The San Francisco call., 1910-09-17

snip reacned port Chlef. OHcer Douglas
seaman was given a severe test July z,
few days after the captain was taken
III. In heavy northwest gale the As
masts were carried away. Spars, rig
ging and everything attached went
over the side and all hands had to turn
to and cut away the wreckage before
1T had pounded holes In the ships side.
Mate Douglas did not stop with the
clearing of the wreckage. Although
the, gale still ragged and the sea. ran
high he began to repair some of the
damage and by August l had a new
mizzen topgallant mast rugged and in
place.
age as a general merchandise ship. The
big windjamner, which belonged to the
Standard oil feet, has been sold to the
Alaska Packers association and next
Bay navy of one of the older wooden
ships.
Star of Italy Reaches Port
The ship Star of Italy arrived yester-
cases of canned salmon. Like the other
ships of the salmon fleet, the Star of
Italy TIA 1,a had d 2. hard tims beating through
down a large and varied army OF can
merry hands, made up of Chinese. Jap
anese and Filipinos. They were all
of the Crowley launch company's big
lighters and landed at Vallejo street
wharf, where the Chinese were placed
on another launch and taken 10 Oak
land, where the highbinders among
them will go into hiding until they
find out how they stand in the matter
of the tong war which is on in China
town.
Stricken with Paralysis
Policeman Jim" McGrath. attached
to the harbor station and on duty for
Stricken with fR paralysis se Es' ess Yesterday day
while walking his beat At the har-
Dor hospital lit was found that the
whole Of his right. side was affected
2S17 Twenty-fourth street.
Another Codfsher Arrives
The codfishing schooner w. H. Di-
mond Captain Dahlloff, arrived ,yester-
mond brought 100000 Goldfish.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 225.ooO feet.
The = steamer Curacao, honeward
bound from Guaymas, left Mazatlan
September IA
The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria,
Captain Saunders, which is due Monday
of Honolulu at p, m. Thursday.
The Oceanic steamship. company's
liner liner Sierra. Captain Houdletts' which
The Pacific Mail liner Pennsylvania
is due today from Panama and way
ports.
VIII Run Three Direct Steamers
The Pacific Mail company has an
nounced its intention of putting three
direct steamers, one every Is days. on
which freight will be accepted with a
guarantee of its delivery in New York
within 81 days. The new service will
here of the Pennsylvania, September
30 The length of time the new ar
rangement will remain. in force de-
pends upon the San Francisco mer-
If the local shippers give Bates &
Chesebrough enough freight to keep
the steamers Mackinaw. George w.
Panama run the Pacific Mail company
will continue to run a direct service.
1t was Bates & Chesebrough's an
nouncement of their intention to op-
crate these ships between here and
Panama that galvanized the Pacific
Mail company into action.
chesebroueh what they did to the Pa
cifc steam navigation company a few
years ago Bates & Chesebrough will
have to quit, as the Pacifie steam , m nayi. a,i,
Mail company will resume It's present
schedule.
company entered the coast trade be-
tween here and Central and South
America in answer to the urgings of
local merchants. for competing line
the local mercHaHls uSeu tle new
conner as club to beat down Pacific
Mail rates and then gave all their
business TO the Pacific Mail company.
The day after the Pacifc steam navi-
CATION company retired from the field
in disgust the Pacific Mail hoisted It's
rates back to the monopoly figure. #
the local merchants support Bates &
Chesebrough it will mean a direct
steamer once week between here
and the isthmiis. If they support the
Pacific Mail it will mean that direct
service between here and Panama will
he OF short duration.