The San Francisco call., 1910-05-19

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days later, about 900 miles south and
east Of Cape Henry water logged
lumber laden bark was sighted. AS
the weather was fine Captain Macdon-
aid sent Chief Officer Santina in a boat
TO make an investigation. Santina
found the vessel loaded to the matches
with lumber and with part of its deck
load intact. The rudder was gone. but
tne rigging, maSts and yards were in
blown away.
Santina searched forecastle and
cabins, which he found all in habitahle
condition, but in which the only sign
that people had ever lived there was
an an old shirt swinging on a nail in the
sfo~es r3o~esstde; All clothing, bedding,
ments of navigation had disappeared.
he could not find a scrap of paper
which would give clew to the name of
from the stern. The name of the hailing
port, however, was still decipherable
and he returned to the Chanslor with
NE report that the derelict hailed from
If the Chanslor had not been in
hurry, or II there had been port
Mandy Captain Macdonald could have
made neat sum in salvage, as the
derelict was in good condition and its
cargo practically intact. Being unable
10 secure the prize himself he turned
4OOSC q Wireless giving lnG DOS1IlOn OF
the derelict and a brief description of
the richness of the prize. 1t is not of
record here whether or not anybody
earned the salvage. The ships name
and the fate of the crew are also mys-
terieS.
The J. A. Chanslor. which was built
at Newport News and bears the name
of a former president of the Associated
oil company, made the 1920 mile run
IN 50 days The vessel reached port
looking spick and span. The wood
work was covered with a fresh coat of
paint the rails were shining through
jacket of varnish, the brass work
was bright and the decks holystoned to
snowy whiteness Outwardly the
found yacht, and that the tanker is in
Just as good shape inside is evident by
the fact that the vessel is ready for
immediate service.
The Chanslor's carrying capacity is
$4,000 barrels of oil The vessel is
equipped with all the latest and most
and speedy handling of oil in bulk
There is system of fire protection
that renders the vessel practically i'm
mune from danger in this respect not
withstanding the inflammable nature
of the cargo it was built to carry. The
tanks are scientifically ventilated and
are equipped with separate lines for
cargo and ballast. The vessel is pro-
vided with five different steering
places, each independent of the others.
The officers quarters are unusually
comforts OF home The vessel cost
S45000O and Will be the queen of the
oil fleet on the Pacific.
Captain Macdonald was accompanied
on the voyage from Newport News by
his wife and daughter. With one or
two exceptions all the officers on the
ship, including the captain, are native
born Americans. They are: Chief Of
fcer c. S. Santina, Chief Engineer Q. E.
Spence, Second officer J. Johnson, Third
officer r: Heldt. First Assistant Engi-
gineer +. G. Raffo and Third officer ].
A Macpherson. w. II. Ray is wireless
operator.
Find Propeller Balanced on Shoe
The steamer Pomo returned from sea
the other day with broken tail shaft
AS the break was outside the hull it
was a certainty that the propeller had
fallen off and a new one was ordered
as soon as the nature of the accident
was learned by the underwater. When
the vessel was placed on the drydock it
was found that the shaft had broken
at the stern bearing, but that the pro-
peller although detached, had not
fallen to the bottom of the sea, but
was carelessly poised on the shoe. One
blade rested on the shoe, another
against the stern post and the third
and fourth blades against the rudder
post.
The propeller was not jammed in
any way and was removed without
difficulty. As the blades lay fore and
vessels headway, but what puzzled the
experts was how the propeller had
maintained its balance through all the
heavy rolling that the Pomo did in the
trough of the sea after losing head
way.
The accident occurred when the
Pomo was north of Point Reyes. SO
precariously was the detached pro-
peller poised that the men in the dry
dock were warned not to stand under
meath it. A good kick would have
made it fall, but the Pomo couldn't
roll it off its perch.
ship Masters own Paper Now
Harbor Is Of the American Associa-
tion OF Masters, Mates and Pilots now
publishes its own paper. The. new pub
censed officer of the Pacific. 1t will be
published monthly and on the cover is
the legend. "A magazine devoted ex-
ican ship master officers and the craft
in general" Captain Henry Taylor is
the editor. and the manager is the
president of harbor IS who at this time
is Captain William A. Westcott.
VIII BE Converted Into Barge
A gang of riggers and carpenters
were sent on board the bark Gerard
g Tobey Yesterday and will make their
home on the old windjammer until they
have finished the work of converting
IL into a freight barge. The Tobey
and the bark Edward May have been
bought by the Ocean barge and towboat
iDIdnf ana Will DC ubHu between mere
and Portland. taking sement north and
bringing back lumber. In addition to
these two vessels three schooners of
the Olson -Mahoney fleet have been en-
gagged by the new company. The ex-
ecutive head of the new concern is Cap
tain William Mcleod, who is well
known on this coast.
Testimony Taken
Testimony was taken yesterday be-
fore Q. 3. Bolles and John K Bulger
United States inspectors of hulls and
boilers, to ascertain the cause of the
collision between the English vessel
Strathay and the American vessel Yo-
semitic on April 13 off the southern coast
Of California while in a fog Fred Day
-Strathay, owner and master of the
English vessel, and his chief engineer.
G. Al. Knight, testified that the Yosem-
ite was under full speed. Charles
Reiner, master of the Yosemite: q
Nilsen, second officer, and Charles
Jurde, chief engineer, said that they
were only running at a moderate rate
of speed. The matter was taken under
consideration until the libel suits re-
sulting from the collision were de-
cided. The Strathay sued the Yosemite
for $4,000. and the Yosemite filed a
cross libel for $4,000.
SeawaII Commission Meets Today
The seawall commission will meet at
the ferry depot this morning after the
regular meeting of the harbor commis-
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