The San Francisco call., 1909-02-16
TenyO Maru Arrives Off Port, but Fog
Keeps Big Liner Outside
Should Be in Today With the Peru, Alameda
Buford and City of PuebIa

table and a wall of tule fog that light
ened and darkened, but was always
opaque, the port officials spent an un-
happy day yesterday waiting for the
japanese liner Tenyo Maru. which never
came within sight. The Tenyo began
making dates when more than 1000
miles away and approached the coast
full OF a confidence which was still
firm at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Sunday midnight the Tenyo wire
lessed its position and the promise TO
be in port about noon. A later mes
sage set the hour of arrival at
o'clock, and the federal doctors and
customs officials gathered at Meiggs
wharf, took a reef in their respective
belts, and resigned themselves to an
other hour Of waiting. Then the look
outs at Point Lobos began to hear
things. They heard whistles that might
belong to the Tenyo and surmised that
the liner was creeping in through the
heads. The operators at the various
wireless stations also heard things.
The Tenyo was still talking and was
somewhere this side of the Farallon
islands. Then the Tenyo spoke for
itself at o'clock 1t was on its way
in and would be in quarantine before
sunset. The lookouts heard more
whistles and every few minutes "a big
steamer" was reported in between the
heads.
One by one, three coasters emerged
from the fog and revealed themselves
not the Tenyo. Shortly before sun
down the blast of deep toned whistle
off Lime point caused a furry of eX-
citement at Meiggs wharf. but it proved
to be the tanker Argyll. At sundown
the doctors and others went home to
get a long sleep in preparation for a
busX day.
When the sun rises this morning
it should find at anchor off Meiggs
wharf the Tenyo Maru from the
orient; the army transport Buford from
Manila; the Pacific Mail liner Peru
from Panama and way ports; the liner
Alameda from Honolulu. and the City
of Puebla from Victoria. and possibly
a few unlisted tramps and tankers
from the far east and a wind jammer
or two from the old world.
The Tenyo has on board Mike Fisher
and his ball players, as well as other
passengers, and a cargo which in
cludes a $1,000 600 shipment OF raw
silk. on the Buford is the Constabu-
larry band, which is to play at Presi-
dent elect Taft's inauguration.
Mongolia VIII Sail Today
The Pacific Mail liner Mongolia, Cap
tain Morton, which sails at / O'clock
this afternoon for the far east, will
carry z4O cabin passengers, a large
plumber in the steerage and about 5000
tons OF cargo Among the passengers
VIII be Ex-Governor Carter and wife,
who are returning to Honolulu after an
extended tour in the east and Europe.
another passenger viii be n. w. Nc
IVoT, former United States consul at
Island kingdom to act as adviser to
the Japanese government and TO the
standard oil company. Captain F.
Bischof, the inland sea pilot for the
Pacific Mail liners, is returning 10 the
orient on the Mongolia Among the
Honolulu passengers will be II. w. An
drews, merchant of Hawaii. and Rev.
{. r Dole, a nephew Of the ex-governor
of the territory. Guy {. Earl of this
city, on a pleasure trip to the orient,
will be a pa assenger on the Mongolia
as far as Hongkong.
Has Rough Time Loading
The steamer Marion Chilcott is hav-
ing rough time loading oil at Gaviota.
The vessel has been lying off the dock
at that point for the last three days,
making an attempt to get its cargo on
board 1t was anchored as customary
about 10 feet away from the dock, and
held in place by two buoys. Early
sunday morning the forward buoy was
torn loose by the heavy seas and swept
out into the ocean, and later in the
day the buoy that made the stern fast
was swept away and carried up on to
the beach. The vessel later put to sea,
and yesterday went back to its moor
ings, which had been placed in posi-
ti0n again, and loading was once more
commenced. The Chilcott will be toWed
up the coast by the steamer w. S.
Porter.
VIII Discharge Cargo Today
The bark Homeward Bound will be
towed TO Folsom dock No. this morn
ing and there will begin to discharge
its cargo Of coal. February 20 it viii
be turned over to its new owners, the
Alaska packers association, and then
viii have its name changed to the Star
.f TI171 afafT rIfA
has been with the vessel for seven
years, will retire from sea service and
go into business in this city.
Hits Mountain i'm Place of River
A big pile driver and $50 piles, in
tended for False river, are now landed
the San Joaquin river. 1t happened
this way: Tom Crowley sent up his
big launch with the pile driver and
piles in tow last Friday. When Cap
tain Johnson got to what he supposed
was the mouth of False river, the
great floods of last week made every
thing look like a lake.
Johnson made the best of his reckon
ings, and steered up False river, as he
thought. but he soon found he was
away of. from his objective point. 1t
Johnson knew the waters had receded
so fast that the pile driver and piles
were stuck fast on a hill in the middle
Of a big field, some 20 miles away from
any water.
Now what is troubling Crowley is
how TO get the outfit afioat again.
Lumber Arrivals
Lumber arrivals by sea yesterday
from the north coast amounted to
1.330,00O feet
Big OIL Arrivals
Oil arrivals from the south yesterday
amounted to 1850 barrels. The
steamer George Loomis, Captain, Nc
Keller Jr., from Gaviota, brought $500
barrels to the Standard oil company,
and the schooner Santiago, Captain Nc
Donald, from Monterey, brought 1000
barrels to the Associated oil company.
Water Front Notes
The work of getting the steamer
Admiral Samson ready for service on
this coast is being rushed night and
day The Samson will run between
San Pedro and Seattle. calling at this
port going and coming.
The Oceanic steamship company's S
liner Alameda is due today from Homo
lulu.
The steamer Curacao from this port
arrived Sunday at Mazatlan and sailed
the same day for Guaymas.
The steamer Bessie Dollar sailed
Saturday from Hongkong for this port
Big Launch Wrecked
VICTORIA. B. c. Feb. 15.=The big
cruising launch Winona, owned by
Simpson brothers of this city, was