The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11

had been newly painted But the hold
'stin smelled strongly of smoked and
scorched merchandise and showed
badly warped steel strongback across
the hatchway. The plates on the
.. tweendeck were also slightly out of
The ships injuries are trifing COM
pared 10 the loss of cargo. Out of the
1000 tons of freight in the after hold
only half was saved. and much Of that
was injured OflcerS and agents are
unable at present 70 tell what the dam
ages on this account viii come to.
There was a lot of green coffee and a
iarge Shipment OF canned soups and
beans on the deck above which seemed
10 De uninjured in spite Of heat and
smoke Among the spoiled goods be-
whips, rubber belts, suitcases. TOYS and
other general merchandise
no tAeory as TO the origin Of the fire
- has Yet been accepted IT was not
discovered until bout three hours after
the crew began 10 work the cargo, fol-
loving the Alaskan's arrival at San
DIegO fr0m Salina Cruz. 1t is believed
tlat the fire was already eating under
tne cargo and burst into flames when
p me matches were. removed and fresh air
tet IN From j une IS until July chem
lcalS 10 form carbOnic acid gas were
forced I'm 10 choke the fire
Captain Piilsbury, surveyor for the
shlD from san Diego.
The Alaskan seems to have had a
Jonah on board ever since it left Seattle
this last VgyaEe. Two daVs before
reaching Honolulu a propeller broke
OF al the tail shaft Repairs were
made al the island port which IT made
on the other screw.
Governor Arrives From North
The Governor. Captain Jepsen, came
In yesterday afternoon from Seattle
with III first class and So second class
passengers. Of whom Is will continue
ms AFTERNOON on the trip south. The
snip carried 1000 tons of freight.
The trip down was uneventful and
So Tar rs the weather was concerned
unpleasant Cold fog hung along the
entire coast line.
Wrecked Schooner stim Ahoat
According TO the latest reports from
Point Reyes the British four masted
schooner Annie z. SmaIe mas still
anoat of the reef on which she was
wrecked. She was plainly seen by the
officers Of the Governor as thev passed
by yesterday morning. Her sails were
sull set but the huh was low in the
water
The schooner went ashore in the fog
saturday morning at . o'clock. The
accident was due TO the heavy fog and
hold against the shore drift when her
danger was discovered. The cargo
was coal from Newcastle.
several attempts We're made to pull
her off yesterday, but failed The
laQua, nOrthboUnd. and the Acme COM
ing IN from Eureka. both tugged at her
N-A"-tA AltlFo POI Artl- men the
Rainier from Portland took a chance.
Captain Turner, surveyor for the
F1remans Fund, went to Point Reyes
ny train 10 see what could be done
Belief is that the big vessel viii soon
pound 10 pieces
Naval Militia Entertained
According 10 mail advfces from
Seattle the California naval militia on
the cruiser Marblehead arrived there
last Thursday to find all manner Of
entertainment awaiting. While the
men of WashingtOns naval militia
looked after the entertainment of the
southern bluejackets, the officers were
taken on an auto tour and luncheon
Immediately after coming ashore. The
ball given in the evening by the Wash
ingtOn militia had as patronesses the
leaders Of Seattle's smart set
Water Front Notes
The accumulated freight on pier a.
unloaded from the Manchuris, was
cleared out yesterday in 20 carloads
The Manchuria viii sail for the orient
tomorrow
There was brought into port yester-
day l.6S5.000 feet Of lumber.
The Marshall outing club crossed the