The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-08-11
FLOTSAN AND JErSAn.
NEW FORMS or EAvAL EoMEE.
CLATURE
Steamers Kinau and Pele the Only De
paftufe Target Practice on the
Adams WHAT Notes.

The San Francisco Commercial
Meas states that the shipping author
tiles Of that that port have decided to
call fourmast,d vessel, which Is square
rugged on all but her jiggoj maj
fourmas,ed bark, alleging that q ship
must be square rugged on every mast
According to this, we presume that the
wise men Of the West would call four.
masted vessel which is only square
rugged on her fore and main masts,
some sort of a schooner and not bark.
But this is not according to Hoyle nor
to the authority Of the United States
Bureau of Navigation, which in its
latest List Ct Merchant Vessels Of the
United States" gives illustrations Of all
! the different types of sailing and steam
craft and designates the four-maSted
ship and bark without square rigging
on the Jgger or jlgger and mIfzen re-
spectively. OF course some OF the
illustrations in that work are old
| fashioned and out Of date, notably
those Of brigantine and barkentine, but
four masted vessels we think the defni-
ton is sound The dictionary says
that ship is a three masted vessel
square rugged on all three, and bark
a three masted vessel square rugged on
the fore and main. There is no reason
why the addition Of another mast or
two should alter the class of the vessel
md make a ship al y the less a ship in
style or title, provided she is square
rgged on three masts. The propt r
way to look at it, it seems to us, is in
view of the tJur-masted vessels addl-
tlunal length. If she were cut off to
the size Of an ordinary ship and no
room left for the fourth mast, she
would still be ship, and likewise with
bark; but if what our San Francisco
friends wish to call four-masted bark
happened to lose her jigger, she would
then become a ship, which would be a
strange cutting down. If a new name
is wanted for a fuur-masted vesss !,
square rugged on all -four masts, that is
another matter, but inasmuch as tie
rig is just double that of fullrigged
brig, why not call her "brig ship" OF
ship brig" and on the same prin.
ciple call an ordinary four-masted ship
that is square rugged on all but the
jlgger "shipentlne?"
The steamer Bailey Gatzert has beer
purchased in Seattle for use on the
new ferry between Oakland and Sar
Francisco The Gatzert will make The
trip down the coast in a few days, anc
if safely accomplished will be the
longest trip ever made by stern-whee
vessel on this coast Men who are
familiar with the Gatzert state that she
is good, strong boat, and with ordinary
weather can make the trip in perfec
safety.
The Elizabeth Graham has abou
$50 tons of coal yet to discharge. Sh,
will leave some time next week in balas
for Puget Sound to load lumber, anc
will await orders in Royal Roads
Two of the large old boilers lying OF
the reef near the Quarantine wharf, ar,
being broken up and will be sold fo
old IRON by the contractors.
Marines Of the T.. S. S Adams hav,
been INDUCING in target practice from
the rear of the vessel during the after
moons of this week.
The Kinau sailed this afternoon fo
Maui and Hawaii carrying a larg,
number of passengers and a heav,
cargo.
Tugs 'of-war between young native
boys furnish considerable amusemen
to the habltants of the Inter IslanC
wharf
The interior of the Inter-Island'
office on the wharf has received ;
much needed coat of paint.
The British ship Ladstock will begiI
dischargng her coal cargo tomorrow
at the Pacific Mail dock
The large iron buoy off the Railwa,
wharf is being treated to new coat 0
red paint to day,
Hawaiian bark Leah has beer
chartered to load lumber at Humbuld
for Sydney.
The Hawaiian trading schooner Lilil
has finished discharglng her SJutI
Seas cargo.
The tug Ecu and the yacht Alice l.
came of the marine railway thl
morning,
, Steamer Pele sailed this afternoon
for Makawel with 800 tons Of coal.
American bark Hio will load lumbe
on Puget Sound for Australia.
The steamer James Makee is eS
peCted tomorrow morning.
: The steamer Hawai- is due this after
noon.