The San Francisco call., 1909-02-08
German Liner Serak Beats City OF Para
In Race From MaZdtlan
British Bark Antope Weathers Heavy Gales
On Voyage From Newcastle

The Kosmos steamer Serak. which ar
fa1Ved yesterday from Hamburg, had a
lively race up the coast with the Paclnc
Mail steamship City of Para The race
began at MaZatlan February J. The
Sersk won out by - hours.
The city of Para left Mazatlan Feb
ruary I at 3:lO'p p. IN. and was followed
al ESQ p. m. by the Serak. Captain
Jansen of the latter vessel was de-
1ermined 10 beat the Para on the run
up. The next day out, at $50 p m,
The Serak caught UP with the Para and
passed her.
The Serak arrived here at o'clock
Yesterday morning, and the Para late
last night
The Serak brought 1926 tons Of
cargo SlS.20O in treasure and one pack
ge OF mail. In the cargo were 1,7l5
cases Of gin ana 500 bags of coffee
The Serak brought five cabin pas
sengers from Mazatlan-Louis Brad
bury. Mrs Minerva Polk. Miss Louise
Bradley. Miss Catalina Winston and
Santiago Barry. The vessel stopped at
80 ports on the way from Hamburg
and was I30 days in making the run.
The Serak win sail Friday for Puget
sound.
Log Raft Goes Adrift
A log raft Of about 200 piles broke
loose from its moOrings at Butcher
town and drifted down the bay early
yesterday morning In the afternoon
il drifted toward Goat island ana oi-
rectlv into the channel of the Oakland
ferrvboats All the boat companies
along the front were notified, ana
Crowlev's launch No. l, in charge OF
Captain William Pagan, put out late
in the afternoon 10 search for the dere-
lict.
AntfOpe Encounters Gales
The British bark Antiope. Captain
John Mathieson. arrived early Sunday
X s ". Captain Mathieson reports
that when 1000 miles from the Faral-
Jones he ran into a succession OF south
west 10 southeast gales which tasteo
for FIVE days. The AnuOpe brings S,l4O
tons Of coal to J. J. Moore & Co.
The Antiope on her voyage from san
Francisco TO Sydney made practically
steamer time. covering the 5000 and
odd hundred miles in so DAYS. On the
way down she stopped at two islands
which have not been visited by white
people for many years.
Captain Mathiesen IS one OF the best
known seafaring men in command OF
any OF the big windjammers leaving
this port
Pass Examinations
Miss Annie Bacigclupi and Miss An
ME DWyer two popular nurses VINO
have served at the harbor emergency
hospital for some time, have just re-
ceived their appointments as mRtrons
10 the harbor hospital They have sue
cessfully passed the examination re-
Quired by the civil service.
VIII sail March
The transport Logan has been sched-
uled TO sail March for Manila. II
has been recently repaired by the Ris-
don iron works. and early this week II
viii 90 to the drydock TO have its hull
examined and TO receive fresh coat
Bucks Heavy Gale
The United wireless received a mes
sage yesterday from the steamer Nan
Smith stating that Saturday night at
S o'clock when off the Rogue river the
vessel ran into a heavy southwest
gale The Nan Smith is bound from
Coos bay 10 this port.
News from w. (. Porter
Saturday at midnight wireless was
received from the tug W. s. Porter
stating that at that time the Porter
that port from Honolulu, with the ship
Marion ChilcOtt in tow.
Barge Goes Adrift
A big barge belonging to the North
American dredging company broke
adrift at Black point yesterday and
drifted down the bay past the Pre-
sidio. II was later picked up by the
rug Restless and towed back TO its
,noorings.
The Pacific coast steamship COM
pany's steamer Curacao, Captain PAUL
sen. sailed at 1920 a. m. yesterday
for Guaymas and way ports.
The transport Buford arrived at
Honolulu Saturday from Manila and
was expected TO sail yesterday for this
port
City of Para Arrives
The Pacific Mail steamship City OF
Para arrived in late last night from
Panama too late TO pass quarantine.
1T viii dock early this morning.
Columbian Arrives
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS steamship
cornDany's steamer Columbian arrived
last night from Salina Cruz.
Plan TO welcome Captain Sealby
LIVERPOOL. Feb. THE White
Star steamer Baltic, on which Captain
Inman Sealby. who commanded the Re
public when it went down two weeks
ago off Nantucket. and Jack Bins, the
wireless operator, were passengers
missed the tide in the Mersey and Will
not arrive here until tomorrow morn
ing. Crowds that had been waiting to
give the two men an ovation We're
greatly disappointed.
QUEENSTOWN, Feb. Owing TO g
heavy storm the Cunard steamer Lusi-
fania. from New York TO Liverpool
which was due here this morning, did
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