The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-26

TO three knots an
hour. the voyage from
| ~ Acapulco occupied only
lSl= days. which is
s-assSsasssssEss szzsS better time than is
made by some OF the regular passenger
,,p The story Of the simla Is a tale of
bargain. The Simla. loaded with COAL
SErEed at Acapulco last August from
S4EoiH IN command Of Captain Casson
coa aSn az OUT about 400 tons OF the
cOsl mad been discharged, fire broke
ouS IN me cargo slowed IN The after
enc OF the ship. Captain Casson was
ssn9re al the time and is said 10 have
broken into tears when his attention
was called to the smoke rising from
the Simla's deck. British seamen have
sn enviable reputation for resource
nave been an exception He tried 10
oorToW pump ashore but was unable
10 90 so. He made no other effort TO
exUnguiSh the flames
The matches were batteDed down and
Tor three months he watched the fire
eat INTO the heart OF his ship A spe-
81 la agent Tor the underwriters arrived
IN November from Saliua Cruz and nm
Ger his direction the IRE was extin-
gulSheo In a few hours. He was too
ate however, to prevent heavy dam
the underwriters
Ihe vessel was bought by Rider &
Mattnews OF this city for the Mer-
Grants ana Ship Owners towboat com
pan.- me price paid is said TO have
peeh Sz,5eO. The steel hull of the
Fessel is IN good condition, as are most
81 me frames and beams. The flames
UCs-S ne. as me tween deck as far for
NaTo as the mainmast and OF the
NAN deck nothing is left aft of the
~ a,.l Z@eil mast The steel jiggermast
around which the fire ragged hottest
ana longest. was twisted BY the beaf
into useless junk, and OF the after
CABINS not a vestige is left but their
steer framework, which is badly
It viii be possible, say seafaring men
VINO nave seen the ship. 10 put the
s Slnlia into sesgoing condition for a
comparatively moderate OUTLAY When
the necessary work has been done i t5a
Slfnia VIII be good as ever The new
owners, however. have made no an
iilou l as 10 what they intend do
ing with their bargain.
ana eeLore the buyers took charge of
me oerehet, many valuable odds and
6 6ae IN fr tne way OF fixtures. disap-
p pea from the vessel In spite of
the extensive looting the Simla is still
regarded as one of the best of recent
bargains IN dana ged goods
Manga Reva Makes Quic< Trfp
There seems to be nothing like 2
change of flags to put speed into the
neels OF windjammer. The German
snip otto Gildemeister made the long
Z a
END that lingering passage, given an
J american register and recnristened
Homeward Bound
Under the new flag and new name
the snip that had fingered longest on
the way from the old world to this
port began breaking records made In
the days of old by famous clipper ships
Now comes the Manga ReVa which
once upon time, was the British shin
Pyrenees. The Pyrenees was driven
on a coral reef in the south seas in a
struction by the fire which was blazing
merrily in the hold. The fire was ex7
tinguished, the vessel f1oated and towed
10 this port She arrived here her in
terror an apparently hopeless tangle Of
twisted steel and her hull bulged out
of shape.
The smell of the half cooked and en-
tirely rotten grain in her hold is still
remembered along the water front The
vessel was repaired, was given Ameri-
can register and christened Manga
the Pyrenees from destruction.
AS the Manga Reva the rebuilt ship
has made a number of smart voyages
but none so good as the one ended yes
terday, when the Manga Reva arrived
at Delaware breakwater just 102 days
from this port. This IS almost a record
passage. The Manga Reva's cargo was
junk, and consisted principally of steel
and iron from the ruins of old San
Francisco.
Alameda to Sail Today
The Oceanic steamship company's
I liner Alameda, Captain DowdeI will
sail at II o'clock-Ih morning for Hon
olulu, with q full cargo and more than
SO cabin passengers. Lying at Pacific
street wharf. on the opposite side, is
the Alameda's twin sister, the Mari
posa, which will sail July / for Tahiti,
with more than 100 passengers.
VIII He Due Monday
The kosmos liner Salatis is due Mon
day from Hamburg by way of South
2 Central orsG
cargo includes heavy shipments of inter
and coffee. The Salatis is bringing two
Kosmos liner Theben, from the lower
coast, arrived Thursday at Salina Cruz.
Brings Big Cargo of Goldfish
The schooner Stanley arrived yes
272, 500 Goldfish, 80 half barrels of cod
fish and % barrels of Goldfish tongues.
The schooner was 1311 days on the
passage from Northwest harbor, and
reports having made an uneyentfuI
cruise.
Largest Cargo of Goldfish
The schooner Stanley arrived in port
with the largest cargo Of Goldfish yes
terday from Pirate Cove, Alaska, that
has ever been brought from the north.
There We're $4,000 pounds, valued at
$4,000 The schooner was in command
OF Captain B. Tweed.
Water Front Notes
The Pacific Mail liner China sailed
Thursday from Honolulu for China >ARd
Japan.
The Kosmos liner Ramses sailed
Thursday from Hamburg for this port.
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
papy's Queen arrived yesterday from
Puget sound, and the Governor from
San Diego.
Receipts OF lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to ,4s5, 900 feet.
The Pacific Mail liner San Juan, Cap
tain Frazier, sailed yesterday for Pam
ANA and way ports.
PHOTOGRAPHIC OFFICE
Depth at mean low water. entrance. 10 narbor.
PLACE TT. Date Remarks
Grsys HarI 10 May 29lchaanel getting broader