The San Francisco call., 1910-04-07

the line fouled the rocks and parted
as soon as a strain was put on it.
A wire cable is being sent down
from Mare island and this morning the
| life saving crew will shackle it on to
the derelict. 1t is believed that at the
proper stage of the tide it will be pos
slnie TO pull the target into deep water.
The target, which is built like the
! null of a ship, has been roughly treat
eu on the rocks, but is believed to be
| sun tlght, as 1t is constructed of heavy
materials strongly put together.
Northern Lights Close Call
The gasoline launch Northern Light
struck sunken rock Sunday off
Point Blunt AS the tide receded the
launch rolled from side to side until
from I1buron went TO the rescue and
after half an hours hard pulling sue
ceeded ia getting the Northern Light
anoat. But for the assistance rendered
the stranded launch would probably
nave capslzed, as the tide was rapidly
railing. The crew of the Mabel o
were a little disgruntled over the fact
that those on the Northern Light, in
( their JOY at being rescued, forgot to
say thank you.
Both Windjammers Are F'Ioated
The barkentine Anaranth and the
schooner Matthew Turner, both of
1 ters, have been floated. The Amaranth,
which went ashore at Pearl Harbor is
1 thought to have escaped damage alto
gether The Turner went ashore at
hahului and at first was regarded as
a certain loss. The vessel has been
/ fioated, however, and is not leaking
70 any serious extent The rudder
/ blade is gone and the full extent of
the damage will not be ascertained
until the schooner has been drydocked.
Has Record Crowd of Passengers
The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria
which Is due at Honolulu April 9. is
number of passengers that a trans
| Pacific liner has carried from China
and Japan for this port in many
months. From so to so through pas
good on the ships bound this way The
Manchuria has 130 through cabin pas
sengers. The liner also has a very
valuable cargo. The Japanese liner
Chiyo Maru, which left Yokohama yes
/ terday for this port, also has a large
number Of cabin passengers, including
/ so japanese businessmen.
At Yokohama Badly Damaged
The British steamer Suveric, from
PUGET sound, has arrived at Yokohama
with decks badly damaged. The cargo
has suffered considera bly, and the
tramp viii have to undergo repairs
Opium Found on Chinese
Customs Inspector G. B. Richardson
found three tins of opium yesterday
on Chinese fireman as he passed
down the gangWay Of the liner Siberia.
As the tins were concealed in the mans
clothing with the evident purpose of
being smuggled ashore, they were
seized and turned over to Deputy Sur
veyor Blinn.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 2,212, 600 feet.
The Oceanic steamship company's s
liner Sierra sailed at noon yesterday
from Honolulu and is due here next
Tuesday.
The steamer Unimak cleared yester-
day for Karluk and the ship Sintram
for Naknek.
H. f. Alexander, president of the
Alaska Pacific steamship company, ar
rived yesterday from Tacoma and will
spend a few days in the city.
Beriberf on British Shin
PORT TOWNSEND, April 6.-The
British ship Elginshire, 140 days out
( from Glasgow, arrived today with
seven of the crew seriously i'll On
/ investigation the quarantine officia Is
pronounced the sickness beriberi in
aggravated form. No explanation of
the appearance of the disease can be
given, except that the ships supply of
drinking water became exhausted and
the men used rain water The sick
men are being treated in the marine
hOSnital