The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-28
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK Of
THE pFLUGER. GAELIC AND THE
IRMGARD ARRIVE.
Close Race Between the Castle, Allen
and Albert Expected Shipping
News and Gossip of Day.

| during the absence of the Claudine at
! the coast.
The L. 5. $. Marion arrived in San
Francisco on the oath, - days from
this port. and went Immediately to
Mare Island for repairs.
The schooner Jennie Ward sailed
from San Francisco on the nth for
Kahuui and the Sandiego for Hilo
on the Goth, both with merchandise
cargoes.
The cruisers Philadelphia and Du-
quay Trouin are decorated today in
honor of the birthday of the King of
| Portugal. The royal salute was fired
at high noon.
The Re Au Hou arrived this morn
ing from Kauai. whittier she went on
a special trip last Sunday. She is ia
king in cargo of coal. and will sail
this afternoon for Nawiiwili and Pun
! aluu.
The schooner Spokane sailed from
Port Gamble for this port on the 18th
inst, with a cargo of lumber for Al
len g. Robinson. The bark Columbia
is loading at Port Blalleley for the
same firm.
The American ship William II. May
arrived i'm New York on the 10Th inst,
after voyage of III days from this
port. Captain Amesbury's many
| friends in this city will be pleased to
learn of his safe arrival.
The Aorangi was expected this
morning, but has not yet put in an
! appearance. No advices were receiv-
| ed by the Gaelic to indicate that she
would be late in leaving, so that it is
presumed that she is now on the way.
The j. c. Pfuger reports having
! spoken an Italian bark in lat. 30 deg
% min. S. long. 81 deg. % min. w.,
which displayed the signal n. w. L. c.
! The vessel had had her foretopmast
carried away, but wished to be report
ed, "All well.
The O. &. O. S. S. Gaelic, Captain
| Finch, arrived last night from the
! Coast, but had to lay off short an
night, coming in this morning. The
Gaelic has an exceptionally large pas
senger list, but most of them are 60
ing through. She brought few thou
sand pounds of steel castings for the
| Honolulu iron works.
! The German bark j. c. | nuger, 1G1
days from Liverpool, arrived yesterday
/ afternoon with 1888 tons of general
merchandise, consigned to Hackfeld
q Co. Captain Hoover reports having
experienced a gale off the Horn that
! lasted eighteen days, during which tine
| foretopsail was carried away. The
weather was intensely cold. The
| tluger brings as messengers II plan
! tation laborers. In the party are
three families, consisting of 6 men
and women
The new steel cutters recently re-
ceived from the Coast are being fitted
to the dredger and she will, in day
or two, tackle the broken rock in the
new Kings wharf slip. No doubt is
expressed that she will be able to get
away with the rock. The progress Oh
the new slip is too slow to suit Minis
ter of the Interior King. He says the
drills used in preparing the ledge for
blasting are of an inferior quality. A
new steam drill has been ordered from
the Coast. When it arrives Captain
King promises to make short work of
the annoying and stubborn ledge.
The barkentine Irmgard. Captain
Schmidt, arrived from San Francisco
late yesterday afternoon, with $40 tons
of general merchandise to Schafer d
Co. She was but fifteen days on the
way. Captain Schmidt brought down
fine horse, Z year old, for his own
! private use, and he asserts that he will
beat everything on the road when the
animals gets its land legs. The chan
ces are that the Irmgard will have
quick dispatch, as the Noeau's entire
cargo is piled up on the Brewer wharf
for her, and lot more sugar is en-
pected before the end of the week.
The S. y. Castle sailed for the Coast
this morning, with Il short cargo, and
about ten passengers. The 5. c. Al
len and Albert will get away this af-
ternoon, the latter with a very small
cargo, and the former with about one
| thousand tons of sugar. The three
vessels ought to make a very pretty
race to the Coast. The Allen and the
Castle are particularly well matched.
The Albert ought easily to beat both
of them, were it not that she is really
too light. The Castle was towed out
to sea. Captain Hubbard got all the
passengers, the other two shippers Sc
curing none.
The little steamer Upolu, recently
built in San Francisco for X. II. Hind
for trade about Hawaii, arrived this
morning from Honoipu, to secure her
register. She sailed from San Fran
cisco on the 18th with a cargo of lum-
Der, arriving in lIonoipu twelve days
later, and discharging there before
coming here. The Upolu is a trim lit
tie boat, built especially for Island
trade. Her gross tonnage is So feet:
length over all, 90 feet: beam. IS feet:
depth of hold, Sc. Her engines are
from the RisdOn Iron Works, and she
has made twelve and one-half knots
an hour. Captain Revely, her skipper,
was here in 1867, and the last time In
1874. He will remain captain of the
Upolu.