The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-10
IN STORMY SEAS.
Rough Trip of the Steamer
Australia.
SCENES AT THE LANDING.
Heavy ImportGtions of Sugar-Some
Pointers About Derelicts- Water
Front Sloughs of Despond.

Yesterday was in the nature or surprise 10
those who had been accustomed to see the
steamer put in an appearance. as regular as
a clock, at 9 A. NJ on the seventh day from
her appointed hour Of leaving Honolulu.
The Australia arrived day late for the
reason that on the entire voyage she en-
countered head winds and seas, and had to
buck against both the best way she could.
There was not one fine day on the entire
run. and most OF the time the rain fell In
torrents.
On the second day out a northeasterly
gale caught the steamer, and lasted till the
night of the 5th During the interval sew
eral heavy seas were shipped. but no seri-
Gus damage was DONE The sixty-two steer
age passengers had pretty hard time of it
during the gale, and sadly contrasted their
lot c0Oped up on board with the freedom
and blue sky OF the Islands.
1t was not till after o'clock that the
steamer weighed anchor off AlcatraZ Island
and proceeded up 10 the Oceanic dock
There were plenty OF anxious friends to
greet the passengers, and many were so
eager to hear the news that they freely
waded through the slOughs Of flowing mud
which extended along the entire length of
East street from the Oakland ferry TO
the Oceanic dock.
AS soon as the gangplank had been run
ashore the cabin passengers trooped into
the corral and had their hanG-bsggage and
valises overnauled by the customs officials
in short order. One or the earliest to step
ashore was stout. stocky lame man wear
ing long Overcoat, a slOuch hat and
striped cotton handkerchief around his
neck. Beside him stood tall, slim youth,
with sback mustsche neatly trimmed,
and looking very much like enc OF the Off
GERS of the japanese training ship Kon-go
10 undress uniform. The pair were easily
recognized as Paul Neumann and Prince
KaNanauakoa OF Hawaii.
The redoubtabIe Paul was short spoken
and somewhat abrupt in his manner for a
Queens emissary and an Hawaiian at that,
put the circumstance was perhaps excus-
able in man who had left the most beauti-
full and favored land on earth TO face eight
days of uninterrupted wind and rain and
seasickness. The young Prince looked said
and solemn indeed; it had evidently been
30 junketing trip for him.
The Australia brought fcrty-three cabin
passengers. among who were: Hon. l.. G.
Macfarlane, formerly Chamber lain 10 King
Kalakaua: Hon. j. E. Bush; William Be
Dell, a well-kn0wn railroad man; II. j.
Ivers, }. b. Maloney. D. Stalker, c. NJ.
Cooke, T.. w. Peterson, I. SchleSslnger, II.
NJ. Gerranes, J. II. Estep. }. Lyman. X. /.
Lille, ID. w. Kirkland, b. j. Dickson and
J. Phillips
In conversation with the officers and pas
sengers OF the ship 1t was learned that the
revolution has passed off so quietly as
hardly to attract attention. One lady
who had spent six months on the islands
said that she mad always connected revolu-
tons in her mind with scenes OF bloodshed
and terror, but in this case only one man
was shot, and once the critical day was over,
things seemed TO jog along just as pleas
antly as ever. II am geing back there to
live" she said. There Is no country like
IT," Asked II she thought change Of gov
eminent would mean a change Of social
conditions. she replied that she thought not.
Honolulu is American enough for any
thing. now and it's the same thing all over
the islands"
Among the shipping items at the islands
reported by the Australia are the following:
The Danish bark John G. Lott h ad arrived
from San francisco on January 80 and was
expected TO be changed 10 the Hawaiian
flag before returning, her name being
the brigantine W. G. Irwin and the bark
SOnOma had all sailed for San Francisco
with careoes OF sugar. The SonOma has
1884, tons aboard. valued al S94, 5S3 Ga. and
the lrngard 1904 tons. valued at S64, 0l5 81.
The baTkentine John Smith was unloading
coal and preparing to take Oh cargo Of
sugar.
A collision had occurred In the channel
between Lauakai on the night of January
% between The steamers Kilauea Hou and
Hawaii, both OF the Wilder line. The
Kilauea Hou was cut into below the water
line. near the bow, and was only saved by
promptly moving her carg aft aud covering
the rem; with canvas to keep the water out.
On the way to this port last Monday at
A. NJ, the Australia sighted the steamer
MaripOsa then about $50 miles from San
Francisco. The Mariposa had all sail set.
and was making great way. while the Aus
tralia was bucking into head winds and
seas that almost brought her to q standstill
The Japanese training-ship Kon-go had
arrived at Honolulu before the Australia
left, and her crew are having good time
with their many eountrymen ashore. The
KOu-go was to remain at Honolulu ten
days and then proceed to Yokohama. The
Kon-go did not sight the Claudine. The
officers Of the Kon-gO all spoke in high terms
Of the new United States eoast-defense
ship Monterey.
,fhe curious question of why nearly every
dereict is reported as floating bottom up
was submitted by reporter yesterday to
John ID. Spreekels and Captain Dan Has
kell for their opinion. They said that it
was perfectly simple affair. A ship struck
broadside by wave and capsized would not
return to the normal floating position for
the reason that the air remaining In the hull
is pent up and cannot escape. so that the
bottom Is really the lIghteSt part of the
ship. Mr.. Spreckels also pointed out that
there is a principle OF suction at work as
illustrated by tumbler filled with water in
a vessel filled with water, so that the hull is
retained in the capsized position.
The brig Consuelo and the schooners
Transit and Robert Lew ers, all of which
arrived from the Hawaiian Islands on
Wednesday night, brought over AZ, 900 bags
of sugar.
The ship Bowdon, 156 days from Liver
pool, arrived early yesterday morning after
an uneventtul trip
The schooner C. II. Merchant took out q
non-union crew yesterday.
The United States steamer IroQnois Is to
be lowed to Port Townsend and turned
into quarantine hulk. Her stores, ETC.,
are now being put aboard at Mare Island.