The San Francisco call., 1910-07-07
Nicaria Goes to Quarantine

Nicar1a Goes to quarantine
The Kosmos liner Nicara, Captain
night from Hamburg via South and
Central American ports, has been. orr
dered into quarantine and will be held
at Angel island until Chief Quarantine
Officer Trotter hears from Washington
in response to a telegram he sent yes
terday.
Iquique who siekened with bubonic
plague. The ship returned to Iquique,
landed the sick man and was fumi-
gated. 1t was fumigated at Callao and
sci was held in quarantine for six days.
The ship was ordered into quarantine
here because of Irregularities in the
bills of health from ports south of
Ca1lao.
The Niearia has three passengers on
hoard and about 5000 tons of cargo.
The freight includes large shipment
of inter and other coast cargo and a
large amount OF European merchan-
disc shipped via Tehuantepec and re-
ceived by the Nicaria at Salina Cruz.
South Dakota Returning
The United States cruiser South Da-
of the Washington to Buenos Ayres, is
now homeward bound and is expected
to arrive at this port in about a week.
The Tennessee, which accompanied
the South Dakota to the Atlantic side,
will not return and is now attached to
the first cruiser division of the Atlantic
fleet.
The Washington. which is still on
this coast, will join the Atlantic fleet
later on. On the way around the
Washington " vii H. visit Ghiis the rep
centennial exposition to be held in
September.
Meirose Wrecks End of Ferry slip.
The Southern Pacific steamer Mel
rose, Captain Peter Groom, missed the
wide mouth of slip No. at the ferry
I1nf ~ faln Il dor
ing and hit with terrific force. the
narrow angle that divides slip No. Z
from the one next north.
structej that 1t was believed tmpos
sible for a ferry boat to hit 1t any
thing but glancing blow; Captain
Groom. however, Is deadly marks
man. and the Jagged ends. of 10
broken piles stand in a dismal wreck,
silent but eloquent witnesses to the
accuracy of his aim.
The Melrose was not damaged, al
though the sudden stop brought a few
score passengers to their knees.
VIII be Here Early ON Friday
The japanese liner Chiyo Maru will
arrive here about 6 o'clock tomorrow
morning, according to wireless mes
sage received yesterday from Captain
Greene.
The Chiyo, which left Honolulu Sat
urday, was S6S miles from here at 8
o'clock Tuesday night. bucking strong
Captain Greene also reported rain
squalls and rough sea.
Water Front Notes
The Hartman steamer Beaver, Cap
tain Kidston. sailed yesterday for San
Pedro with rs passengers, inaugurating
the invasion of southern territory by
the San Francisco and Portland line.
There will be steamer every five days.
The Rose City, of the same line, sailed
yesterday for Portland.
The liner San Juan sailed July 5
from Ancon for this port.
The NJ. S. Dollar sailed yesterday for
Tsingtau via Aberdeen.
The Matson navigation company's
Wilhelmina, Captain Peter Johnson,
sailed yesterday for Honolulu. with a
large number of passengers and $500
tons of general cargo.
The harbor commission will hold it's
regular weekly meeting this morning.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 2,1So,000 feet.
Fire ON Alaskan Extinguished
SAN DIEGO, July 6.-After a desper-
ate struggle lasting nearly three weeks
against fire whose obscure location
rendered it extremely difficult to COM
bat the flames that have been slowly
of the American Hawaiian freighter
Alaskan were this afternoon pro-
nounced by Fire Chief Almgren to be
practically extinguished.
Flames Still Rage In Alaskan's Hold
SAN DIEGO, July 6.-Four hours
after the matches on the after hold of
the American Hawaiian freighter Alas
kan were removed this morning flames
broke out with renewed violence, driv-
ing stevedoreS and firemen to the decks.
This is the third week of the fire. and