The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-02-11

DIAMOND HEAD, Feb. 80 PM. +:
Weather, thick wind, calm.
THE JOHN ENA SAFE.

clsco ldst mO0tu as Del0S burned at
sea. arrived at that port safely on
January 3lst, 166 days ont from
Liverpool by way of Cape Horn and
Cape of Good Hope, with 1900 tons
OF coal. A private letter was re-
ceived yesterday giving brief me-
morandum of the vessels remarkable
voyage. 1t appears that when the
John Ena arrived off Cape Horn the
usual stormy weather was expe-
rienced Some of the crew were
taken sick, the vessel lost several of
her yards during frequent gales, and
other slight damage done to the
vessel The captain then decided
to take his vessel around the Cape Of
Good Hope, arriving in San Fran
cisco as above mentioned, all we'll on
board. 1t is not likely that the John
Ena will come to Honolulu.
| THE HACKFELD ARRIVES.
The German iron bark H. Hack
| field, Captain Hilgerloh, was locked
at Brewers wharf yesterday. She is
1S9 days out from Liverpool with
general cargo to III. Hackfeld & Co.
The Hackfeld sailed from Liverpool
on August f. Had fair weather to
Staten Island, which was reached on
the 10Th day out. A few days later,
when the meridian of Cape Horn was
reached, stormy weather appeared
and continued for two months with
the exception of few days clear
weather. The vessel went as far
down as So degrees south, and ex-
treme cold was felt by the entire
crew. At the end of The two months
of miserable weather, the vessel got
into better climate and the crew
began to look cheerful. Southeast
trades was had in rs degrees south,
which carried up to 4 degrees north.
No north east trades were met with
during the remainder of the passage,
but southerly and westerly winds set
in instead, which only prolonged the
voyage. The Hackfeld will move
down to the p. nj. S. S. wharf on
Monday to discharge.
The British bark Scottish Wizard
will take to- day 2S,612 bags sugar to
San Francisco. The cargo is valued
at $10,640,04.
The steamer Likelike sailed again
last evening for Maui.
The Danish bark j. g. Lott has
been placed under the Hawaiian flag,
and her name changed to Leah.
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.
Arrivals. Ian 10Th. s & Marinosa
6 days from Honolulu; 2Sth, S. S.
Claudine, s days from Honolulu;
blk. r. p. Rithet, % days from Homo
lulu; 29th, bkt. w. III. Dimond, Is
days from Honolulu; 31st, bkt. Dis
covery, 81 days from Honolulu.
Departures: Jan. 23d, schr r. w.
Bartlett for Hilo; 9th, bkt. S. G..
Wilder for Honolulu; 29th, U. S. S.
Mohican for Honolulu; 31st, schr
Oceania Vance for Hilo; Feb. LIST,
blk. G.. d. Bryant for Honolulu; Cd,
stmr. Claudine for Honolulu.
Projected Departures: Feb. 18th,
S. S. China for Honolulu and the
Orient; 18th, S. S. Australia for Ho-
nolulu; April 4th, S. S. Gaelic for
Honolulu and the Orient; and blk.
Albert, blk. r. 2. Rithet, bkt w. FL.
Dimond, all for Honolulu.
AUcKLAND-Jan. Both arrived S. S.
Alameda from Honolulu.
The whaling bark Sea Breeze, Cap
tain Worth, hence December 18th for
whaling cruise, was burned to the
waters edge and sunk at Madre
Island, Gulf of California, on the
morning of January 11th. The cap
tain and thirty eight men arrived at
San Francisco by the steamer San
Jose.
The steamer City of Picking is now
eight days overdue at San Francisco
from Yokohama, and grave fears are
expressed for her safety. The steam
ship company's officials think that
she has broken her shaft and is COM
ing in under sail.
Shipbuilding will be one of the
chief features of the British collec-
ton at the Chicago Exhibition.
The Fairfield Company will make
a fine display of models and plans
of their crack productions, includ-
ing the new Cunarders. Not the
least interesting part of their collec-
ton will be an immense drawing
showing the longitudinal section of
these new vessels. Messrs. Thorn
son, of Clydebank, will have col
lection, and it will probably be the
most varied Of any, for their high
speed battleships, cruisers, scouts,
torpedo boats, torpedo destroyers
and merchantmen will be repre-
sented. Messrs. Denny, of Dunn
barton, too, will have representa-
tions of their recent success, while
dredger models will be sent by sew
eral Clyde firms. Lord Armstrong;
firm, Laird Of Birkenhead, the
Thames Company and Messrs. Har-
land & Wolff will have interesting
displays. The principal transat-
lantic companies are sending mod
els of vessels of worldwide fame
Am. Exchange.
The Navy Department has closed
a contract with the Stirling Steel
Company of Pittsburg, Pa, for
225,000 worth of the Wheeler ar
NOR piercing projectiles. This con-
tract was awarded after severe
competitive tests with many others
of recognized merit. In all the
trials the Wheeler shell was found
tn hova tho bact piaroipn o,1olitv