The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-11-26
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK Of
DARING BOATMAN DROWNED OFF
LAUPAHOEHOE.
Tried to Board the Lehua-Death of
Captain Hamilton at Sea Shipping
Notes From the Coast.

Inc SCnOOutT N1bhult HTIlNtu Ut
Port Gamble ON the 18th inst.
The Noeau returned this morning
from Hamakua with passengers, but
no freight.
The schooner John G.. North sailed
from San Francisco for Ilonoipu on
the 10th inst. with full cargo.
The American ship Roanoke arriv-
ed in New York on the 18th inst. LOG
days from this port, with the first
officer in command.
The |. =. :. Wheeling arrived in San
Francisco on the 10th, after a rough
passage, and the L. S. S. Yorktown
on the following day.
When the Coptic sailed from San
Francisco the only vessels up and
loading for this port were the Irm-
gard and II. u. Rithet.
The Mauna Loa arrived yesterday,
according to program, bringing 1850
bags of sugar, 461 bags of coffee, 30
head of cattle and some miscellane-
Gus freight.
The bark Fresno sailed from Port
Gamble for this port on the 18th inst.
The Italian bark Giuseppe, from TINS
port, for New York, was spoken Octo-
Der 10th, in Lat. deg. IL min. s., Long
80 deg. II min. w.
The little steamer Iva experienced
rough weather to windward yesterday
but got in this morning with $50 bags
of paddy. She will go on the marine
railway for a scraping and painting
before putting to sea again.
The bark S. c. Allen arrived off port
last night, Is days from San Francis
co, and was towed in to Brewers
wharf this morning. She brought 900
tons of general merchandise to Davies
d Co., and two passengers. Captain
johnson reports pleasant weather.
The S. \. Castle came off the ma
rine railway yesterday, and this
morning took sugar from the Mauna
Loa. Captain Hubbard said that he
hoped to get away about the middle
of next week with full cargo of SUI
gar, which will be the first full cargo
of the new crop shipped.
The S. S. Coptic arrived on We'd
nesday evening from San Francisco,
but did not come in until yesterday
morning. On account of the public
holiday she lay all day at the dock,
sailing at 10 o'clock this morning for
the Orient. She brought about thirty
cabin passengers for Honolulu, and
took out $50 Orientals.
The Lehua is in port again after a
fortnight of roagh weather on the
Hawaii coast.
Captain Joseph Hamilton, master of
the big american ship Roanoke, died
at sea on September 18th, 81 days out
from this port. for New York. The
Roanoke arrived in New York on the
18th inst, in command of the first Of
ticer. Captain Hamilton was suffering
slightly from IA carbuncle on his back
prior to sailing from this port, but
did not consider the. matter serious.
After he had put to sea. however, the
carbuncle grew worse, blood poison
ing set in and the old skipper finally
succumbed to it. Deceased was one of
the best known American masters. He
was born i'm New York, and went to
sea when a mere lad. At the age of
10 he became master, and while still
a young man had some very response
BILE commands. He built the ship Roa-
noke for the Sewalls, and was in the
command of her continuously up to
the time of his death. Captain Hamil-
ton made two voyages to this port,
and was very much liked. He>was 80
years of age. The, Roanoke was built
in 1892, is $3.50 tons and is accounted
one of the finest American ships on
the ocean. Some idea of her enormous
size can be gained from the statement
that it took 10000 feet of lumber to
make her. keelson alone.