The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05

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Hard town and from Napa valley TO
spend the holiday in the city. Having
little too much headwsy the steamer
passed its berth, and Captain Andrew
Sanuels. IN the pilot house, signaled
The engine room for fun speed astern.
chief Engineer William Douglas made
mistake and threw the lever that
sent the engines full speed ahead.
The Napa Valleys engines are pow
erfuL and. although from where the
steamer was 10 the concrete buIkhead
was only A few feet, the Napa Valley
had picked UP quite a little speed be-
fore the crash came. The steamers
stem made only six inch dinge in
the concrete, but the concrete caved in
the Napa Valleys stem for several feet.
An Industrious cement worker will re-
pair The bulkhead in an hour Cap
tain Hatch, president Of the Monticello
steamship company. estimates the dam
age 10 MS snip at about $4,000.
The dana ge TO the Napa Valley was
~ above the water line, and il prob
ably VIII be week before the vessel
Z taken off the run for repairs In
lie meantime the Napa Valley will
carry on its nose a warning to other
steamers 10 beware OF the new perna-
nent construction along the water
Engineer Douglas takes full blame
Tor the mistake that caused the acci-
dent The damage 10 the steamer is
covered by insurance. The Napa VAL
ley Is new vessel. the fastest and
most powerfully built Of its class in
the United States.
Beaver Makes Record Run
The Hartman steamer Beaver. Can
tam klosfon. which is TO inaugurate
Ihe new service between Portland and
San Pedro, arrived here yesterday from
Portland, having made the run from
~, ne oregon port in the shortest time
from Portland and 35l5 hours from
Astoria. This beats the Beavers own
previous best time by half an hour and
IS about seven hours better than the
average time taken bv the faster coast
ers- The Beaver brought a large num-
Der OF passengers. of whom 75 are
Dooked through to san Pedro, for which
poIt the Beaver VIII sail at 9 o'clock
tomorrow morning. From now on the
san Francisco and Portland line will
maintain service between PortIsr,d
and san Pedro. calling at this port
gong and coming with a steamer every
I've days.
Transport sherman Sails Today
The army transport Sherman, Captain
Lyman, VIII sail at noon today for Ma
MIA VIA honolulu The trooper will
carry fun cargo of government
freight, but the smallest number of
passengers carried by a regular trans
10.
There VIII be l07 cabin passengers. 81
IN the second cabin and only il casuals
IN the steerage. The Sherman will
csrry no regular organization. but will
home.
Sierra Is Due This Morning
The Oceanic steamship conpanv's
liner Sierra, Captain HOudlette. is due
this morning from Honolulu with a
large number OF passengers and a
cargo OF Island products Among the
passengers is Paul de Longpre the
Salifornia artist, and his wife and
friends at the island port Mrs. NJ
Restarlck, wife Of Bishop Restarick is
also on board the liner
President Sails for south
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
psny's liner President. Captain Cousins
sailed Yesterday for southern CaIffor,
them were:
Frederic Bennett, L. J. Fenton and wife. Mrs.
J. = Kent. Miss Warren, Miss LeaEitt Miss J
Leeyitt Miss n BeaFitt. r. s. Cunningham r
Hulls, Mrs. Dumpere. Mrs. W. F. Kropp and
81. r. Blsckdore. Mrs. f. Kitterman. Mrs g.
one. Miss I. Goodman. Mrs H G. GrsgR Mrs
Bere. Miss Bere. F. P. Kent F. Frelsre Miss 3
Robinson. Miss G. IS. Kent Miss l. Peterson. q
SccFille and wife. Miss L. Robinson Miss A
Todd, Mrs A. T. Psrkmsn. ]. r. white and
wife Brisn Fottreil. Amy Fottrell Mrs VI. J.
EottreI Morgan Fottrell. Ella FOttrell Miss f.
egsrt, Mrs W; T. Rsneil, W. Il Mourine and
A. T. II
Nesrny, NJ. H. HlIdebrsndt J. H. Cokeley and
Large Crowd of Passengers
The japanese finer Ehfvo Marll
which left Honolulu at IL o'clock Sat |
uroay morning for this port. has |
large cargo and a fun complement of l
passengers. The passengers are all /
from China and Japan. In the cabin |
are l55 and in the steerage 100 Asiatics |
The cargo, OF which there are 51Oo /
tons, includes 1.500 tons of overland I
freight and 60 tons OF raw silk.
Water Front Notes
Receipts Of lumber YESTERDAY bv $50
smcunted 10 1900 600 feet.
The Matson navigation connanv,s
frs2ghter Hyades, Captain Younpren
Fhich arrived yesterday 9 days 10 /
hours from Port Allen. brought sS O1s /
bags Of sugar and 2,6Ss cases of canned
The American ship Dirigo arrived |
Yesterday l66 days from New York.
The DirigO has a cargo consigned 10
Bates &, ,Chesehrougb.
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia. which |
eft here June 2s, arrived yesterday at
honolulu.