The San Francisco call., 1910-04-28

the yosemite treated the British tramp
pretty roughly. Several of the Strath-
/ tays plates are bent or broken, the
bulwarks and decks are damaged and
some Of the steamers boats were
crushed
The collision occurred about four
miles off Hueneme during a dense fog
The captain of the Yosemite reported
that he had been in collision with the
tanker Lansing. The latter proved an
alibi. SO the blame was transferred to
the Roma. The Roma's innocence was
established and the Pectan and Santa
Maria likewise showed up with un-
I dented hulls. The people on the Yose-
mite accepted the alibis and explana-
! tions. but were still sure that ii was
an oil tanker with which they were
/ in collision. The cablegram from Lon
1 don solved the mystery and shows
that the Britisher suffered to a greater
extent than the Yosemite.
The identity of the steamer that ran
into the barkentine Kohala April %,
about L miles south of the Farallones,
mas not yet been established.
VIII BE Launched Saturday
} The first steel steamer ever built in
/ the city of Oakland will be launched
Saturday evening when the Coalinga
/ slides from its cradle in Moore &
Scott's shipyard at the foot of Adeline
street into the waters of the estuary
Not only is the Coalinga Oakland's
/ first steel steamer but it was built in
record time. The keel was laid lust
seven months ago. The Coalinga, built
( by Moore & Scott for the Associated
I oil company, viii be christened by Miss
/ Elizabeth Orrick. The launching will
take place at 6:15 pm. The Coalinga
was built to carry bulk oil and was
designed for bay and river service
The new tanker is 200 feet long, 50
( feet beam and its nodded depth is 13
Ieet . inches. 1t will be able to carry
! a'oOO barrels of oil with a draft of 10 p
Ieet- 1he Coalinga will be a single
screw vessel and the machinery Will
| De steam driven, the engine (of the
compound, inverted cylinder type)
working at $50 pounds pressure In
yitations to witness the launching have
been issued TO about 1000 guests
Captain Badger Weds Berkeley Girl
waiter 6 Badger, master of the
standard oil company's steamer Atlas
was married Tuesday evening to Miss
Ethel B. Metcalf at her aunts home
IN berkeley Rev. Doctor Eastman of
the berkeley Presbyterian church per-
formed the ceremony and J. c. Rohlfs
manager of the Standard oil company S
marine department in this city, was
/ best man. Captain Badger has been
IN the standard oil service for / 6 years
and is one of the best known master
mariners on the coast.
Sir James Mills Coming This Way
Sir James Mills managing director
/ of the Union steamship company of
Australia, will be a passenger on the
liner Mariposa, which is due May 10
from Tahiti. Sir James is accom-
panied by his wife and they are on
( their way to England. Sir James is
/ considered the biggest man in the
southern hemisphere and has an inter-
national reputation as steamship man.
VIII Do Some Practical Work
The first class in navigation from
/ the Humboldt evening high school will
+ be given some practical work Sunday
morning on board the cruiser Marble
head; Under the direction of J. T.
McMillan. their instructor. the pupils
viii be given a chance to use the sex
/ sun and perform other nautical feats
Water Front Notes
The Oceanic steamship company's g
/ liner Sierra, Captain Houdlette, sailed
a 10 o'clock yesterday from Honolulu
1 for this port.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO S,697, 000 feet.
The Pacific Mail liner Mongolia Cap-
/ tain Morton, left Yokohama yesterday
for this port via Honolulu
The liner San Jose, homeward bound
sailed yesterday from Acapulco
The harbor commission will hold its
| regular weekly meeting this morning
in the ferry depot.