The San Francisco call., 1910-04-25

with a cargo of 10000 feet of lumber
bound TO this port. The St Helens
was on its way TO the Columbia river
and passed out through the Golden
gate shortly after midnight Sunday
morning.
When the ST. Helens crossed the bar
the weather was clear. but it had no
sooner got into the open ocean than a
dense fog settled down. Captain
Jameson kept on his course At the
same time that the fog enveloped the
81 Helens il also slid down upon the
Sea Foam. Captain Henrickson at once
came 10 the bridge and slowed his
vessel down The fog was so thick
tAat he could not see so feet ahead
Slu0enly the st. Telens loomed dead
anead and the vessels crashed The
~ Helens struck the Sea Foam a
s-anclng blow on its port quarter The
= aelens proceeded north and the
Sea oam continued on its way to this
port.
The damage to the Sea Foam con-
SiSIs OF the carrying away Of its
stauchions, The smashing Of It's davits
on inc port side and the starting Of
The Sea Foam will discharge its
cargo Of lumber before beginning its
3 repairs.
Gala Day on san Gabriel
ID was gala day on board the
Poltug uese cruiser San Gabriel yes
Ierua3- FROM 10 o'clock in the morn
lnG until sunset the vessel was crowded
with visitors The occasion was a re-
cepuon given by the officers of the
SNIP 10 tne Portuguese colony of this
city and vicinity. From every point
ABOUT the bay came a delegation of
representative citizens and their fsmi-
lies, who Still hold affection for their
mother country.
From Oakland came large con-
34llng'enL who brought with them the
The warship was decorated from
stem 10 stern with gorgeous array
ot hags, in which Uncle Sans stars
and stripes We're much i'm evidence
More than 5000 people boarded the
vessel during the day.
The san Gabriel viii sail for the
north Nay l.
Brings Big Cargo of Sugar
The British steamer Janeta which
arrived In port late Saturday night.
rouSnt one of the largest cargoes Of
sugar that eyer came into this port
rom the Philippines II consisted of
lso,2t6 mats and is consigned to
the Western sugar company The
Janeta was 81 DAYS from lloilo and %
days from MOji Captain Timmins re-
ports that the weather was rough all
the way across the Pacific.
Saves Drowning Man
The deXterity of Engineer Murphy
OF the police boat Patrol saved John
". Rodgers from watery grave yes
:. Rodgers was standing on the wharf
looking at the crowds OF Portuguese
going out in the bay 10 visit the cruis-
er San Gabriel when he made mis-.
step and went overheard. Murphy
who was near at hand. saw the man
fail and at once threw him a life pre-
server. lie jumped into a small skin
and pulled toward Rodgers. He ar
rived just IN time to grasp Rodgers
and haul him on board.
Rodgers was carried to the harbor
emergency hospital where, after two
hours hard work on the part of Doc
tor Howell and his assistants, Rodgers
was brought back TO life.
Rodgers lives at the Washington
hotel
Naval Militia to Have Outing
The naval militia viii have an out
ing on the bay. Sunday, on the cruiser
Msrbl ehead- Captain Bauer viii be in
command. The chief feature of the
dav Will be the adjusting Of the COM
passes Of the vessel
Makes Quick Run
The Pacific coast steamship President
came into port some after l o'clock
Yesterday. after a quick run Of 81
hours down the coast from Seattle
CAPTAIN Cousins reports that the
weather was pleasant. There were 76
cabin passengers
Lumber Arrivals
Lumber arrivals from the north
coast by sea yesterday amounted to
1455.00o feet
British steamer Reported Wrecked
AMOY. April "a The British
steamer KWeiyisng, belonging TO the
China Navigation Company of Trade,
is reported wrecked on Ockzu island,
between Annoy and Fuchau. The
steamer Kweiyiang is l,79S tons reg
lister. She was built in Glasgow in
1890. and was engaged in trading in
, the China sea