The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-08-18
Our New Steamer.

The l6oked-for and much talked OF new inter-
island steamer, built for the Hawaiian government
through its agent the Hon. S. G. Wilder at San
Francisco. made her appearance on Iuesoay
morning last, and her advent created an excite
ment amon: all classes of the community second
only to an earthquake or a tidal wave Meh'
women and children rushed, scrambled OF mean-
dered toward the Esplanade to get a look at our
new steamer From her foremost head she dis
played her name in a flowing plrgee, tue
LIKELIKE. She made a gallant appearance as sne
steamed into the harbor and up to her berth,-the
veteran Marchant on the bridge,-and quietly ano
gracefully took her position as though Ito the
manner born" Our new steamer Is acKno"t
edged, on all hands, to be a perfect success, and
therein reflects great credit on the gentleman VINO
mas been most intimately connected with her IN
ception and completion,-Mr Wilder. sne Is OF
5e2 tons burthen, built of Oregon pine, with OAK
and other hardwood trimmings, fastened win
copper and galvanized iron, locust trenalled,
double deck. with hurricane deck for about nall
her length. Her engine is compound, built at
Risdon Iron Works, San Francisco, with cylinders
of 40 inch and 81 in. diameter and "a in. stroke.
The propeller, of bronze metal, is 10 feet 4 inches
in size. The boiler is liz feet in length and ia
feet in diameter. On her trial trip at San Fran
cisco, August I'd, she made easily "a revolutions
per minute, with IA speed OF IL KNOBS, put ner
regular business will probably average but % to
60 revolutions. Her cabin accommodation are
light. airy, roomy, handsome, and a vast improve
ment on those of the old Rilauea, in every deslra-
BILE particular. and we feel that we may safely
congratulate our island community on the acquisi-
ton of this staunch and commodious bridge across
our rough channels. To produce just such a
vessel as we now have, so promptly and success
fully. in all particulars, has required the comblna-
ton of quite q number of favorable agencies and
circumstances. Among the former, we may men
ton the valuable assistance rendered to the agent
of our government in San Francisco by the we'll
known irm of Williams, Blanchard i Co., by W..
ii. Dimond, himself a Hawaiian born, by officials
of the P. M. S. Co. and others, friends of Hawaii
nei. Mr.. Wilder has secured the services of Mr..
a. A. Windship formerly Chief Engineer of the
City of San Francisco as Chief Engineer of our
new boat, who comes here with his family to
settle, and Mr.. A. w. Tucker as first assistant
Engineer. In the matter of the construction of
the vessel. Mr.. Wilder speaks in the highest terms
of the faithful and valuable services rendered
by Mr.. Thos. Sorenson, OF the firm of Tibbets Il
Sorenson of this city. who was specially employed
to supervise the work in San Francisco.
The Likelike brought. besides a goodly number
of other passengers, Her Royal Highness the
Princess Miriam Likelike Cleghorn (for whom she
is named) and the Hon. A. S. Cleghorn; and as
she displayed the Royal Standard at the fore as
she approached the harbor, a salute was fred from
the battery on Punchbowl.
The new steamer started on her first inter-island
trip last evening, proceeding to Nawiliwili, Kauai,
with a considerable party OF excursionists. She
will return tomorrow, Sunday morning, and it is
expected that their Majesties the King and Queen,
who have been spending several weeks on the
leeward island, will return by her.