The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-27
WHARF AND WAVE.
DIAMOND HEAD. Jan. 26.-9P.M. {:
Weather, cloudy; wind, light Z.

The barkentine Planter will
load sugar after the Sonoma.
tits understood that the Japan
csc who went to San Francisco by
the schooner Aloha will return to
Honolulu by the same vessel as
they were not allowed to land.
The steamer w. G. Hall is due
to-day from windward ports.
The barkentine Hilo was moved
to the o. R. & L. Co.'s wharf yes
terday to discharge her cargo of
coal.
Captain w. Matson was a pas
senger to Hilo by the steamer Ha-
wall yesterday. Mr.. Matson is
owner of the barks Harvester and
Annie Johnson and the brigantine
Lurline.
The bark Sonoma will leave this
morning with a sugar cargo for
San Francisco.
The stockholders Of the bark
John Ena are still entertaining
hopes of the safety of their vessel.
Some of them would not sell their
stock for cent below par.
The captains of the bark Scotch
Wizard, schooner VIM. F. Witze-
mann and barkentine Hilo have
their wives with them.
Commander H. l.. Johnson has
been detached from the command
of the Z. S. S. Mohican, flagship of
the Pacific station, and ordered to
proceed to his home. Commander
Nicoll Ludlow has been ordered to
command the Mohican. The Mo-
hican is expected at this port
shortly.
The steamer Lehua came down
from the Marine Railway yester-
day morning and soon after de-
parted for Maui.
The barkentine Irmgard will
probably leave tomorrow or next
Monday for San Francisco with
1850 tons of sugar. Capt. Schmidt
has refused passage to thirty Jap
anese who are eager to go to San
Francisco.
The U. S. S. Marion left Shang-
hal on Dec. 4th for Nagasaki,
where she will receive on board
the remainder of the crew of the
condemned U. S. S. Palos. She
will then proceed south as far as
Singapore, calling at most of the
places on the way down. She will
also visit Manila, and expects to
be absent about three months
Hongkong Press.
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.
San Francisco bay is having a
run of herrings and the fish COM
bine in San Francisco has been
smashed in consequence.
The schooner Volant left San
Pedro about December 18th, in
ballast, for Eureka; on the 18th
instant she was sighted bottom up
near Point Gorda. The tug Fear
less towed her to San Francisco.
The crew is undoubtedly lost.
The ship Lord Templemore has
arrived at San Francisco from
Liverpool after a tempestuous voy-
age of POP days. AS high as 40
per cent. was paid for the insur-
ance.
Four of the crew Of the schooner
Louis Olsen have turned States
evidence to save themselves. The
vessel did big business in SNUG
Cling Chinese and opium. Her
captain and owner, William Olsen,
is evidently up for good term in
San Quentin.
The bark Majestic has been out
nearly thirty days from Seattle,
and it is feared that she was lost
in the same gale that upset the
Volant.
The British bark Navarch was
abandoned at sea while on a voy-
age from Philadelphia to Dunkirk.
Some of the crew who were taken
off by passing vessel have arriv-
ed at Havre. They had a terrible
experience. On December Dist
the bark encountered a terrible
hurricane. The weather was ter
ribly cold and everything was COW
cred with ice. Captain Hilton was
fatally injured by falling spar,
and a day after his death a ire
mendous sea boarded the vessel,
carrying overheard the first officer
and two of the crew.
Shorthanded and with the bark
making water the second mate de-
cided to stand away for the Azores.
The situation became worse and
finally it was decided to abandon
the bark. Just then vessel APP
peared and took the crew off.-Ex.