The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02

- seriously and signs
of the storms work were still visible at
La Paz when the Curacao left there.
The storm lasted for - hours. and in
that time in La Paz II inches of ram
fell. 4 number of the adobe houses
melted in the unwonted moisture, and
two men We're drowned. The storm
stlrred up heavy sea, and many OF the
pearl fshing schooners anchored at La
RaZ were swept ashore.
The Curacao also brings word of an
explosion of four tons of powder at
Mazatlan September 8. 1t was during
an electric storm that lightning struck
the powder magazine on the hill behind
tne town. Nearly every window in
lost.
The Curacao's most important rival
on the gulf of California is the Mexican
steamer Manuel HerreriaS. The Herre-
rlas is ala knot steamer and bore the
reputation of being faster than the
Curacao The first good chance to test
the relative speed OF the rivals came
a week or so ago when the Mexican
leII La PaZ nVe minutes ahead of the
Curacao. The Herrerias' whistle footed
denance TO the Curacao, and the captain
OF the Mexican steamer waved a rope
end 10 Captain Paulsen Offering, in
Paulsen sent Tor Chief Engineer Lux.
pointed 10 the grinning Mexican on the
steamer ahead and said:
nat FELLOW wants race. Can we
Lux. with Teutonic deIiberation.
puned silently on his pipe for several
replied:
Sure we can
BY this time smoke was pouring in
great clouds from the Mexican's funnel
and the gap between the two ships was
widening. Lux went down below and a
few minutes later the bone in the Cura-
caos mouth assumed gigantic proper
lions, II was 245 miles TO Mazatlan.
The Curacao won the race BY half an
hour and when the Mexican rounded TO
the little white Yankee liner WAS
swinging TO its anchor with a new
broom nailed to the masthead
ne Curacao brought - passengers
and cargo made up of tropical prod
ucts and precious ores.
HERCULES HAS HARD BATTLE
The tug Hercules is having hard battle
10 bring the disabled steam schooner Random
don. waterlogged and without rudder follows
Ihe tOwboat with reluctance The steamer
J. b. Stetson. which arrived here Thursday
leaving Captain Jahnsen alone on board. The
steamer Nushagsk. which arrived yesterday
saw the hercules and Bandon OF Fort Bragg
at } O'Clock p m September 30 The hav.ser
had parted and when the Nushsgak went by
they were getting ont another hawser.
The Bsndon's troubles began August 81 when
the steamer Went ashore the south spit of the
C0quille river The vessel was aoafed fbe nex :
day. The huh was strained ard the r,,dder
gone. As the coaster was loaded with lumber
u was decided TO tow il 10 this port and the
lifreuies Captain Dan Thompson, sent
after the derelict.
While towing ont from Bandon September
> the haEser parted and the departure was
postponed until September -. Early in the
voyage behind the Hercules the Bandon became
waterlegged- Then the jury rudder was car
ried away and The difficulty OF the Hercules
task was Increased tenfold. Ii is believed that
the Hercules viii bring the derelict safely to
port but according 10 the Nushagak, the tug
Is having a tough time Of it.
ENCOUNTERED MANY STORMS
The British ship Balasore. which arrived yes
terday E6l days from Hamburg. encountered
heavy rain squalls in the South Atlantic and
terrific hurricanes in the South Pacific Although
the hurricane blew without intermission from
tered OF Pernambuco wrought greater damage
TO the ships sails than did the blast OF all
the wind storms
A storm was encountered August in Isti-
tude % - south longitude so 81 west. during
which much damage was done by the seas. The
bnlwarks and rail suffered. two bridges were
split and a number Of stanchions bent. Every
thing movable about the deck was carried over
board.
A. Christensen. the Bslasore's sail maker
died September % Of heart disease and was
buried at sea. He was 81 years old and
native Of New York.
SENTENCED FOR SMUGGLING IN CHINESE
chan Tsun, formerly a Chinese steward boy
on The steamship Manehuris and convicted of
attempting 70 smuggle four of his countrymen
into this port for $500 apiece. sentenced to
eight months in the Alameda county fail yes
ferday bv United States District Judge F. S
Farrington A fine OF 500 accompanied the Jail
MANY PASSENGERS ON TOPEKA
Tho Pacific Coast steamship companys City
Il Topeka. which sailed yesterday for south