The San Francisco call., 1910-03-24


one and filled the
entrance to the harbor for about an
hour like great white cloud. made a
spectacle which in these days of steam
is rarely seen an any part of the world.
Leading the procession. with every
stitch of canvas set was the big Rus
sian ship Mariechen, 139 days from
Hamburg. Close behind came the Star
of Scotland of the Alaska packers fleet,
which had been to Ladysmith for a car
go of coal and which, having been at
sea but comparatively short time,
wore its paint untarnished and its
wings without patches. The British
ship Holt Hill, which left Hamburg
nearly a month ahead of the Mariechen,
brought up the rear of square riggers.
Accompanying the three ships were the
big four masted lumber schooners GamF
BILE, Spokane and Fred j. Wood with
the Ruth E.; Godfrey just far enough
behind to show that there were still
some ships left on the ocean.
All but the Fred j. Wood anchored
in the harbor. The Wood, making the
most of the favorable wind and tide,
kept right along and never stopped un-
til alongside the wharf at East Oak
land, where its cargo of lumber is being
discharged. 1t is not every day that
four masted schooner sails up Oakland
creek and probably never before has a
vessel of the Size of the Wood winged
its way up above the bridges. It's a
cold day for toWboatS when the wind
helps the wind.
Sierra Has Successful Trial
The Oceanic steamship company's
liner Sierra, in command of Captain II.
c. Houdlette, was given trial trip
yesterday which demonstrated to the
steamship and insurance men and other
invited guests that if there are any
crowns TO be given out for queens of
the Pacific the Sierra is entitled to one
of them The compasses were adjusted,
the liner was chased few times over
the measured course and was then TAX
en- outside the heads to give the new
bnge keelS a chance to show how
steadily they could hold a light ship in
the trough of the sea-.
The new bilge keels are nearly foot
wider than the old ones and their eff
feet in steadying the ship is said by
those who knew the vessel before to
be almost magical Captain Houdlette,
trough of the sea, outside the heads,
where the trough runs deep and so
little did the ship roll that OF the 10
fered anything like seasickness. and
GrahamS indisposition was blamed
more on strong cigar than on the
A luncheon was served in Chief Stew
ard Joseph Carleton's best style. Among
those on board for the trial were: a. B.
Spreckels, T. S. Samnels, L. +. Cockroft,
Captain H. y. Howard Edmund l..
Woods, Captain A f. Pillsbury and a
number of prominent railroad, steam
olAlp anu ilOlSl IitH. lie sierra Will
sail Saturday for Honolulu
Has stormy Trip From Honolulu
The Matson navigation company's
steamer Lurline arrived yesterday,
seven days and 10 hours from Homo
lulu. with 5S passengers and a large
cargo of island products The Lurline
encountered heavy weather nearly all
the way from the island port Among
the the passengers was Captain James
cade from here to Honolulu for the
Interisland steamship company The
Cascade made the run in nine days,
which was two days better than had
been expected.
Before taking the Cascade Rudden
Korea, where he was chief officer. His
first day at sea on the Cascade he
found the difference between an 1900
ton liner and a steam schooner Where
the Korea made d gentle inclination to
the ocean swell the Cascade almost
threw Il somersault and for the first
81 hours of the voyage Captain Ridden
never closed his eyes in sleep. He
learned how a dice feels in the favor
ite box of a busy cigar store. Being
thrown out of his bunk at first ban
ished sleep entirely, but he gradually
learned that if he waited long enough
on the floor he would be thrown back
among the blankets and after that it
was all right and the captain got his
eight hours slumber nearly every
night.
Among the passengers on the Lur-
Doctor and Mrs. r. r. McNab, Miss Me-
Nab and Mr.. and Mrs. n. II. Dredge
and two children. who all went to Hon
oluIu to attend Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Young's golden wedding.
Shearyyater Makes Call for Coal
The British sloop of war Shear
water. Captain Crawford which left
here for South America at the close of
the Portola festival, dropped in yes
terday afternoon on its way north to
its station at Esquimalt. The Shear
water will take coal and some stores
and will leave here Monday. The
Shearwater spent Christmas at Corinto
with the American fleet and took part
in naval regatta and other holiday
festivities. The Shearwater went as
far south as Valparaiso and visited
many South and Central American
ports. On account of the hot weather
in the south all the ships pets were
left at EsquimauIt, but the little war
ship is going home with "a fresh sup
ply There are 33 parrots on board
and when all the pollies get talking at
once the bosun's pipe is a useless or
nament. particularly as four of the
polls have learned to initiate is so well
that every time the bosun whistles he
has to verify the call in person.
At Corinto Lieutenant Cecil Hey-
cock. who made many friends here dur