The San Francisco call., 1896-10-23
SHE HAS At LAST
MADE A RECORD
The Monowai Got in at
an Early Hour Yes
terday.
Her Mos. Ardent Admirers Did
Mt Look for Her Before
To-Day.
ALTERATIONS IN HER BOILERS
A Wilde, ose Chase After Big
Shipment of 0p um by the
San Bias.
ALTERATIONS IN HER BOILERS

To the surprise of everybody on the
water front the steamer Monowai got in
from Sydney via Auckland, Apia and
Honolulu yesterday. The good ship has
made twenty-four trips to this port, and
only on eight occasions has she filled the
demands of her contract by arriving on
schedule time. On this occasion she has
done remarkably we'll by arriving four
hours and a half ahead of time.
I'VE had very heavy north-northeast
gale against us for the last forty-eight
hours" said Captain Carey yesterday,
"but nevertheless we made excellent time.
They have some new appliances in the
machinery, and in consequence we have
averaged half knot an hour better time
all The way across"
while we were in San Francisco the
Monowai vas fitted with new filter -
said Chief Engineer McCalg "These
were to catch all the oil that hoaied on
the water and ell the fine dirt that would
get into the boilers. They were a great
success.
when the ship got to Sydney they
fitted her out with 'retarders.' These are
screws about cne-sixteenth of an inch
thick, which are fitted into each boiler
tube. They retard' the fame as it rushes
through the boiler Iubes, and conse-
quently the extra heat and the saving of
fuel was considerable. During the entire
run the steam in the gauge never varied Il
pound, and the saving in coal was 250
pounds an hour. Why, my firemen insist
that they are in new ship, and say that
for twenty-five days they never rad 10
prick fire. Only vessels with an extra
good natural draft and those that have
forced draft can use the retards, but.
thank goodness, the Monowai has a splen-
did natural draft. and you see the result
In our getting here ahead of time. With
our new filters and new retarders com bned
We are abe to hold our own with any
steamer that comes to San Francisco"
The cabin passengers we're:
From Sydney-C. T. McCartie, R. Morehead,
Tom Moxley, L. j. Goodsall, }. b. McLennan,
T. r. w. Graname, Miss Dorothy Noner, Miss
Amanda Corcoran, Mrs. Y. Walker and infant,
Mrs. II. j. English. 4. Appleton and wife.
Fro III Auckland-Rev. Joseph Campbell, Sir
ner, Mis- NJ i. Turner, Mrs. Fred Harvey, J.
b. McEwan, Joseph Clay, A. P. Dryden, Baron
A. ]. Sucking and wife, II. Greenslade and
J. r. Poiler, Benjamin Jones. William stoker.
From Honolulu-Mrs. S. NJ. Dodge Mrs. w
II. Rics, Mrs. ]. B. Atherton, Mrs. A. w.
brigman, G. J. Waller, D. w. James, T. ]. King,
4
Sir Edward Kinahan is the head of the
Irish house that sends out L. l. whisky.
Strange to say, the people on the steamer
say he is teetotaler. s. Appleton bus-
ness manager, ]. B. McLennan. agent, and
Dorothy Usner of the Nat Goodwin Com
edy Company came back. All the other
members will come back on the next
steamer. Those who arrived yesterday
say the season in Australia was fairly sue
cessfuI. Miss Amanda Corcoran is ain
Australian soprano of considerable note
who has, come here to fill an engagement
at the Orpheum.
All the passengers from Honolulu say
that the volcano is very active and that
hundreds of excursiorists leave for the
scene every day.
The customs officials have been on
wild-goose chase for several days. Infor-
nation was sent to the Collector that 246
ponds of opium had been smuggIed
ashore from the steamer San Kias .spd