The San Francisco call., 1910-07-22


it lasted just six
days. The third mainsail had quite a
long life under the circumstances and
did its work nobly until July 1s. when
g northwest squan blew ii and two jibs
into ribbons
The Forest Home was in company for
three days with the schooner Crescent,
which arrived later in the day. also
from Newcastle, Australia
John Palmer Also Loses Sails
The barkentine John Palmer, Captain
Simonsen, arrived yesterday, 105 days
from Newcastle. Australia. and like the
Forest Home lost a number of sails
The upper topsail and lower topgal-
lantsail were blown away April 80 in a
heavy squall, but most of the other lost
the snip IN long continued calmS.
Harbor Commission Meets
The harbor commission yesterday re-
FUSED TO entertain the application of
a B. Church for space in the Key
Route waiting room-for a cigar vending
machine. The Independent steamship
company filed applica ton for space at
some wharf other than Howard street,
the dock with the Alaska Pacific steam
ship company. The request for a new
home is based on the fact that there is
not enough space on Howard street
wharf for two companies doing the
volume Of business of these two con-
Germs and on the further ground that
uellI0T OF the TWO lines, which are in
direct competition, desires to share any
thing with the other
The American Hawaiian steamship
company offers to relinquish enough
city FIRE tugs. which the company has
asked the fire commission to locate at
some place north of the ferries.
The application of the United States
customs service for space on the sea-
wall lot opposite section IL of the sea
wall was turned down for the reason
that the lot on which Uncle Sam has
set his heart is already leased. The
customs department wants the space
on which TO erect a large scale platform
to handle heavy imports from ships
docking al that end of the water front
The engineer was directed to erect a
fence inclosing the bulkhead between
piers ~ and a Commissioner Denni-
is opposed to all Enclosures on bulk
heads.
Superintendent Burnham reported
that 1927 cars had been handled on the
belt railroad during the week ending
July Is and that the revenue of the
state road for that period amounted
TO s2,S07.50.
Quito's Tonnage Increases
Readmeasuremen of the British
brought the tonnage to 2.734 tons The
English measurement gave her 2,153
tons, while a Tacoma the Quito was
measured for 2,397 tons. Tom Eager.
deputy in the surveyor of the port
Office, made the measurement at this
port.
Fined for Lack of whistles
Robert Powell of Black Diamond,
master of the launch Wink. was fined
500 yesterday by the collector of the
port for not having a whistle on the
craft. Antonio Bararo Of Black Dia-
mond was fined 500 for not having the
proper kind of a whistle on the motor
boat 5. y. GFasie.
sails for Southern California
The Pacific Coast steamship com
panys Santa Rosa sailed yesterday for
southern California with about 200 pas
sengers- Among them were:
$. F. Hall, E. b. Hail. G. Almquest. C. Aim
quest, Mrs. c. AlmqUest, ID. Almquest, D. Camp
er, 4. Perry, y. II. Perry Miss l. Chetta, Miss
v Sanford, Mrs /: Nichols, Miss L. Wolf. Miss
v Watson. Miss W. Watson. Mr.. and Mrs r.
A Hilemsn. Mr.. and Mrs. F. 0. Holland and
son, Ir. and Mrs. a. r. Bulotte Mr.. and Mrs.
Holland. c. A. Roulesu w /. JenkIe. Mrs. NJ.
Byrne. Mr. and Mrs. F. w. Burrows Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Campbell, Miss A. Kelensky. Miss p
ShadmiIer. Mr. and Mrs. L. Ashpole MIR. and
Mrs H. n Barnnm. A. Westra, Miss T. Wiker- I
sham Miss ID D: Miller, Mrs A Banners, Miss b
simmons, Mrs. {. S. King, c. Lendenberge, s. !
Horn, A. s. Hoffman, l. b. King.
Buffalo Sails and Yorktown Arrives
The United States navy TRANSPORT
Buffalo sailed yesterday for San Diego |
Tor the purpose of taking out for a
weeks drill the southern California
divisions of the state naval militia. for
whom there was not room on the Mar |
blehead: The gunboat Yorktown. Cap |
tain Victor Blue. arrived Yesterday |
from Astoria and will be sent south /
later to relieve the Yicksburg at Co |
rinto. While at Portland the York |
towns blueJackets landed twice to as
sist the local fire department in nut.
ting out fagrations. The sailormen /
rendered valuable service and received
the Official thanks of the city of Port |
land. The Marblehead was at Port |
land at the same time and the citizen
sailors also landed and did gallant work
At the fire. for which they, too, were
thanked.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 3.596,000 feet
The Oceanic stea mship companv's
liner Sierra and the Matson COMPANIES |
WilhelnliDa sailed yesterday from Hon
1lulu for this port.
The barkentfne Cleaner from Eureka
'or Sydney. has put into Suva, damaged
gale encountered July 2.