The San Francisco call., 1910-03-24

MARCH 4, ISlU.
place was taken by Lieutenant Pat.
rick Henderson.
San Juan in Heavy Weather
The Pacific Mail liner San Juan, Cap
tain Frazier, which arrived early yes
terday morning from Panama and way
ports, was favored with fine weather
all the way from the isthmus until the
last night at sea, when high seas and
BILE for all on board. The decks were
repeatedly washed with green seas,
but no damags was done to the ship jp
passengers. 1867 tons of cargo and
treasure valued at S101,500. Every
thing was quiet in Nicaragua when the
San Juan left Corinto and the corre
spondents of the New York Herald and
New York Tribune were passengers on
the liner as far as Salina Cruz The
officers and men on the warships at
Corinto We're rejoicing at the prospect
of early relief from what has, been
tedious duty.
harbor on the outward voyage Chi
nese passenger committed suicide by
jumping. overheard. The celestial's
blouse filled with air and would have
served as pneumatic life preserver If
he had not been in deadly earnest.
When l,e. he found himself buoyed up he
deliberately stuck his head in the
water and held it there. The boat
which was sent to pick him up was all
denly sank dragsed peh downs. vne ito it Is sbe be
leved, by one of the sharks that (infest
that harbor..
Seaman's Plunge Delays Ship Six Days
Paddy Welch, a seaman ON the Brit
ish ship Holt Hill, which arrived yes
terday from, Hamburg. fell overheard
during gale in the English channel.
He was saved, but it took seven men
SIX days to do it. When Paddy went
over the side Captain Bolderstone or
q Ion cIxf
was hove to and the boat with the mate
and SIX men safely dropped into the
water Paddy's cries for help could be
heard above the shrek of the wind
and away in the direction of the voice
pulled the boat Hardly had the boat
dieared b,sd tn the fp ship rt than the gale re,
They pulled around bfindly in the
were picked UP by the German steamer
Buelow. Captain Bolderstone ran into
Deal and remained there at anchor
awaiting some news of his missing
pearance and the Holt Hill resumed it's
voyage. Heavy weather was expert
enced off Cape Horn. and the Holt Hill
has been off this port for. several days
waiting for the favorable wind that
began to blow early yesterday morning.
Meets Death in Waters of Bay
;, George Jacobs. a steam filter. who
lived at 1894 Twenty-fi fifth street and
was employed on the steamer Sierra,
fell into the bay about o'clock Tues
day night from the end of Filbert
street wharf and was drowned. Nobody
saw him fall and the search that was
made after his disappearance had been
discovered was in vain The crew of
the coast survey steamer Explorer
aided in the search The body has not
yet been recovered.
Fire Tug Ready for Service
OAKLAND, March 2S.-The Alaska
n nrfn fnI he
board of public works this morning
that they would send their fire tug, the
Phoenix, to aid in putting out any big
reply to a request. The company ex-
planned that the tug is used for towing
on the San Francisco side during the
days.
Carries Large Cargo
SAN DIEGO, March 23.-With 5000
tons of freight for local company the
American Hawaiian steamer Columbian
has arrived from Salina Cruz Mexico.
From San Diego the Columbian goes
to San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.
Steam Whaler for Northern Station
VICTORIA, March 23.-The steam
whaler Sebastian. bought in Newfound-
land, reached here today 95 days from
st. Johns via the straits of Magellan.
Derelict Schooner Sighted
ROTTERDAM March 23.-The British
steamer ST. Nicholas. arriving from
Savannah. reports having passed March
IL in latitude II north, longitude 46
west, the American schooner Martha S.
Bement dismasted and with her decks
awash. The derelict is in the path of
transatlantic steamers.
Water Front Notes
Receipts. of lumber yesterday by sea
pany's Senator sailed Tuesday from
Mazatlan for this port The Senator is
taking the place of the Curacao
The liner China left .YOkOha ma YES
terday for this port. =
The liner lNameda, from Honolulu.
arrived last evening too late to pass
landed early this morning at Filbert
street wharf.
The yacht Queen is on, the ways at
centerboard shipped.
r. r. Pierson, experimenting en-
gineer, and F.. Burns, manager of the
Alaska steamship company of Seattle,
are visiting this port on business.
Hind. Rolph & Co will rename the
British ship Robert Duncan. which they
T. Lewis. as mark of the esteem in
which they hold Captain Lewis, their
port superintendent.
Absorbs Puget Sound Line
SEATTLE, March 29.-The Mere
hants' transportation company of Ia
coma operating a fleet of six steam
ships on Puget sound, today absorbed
the Vashonian steamship company of
Seattle, operating a competing line of
five vessels. BY this consolidation the
Merchants transportation company Sc
cures control of all the boats engaged
in local traffic on Puget sound south of
Seattle with the exception of two lines
operating fast express service between
Seattle and Tacoma only. The trans
fer of the property will sake place
Friday.