The San Francisco call., 1910-02-25

I big ship. in the grip of a higher sea
than anybody on board had ever seen
before. pitched and tossed, rolled and
writhed, staggered and shook and gen
orally behaved more like a saucy cat
( boat in a gale than a stately liner.
II has long been the boast OF the
Mongolia's officers that the heaviest
sea affected the liner so little that table
racks were a superhuous equipment.
During those five days even table
racks would not keep the dishes from
hurdling into the passengers laps. The
best OF sea legs played their owners
false and the man who had crossed the
Pacific 40 times and never been seasick
had 10 take refuge in the old adage,
The exception proves the rule"
The tail end of a typhoon was re-
sponslble for the big stir up, and if the
operators on ships equipped with wire
less heard anything unusual when the
storm was over they may now learn
that II was the sigh Of relief that
welled up from the decks of the Mon
golia-
The Mongolia was detained in quar-
antine only about 10 minutes, Dr.. Hugh
;. Cumming, formerly chief quarantine
orncer Al this port, was a passenger on
the liner and had all the work of in
spectiOn finished when Doctor Trotter
and MS assistants boarded the ship
tor Cumming has been stationed for
four years at Yokohama. His tour of
duty there is finished and before being
assigned 10 another post he expects 10
enjoy an extended leave, part OF which
he VIII spend in California. Mrs. Cum
ming and their children returned on
the Chiyo Maru and have been staying
with relatives in Piedmont
Another passenger on the liner was
Captain g B. T. Moore. United States
navy. who was relieved Of command of
= prrrfGe.- f~n1ar2do 81 Manila
on account of I'll health. He IS better
now, but IS under orders 10 report at
the Mare island hospital. where the
navy doctors VIII survey him and
pronounce upon his fitness for duty.
The Mongolia brought 3S2 passengers
and $500 tons Of cargo The freight
rolls OF mating. 55,9l7 mats OF rice.
6.z24 bags Of copra and 71s cases of
curiOs-
VIII Equip Fleet With Wireless
The Union oil company has decided
TO equip its feet of tankers with wire
less and orders have been placed for
outfits for the steamers PecJan, Santa
Maria. Santa Rita and Lansing. The
the Lansing and the other ships will
be equipped at the first favorable op-
portunity. The work is being done by
the United wireless company.
Explorer Goes TO Sea
The United States coast survey
+ ;
Port san Luis 10 resume work on q new
survey being made Of that harbor- The
Explorer returned on Washington's
birthday for coal
Notice 10 Mariners
MONDAY rock whistling buoy. H s.
was reported adrift February 81 about
so miles south by west from Pigeon
point light station, California. It will
be replaced as soon as practicable.
spanish Steamer on Fire
arrival al Messina of the Spanish
steamer Isla de LuZon with its cargo
on IRE. The vessel was besched and
is being filled with water The Isla de
LuZOn was from Manila
Water Front Notes
The tanker Santa Rita left San Jose
de Guatemala at midnight yesterday
for Port san Luis.
The Pacific Mail liner Acapulco left
Ancon Monday for this port.
The Kosmos liner Radames. which
left here November %, arrived Wednes
day al Hamburg, and the French liner
Amiral Duperre, which LETT here No
vember Is, arrived yesterday at Dun
kirk
The tug Defiance, Captain Trapp, re
turned yesterday from Eureka, where
the Defiance towed the British snip
Hougomont from this port
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted 10 1,343,000 feet.
ship Jabez Howes Sold
seattle. Feb. 24.-The ship Jabez
Howes. owned by c. BOudrow OF San
Francisco, which has been laid up at
Winslow, Wash. since October, 1905.
has been sold TO the Columbia River
packers association for $4,000. The
new owners of the HoWes will use the
ship as a tender TO q new cannery to
be erected at Tin point, near Unga, in
southwestern Alaska
Missing ship Is sighted
London. Feb. 24.-Lloyds last night
reported that a ship answering the de-
scription OF the Britisher claverdon
was sighted 100 miles eastward of the