The San Francisco call., 1913-07-26
ARCHER RETURNS
SHORT OF WATER
Eighteen Days After Leav-
ing Port Lime Carrier
Abandons Trip
Engine Becomes Disabled.
Gas Escapes and Skipper
Acquires the Munps

me power schooner Archer. which
eie mere July for Roche harbor. re-
turned to port yesterday short of water
sno In general distress. Captain Con
""ueson the master of the vessel. was
uherins from the mumps and hastened
al search of medical aid just a soon as
hau ued up the Archer to a wharf
th emma basin. The Archer. deserv-
Guy OF otherwise, has gained the repu-
."Aon OF being a hoodoo ship This
- plooaoIy more the result of the mys-
ott.y IN which the vessels officers have
SnrouoeQ the mishaps that have be-
sersol, sem nneir craft than because of the
1rtUusnesS or the Archers troubles
me Archer left here July 5 for Roche
raroor. Shortly after leaving a heavy
iowed w1s bv tenG61a tenG66u1ntered- & This was fol
engine that supplied the auxiliary
PPggW%er. PPg1%Ns. The gas began to escape and
the leak e'-0i . ~ sup
It was then decided to sail for Roche
haroor: Head winds were encountered
end when, is days out. the water sup
ply pegan to near an end and the skip
per 9eveloped an attack of mumps, the
no place like San Francisco, which was
stl1i within easy distance
tHHepairs will be made and the voyage
VIII be resumed, but Captain Connau ut
trip.
Arrives at opportune Moment
Captain T. P. H White1aw. the vet
eran wrecker. who has the contract for
raising the schooner J. H Lunsmann.
which sank in the bay July IL after
collision with the steamer Francis TI
Leggett, declares that the secret of
success is the ability to be on hand at
the opportune moment BY the agree
ment under which he is wrecking the
Iunsmann. Captain Whitelaw will re-
ceive 20 per cent of everything con-
nected with the ship and cargo that he
saves. Whitelaw was at CroWleys Val
lejo street landing the other day wait
ing for the return of his wrecking crew
from the Lunsmann.
And ] arrived there" he said yes
terday, Just at the opportune moment"
On the landing he found Captain
schooner
What are you doing here?" asked
Waiting for the diver" replied the
What do you want with the diver?"
inquired Whitelaw.
The skipper insisted that it was
personal matter and OF no concern to
Whitelaw. Whitelaw protested that
the diver was in his employ and could
not be interviewed regarding the wreck
without Whitelaw's permission.
Well. if you must know said the
skipper, Il asked him TO look for a
cabin"
y on have no right TO do anything
Of the kind. Seventy per cent of every
thing on that ship is mine" said White
law
Then the skipper divulged the in
formation that there was $3.50 in coin
in the schooners cabin and that the
diver had agreed to retrieve it for
800
so you see" said whitelaw. how
being on hand at the opportune mo-
ment saved me just $685."
jason Damaged in Collision
F. Jebsen & Co.'S steamer Jason.
which arrived here yesterday from
Mexico via San Pedro. was damaged
10 the extent of about $1,000 as the
result of being run into outside San
Pedro harbor by the steamer William
H Murphy. The weather was clear
and the sea smooth. The Jason slowed
fbe 0@p pilot ot'SP T6e Ne M1rphT Which was R di
rectly behind the Jason. neither slowed
down nor changed its course, but kept
on. until its bow had plowed V-shaped
hole IN the Jason's steel stern.
The Jason left last night for Eureka
and will leave here August for an
Csher trip to Mexico.
Mera Arrives From Hamburg
The Kosmos liner Mera, from Ham
burg via South American ports and
San Pedro, arrived here yesterday with
about $500 tons of cargo. The freight
included a large shipment Of nitrate.
The Mera made no stop between
Iquique and San Pedro and made the
run in 1S days ABOUT @ goo miles miles south
disabled sailing vessel which it towed
Into Valparaiso.
G.. w. Fcnwick Brings Big Raft
The Hammond Lumber company's
steamer George W. Fenwick arrived
from Astoria yesterday with a big log
raft in tow. The raft, which arrived
intact contained S,o00,0 900 feet of lum-
Der, or as much as 16 good sized
coasters could have carried. In spite
OF the heavy handicap, the Fenwick
made the trip in days.
TenyO Maru Sails To-day for Far East
The Japanese liner Tenyo Maru. Cap
tain Ernest Dent, will said at o'clock
this afternoon for China and Japan.
The liner will carry a full cargo and
about 300 passengers
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to S.332,000 feet
The Union Steamship company's liner
Moana, from this port, has arrived at
The freighter NJ. s. Dollar arrived at
Taku. July "a, from Muroran.
The freighter Lyra left Balboa, July
"a. for this port
The liner Persia, due Monday from
the orient was 1926 miles from here
al o'clock p. m, July "a.
Change of Masters
Schooner Harry-Louis Dreyarsdorff,
old master; A. C. Schlash, new master.
EnroIImeDts
Steamer John A. Hooper-John J.
Martin, master.