The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20

tom. The storm came out Of clear sky and found
the Vile de Mulhouse jogging along with every
thing set and all unprepared for heavy weather.
What the crew had no time to do accom-
plished by the wind in the twinkling of an eye.
The work was not done neatly the sailors
would have done it, but just as effectively. The
first blast ripped every sail into rags and left
the ship to fight for its life with naked spars.
The storm lasted for u hours. The ship
travelled where the wind willed and at frequent
intervals gave thrilling limitations of submarine
diving. Waves poured over the rail from all
directions. Early in the battle the ships car
penter and seaman were thrown by a heavy
sea against the half deckhouse Their uncon-
scious forms were dragged from the scuppers by
their shipmates and the victims are still sore
from the bruises then sustained.
Boats were smashed and the pieces swept
overheard Until the storm abated all that
captain ordronneau and his men could do was
20 nang on The skies cleared as suddenly as
they had darkened. and by the time the ship
arrived here most of the traces of the battle
had been enaced and the Vile de Muihouse was
wearing a new suit of sails
The ship was o. days coming from Nercss-
tie The cargo 1850 tons Of coal Because
precautions were not taken at Newcastle TO keep
sss rs5s from boarding the ship the Mulhouse was
ordered INTO quarantine to be fumigated
THOMAS is HoMEwARD BOUND
The army transport Thomas, Captain lyman.
saied August l6 from Manila and arrived yes
tseroay at Nagasaki The Thomas is bringing
home the Twenty ninth infantry. Colonel Hobart
K Bailey in command. The Thomas holds tbe
record Tor speed in the transport service The
@ oossn Nhich Is now in port, ran the Thomas
neIy close on It's last voyage. and it is thought
inst Captain Lynam. who is Jealous of his
snlp reputation, viii spare no effort to widen
u Ie margin that now exists between the
Ihomas homeward bound record and that of
tncie Sans other passenger liners
uhATILLA SAILS SOON FOR NOME DIRECT
mt me Pacific Coast steamship company's Una
tllia' captain Thomas Reilly arrived yesterday
rom Seattle, and after dischargfne cargo viii
be prepared for its second VOYAGE this season
20 Nome The Umatila is scheduled 10 sail
aug august . for Nome and st. Michael direct and
homeWerd voyage the UmatIlla will he crowded
70 us full capacity with passengers
ST LOUIS is HoMEwARD BOUND
The United States protected cruiser ST rou,s
seas sailed August Is from HlIe for this or.
accorolng 70 adyices from Honolulu II was nm
oerstood when the cruiser left Honolulu that the
run 10 San Francisco from HiIo was to he made
at full speed by way of an Official endurance
triai and the shipping world Is waiting with in
terest some word OF the warshlp's approach.
SANTA ROSA CARRIES MANY PASSENGERS
The Pacific Coast steamship comnanv,s Ssn+.
Ross. which sailed yesterday for Southern Cit
fornia, carried 1T3 passengers. Among them
y, y, Morris and wife Joseph Jessup and wife
r. c. BaIy e. Brett
j. E. Barstow and wffelC r pierce
Miss A. Anderson W. q ZONES
c. J. Lauford and wifeiF /, Barrow and vie
n. Kneif and wife
BRITISH BARK's ROUGH AND LONG TRIP
PORT TOWNSEND. Aug. 1o.-with buIl hat.
terea ana Scared by ocean gales. spars shattered
anq patcbed and carrying scarcely a foot of
sans ana cordage aloft OF that with which II left
Newcastle Tyne. Eng. 2T9 days ago the
Brltlsn bark Zinita. Captain J. H. Spivey.
reaehed port for quarantine inspection at noon
The voyage throughout was a succession NJ
gales. on the mouth of River Platte in fbe
Atlantic. fire brick in the cargo shifted and 100
tons were Jettisoned. A succeeding storm 10
days later sent the bark so far of ifs course to
the eastward that the route about Cape Horn
was abandoned and the Pacific gained around tbe
mania.
In spite Of the long passage the bark,s crew NJ
70 arrived in good health. For three months
their rations have consisted of hard bread and
salt and preserved meats. Fresh water supnIies
were used up, and only by catching and usinp
rain water were the men able to escape death
many weeks.
WATER FRONT NOTES
The Pacific Mail liner City Of Para ssued
August IS from Ancon for this mort
The Pacific Mail company's intermediate liner
Asla LETT Hongkong August IL for this MORT
The tug Hercules. with log raft In tow from
Astoria, arrived at San Diego at O'clock D. m
August Is - ~
The American-Bawaiian company's freiphter
Texan left Hilo August IS for New York
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea amounted
10 900 feet.