The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03

{5<4 *&.ssss = discovered. It re-
A sisted all efforts to
extinguish it, as it
had a good hold be-
fore being discovered. 1t burned hot
test around the foremast, which finally
buckled and began to sink.
One day it dropped IS inches. and as
il was feared that it might have
punched hole in the ships bottom the
lifeboats wer all taken aft and made
ready in case it should become neces-
sary to abandon the ship.
The mast was stayed up as well as
possible and everything was batteneI
down tightly. This served to hold the
fire in check and the Sewau reached
Honolulu with all hands safe and the
hull water tight.
When the Wilhelmina left the coat
was being discharged, but it was not
of the damage that had been sustained
by the ship A new mast will have TO
be installed before the SeWan goes to
sea again under sail.
Ends First Round Trip to Honolulu
Honolulu thoroughly approves of the
new steamer Wilhelmina, built by tie
MatSon navigation company for the run
between here and the island port. The
new steamer arrived here yesterday
from its first round trip. Captain Peter
Johnson says that every man, woman
and child in the island port was on
board the WiIhelmina during its stay
in port. The Wilhelmina brought SIS
passengers. but far from a full cargo.
The freight included 8, 700 punches of
of raw sugar. 1885 bags of refined
sugar and 915 cases of canned pine
apples
during the homeward voyage. The
weather was fine and some kind of
entertainment was provided every even
I n Fr-Tw
a mask ball, in which Captain Johnson
assumed and made a success of the
role of Don Gaspar de Portola. He
said 1T was appropriate for the reason
that discovering San Francisco harbor
was the most important part of his
job next to finding the harbor at Homo
! lulu.
Too Late to Pass Quarantine
The Oceanic steamship compary's
liner MaripOsa, Captain Hayward. ar
rived yesterday from Tahiti. bat
reached the anchorage off Meiggs
spection. The federal doctors will
| board the liner at sunrise this morning
and the passengers will be landed at
Filbert street wharf probably about s
o'clock
The doctors are prepared for busv
quarantine at sunrise the Pacific Mali
/ liner San Jose from Panama and the
German steamer Ella from Victoria.
/ The cruiser Washington is also due
( but will go direct to the quarantine
station
The Mariposa, according to wireless
messageS from Captain HAYWARD, was
held back by strong headVwindS-
Liner Forced to Use Oil Bags
NEW YORK. March 2.-The Kaiser
Welhelm der Crosse. which arrived to-
night from Bremen, reported a pasSaSe
so rough that she was Obliged TO trail
bags of oil to keep down the seas.
For three days she steamed at reduced
speed.
In a thick fog the British steamer
Sidra, from Cardenas, Cuba. was in coll
lisiOn outside the harbor with the Nor
wegian fruit steamer Minnesota, and
received broken bow and other dam
age.
About 90 miles southeast of Barnegat.
n j., the schooner Republic. from Porto
Rico for New York, was struck by the
Royal Mail steam packet company's
maica. for New York. 1t was necessary
to call tug to the assistance of the
Republic
Ashore on Bird Island
The British steamer Crusader. bound
from New York for Manila, is reported
ashore on Bird island. All hands are
safe. Part Of the crew has landed at
Port El1zabeth. The captain reports
the steamers decks under water, and
believes the vessel will be a total loss.
Assistance has been sent.
Jobs Available in Lighthouse Service
Commander w. G. Miller. u. S. navS
inspector Of lighthouse district II, an
nounces that applications for civil
service examination for forming lists
of eligibles from which will be selected
keepers and assistant keepers of light
houses. and mates, masters, engineers
and assistant engineers of tenders
light vessels in this district. will be
received by him for the next 80 days.
Full information will be given at S13
Mutual Savings Bank building
Locates Lost Anchor
The steamer Greenwood spent the
greater part of yesterday on the bar
dragging for the anchor lost by the
tanker Santa Maria The Greenwood
came in last evening and reported hav-
ing located the mudhoOk. The Green
wood will return at the first favorable
opportunity and recover the anchor.
LurIine sails for Honolulu
The Matson navigation company's
Lurline sailed yesterday for Honolulu
The steamer carried large cargo ana
26 cabin passengers
TOwboat Is LibeIed
The California reclamation company,
owner of the dredge San Francisco,
filed libel in the United States dis
trict court yesterday against the stern
wheel towboat San Joaquin No. 8, 70
recover S9,SS1 damages. The towboat
is alleged TO have carelessly pulled the
dredge on bar In the sacramento
river last September and sunk her.
hauled in consequence.
Water Front Notes
The japanese liner Tenyo Maru will
be in port by daylight tomorrow morn
ing The Tenyo has 40 cabin pas
sengers from China and Japan and
20 Asiatics in the steerage.
The Pacific Mail liner Pennsylvania,
Captain Saunders, left Acapulco Marcn
l for this port.
Captain William Matson, president of
the MatsOn navigation company, who
went to Honolulu on the Wilhelmina.
will remain at the island port for some
weeks.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 100000 feet.
Steamer Crews en- strike at Manila
MANILA March Following the
refusal of the owners to grant a series
of demands, the crews of the inter-
island steamers struck today, tying up
the vessels and so holding up the
mails.
IT is alleged that the strike was in
stigated by Dominador Gomez, former
president of the nationalist party.
The strike breaks a two years pact
entered into by the owners and crews