The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17

81 After passing
ID quaran tine the
Buffalo proceeded
to an anchorage off Folsom street
wharf The anchor was let go and
Captain Stone ordered the first steamer
into the water. With fires glowing
and a full head of steam the launch
was swung out and was being lowered
to the water, when one end of the
sling parted. The four members of the
crew, the boiler and the glowing Goals
from the furnace all went into the bay
when the launch assumed perpendic-
ular position Lines were thrown to
the men, who were soon out of the
water and busy securing the launch,
which was hoisted back on board
The Buffalo brought home more than
100 time expired and short term men
from the Asiatic fleet and q few cabin
passengers The transport encoun-
tered fine weather from Honolulu, but
the voyage to the island port was
rough and unpleasant. The Buffalo's
passengers included: Major Henry C.
Davis of the marine corps, Naval Con-
Assistant Paymaster w. D. Sharp,
Chaplain L. p Reynolds and Pay Clerk
D. W. Daugherty.
Naval Constructor Adams has been
stationed at Cavite at the head of the
department of repairs and has been or
dered to the General electric company's
plant in New York as inspector of cleo
trical material.
Seal Gives Fisherman Lively Tussle
When the four Ballestrere brothers.
fishermen, pulled in their nets yester-
day off the Cliff house they, found
had torn the net that held him in many
places and was fighting mad when they
pulled him aboard their boat. Before
they succeeded in lashing his flippers
ut no
tom of the boat the seal had dealt his
captors some ugly blews and each of
the Ballestreres had bruises to show
for the fight with the seal On Meiggs
wharf he snapped like a dog at all
who approached him and there was an
other tussle before he allowed himself
in which he was carried uptown to be
placed on exhibition in a local fish
market.
Tug Sea Prince May Be Raised
Captain Whitelaw announced a few
days ago that he had located the wreck
of the tug Sea Prince, which was sunk
some weeks ago off Angel island by
the steamer Greystoke Castle. He sent
Diver William Simmons down yester-
day and although the tug lies 120 feet
below the surface Simmons stayed down
for 32 minutes and succeeded in MAX
ing fast to the wreck steel hawser,
with which Whitelaw expects today to
drag the dereict into shoal water.
where the diver can make fast the more
powerful tackle necessary for raising
the wreck. The Prince lies on its
starboard side and appears to have suf-
fered little damage. The diver saw no
signs of the bodies of the four men
who went down with the tug.
HonoluIuan Is Nearing Port
The new steamer HonoIuluan, re-
Gently built by the America n Hawaiian
line and chartered by the Matson navi-
cation company, is nearing this port.
According to an aerogram received yes
south of San Pedro at o'clock Decem-
ber Is. The Honoluluan will be put on
the run between here and Honolulu.
Sierra Is Due Next Tuesday
The Oceanic steamship company's
liner Sierra, Captain Houdlette, which
is due Tuesday from the island port
was 497 miles from Honolulu at s
o'clock December 10. Among the pas
sengers coming on the Sierra are:
s. s. &. + Rindes Rhy Mrs Mrs T. Eeef f. prentiss
Mrs. Hindes Miss s. whitman
Miss R. Roberts E. H. Pentiss
Il sIrs T. j Derby e Henkenss Mrs NJ rho%sos anS@son
Rfsr Rs.. Admiral c. ?. T. T. n n. Hale. HALE
Vacation for Navigation Class
The navigation class of the Humboldt
evening high school closed for the fall
term last night, to reopen at D. m.
January 3. when new class will be
into the public school system about
two years ago, has been doing good
work. Six men were given certificates
of graduation last June and one Au-
gust Anderson of the revenue cutter
service, received a certificate last
evening.
Water Front Notes
The liner Asia by wireless promised
to be at anchor in quarantine by 8
o'clock last night, and as Captain Cau-
kroger is a man of his word the port
officials are ready to board the liner at
daylight this morning.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 1000 feet.
The army transport Sheridan. Cap
tain Healy, left Manila December Is
for this port
Change of Masters
Steamer Defance-Late master, J. T.
Trapp; present master. I. Tonnesson.
Enrolment
Steamer Mandalay-C. o. Lofstron,
master.
Registered
Ship Henry Villard-W. Kessel, mas
ter.
BY United Wireless
Friday, December 49,
STEAMER CITY OF PUEBLA-From Seattle for
San Francisco; Dec. Is, p. m. II miles
south of Umatilla 1ghtship; overcast; misty:
light rain: barometer 1924: temperature so:
strong southeast wind; moderate sea; all well
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