Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-08-04
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The Mauposa was reported On Cocoa Head
shout quarter after 10 A. VI. last Tuesday
the day she was expected by her agents As
the news spread over the town there was
sudden cessation Of any deep and abiding in.
tere,t in anything else. Those who were
going OFT on the Pee, those who meant TO
view The approach from the mail wharf, from
The c,panade, from the landing dock, OF from
any other cpgue Of vantage all these hustled
about, PREPARATORY and those who might not
go sighed longngly that they might
By halfplst ten the pele had steam up and
q fcW guests on board, invited 10y Governor
Domini, to accompany him on his voyage of
welcome. OF the guests invited, Mes,r. ".
G.. Irwin, 6. W. Maclarlane, John II. paty,
a. = Cleghorn, Henry Warehouse, II. +.
Baldwin, Cecil Brown, w. III. Comwell, and
Samuel Parker responded TO the invitation.
Mr. W. NJ. Clifford was on board, to represent
Messrs. W. G.. Irwin * Co, the Mariposa's
agents; Mr.. Henry Berger and the Hawaiian
Band were present to pipe sweet strains; and
representatives OF the four English papers were
on board, through The courtesy OF the governor.
The rele was clad in all the fine raimcnt she
conveniently could wear She steamed away
from the wharf as the Marposa began TO turn
her prov norhward, preparatory to entering
the harbor the outward bound Julia, quite as
gaiy clad, bearing away to the south, a quar-.
Ter Of a mule in advance.
1t made pretty picture the anchored ship.
ping, the thronged docks, the houses, the
trees, the rampant Of hills and lis clou,led wr.
rets. The English ship Shandon was conspic.
uouS among the merchantmen, her twenty our
signals flutterirg prismatic welcome T. ~
Steam.winged sister Of a sister nation. Sea.
ward, the vast sweep Of water flashed back the
sunlght-lrom the parti.colorcd shadows on
either side the channel, from the long white
seam OF combing breakers, from the deep tran.
quill indigo blue Of the horizon sea- And less
than mile away was the butterfly boat, in.
coming at last, after all these weeks of waiting,
uneNpectant yet not less impatient of delay.
The distant view was Disappointing We
had been expecting larger vessel. " Not
nearly so long as the Suez p Not nearly so
big as the llankow" were among the cx.
CARNATIONS of the excited spectators from the
shore As the Pclc neared her, the beautiful,
clean.cut symmetrical build Of the butterfly
boat were more plainly outlined. SO compact,
so graceful, so perfectly poised. so admirably
propor,Ioned she seemed, as she came quarter
ON, that the captain OF the Pele and the able
inkster who assisted him to sail, stood in the
same opcn-mouthcd admiration that moved
every one on board-except the Bulletin man,
who was i'll. The band was piping its bi,hcS,
rs she and the Pclc passed each other. Sir
Claus was the only face and form distinguish.
| able as he stood amidship, on the larboard side,
conspicuous by the tall white hat he wore and
by his familiar features. The cheers from the
Pele were returned by cheers from those on
the Marposa. For one brief moment the
moving masscs-great and small--werc face
to face; and then the suffering Pelc and the
majestic Mariposa showed each the other their
mutual heels. The Pele checked her pungng
Roadway just outside the buoy, and steamng
shoreward with the salt spray blowing refresh
ingy in the faces of her excited passengers,
raced back again down the channel, reaching
| a place opposite the O. ). s.. Coz wharf be.
fore the butterfly boat had locked. Two
| American and two Hawaiian flags foated from
the dock shed. From Brewer & Co.'S wharf
to the west endof Foster & 20. s pier, there
was one long line.of forms and faces. Half a
| score OF boats wcre alongside or putting along
side the docking steamer. The passengers
from the Pele tumbled into two boats and
made for the limp ladder that hung from the
rail eight feet above the water. Consul
! Mckinley and Mr.. p. c. Jones, Jr., were climb
ing this lifting ladder with nimble grace as the
Pele's boat approached. Mr.. w. q. Irwin
was one Of the first men from the Pele to board
the beautiful boat of which he is the agent
one or two Of his fellow exeursonists and sew
| eral directly from shore were before him. Mr.
O. w. Maciarlane interested himself in making
the newspaper fellows acquainted with Colonel
! Sprccke and others Of hi, party
DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL.
The following description is condensed from
a very full and detailed account published by
the Nautical Gazette of New York; and from
an account prepared by the San Francisco
Bulletin, and so well covers the ground that a
much more extended account would be tedious
The Marposa is the first steamer built for
the Oceanic Steamship Company OF this city.
She is one of line established by ]. ID. Spreck.
elsa Co., between San Francisco and Honolulu.
She was built at the celebrated Cramps ship
yard on the Delaware river, and is considered
one OF the finest pieces Of naval architecture
ever produced in this country. She is $40 feet
long between perpendicuars, Al feet beam and
20 feet depth OF hold; hight OF awning deck S
feet and measures about 5000 gross tons. Her
motive power consists of three cylinder in
verted compound engine, with one 43.inch and
two 81 inch cylinders and SI-inch stroke OF
piston, with threeindependent cut offs, the max
imum speed OF the engines being 70 strokes
per minute, with 90 pounds OF steam on a con
sumption of so tons of coal day, her guaran-
iced speed being IAN knots an hour. The
main shaiting is ISR inches in diameter with
IS feet pitch. She has two double ended boil
ers I31s fee, in diameter and 10 feet long, and
two single-ended ones, 1874 feet in diameter
and II 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 patcn, reversing
gear engines 10 handle the main engines. One
Of the novelties in the engine department, is the
ash elevator, suggested by J. ID. Spreckels,
which is run by means OF an endless chain
and buckets, SO that the work of hosting ashes
is reduced to a science, and all dust, dirt and
annoyance is done away with. The handling
Of the ship is greatly facilitated by the con.
siruction OF a compartment forward, which can
be converted into ballast tank for trimming
ship, and similar use can be made of the
space aft Of the shaft alley stuiiing box. The
sides OF the vessel have been carried up to the
awning deck, increasing her strength and
making her safer, Square windows, closed by
non shutters, are used instead Of the round
side ports. The former are more convenient
and much safer than those of the conventional
form. The arrangement of the cargo ports,
both in the sides and in the decks, guarantee
that her cargoes can be handled with celebrity,
and at the minimum cost. The introduction OIL
cargo elevators, liitngfiIom the lower hold "a
the main deck, Is commendable and econom
ical. Much care and attention has been paid
to compliance with the United States laws in
regard to safety of life on board, the fire de-
partment being beyond standard. She has 81,
lifeboats, two liferaits, and an excess OF life
, preserves, and in all things in this respect Is
above the average requirements of equipment.
!; The forward part Of the awning deck is cleai
for the handling of anchors and head sails and
has Providence steam capstan. The forward
house, the most prominent one ON deck, is the
"A piiothouse Hack ofthe captain sroon,, are room,
for officers the directors room, and the socia
3 hall, which is 30 feet long and 10 feet wide
richly upholstered and containing library and
Sieinway piano. The library is well selected
for lis size. aud the piano one OF the most per
feet instruments ever turhedsoM Of 4 factory
The purser room comes next, and abait thu
/ is the smoking and card room. Ahaii Thu
! house is large quarter deck. Upon descend
ing To the main deck. il is seen that the usua
, arrangements are reversed. The quarters o
the crew are in the stern, Attending bette