The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-10

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IN steamship company's
n steamer Umatilla, one
E of the first passenger
"a NE ships to reach Nome
this season, arrived
here late yesterday
4sfS< So 49,. afternoon from the
northern port by way
zs of Seattle. The Una
tilla left here June
for Nome with a full
cargo and 400 passen-
gers, $50 of whom
were employees of the
I Northern commercial company. Fifty
miles north Of Nunivak island ice was
encountered and only the extreme care
exercised by Captain Thomas Reilly,
who knows all the ice foes by name.
saved the Umatilla from being dented.
Heavy fog was also encountered, and
/ for four days the Umatilla wandered
/ about wherever the ice pack IN which
/ she was damned cared TO wander. All
the time, however, Captain Reilly was
watching his chance TO move ahead.
4 When the fog lifted, clear water was
/ IN sight and the voyage was concluded
without further interference.
On the return voyage ice was again
| Captain Reilly shaped his course
through the comparatively shoal water
/ of the Yukon flats. This added about
two score miles TO the Journey and
called for careful navigation, but 1t
I saved another delay in the ice.
The Umatilla arrived al Seattle from
! Nome June IS with 81 passengers and
/ gold dust valued at $4,000. The Una
! here and Puget sound until next month,
I when IL will load again for Nome and
St Michael direct, leaving here Au
gust %.
Sailor Victim of CareIessness
! L. Lopez a sailor employed on the
army transport Buford, was painfully
4 burned yesterday on both hands as the
result Of somebody's carelessness. Lo-
PEE was sent aloft to scrub down one
OF the masts. There was hoisted up to
him a bucket of what in the parlance
/ OF the sea is called "soojy moojy," &
mixture Of soft soap and water with
whoever mixed the "soojy moody"
I for Lopez overloaded the mixture with
! I've. The sailor plunged his hands into
/ the mixture. minute later he sig
nailed TO be lowered to the deck He
was taken TO the harbor hospital.
where it was found that thetlye had
/ practically cooked the flesh OF both
! hands. The prompt attention he re-
ceived may save him from permanent
injury. but he will be crippled for some
! time TO come. An investigation will be
/ held to place the responsibility for
/ what is regarded as criminal careless
ness.
r. J. Adler Safe mt Bethel
The power schooner P. J. Adler.
chartered by the government for serv-
zee in Alaska IN connection with the
government schools, arrived July at
Bethel on the Kuskokwim river. BY
distorting a report made the other day
by Captain Anderson Of the power
schooner Monterey, a rumor was fioated
TO the effect that the Adler had gone
down with all hands Captain Ander-
son denied that anything he had said
could be so construed and yesterday
came confirmation of the shippers be-
: lief that the Adler was all right.
Ready for Whaling Voyage
The power schooner Confanza, Cap
! tain McKenna, which has been fitted
I out for an arctic whaling cruise. IS
now ready for sea and yesterday hauled
| away from Howard street wharf and
1 anchored in the stream. There remains
| now only the work of shipping a crew,
/ which ii is believed will be a simple
task There are many idle men along
the beach who viii be more than will
ing to believe that the royal road to
fortune lies in the whaling game.
Coasters in From South Coast
The steamers Governor and Admiral
Sampson arrived yesterday. the Gov
ernor from San Diego and the Sampson
from San Pedro. Both vessels were
crowded with passengers. OF the 339
passengers brought by the Governor.
al are booked through to Seattle,
/
position continues to attract.
Posted as Missing
The British ship Australian. which
sailed November %, 1903. from Mazat-
Ian for Sydney roads for orders and
has not been heard from since. has
been posted at Lloyds as missing.
Water Front Notes
The army transport Sheridan, home
ward bound sailed July from Homo
lulu for this port
The salmon ships Berlin and Henry
Willard both from Astoria. arrived at
Nushagak May Is and p respectively.
The Pacific Mail liner Asia, Captain
Harry Gaukroger, will sail at o'clock
today for China and Japan with about
60 cabin passengers and large cargo.
Harry Johnson OF the Johnson launch
company has returned from a short
vacation trip to Sonoma county.
The tanker Santa Rita arrived July
at Taltal from Port San Luis.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 1,176,000 feet
Blue Funnel Liner Breaks Record
VICTORIA, B. c.. July a.-Breaking
all previous records made by other
than the Empress liners for the run
Of the Blue Funnel line reached port
this afternoon from Liverpool and the
far east after run of 2 days p hours
and p minutes from Yokohama to Vic
toria.
The best previous time was that of
its sister liner Bellerophon, which
made the run in 13 Gays I hour 40
minutes last August.
The Teucer brought news that a
new Blue Funnel liner. the same length
las the Teucer and with two feet more
beam, is being completed for this sery-
ice IT VIII leave Liverpool for Ia
coma in December in charge OF Cap
tain Bartlett
wireless station at San Luis ObispO
SAN LUIS OBISPO, July "a wire
less station has been erected here
and will be opened for public bust
ness Monday. The local station will
relay messages between San francisco
and Los Angeles and will also report
vessels equipped with wireless appara-
tus as they pass up and down the
coast.
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST