The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-10-16

sengers shared the day after leaving
Nagasaki, the voyage home was UNI
eventful The responsibility for the
cramps was placed on the fresh veg
etables and crawfish bought at Maya
saki- Although the results were not
serious, Doctor Davidson, the transport
surgeon. has. recommended that no
more purchases OF fresh vegetables or
crawfish be made by army transports
at Nagasaki, and it is likely that the
war department, will so order
After leaving Honolulu on the out
ward voyage the Buford passed close to
Bird island and there saw what at first
was taken to be a schooner in dis
tress. The troopship's searchlight re-
vealed to the vessel a Japanese schoon-
er, the Kuri Maru, deeply laden. AL
though the Bufords siren was sounded
and the searchlight played for some
time on and about the schooner, nobody
appeared on deck, although there was
evidence in abundance that the crew
was aboard. 1t is believed that the yes
sci was engaged either in smuggling
or poaching.
OFF the coast of Luzon the Buford
picked up a battered life buoy from the
i'll fated Norwegian bark Craigisla
which went ashore May 81 during a
crew escaped in the boats and were
picked up after four days of, intense
suffering by British freighter bound
for Hongkong. =
ford was Colonel Lincoln Karmany of
the United States marine corps. Second
Lieutenant +. A. Prince of the field
artillery, who returned on the Buford
only recently went to the Philippines.
His wife was taken seriously Ill and
he was granted leave in order to bring
her home.
WANTS THIRSTY DRIVER ARRESTED
James Gafney drayman is business at so
to find and arrest Mike Murphy. an extra
driver. who had started out yesterday after
claret and the other with brandy. When Mike
did not return Gafrney sent out search
party. Mike. the wagon and the demijohns
were found on Jackson street wharf. Mike and
party of his friends were very drunk. Mike
was fired" there, and then his friends took
him away. Further investigation showed both
demijohns 10 be empty, as Mike and his friends
were full. The police looking for Murphy.
REPORTS GALE BY WIRELESS
The tanker Rosecrsns. homeward bound from
southwest gales which lasted for is hours
and during which the steamer was unable to
make than three knots hour. At s
p. m. October II the Rosecrans was 730 miles
from the lightship The wind was light, but a
heavy sea was rolling.
IN BIG STORM OFF CAPE HORN
The British ship Dowan Hill. Captain Owens
which arrived yesterday from Hamburg. eneoun-
tered some unusually heavy weather Of Cape
Horn. For several weeks the Dowan HiIl fought
the elements and came ont of the fight minus
few spars and with its sails In rags. On
August in latitude 80 IS south, Longitude
"A p west the British ship Langdale was
spoken.
SALMON SHIP REACHES PORT
The ship Star of England arrived yesterday.
II days from Wrange. with 1857 cases Of
canned salmon. on Vancouver island the Star
of England encountered a heavy southeastern
which lasted for three days. The that swept
the vessels decks stove In several boats and
a number of sails were blown away. Dense fog
was encountered on this coast for the last four
days of the voyage
WATER FRONT NOTES
The japanese liner Chiyo Maru arrived yes
terday at Hongkong-
The liner Alameda. which left here October o.
arrived yesterday at Honolulu.
| The Kosmos liner Radames cleared yesterday
| for Seattle.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea amounted
10 $50 600 feet
The codfshing schooner Stanley cleared yes
terday for Pirate Cove