The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-18
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK OF
SKAGIT AND MAwEEMA IN A BIG
STORM.
Mate and Seaman Badly Injured-Cap-
tain Turne in Trouble-Kona Stea-
mers in Port-Notes and Gossip.

After numerous delays the Norwe-
gian ship Drammen was towed to sea
this morning.
The Noeau arrived this morning
with 30 head of cattle, 262 bags of cof-
fee, 100 boxes of oranges and a lot of
general freight from Kailua.
The arrival of two Kona steamers
with lots of Christmas goods, attract
ed large crowd to the Inter Island
dock this morning. The fruit and the
poultry market was pretty lively.
The schooner John &. North. Chris
tiansen. arrived at Honoipu on the
18th inst, 20 days from San Francis
co, consigned to Theo. II. Davies e.
Co. Lumber and general cargo. Con-
signees, X. X. Hand and Union Mill
Company.
Treasurer Rose of the Wilder Steam
ship Company says that he has no
knowledge of any money being paid
out of the treasury to the Inter Is
land Company because of the recent
collision between the Lehua and the
kaala.
No claim has been made that the S.
S. China, on her recent run from Go-
kohama. made the best average speed
on a days run, but she can claim the
fastest time ever made by any steam
ship in Pacific waters when she was
let out for four hours. and averaged
1885 knots turning that time.
On account of heavy weather, the
Mauna Loa did not get alongside the
dock until dark yesterday afternoon.
She brought 1867 bags of sugar which
go to the Talbot; 4SS bags of coffee,
800 hides. so head of cattle, 10000 or
anges and lots of miscellaneous
freight. Her cabins were crowded with
passengers.
Scarcely had Pilot Macauley east off
from the S. S. China at $3.50 o'clock
last evening, and shouted "All Clear,
when her powerful propellers churn-
ed the water into a small sized whirl-
pool, driving the big steamship
through the water with such speed
that she was out of sight around Dia.
| n1ond Head before the pilot boat had
reached the third buoy on her way in.
The China was delayed over an hour
after her proposed sailing time be-
cause of the difficulty i'm getting out
her inward cargo, but Archie Gilflen
made a record by putting 500 tons of
coal into her bunkers in nine and one
half hours. There will be no doubt
that the China will make new record
to the, Coast.
Recent dispatches in the Chronicle
state that on the 5th inst the barken-
tine Skagit arrived at Port Townsend
2S days from Hilo, and Mate Inkster
and Able Seaman Lindgren were al
once transferred to the marine hospi.
tai, both men suffering from broken
legs. Inkster's leg was broken by faI.
ling timbers while discharging at Hilc
and he was about recovered when the
vessel again put to sea. On Novem-
! ber 18th the storm that had been
driving the vessel across broke into
hurricane and before the sails could
be furled most of the canvass that was
spread was torn into shreds or CARR.
ed away. The vessel was tossed about
| like cork and Inkster was thrown
from his bunk and badly bruised. The
sailor, Lindgren, was sent forward tC
do some work. and was knocked down
by "A wave that hurled him against the
rail. breaking his leg. Captain Rob
inson stood his vessel to with bare
poles for two davs waiting for the
storm to pass. The schooner Mawee
ma. from this port. which arrived at
Port Townsend the same day, had q
terrible experience in the same storm
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