The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
senator Passes Through Field Of Ice
on Way From Astoria to Sea
Steamer From Portland Suffers No Damage
and Arrives Here on Time

captain Nopander or the San Fran.
cisco and Portland company's steamer
Senator, which arrived yesterday from
Portland. Lad. battle with the ice in
the Columbia river rhat quite cheered
him up Tt remiQded him of the day;
when re used 20 run to Cape Nome and
TIE lessons learned there IN the art
OF ice fighting stood him IN good stead
when he arrived at Astoria. homeward
-hoan5, and found the Columbia hiled
with See from bank 10 bank Other
coasters lied up at Martins wharf
Captain NopanGer. however. had met
tie ice ia ks f2T Horthcrn home, where
81 never melts and where its grip is
strong and cruel. lie laughed al thai
Coluinbis river ice, ant. without hcsite-
tion. headed tie Senator into wha'
looked like 4 G5sgrganiZeo skating rink
The Senator's hun is strong and SIS
engines powerful. The Columbia risez
Ice looked more formidable than Il
really was. Tie steamer tore n canal
through the frozen surface with hard.
1y IA effort, although al more mod
crate speed than when the water is
clear Of obstruction.
The ship was hardly scratched and
yesterday when Captain Nopander was
asked about the ice he declared that
Ct offered no real obstruction and that
in Nome they would have called that
kind ice slush.
Tire on Steamer Brunswick
THE cook on the steamer Brunswick,
living al Spear street wharf. felt the
colo Yesterday morning ana built a
big fire i'm his galley stove for the
double purpose OF cooking breakfast
and raising the temperature. de
was cooking breakfast when the too
hot stove set FIRE TO the adjacent wood
work. The cook and cloud OF smoke
emerged from the galley simultaneous
ly. A few buckets Of water extin-
Fuished the blaze. The damage was
nominal
At HaIodsie Badly Damaged
The British steamer Craigvar from
Victoria, 3. &. has arrived It Bako-
date badly aged. The damage is
reported serious and extensive and the
steamer VIII be beached at Mororan
FOR an examination.
Ashore in the Straits Of Magellan
The German steamer Wangard, from
reported ashore at PUnta Magates.
News OF the freighter's predicament
came in a cablegram from London TO
the Merchants exchange.
Steamers Captain Jailed
John Walvig. captain of the steam
=
terday by the United States marshal
on a charge OF assault. The complS nj
was sworn 10 by John Bryant chief
engineer Of the Claremont According
10 Engineer Bryant he was kicked in
the neck by the captain. The men
had Quarreled in the engine room and
Bryant ordered Walvig out of the en-
eine room AS he was going up the
stairs leading out OF the engine room
he turned and kicked Bryant He was
held by United States Commissioners
Heacock and released on bonds.
Water Front Notes
se Receipts OF lumber yesterday by sea
amounted 10 100000 feet
The Standard oil companys tanker
Ashtabula cleared yesterday for Moi.
The kosmos liner Assuan from this
port arrived Sunday at London.
The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria.
captain Saunders. which left Honolulu
saturday is due here Friday in the
afternoon.
The Pacific Mail liner Acapulco viii
sci today for Panama and way ports
and the San Juan IS due from the
isthmus.