The San Francisco call., 1910-08-27

huantepec route It is better time than
is made by the transcontinental freight
trains, and the Pacific Mail ships that
carry New York cargo take longer than
that to go from here to Panama.
From October l. when there will be
heavy shipments of salmon to be moved,
the American Hawaiian line will in
crease its service between here and Sa-
lima Cruz from one ship every II days
to one steamer at intervals of four and
eight days. alternately.
The Alaskan is due here Monday via
San Diego with freight which left New
York July 80 on the Massachusetts.
Rithet Is Delayed by Gains
The voyage of the bark R. P. Rithet.
from Honolulu which ended yesterday
on it's thirty-fifth day, was like life
in the. presidential chair as William H.
Taft Taft hoped it was going to be; In
pears most frequently is calm" Such
winds as did blow were light, and the
Rithet practically drifted all the way
from the island port to the Golden gate.
The Rlthet. which belongs to the Ma t.
son navigation company, brought 29,-
S53 sacks of sugar and 10 passengers.
The Matson lines barkentine s. G..
Wilder, with 1900 bags of sugar. also
arrived yesterday, 27 days from MANU-
kona.
The .Rithet's passengers were:
N Boeh% dna and MTs infant MIS- and Pd1nd Mrs b Brso
Thomas B. Dozor Jr. Mrs Jessie L. Vinned.
4. \. Dozier Jr. gar
L. Delen Miss Sarah Staples
Roanoke Is Badly Damaged
The damage to the steamer. Roanoke,
winch was ashore in the Columbia
river, was more serious than at first
reported The rudder. rudder post and
hundred tons of freight was dis
charged and the steamer placed on
the oregon drydock- The weight was
greater than the dock could lift, so
off in
VIII be drydocked al the port of Port
land dock.
on the Columbia river at Goble Thurs
day night. 1t was believed that the
coaster would be floated last night
without dana ge.
Nippon Maru Is Due Today
The Japanese liner Nippon Maru.
Captain Smith. is due today from the
1af east and is expected to drop an
chor IN quarantine about noon. Cap
tam smith in wireless sent a few
days ago set noon as the time of his
arrival The liner has a large cargo
and many Asiatic passengers in the
steerage; The majority of the Asia ties
are Hlndus. In the cabin are less than
80 passengers.
Capital City to Be Launched Today
The river steamer Capital City, built
Tor the California transportation COM
pdny, VIII be launched this afternoon
at South San Francisco. The new
between here and Sacramento. will be
christened as it glides from its cradle
INTO INTO the bay by Miss Mary Frances
Porter, daughter of Lieutenant Cover
nor Warren Porter. The Capital City
VIII be the most luxuriously appointed
river steamer in the west
Phoenix at Union Iron Works
The capsized hull of the steamer
where II was expected that it would
oe turned on its keel yesterday after
noon. The preparations took longer
Ihan mad been expected and the at
tempt to turn the hull over was most
poned until today.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 1868 600 feet.
The Pacific Mail freighter Aztec
ndsf Sailed haFtsr TnrsaaI Sc Bates o@
: The American ship Manga Reva left
New York yesterday for this port.
liner Sierra, Captain Houdlette. AR
rived yesterday at Honolulu.
The Curacao. from Guaymas, arrived
yesterday at San Pedro and sailed
The. Pacific Mail liner City of Para
Captain Nelson. cleared Yesterday and
VIII sail today for Panama and wav
The Korea. which left here Tuesday
Tor the far east, was 500 miles away al
. CLOCK thursday night
Crew of Ship Rescued
BREMEN, Aug 26-A dispatch from
Fayal, Azores. to the North Gerp,ar
Lloyd company reports that the Nnrth
German Lloyd steamer Koenigin Louise
on August "A encountered the shin
Queen of Windsor, N. S., which
sailed from Dalhousie. N B., August 10
for Buenos Aires, in a sinking condio
tion, the ship being then in longitude
40.5l west and latitude 44.24 north. All
the crew of the Harvest Queen were
taken aboard the Koenigin Louise and
the ship was left burning in midocean
having been set afire to prevent If
becoming menace to navigation,