The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-04

louSly expected news spread ike "hu-nEe
through the town that the Mariposa was in sight
and people Immediately began to assemble on
the Pacific Mail Co.'s wharf where steam was
being got up on board
His Excellency Governor Doninls had ar
ranged to take a few friends and the band out to
meet the Mariposa and also courteously extended
the invitation to the representatives of the press.
Besides His Excellency Governor Dominis,
there were on board Hon. A. s. Cleghorn, Hon.
G. w. Macfarlaue, Messrs. ". G. Irwin, agent
for the Oceanic SIS. Co.; Samuel Parker, J.
Patty, Cecil Brown, n. P. Baldwin, w. A. Corn
well, H. Waterhouse, W. N. Giffard, and repre-
sentatives of the ADVERTISER, the Gazette,
the Press aud the Bulletin. Mr.. Berger was
in attendance with his band of boys and played
several selections as the little steamer, which
was gaily decorated with bunting from stem to
stern, steamed out to meet the new arrival.
After passing her the Pele experienced some
difficulty in turning round, almost getting in
to the surf, and the Mariposa was nearly along
side the Oceanic Company's wharf before those
on board the Pele, who had to get into boats,
could at length reach the long looked for haven,
and even this was not effected without an awk-
ward climb up the side of the big ship, some of
the stouter men not caring for the perpendicular
appubach.
His Majesty the King had watched the arrival
of the steamer from his boat house in company
with His Honor Mr.. Chief-Justice Judd.
A salute of twelve guns was fred from the
shore battery after the Mariposa's arrival in port,
and the dock, as she hauled alongside, was lined
with spectators. The pilot and DR.. Trousseau
were the first on board, the next being the gen.
tlemen from the Pele, and afterwards Mr.. P. c.
Jones, and the U. s. Consul Mr.. Mckinley.
ON BOARD.
The first noticeable feature on board was the
splendid promenade, extending the full length of
the ship and the ~neatness and cleanliness of the
whole vessel. There was not the slightest sign
of any confusion or hustle such as is generally
consequent upon the arrival of our foreign
steamers, everybody seemed to be in the right
place and every symptom of untidiness was i'm
msdiately removed; the vessel was spick, span
and more than shipshape. The directors room,
social hall and library, the dining saloon and
smoking room are fitted up luxuriantly as will be
seen from the description published below. EV-
cry possible convenience for the comfort and in
diligence of travellers has been thought of and 1t
would be almost impossible to build any vessel
better supplied in this respect. The directors
room was occupied by COLONEL CLAUS SPRECK-
ELS, who, with his family and a party OF friends
are paying a visit to this Kingdom. Every cour-
tesy was shewn to our representative and all in
orn alton asked for was placed at his disposal.
THE TRIP FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
Steamer Mariposa, Captain H. L. Howard,
registered tonnage 1889 10-l00, Number of crew
81, Number of Cabin passengers 81, Number of
steerage passengers Is, Tons of cargo $50, sailed
from wharf at San Francisco on 25th July at 3
p. m, took departure discharged pilot) at 4:3O
p. IN, whole time 5 days, q hours, 80 minutes,
80 minutes, running timef5 days, Il
hours, weather fine all the trip, arrived at ii a.
IN. on Tuesday July 31st. July &c, lat, 1852
long, 1888 course S67.W, distance 2S8 miles;
July q, lat, 1874, long, 1888. course SGD '46W
distance 377 miles; July %, lat, 1922, long,
course S63'W, distance 361 miles; July
%, lat, 27.27, long, 1917, course S61'W, dis
lance 362; July 80, lat, 24'8, long, 1924,
course S55'90W, distance 354 miles; July 81,
Honolulu, course S56'W, distance $40 miles; to-
tai, 2,Os2 miles.
1t will be seen that the shortest days run was
354 miles and the longest 377 miles, and her
steaming time five days tweRty-oRs hours being
THE FASTEST ON RECORD.
IN THE SALOON,
AT the invitation of Colonel Spreckels a mum
Der of his personal friends met in the saloon,
champagne was uncorked and the toast
''success to the Mariposa' was proposed and
warmly received, the sentiment being cordially
endorsed by everybody present. The passen-
1890 IL
Spreckels, his wife and family going to their re-
sidence in His Majesty's carriage which was
kindly sent for them.
HEB SIZE.
The Mariposa is the first steamer built for the
Oceanic S. S. Co., of San Francisco, and is to
ply between San Francisco and the Sandwich
Islands. She is 800 feet long between perpen-
diculars, Al feet beam, and 20 feet depth of hold,
height of awning deck s feet, and measures
about 5000 gross tons. She, with her sister,
the Alameda, will form a semi-monthly line.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL.
The following description has already appear
ed in our columns but will be now read with
more g eueral interest:
THE ENGINE ROOM.
Her motive power consists of q 3-cylinder iu-
verted compound engine, with one As and two 81
inch cylinders, and al inches stroke of piston,
with two independent cut-offs, the maximum
speed of the engines being 20 strokes per minute
with 80 pounds of steam on a consumption of 40
tons of coal a day, her guaranteed speed being
IA I-2 knots an hour, The main shafting is Is
la inches in diameter, and the propeller II feet
in diameter with % feet pitch. She has two
double-ended boilers 1876 feet in diameter, and
IS feet long, and two single-enied ones 49, feet
in diameter, and IL feet long, each low pressure
cylinder working an air, feed, and bilge pump,
and there is an independent circulating pump.
She is fitted with one of Cramps patent revsrs-
ing gear engines to handle the main engines.
One of the novelties in the engine department
is the ash elevator, suggested by Mr.. J. D..
Spreckles. which is run by means of an end
less chain and buckets, so that the work of hoist
ing ashes is reduced to a science, and all dust,
dirt, and annoyance is done away with.
For the purpose of trimming Ship the
commandment forward of the ~coIIisien bulkhead