The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-24
Arrival of the Amana.


The British iron ship Amana, / ,299
tons register, Captain Alexander Beckett, /
arrived in port yesterday afternoon, 40 |
days from London, and 147 days from
Madeira She left London April 9th,
and arrived at Madeira on the 22d. At
the latter place she embarked Portu-
guese immigrants, and sailed on April
29th for this port. Captain Beckett re-
ports very heavy weather at Cape Horn,
and they were some considerab Die time in
rounding that point. From the Horn to
latitude 80 north, the vessel experienced
the toughest kind of weather, the seas
running mountains high, with gales of
wind from the northwest. On several
occasions they could not show any can
vas at all. The Amana put in at Co
quimbo August 10th to take in a few
stores, as Captain Beckett did not want
to take the chance of running short. She
left Coquimbo on the 18th, and pleasant
weather was encountered during the re-
mainder OF the voyage. The island OF
Maui was sighted on Wednesday after
noon, and the Captain reports that it
was raining very hard on that island,
which is welcome news. They saw two
beautiful waterfalls
The Amana was anchored in the
stream, and has on board 146 men, 1O1
women; 10 males from II to 20 years
81 females from II to 20 years; lao chill
dren from l to u years, and Is infants.
Total, 475. Four infants died during
the passage and there were ten births.
The vessel is consigned to Messrs. G.
w Macfarlane & Co., and has between
four and five hundred tons of freight for
Honolulu and seven hundred and fifty
tons in transit for Portland, Oregon.
Soon after the vessel came to anchor,
the Hon. A. S. Cleghorn, Inspector
General of Immigrants, accompanied by
Senior A. de Souza Canavarro, Portu-
guese Commissioner, paid an official visit
to her. The Hon. Mr.. Cleghorn went
all over the vessel and found her in ex-
cellent order, a credit to the Captain and
his officers. He says it is wonderful
how clean the vessel is after such long
voyage and having so large a number of
people on board
The following is the ships surgeons
report:
SHIP AMANA.
To Messrs. Skinner & Co.-Gentlemen ::
beg to report for your information that
during our long and tedious voyage there
have been ten Q0) births, the mothers and
infants in each case doing we'll
There have been but four deaths-all in
fants. Of these two (2) came en- beard in
alnopeless state-ene suffering from gen
eral deformity of trunk and limbs of a
most unusual nature, and the other from
an incurable tables mesenterico. The re-
naming two died from pneumonia, due to
exposure and insufficient clothing off Cape
Horn.
The amount of sickness has at times
been very large, especially during the long
continued wet, cold and stormy weather
off Cape Horn, when for nearly two
months the people were unable to come on
deck. AT one time there were over $50
suffering from illness more or less severe.
Several bad cases of erysipeIas occurred,
sides several of pneumonia, bronchitis and
rheumatic fever, so that there is great
cause for thankfulness that the death rate
has been so small.
In my efforts to care for the welfare and
health of the emigrants, have been ably
seconded by Captain Beckett, between
whom and myself the most cordial and
friendly feelings have existed during
our long voyage. Captain Beckett has
been most kind and indefatigable in caring
for the well being and comfort of all on
board
The Chief officer and Second Mate have
also done all in their power to make
things comfortable and pleasant
Mr. William Britain, Sr, has had
charge of the hygienic department during
the greater part of the voyage, and has
ably carried out my instructions, and has
proved himself energetic in the very thank
less task of making the people keep them
selves clean.
The Storekeeper, Mr.. F. Britain, has
had entire control of the stores and the
feeding and arranging of the emigrants. 1t
is therefore unnecessary for one to refer TO
those departments further than tc state
that the food supplied to the eEigrants has
been ample for their health and require
ments. In fact, am of opinion that in
very few ships have emigrants been so well
fed and cared for. And there certainly
has not been the slightest cause for any
complaint either as to quantity or quality
of their rations. am, gentlemen, yours
obedienfly,
IA. w. WARDALE, S.R.C.P., Lond., NJ.
res, Eng, Surgeon in charge.
September %, 1885.
Police Court.