Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07
SAN PEDRO SHIPPING

SAN PEDRO. March s.-Arrived; Steamer
Ella from Vancouver b. c., via San Fran
cisco, bound for Corinto and way ports.
Steamship Santa Rose from San Diego
Steam schooner Centralia from Grays bar-
Dor via San Francisco.
steamer Hanalei from San Francisco di-
rect.
Sailed: Steamship Santa Rosa for San
Francisco via Redondo and Santa Barbara
Steam schooner klamath for Portland via
San Francisco
steam schooner Carlos for Redondo and
Portland via San Francisco.
Steam schooner Carlos for Redondo and
Port Los Angeles
Schooner Santa Rosa Island for san Mlsuel
and Santa Rosa island.
Drowned Mate Buried
The body of Peter Peterson, first mate on
the steamer Central, found floating In the
channel yesterday in a badly decomposed
state, was buried today following the verdict
of the coroner's jury upon telegraphic IN
structions from the dead mans wife at San
Francisco.
Captain Ericsson, who arrived with his ves-
sci today. threw some light on the mystery
surrounding Peterson's death. About TWO
months ago when the Centralia was in port
mate on the steamer Nova came TO Peter
son and showed him letter when salu @
home at San Francisco Peterson worried
much and when letter came saying that
the information in the first was erroneous
he celebrated. 1t is supposed that ne
walked off the plank into the channei IN
returning to the steamer.
When the Centralia arrived at San Fran
cisco Captain Ericsson was surprised TO ma
Peterson's wife there to meet her husband
He supposed the mate had gone 10 san
Francisco by rail.
Ella Saves Pilotage Fees
The German steamer ella arrived today
from Victoria and way ports and dls-
charbed 100000 feet of lumber onto lighters
in the outer harbor. by TINS ner owlera .sna,a
fees Captain johnson went and spoke the
the steamer and will therefore be able 10
collect half fees. but the saving Is eonsld-
erable for so large steamer neVertheless
Her cargo is the first lumber received from
Canada at this port since the new tariff law
went into effect. The Ella continued her
voyage down the coast to Corlnto toiilgnt tI
she has number of excursonists from VIC
toria board.
wireless for Union Oil Steamers
The steamer Argyll Captain Dickson. ar
rived Yesterday from San Francisco with 4Voo
barrels of refined oil for the Union OIL com
pany. After discharging this she loaded To-,
600 barrels Of crude oil for San Diego and
sailed for San Diego. She will call again
here Tuesday morning to load 5oOVo parreis
of crude for the refinery at oleum
All of the steamers of the Union meet are
being equipped with United wireless appar-
atus The Lansing has just been equipped
az San Francisco and the Santa Rita and
Pectan are next in order. Contracts nave
been made for equipping the twenty steamers
OF the fleet.
The steamer washtenaw was recently de-
layed several days in aiding sailing VesseI
in distress. As result OF the ahxlety s over
her safety the directors ordered that COM
pany's entire neet equipped with wireless.
Much Oregon Fir Coming
The heaviest shipments of fir from the
wuIamette river to California in the history
of Oregon shipping are predicted by, luhper
men during the next few months me 's Iesu-
lar fleet has been increased by the aoqItlon IIyl
of the sixteen vessels of the e. X WOOD
Tnmber company which are to be diverted
from Puget Sound, All the windjammers ana
steam schooners are in commission since the
recent raise nj charter rates
Revenue Cutter to DrydOck
In a week or ten days the revenue cutter
Perry will go to San Francisco to go into
d,,, dock She has long been cruising in
both northern and southern waters and is
very foul.
Five Windjammers from Tacoma
There is unusual activity at Tacoma in
lumber shipments. There are now eleven
vessels loading at Tacoma with lumber 1or
foreipn and domestic ports. OF these five are
for San Pedro and their cargoes asgregate
about 5, 900 feet or half the combined SNIP
ments for other ports & Inc inst vssSe,o completeS
loading for San Pedro are the schooners
Columbia, Ruth e. Godfrey, Ethel Zane. Fear
less, Robert Searles and William H. Talnott'
George w. Elder Delayed
The North Pacific steamship Geo. w Elder
was one day late in sailing from Portland
ON account Of being detained in the Oregon
drydock where the damage she sustained
from being rammed here on her last trip
by the banana steamer Homer was repaired
she Will not arrive until Tuesday.
Miscellaneous Notes
kada
wilma with $50, 900 feet of lumber.
The steamer Centraia brought 565, 900 feet