The San Francisco call., 1910-05-13

me ranking OIncer on board was
Lieutenant Colonel E. f. Glenn of the
Twenty third infantry. Colonel Glenn
won notoriety some years ago as an
exponent of the water cure, his ad-
ministration of which was the subject
Of a military investigation which ex-
onerated Glenn but placed a ban on
the water cure. Glenn has come home
TO join his regiment, which returned
on the Sheridan and is now at Fort
Bliss.
The Logan encountered some heavy
weather both between Nagasaki and
Honolulu and after leaving Honolulu.
In a gale encountered after leaving
Nagasaki the wireless aerial was blown
down and other damage sustained
about the decks. The Logan made the
run home in good time and but for
three days of strong head winds after
leaving Honolulu would have been
here a day sooner. Although the
Thomas has the record for the fastest
trip from Manila the Logan holds the
record for consistent behavior and low
coal consumption.
Among the civilian passengers on the
liner were Judge c. s. Lobinger of the
court of first instance, Manila, and
Carleton Miller, vice and deputy con-
sui at NagasakL
The crew of the transport Crook
came home on the Logan. The Crook
is laid up at Manila and will be held
there as reserve ship.
Leaving Nagasaki harbor the Logan
steamed past the big German armored
cruiser Scharnhorst AS the troopship
went by the cruisers band played The
Star Spangled Banner" and the German
sailors lined the rail and gave three
cheers for the United States.
Captain Thomas C. Hanson, L. S. A,
quartermaster captain of the Logan,
came home TO find his commission as
major awaiting him and orders TO join
the Eighth infantry. His commission
as major is dated March "a.
Gustav b. Henno, veterinary sur
geon, inspired by Filipino grape juice,
caused some excitement at Merivales
by seizing a poker from the galley to
defend himself from imaginary enc
mics. He made his way to the bridge,
where he informed the officer in charge
that ne would take command of the
ship. Henno was turned over to the
hospital steward and his dreams
they placed around his head.
The Logan brought seven stowaways,
SIX OF whom were Fflipinos and one,
g L. Stevens, an American They We're
all allowed to land.
HaFbOr Commissioners Meet
At the meeting of the state board of
sharbor commissioners held Yesterday
morning the Southern Pacific company
was gwen permission to suitcase sub
division B of seawa1 lot "a to the Pa
cific Mail company. The subdivision
covers 3S,19S square feet, and on it the
steamship company will erect ware
houses and storerooms.
Engineer Ralph Barker reported that
50 per cent of the work had been done
on the construction of pier "a, which
is being built for the Western Pacific
railroad Engineer Barker was di-
rected to prepare plans and specifica-
tions for blasting and removing the
rock that is menace to navigation
near the end of pier A.
Secretary Thorpe was directed to col
Iect bills for damage done by the
following steamers: City fire tug Dem
January 13, s423.S6; Harold Dollar,
damage TO Sixteenth street wharf on
April 25, S295.!5. and George Loomis,
May 8. sS6.7S.
Falls Forty Feet From Pile Driver
John P. Daniels, employed by the AS
sociated contracting company, yester-
day fell from a pile driver engaged in
the construction of pier 36. He fell a
distance of 10 feet and sustained in
juries from which he will probably die.
Scalp, face, legs, shoulders and arms
We're badly lacerated and bruised, at
lSool three flDS were DrOken, ana the
doctors believe that the man suffered
serious internal hurt
MaripOsa VIII Dock Early
The Oceanic steamship company's
liner Mariposa. Captain Hayward, was
expected to arrive last evening and Will
dock soon after daylight this morning
at Filbert street wharf The Mariposa
has q cargo of tropical products and a
large number of passengers, many of
them from Australasia.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 100000 feet
The schooner Manila at Aberdeen,
loaded for Callao, has sprung a leak and
has seven feet of water in its hold. It
is likely that the cargo will have to
be discharged.
The Pacific Mail liner Korea left
Yokohama yesterday for this port.
The army transport Sheridan, out
ward bound, arrived yesterday at Hon
The Pacific Coast steamship com
pany's Sena tor. from Guaymas, and the
Pacific Mail liner Pennsylvania, from
Panama, are both due today.
Suit on sale of ship
Suit for Sf7,1s9.e3 was brought by
Barneson- -Hibberd company, as agents
for q foreign corporation. against
the United States circuit court, for
the alleged breaking of a contract in
the purchase of the steamer Drummuir.
It is claimed that Lindeborg failed to
complete the payments. The ship be-
longed to the Ship Drummuir company,
an English corporation.
BY United wireless
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