The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-11

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Weather, clear; wind, fresh \. E..
The whalers Hunter, William Bay
lies, Horatio, Andrews Hicks and
Alice Knowles, lying off and on.
The S. S. Monowai arrived at
Honolulu, March 10, 1898, at ) A.
NJ. Sailed from San Francisco on
the Sd inst. at 5 P. NJ. and had
fine weather run with fresh east
erly winds the last two days. The
Monowai slowed down on Thurs
day evening so as to make land at
daylight, otherwise her run if she
had come right on would have
been made in 6 days, 7 hours, a
very remarkable performance.
On Wednesday the Sth at 6 P. NJ.
a steerage passenger, James White,
died from general exhaustion
caused by intemperance. He was
on his way to join the steam
whaler Navarch, as sailmaker, at
Honolulu, and was man of about
fifty years, supposed to be an Eng
lishman. No papers to establish
his identity were found upon him
and his effects have been handed
over to the British Consul. He
was buried next day at 6 A. NJ.
The w. G. Hall reported very
strong winds prevailing all along
the windward ports.
The steamer Hawaii is on the
Marine Railway. She was taken
up yesterday.
Several whalers were off port
yesterday. The captains of some
of them arrived yesterday by the
Monowai. Three Hawaiians are
on board the Horatio.
The Hesper and S. n. Castle
will leave for San francisco next
week.
The Naniva is receiving her sup
ply of coal from II lot just i'm
ported from Japan by the Mike
Maru. The Kongo is being sup
piled with Australian coal.
T. SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.
Arrivals Feb. 2Sth, schr. j. G
North, q days from Mahukona.
Departures Feb. 25th, brig J
d. Spreckels for <ahului 26th
schr. Transit for qnolulu; 2Sth
bark S. G.. Ale II. Honolulu
brig W. G. Irw a II Honolulu
Mar. 1st, s.. RS fol
Honolulu.
Projected De r
18th, S. S. Austs A''"' ,aorulu
31st, 5. S. Alameda for Honolulu
and the Colonies Apr :, ). S
Gaelic for Honolulu, China, etc.
May 4th, S, S. Belgic for Honolulu
China, etc. bark Alden Besse &c,
Kahului Italian bark Cavaliert
Luigi D. and bktne. Irmgard 70,
Honolulu; schr. John G. North 70
Mahukona; bark Mauna Ala anC
bktne. Planter for Honolulu.
NEWCASTLE, n. S. Web
oath, sailed the British ship Gret'
for Honolulu.
BREMEN-Arrived Mar. 1st, Ger
bark J. C. Phuger, from Honolulu
via San Francisco Oct 18th.
Recently it blew a gale of 5
miles an hour at Point Reyes
This is the highest ever recorde'
on the coast Of California.
The whalers are now nearly al
away on their cruises, and quite
fleet will so north without callin
at Honolulu.
The schooner John G. North al
rived this evening, p days fror
Mahukona, Hawaii, with a thrill
ing report of an encounter with la;
weeks Northwestern. Capt. Carlso
SAYS it was blowing fully eight
miles an hour on the oath ultim
when the North was in latitud
1927 n, longitude 49, W, an
that the seas which broke on dec
were the worst he ever experience
All the sail set was blown ava.
and the weight of water was sue
/ that ffty-fve barrels of a deck-loa
of molasses were stove and los
5 together with all the water-cask
8 Nearly all the provisions We
spoiled, and the cabin and for
6 castle were so full of water that dl
: clothes were unknown for the re
of the voyage. The mate had b
shoulder dislocated in the storI
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