The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-05-06
THE STEAMSHIP MARIPOSA.

Arrives from the Colonies Full OF Pas
sengers-Report of the Voyage and
the Fire on Board-Steamer Rocktor
OH the Way with Shipwrecked Navy
Men.
The Oceanic steamship Mariposa ar.
! rived in port about o'clock last night
from the Colonies, with all her pas
senger accommodation filled. Thirteen
OF the cabin passengers stop over for the
steamer Umatilla The Mariposa brings
word that the steamer Rockton, chart
! cred to take home the American ship
wrecked naval men from Samoa, had
left Sydney the day before the former,
but nothing had been heard OF her at
/ TUtuila. Mr.. Thomas Smith, the courte-
Gus purser, has our thanks for files of
Australian and New Zealand papers, and
( the following report OF the voyage:
Sailed from Sydney at 5:35 p. m.
April 18th. To 10Th inst. had battling
winds and confused sea, after which had
fine weather TO Auckland, which port
was reached at 8 80 p. m. April 2lst.
Sailed from Auckland April 22nd, at
fire was discovered in the cargo of flax
in the fore-hold and at $50 d. IN. the
vessel was turned back to Auckland.
The wharf was reached at t a. m. April
oath, and all of the fax on board was
put ashore. Sailed again for Honolulu
at 9 :6 p. m. same day. Called off Tu-
tuila ) 20 p. IN. April 2Sth Fine
weather was experienced during the
passage.
On the evening of the 4th inst. the
cabin passengers met in the dining sa-
loon and rendered an address to Capt.
Hayward, an engrOssed and illuminated
copy of which will be made in San Fran
cisco and there presented to him to-
gether with souvenir. A sum of Gl3l
was also collected and money presenta-
tons will be made to the officers and
crew. During the voyage, a number OF
concerts were given under the manage
ment of Mr.. LeybOur
From a twO-cOlumn clipping from the
Auckland Herald, furnished by Purser
Smith, the following additional facts |
about the fire on board are cleaned.
At first the fire was supposed to be in |
the mail room, and a delnge of water !
was turned into that quarter through the |
hose. The mail was spread out on the |
wharf at Auckland and found uninjured |
special mention Is made OF the assist |
ance in putting out the fire given by |
Captain Mcintyre and crew of the |
wrecked ship Red Cross who were pas
sengers. Five hours after putting back !
the fire was all out, but Captain Hay |
ward, fearing a recurrence OF the disaster |
in the tropical belt, determined to con- |
tinue to Auckland. There was not the |
slightest manifestation OF a panic |
among the passengers, a result attribut- |
ed by Lieut. A. Mark, U. S. N, who !
was hOmeward bound from the Mel !
bourne Exhibition, to the "tact of Capt. |
Hayward and the splendid discipline |
maintained on board the ship" The |
Captain believed the fire arose from |
spontaneous combustion in the flax |
There was 300 tons OF the article, ship |
ped by a Wellington firm. On behalf of !
MIR. NJ. J. Flavin (who lately spent some |
weeks in HonoluIu) and other passen-
gers, a band was engaged at Auckland |
to play the Mariposa OF, when she made |
her second departure thence, out of COM
pliment to Capt. Hayward, officers and |
crew.
The MaIiposa was announced to sail !
at o'clock this morning for San Fran
cisco.