The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-16

ChriStened the tug, which bears the
name of the fire chief who lost his
life in the earthquake of April. 1906.
Mayor Taylor and Mrs. Taylor were
present and assembled with them on
the christening platform was d large
gathering of city officials and their
wives
There being no school, the rust
strewn yard of the iron works was
thronged with children, who swarmed
everywhere until the Sullivan was
safely in the water. Then the guests
retired, the children were herded to-
gether by the police and shooed out
of the reservation.
1t was a good omen for the future
of the tug that the Sullivan did not
wait until 10:45 o'clock TO begin it's
slide into the water The signal to
knock away the braces had been given
and the work was almost finished. An
iron works official remarked to Mayor
Taylor:
In FIVE minutes she will 60"
Just then, however, the Sullivan
seemed TO realize that it was free, and
If little Miss Heffernan had not been
mighty quick with her part of the
ceremony the new tug would have re-
ceived its first baptism from the salt
water and would have been launched
without name The young lady
life in the big baby and had the pres
ence of mind to swing the bottle
against the bow and pronounce the
name before the gliding hull was be-
yond reach
After the launching Mayor Taylor
inspected the David Scannell, which
which viii be in commission by Sep
TENDER
saves Shipwrecked Fishermen
The Standard of steamer Winnie
bago, which arrived Monday night from
China and Japan, brought to port three
who were picked up from a water
logged sampan May %, about 200
miles from the Japan coast. The men
were almost unconscious when Captain
Sowden took them aboard the Winnie
bago. They had been without food or
water for six days. and their leaky
craft had furnished no protection from
the elements. They had been driven
had given up hope of being rescued
when the Winnebag0 came along. They
were nursed back to health and now
show no signs of their fearful expert
ence- The immigration authorities
viii arrange for their return TO japan,
and in the meanwhile they will remain
on board Rockefeller's ship.
Eva Well Known Here
cablegram from London tells of
the loss In the Mediterranean June II
of the German steamer Eva. The YES
sci was destroyed by an explosion of
dynamite. The crew escaped before
the explosion and landed safely at
The Eva has made frequent visits
TO this port and was probably the
dirtiest tramp that ever came in
was known here as the menagerie
ship. Trading all over the world, mem
bers OF the crew gathered together the
weirdesr collection of strange animals
ever assembled on a merchantman
The cook was the chief collector
and those of his pets that thrived best
in a warm atmosphere were housed
with him in the galley. Here he kept
collection of bright pluma ged birds
half dozen sick monkeys and an as
sortment of other small quadrupeds
The cook was rated first class vet
among his shipmates.
Steamers Sail for the North
Travel between this port and Puget
sound, always brisk, is heavier now
than usual on account of the Alaska
Yukon exposition. The steamer
Queen of the Pacific Coast steamship
companys fleet and the Alaska Pacific
steamship company's liner Watson
sailed yesterday for the sound, both
crowded with passengers Among the
passengers on the Queen were:
Mrs. 5. A. Snyder Jacob Lercbenmiller and
F. 5. Kutz and wife wife
j. HEM and wife &C. Monroe
Joseph Fortgang Miss Peterson
Frank Fortgang W. A. Steele and wife
John Meyers and wife Mrs. Captain Debiney
A. ID. Warner and wifeJ Judge
J. F. Dover Miss J. Stone
W. A. Pierce and wife Izso Oblatb
Collier Fleet on the Way
me BRUSH steamer StrathgyIe left
Newport News yesterday with a cargo
OF coal for the United States navy to
be delivered at Bremerton out of
II steamers chartered by the navy de-
partment TO bring coal to this port
and Bremerton only two fly the Amerf-
can flag. OF the others seven are
British and two Norwegian. The
American steamers are the Alaskan