The San Francisco call., 1909-08-21

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the animals siekened and died and was purieu
sea. The survivors appeared TO be all right.
so one Of them sacrificed and fresh meat
reappeared on the bill Of fare.
The Ella which sailed again last night lot
Vancouver brought 125 tons of cargo ana ,I lS
passengers for this port. For vancouver tne
steamer has about 500 tons Of freight and 40
passengers, Of whom 20 joined the steamer at
While at Acapulco the Ella twice shaken
by earthquake shocks. No damage was Done
ashore and the people now so accustomed
to the temblors that the quaking causes COM
psrativey little commoton. The Mexican gun
boat General Guerrero arrived at Acapulco with
relief supplies the day the Ella sailed.
Among the passengers on the Ella was Mld-
shipman H. X Smoot OF the Cnite1 ' voraer SrItes
with large interests at Manzanillo, where Smoot,
who goes back 10 the academy as thlra class-
Smoot was accompanied by his tutor, froI.
/ F. J. Davey.
an alligator, which he is taking north with him
I for presentation to some public park There Is
no alligator trainer on board the Ella ana as
Captain Bruhn did not want his pet 10 GO
around eating up passengers or interfering with
the at the wheel. he ordered sailor TO
muzzle the brute The sailor made good 1oo
/ Of II. He lashed the jaws together with a Sc
/ ries Of cuDningy contriyed and tightly drawn
bitches and moored the brute by the nose to
an iron gtanchion. So secure the lashing
/ that the alligator has been able 10 take no
nourisbment since he was placed aboard the
Fila buf thar worried only the alligator and the
/ lashing served its purpose in that NOBODY was
bitten.
HE KNEW THE NAME OF THE LAKE
/ They shipped a new cabin boy yesterday on
the barkentlbe Koko Head. 1t was his first yoy-
age and the shipping agent. who had been asked
/ to supply an experienced hand. not at
/ al sttra ',ba+ Centsin larsen would accent the
youth il he realized his verdancy-
If the captain asks you # you ~ have se,,Dit been
agent as he placed the youngster aboard a
launch. IF be asks you where teli him on on
/ the lakes He knows nothing about the lakes
and when he finds you know nothing he II blame
the lake way Of doing things and not me.
Sure enough the captain put the boy through
the expected catechism and the answers sug-
gesNed by the shipping agent fell pat from his
swhat lake were you on?' continued the
Ills was deeper into the subject than the
shipping agent had provided charts but the boy
rose to the emergency Ike duck ana answered
without a blush:
Lake Merritt"
SIBERIA WILL CARRY BIG CARGO
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia, Captain Feeder,
which sails Tuesday for the orient, VIII not
only carry a large number OF passengers, but viii
take one Of the biggest cargoes that Il emma
/ liner has carried in many months.
The Siberia is going TO call at Manila and VIII
land at the Philippine port about 5000 tons of
government freight, including big shipment OF
Among the liners passengers will be the con-
gressional party that is going TO honolulu at the
Invitation Of the territorial government.
WELL KNOWN SKIPPER DIES IN SCOTLAND
Captain william Harper Rae British ship
master well known in this port. died July Is al
his home in Kirkeudbrightshire. He was % years
Captain Rae was last here in command of the
British ship Springburn. His first command was
! in the Loch line with which be served his ap-
premiership. He was here as master OF tne
! Loeb Cree and the Loch Breddan. He was also
with the Shsnkland line for a number of years
He made many visits TO this port in the days
when sailing vessels came here in big fleets and
had many friends In the local shipping world.
sTRATHGRYFE IN QUARANTINE
The British ship Strathgryfe. which arrived
| Thursday night. 76 days from Newcastle, Aus,
was ordered Into quarantine yesterday to be
OF coal. and Captain Mcintyre reports having en-
eoantered light north and northeasterly winds
during the entire passage.
SUPPLY ARRIVES AT HONOLULU
/ The navy auxiliary steamer Supply, which is or
its way from this port TO relieve the Concord as
| station ship at Guam, arrived yesterday at Homo
lulu The Supply is carrying 13 women passen
gers. 13 head of stock and cargo of building
material TO be used in the construction of quar-
/ ters at Guam.
WATER FRONT NOTES
The Pacific Coast steamship companys Cura
Gao left Guaymas at O'Clock p m. August 1s
1 for fhis port.
The Kosmos liner Mera sailed August is from
/ Hamburg for this port.
The army cable steamer Burnside arrived yes
terday ut Seattle from this port. While here the
/ Burnside laid a number of cables between the
( army posts around the bay.
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea amounted
PILOT CHART OF SOUTH PACIFIC
WASHINGTON, Aug 20.-For the first time
] in history, the south Pacific ocean. with Austria
liza and the Indies on one margin and South
America and Panama the other. has been
portrayed by pilot chart issued by the navy
department photographic office This chart,
/ which is to appear quarterly. made IT'S appear
snce today. and it combines a glance all
those varied features that captains heretofore
/ have had TO seek in scattered books pamphlets.
notices to mariners and marine charts. including
steam and sailing routes. average winds. region
of ieebergs, magnetic variations and location of
wireless telegraph stations.
sEAMEE DIE OF STRANGE MALADY
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. ga letter has been
received from Mrs. Wagemann. wife of the
former master Of the steamer Nicomedia which
was in the service of the Portland and Asistic
steamship company for some time, which tells
I OF the death Of several of the officers and sea-
men OF that ship of some mysterious illness on
/ the vessels return trip TO Hamburg. The letter
says:
''Alr. vesper, chief officer left the ship at
Hongkong very ill. The captain. Mueller;
/ Mr.. Hester, second officer, and the second engi-
neer fell very I'll after leaving Hongkong, and ii
must have been due 10 some kind Of fever or poi
souing The captain and the second engineer
died at AigIers. Mr. Hester, who was very low
for a time. got better.
AT Rotterdam keeper of wild animals, who
/ mad transport OF them for Hagenbeck's zoo,
/ died of the same malady. as did four sailors
BRITISH wARsHIP ScRAPES ROCKS
PLYMOUTH, Aug 2o-The British battleship
! Hannibal had narrow escape today by seraRng
the reef OF Torquay. It's bottom was somewhat
injured and it brought into Plymouth leak
/ ing and viii be drydocked for repairs.
Army Transports
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