The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-15


IL will be the aim Of the board to
have them completed by the time of
the Portola festival They will be two
story STRUCTURES similar in finish 10
the new chief Tharfinger's building.
These new buildings will contain Of
fees and waiting rooms for the accom-
mediation OF the river trade. The COM
panies operating the river steamers
are now housed in miscellaneous coz
lection of shacks and for passengers
who may have to wait at the wharf
there is practically no accommodations
When the new buildings are finished
river passengers VIII be PROVIDED with
waiting rooms less extensive than
those In the ferry depot, but equally
clean and comfortable.
The work of tearing down Mission
street wharf No. l and preparing the
foundation on the bulkhead for the
concrete ferry building TO be construct
ed for the Western Pacific viii be com
menced shortly A date for beginning
this work will probably be set at to-
days meeting.
Transport Sheridan Tardy
The army transport Sheridan was
expected to arrive early yesterday, but
al sundown had not put in an appear
ance. For several hours during the
OF opinion between the troopship and
the Merchants exchange. The Mer
chants exchange reported the trans
RP3t Sheridan ssD F p hy With w,aele:s
10 the effect that at noon she was los
miles away. About the time the I'VE
mile report would have been verified,
II correct. a thick fog mercifully set
tied over the Golden gate and perhaps
the Sheridan couldn't have come In
anyway.
Twenty-siXtn infantry, Colonel Booth
in command. Brigadier General Muir
ray and his two daughters were pas
sengers on the troopship as far as
Honolulu, where they remained. While
al the island port the general. who is
accompanied by Captain Callen, his aid,
Notifications On board the transport
are 81 military prisoners. % of them
from the Philippines and two from
Honolulu.
The transport will probably land its
passengers early this morning.
Well known Mariner Dies
Word was received yesterday of the
death Tuesday night at Nagasak of
the Great Northern liner Minnesota
Heart disease was the cause OF death.
Harry Ravens, the chief officer, Will
probably take command OF the big
ship for the rest of the voyage. Cap
tain Roberts was making his first voy-
age on the Minnesota. He succeeded
known on the Pacific, and before join
ing the Minnesota was in command
OF the big freighter Shawmut. That
vessel was recently sold TO the gov
Z
York and the isthmus Of Panama II
was Captain Roberts who took the
shawrnut from this coast and delivered
IL TO Uncle Sam at New York
Brings Much Freight From Europe
The Ameriean-Hawaiian company's
freighter Texan. Captain Hall. which
arrived Tuesday from Saiina Cruz
an unusually large shipment OF Euro
pean freight Since the completion OF
the international arrangement for the
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Europe 10 this coast via the isthmus
Of Tehuantepec the amount of cargo
shipped that way has steadily increased
and every ship from Salina Cruz now
Puerto Mexico by one of the French,
German, British, italian or other yes
sells belonging TO companies in the
There is also a large amount OF
freight moving in the other direction.
The Nebraskan, which sailed yesterday
valued at sS3.S34- The Nebraskan's
New York cargo is valued at $50. PAS,
and the freighter's burden includes a
shipment valued at $1,000 for Mexico.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to s2,24O, 600 feet.
C. d. Dunann, general passenger
agent for the Pacific Coast steamship
company. is at Los Angeles attending
+ the Elks' convention.
The army transport Thomas, which
At6LL mere lily LOT manila arrived
L F. Cockroft, general passenger
agent for the Oceanic steamship COM
pany IS spending his vacation in
Alaska.
Captain Faces Felony Charge
/ HONOLULU. July IA warrant
was issued today for the arrest of
Captain T. Tollefson, master and owner
I of the power schooner Rainbow, charg-
ling him with manslaughter under the
statute used by the prosecution in the
case of the Slocum disaster in New
York
Several days ago the Rainbow was
carrying an excursion party of % chill
dren and a number of women when
the boat capsized off the island of
Molokai near Puckoo harbor- All of
the passengers and members of the
crew were saved, but one woman died
soon afterward from the excitement
1t is alleged that the schooner.
which went TO the bottom, was not
provided with the proper number of
/ life preseryers and life saving appar-
sheridan I'm Port
The United States army transport
/ Sheridan. Captain Healey, arrived early
! yesterday evening and dropped anchor
I in the bay at $40. too late TO pass
/ Quarantine. The steamer was % davs
! p hours and SO minutes from Manila;
I "a days p hours and IS minutes from
Nagasaki. and S days and Is minutes
/ from Honolulu. The passengers, which
consisted of 129 cabin, 20 second class,
! 054 enlisted men and 80 military pris-