The San Francisco call., 1910-05-16

10 land with their dress suit cases and
wait until Yesterday morning TO have
their heavy baggage inspected This
was agreeable TO Customs Inspector
stephens. who said he would be on
land with his forces al a. m. Prompt
lE at that hour automobiles, taxicabs
l0tei buses and carriages began rolling
I'D TO the dock laden with the claim
ants for baggage. These people were
.l accompanied by a lot Of friends who
had come 90 look on at the inspection.
The weather was warm and &c dock
was hot and. by the time the inspect
.~s finished with the work, they were
rcrry Wei worn out.
Between : o'clock in the morning and
clock ia the afternoon over 500
rrunks and cases had been examined.
During the morning the street was
h'oCkaded for half a mile with ex-
press wagons and conveyances of every
oescription. The number of packages
t. personal enects was the largest ever
orougnt 10 this port on any one
eteamer.
0arsmen Thrown into hay
tive oarsmen belonging to the South
Emo club were out on the bay yester-
Gay taking spin, and as they passed
ohOppy sea. which OVERTURNED their
barge and pitched them into the bay.
ne men were expert swimmers and
was lying alongside Meiggs wharf.
They were pulled on board the tug by
deckhsnds- The barge was rescued by
Goes 70 Howard Street Dock
The French steamer AmiraI Fouri-
Chon. which has been al Union street
dock, was towed up 10 Howard I Satur-
day, where II VIII discharge the bal
anoe ot its cargo. A big gang of steve
loading great blocks OF marble and
heavy steel rails.
ArdmOuut Arrives
The British steamship Ardmount
Captain Watson. arrived IN port yes
terday, p days from Atiu. Japan, and
- hours from RedOndo Beach. at which
port IL discharged the cargo which IT
brought from the orient II comes to
the Java and Asiatic company IT will
start early this week for the Columbia
river, where IL viii load lumber for
Australia
Governor Arrives
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
pany's steamer Governor. Captain Jep-
son. arrived in port yesterday. 523h
hours from Seattle. II brought 125
cabin passengers, 40 Of whom viii go
70 Los Angeles, when the vessel sails
Tor that port this afternoon On the
list was George Carson. the claims
agent Of the Seattle electric company
The Governor carried $500 tons Of
freight including 2,450 sacks Of -four.
1903 sacks wheat and 445 sacks oats.
Tenyo Maru Due Friday
The Tenyo Maru. en- route from the
orient 10 this port. left Honolulu at
50 saturday night. bound this way.
which should, under usual circum-
stances, bring the vessel here on Fri
CAV about nOOntime.
Cruiser Albany Sails
The United Stataes cruiser Albany.
captain Williams, sailed yesterday aft
ernoon Tor BremertOn navy yard. via
Grays Harbor. During the morning
and up TO the hour Of sailing the yes
SCI was visited by many friends OF the
officers and crew.
Telephones Out of Business
All the telephone lines connecting
the Pacific Nail docks with the central
exchange went out Of commission Sat
urdaT, between noon and o. m IT
happened al most inopportune time.
as the steamship Mogolia, with its
great crowd Of passengers. was coming
into port and hundreds Of friends of
those on board were trying to get the
dock 10 learn the position Of the shin.
Ut he cause OF the brea king OF the cir
euit was pile driver. which was sink
ing piles for building 70 be put up
nortn OF dock 81 The ground at this
point is mushv, and the big piles went
down with ease. one Of them how
ever. hit the big cable that encased the
telephone lines with such force that
the cable broke. II was some time he
fore the cause Of the trouble could be
located by the company, and then q
temporary line was hastily run into the
Mail docks.
Gala Day on the Bay
Yesterday was a gala DAY on the bav.
The weather was warm and pleasant
and the waters as smooth as glass
Many outing parties We're much in evil
dence, prominent among which was the
Graft club. which had Henry Peterson's
launch. the Captain Charles H Rock
The launch was hung with pennants
strung from the Flagstaff to the side of
the boat. Across the bow and along
the sides OF the craft was placed the
name Of the club painted in black let
fers on white canvas. The club is
composed Of 40 Young men and women
The party landed at FL Campo, where
luncheon was served under the trees
All the ferry boats were crowded from
early morn until late at night. Along
the front hundreds of men. women and
children wandered about. watching the
shipping along the different docks
Lumber Arrivals
Lumber arrivals from the north coast
feet.
steamer Sunk in Philippines
VICTORIA, b. c, May I5.-The En-
press Of China brought news of tho