The San Francisco call., 1910-07-21

puIco's high side and sent the little
liner reeling. The vessel heeled over
until it seemed as if the upper deck
rail was at sea level. 1t might as
well have been, for right after the wind
came a succession of mighty waves that
swept clear over the ship
Until Captain Trask succeeded in
changing the course so that the ship
faced the storm the greatest confusion
prevailed throughout the ship.
Crockery and everything else that
was not secured banged about like dice
in a box. This was the case with the
personal effects of the passengers and
the cargo in the hold, and everybody
was busy for hours after the storm
lasted only half an hour, but it took
the crew three days Of hard work to
straighten out the freight, and some of
1t will not be Strengthened out until it
goes through the claims department
The Acapulco brought 27 passengers,
1,O23 tons of cargo and small ship
ment of treasure.
Among the passengers was George f.
Moreno, company's agent at Acapulco.
He has come home for a vacation. The
coast cargo included coffee. lines, ma
hogany and parrots, and the cargo
from New York, steel paper. paint and
hardware
The passengers included:
CLYDE II. Hnckley Gel. Clancey
Henry Wilkie Catherine Wilke
Herman Pohl George T. Moreno
Juan Levels Robert Henderson
Virginia Henderson Robert Summerlin
Anita kummerlin
VIII Wait Here for Washington
The armored cruiser South Dakota
finished coaling yesterday, and after
taking a scrub all over, to remove the
City to an anchorage in man of war
row. The cruiser will wait there for
the Washington, which leaves Puget
sound for this port today. AS soon as
the details can be arranged the two
ships Will proceed to Monterey bay for
target practice.
The crew of the South Dakota was all
ready TO go on the range when the or
feet and sending it to Buenos Aires
with the Tennessee. This interruption
was a disappointment to all hands, but
they took their medicine like good
Sailormen. They are now going on the
range in nothing like the trim they
were before, as opportunities for prac-
tice were few on the cruise to South
America, but they are going to face
the targets determined to do their best,
and with enough faith in their ability
70 believe that they have a good fight
ing chance to win the pennant.
Passengers on the Washington will
be members of the recently organized
Washington state militia, who are COM
Ing here to take from the naval au-
authorities the coast defense steamer
Cheyenne, which has been assigned to
them for training ship. The Wash
ington militiamen will navigate the
Cheyenne back TO Puget sound.
New Steamers for Waterhouse Line
SEATTLE, July 20.-Two new steam
ships, the Luseric and Octeric, with a
combined tonnage of 10000, are being
put on the run between Puget sound,
Japan, China and Manila by the Wa
terhouse line. replacing the small
sa~rr rar-la as,,r- n<a = -1.-s,
<The big liners Suveric and Kumeric
will continue in the Puget sound and
oriental service.
Since the business revival in Japan
and the Philippines began cargoes in
both directions have increased steadily
and the carrying trade promises con-
tinued growth.
Move TO Make Yokohama Free Port
VICTORIA. B. c., July 2O-A citation
has been begun toward making Yoko-
hama free port similar to Hongkong,
according. to advices. brought by the
steamer Suveric, which reached port
yesterday The workers to this end
suggest abolishing. as far as possible,
all port duties and reducing lightering
and supply charges to the lowest pos
sible amount.
Steamer Ben Lomond Sold to Japanese Sc
VICTORIA, B. c., July 20.-Advices
received from the orient today state
that the British steamer Ben Lomond,
2,669 tons register has been bought at
sha for $4,000 and has been renamed
the Ashai Maru.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 2,51S,0 900 feet.
The Santa Rosa, Beaver and Hama
lei will all sail from here today for
southern California.
The state board of harbor commits
sioners will hold their regular meeting
this morning in the ferry depot.
On account of the danger from fire
on the wooden bulkhead between piers
42 and A the harbor commissioners
have decided TO inclose that part of the
water front in fence.