The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-16

Captain Shea was ap-
pointed to I'll the
vacancy caused by
the death OF the
late Frank Boyd. and
his appointment at yesterdays meet
ing had been expected. The appoint
ment Of Captain BrugUiere was not
expected. as up TO the time the COM
missioners met the only vacancy in the
ranks Of the pilots was that caused by
the death Of Captain BOYD. Before
the meeting was over. however, the
commissioners had received and ac-
cepted the resignation Of Charles w
Reed. who was appointed a bar pilot
SIN 1888 CAPTAIN Reed resigned on
account OF 81 health.
Both Of the new pilots are well
known. and Of their ability and expert
euce there is no question. Captain Bru-
guiere has been in the army transport
service for the last 10 years He en-
tered the service as mate OF the Han
cock and has been master Of the Grant,
ingalls,. Relief and Sherman. He is
still in command OF the latter vessel. at
present. laid Up awaiting repairs. Be
entering the transport service
BA here was for 10 years with the
PaHidc Mail company. He acquired his
early training on Yankee clippers, one
OF which, the bsrk Ophir. he COM
-
Captain Shea has been in the serv-
See of the Pacific Coast steamship
company for many years There was
an interval Of several months in his
stretch of service during which he
was master Of the Spreckels tug Daunt-
less What Shea does not know about
The entrance TO this port the tide and
its peculiar habits, is not necessary
10 safe navigation.
Prot Commissioner Erskine. who is
in poor health. did not attend yester-
DAYS meeting but with Commission
ers III. T. Howard and Freeman, who
made the appointments. viii Join in
signing the Shea and Bruguiere
licenses. The new pilots viii go TO
work june ].
Referred Him TO the Bible
on its outward voyage from here
The army transport Logan. which is
now IN port was TANNED fast on a
coral reef ia Honolulu harbor by Pilot
Sanders. who mistook the reflections
on rain soaked pavement for the
lights that caused them. The British
cruiser Cambrian was in port and her
commander, Captain Vaughn Lewis,
r. n. was more than kind in his Of
fers of assistance. The Cambrian had
been Iugging for several hours with
out moving the American troopship.
Luncheon time arrived. The strain on
Ehc laWSerS was easeo and the Brit
-sher signaled 10 Captain Stinson on
the Logan that he wished to communi-
cate with him Another string OF flags
IAlLefeu 70 The 0diuDEian s SlRnal yard
and Captain Stinson took down the
message. which. being translated, read:
-AWfuly sOrrV. old chap. but think
you'd better read Acts, chapter p,
captain stinson sent for the ships
bible, turned to the passage indicated
and read:
And when they had eaten enough
they lightened the ship"
After luncheon the Logan began dis
fharging cargo into lighters and few
4 ours later came of the reef without
SIS stance.
Reaches Port Leaking
The ship ". II, Macy, Captain Groth.
which arrived here yesterday, 112 days
from sydney, reached port leaking The
was not serious, but TO keep the
- sci clear Of water the pumps have
been kept going continuously almost
al the way across the Pacific. Shortly
after leaving Sydney the Macy encOun-
tered a succession Of nOrtherly gales
which carried the ship to the south end
OF New Zealand. 1t was during this
bad weather that the leak developed
Heavy nOrtherly gales were encoun-
tered during the last four days of the
voyage. and the Macy lost a number
Of sails. The ships cargo was coke
$3.50 tons OF il.
Visitors on WarSbips
The big cruisers OF the Pacific feet
now swinging to their anchors in
man-Of-war row viii be open to visit
Rle LhA14s dla dS LulS VIII De lle 4dSl
sunday for some time that the ships
viii be here large crowds are ex-
pectco. Tomorrow morning Rear Adj
mirsl Swinburne viii haul down his
flag and. Rear Admiral Uriel Sebree
wiz take command Of the Pacific feet.
During the week the ships will scatter
some north TO assist in entertaining the
japanese squadron and others to the
navy yards for repairs.
Carries Many Passengers
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
panys steamer Governor sailed yester-
day Of Puget sound, carrying 425 pas
sengers.
Among the through passengers from
southern California We're the follow
sIrs Eesn Mr. and Mrs P. c.
~ ana Mrs. G. A. McGregor
Ramsey ar aud Mrs. J. NJ. Ar
]. II. Wilson rington
T. A. Anderson Miss a. King
Mrs. Frank y iggius Mr.. and Mrs. H. X
Miss l. Virgins Boyer
Among the passengers booked from
san Fra ncisco We're;
J. R Smith Mr.. and Mrs. NJ ]. Pix
d. g. James ley
Air. and Mrs. c. c Mrs. MsrstoB
knight u. f. Stewart
v. $. Rice Mr.. and Mrs. T. S.
Miss Helen Behsrren Adams
J. Alexander &c. A. Newhan
"a Seizure ON Korea
customs Inspector e E Enlow
seized a quantity Of silk goods Friday
which he found hidden on the 'tweer
decks OF the liner Korea.
To Take Charge of Japanese Liner
Edwin Orrett. assistant 10 the vice
president and general manager of the
Pacific Mail steamship company in San
francisco for several years. Will as
sumo the position OF manager Of the
osaka Shosen Kaisha June j. He viii
DE located in Tacoma and have super
vision Of the japanese steamship bust
ness on Puget sound.
The Osaka ShOSen kaisha viii begin
regular service between Puget sound
and the orient in July IN connection
with the Chicago, Milwaukee and Pu-
get Sound railroad. Orrett is a veteran
steamship official and exceptionally well
qualified for handling Business with
The orient
r. IA. Caulkins. traffic manager OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget
Sound, viii maintain headquarters in
Seattle. r. Fukao, commercial agent
Tor the steamship line. viii leave soon
Tor New York and Chicago on a months
trip TO confer with railroad officials.
Several appointments are expected be-
fore the regular service begins.
Mater Erouf Nofen