India
leaves Seattle April p. mail closes April is at
D. m.
Water Front Notes
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted 10 2,74S,000 feet.
The steamer Hazel Dollar sailed yes
terday from Mukilteo for Shanghai