The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-16
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK OF
ALOHA AND ANNIE JOHNSON IN
\ STORM.
Almost Swamped on San Francisco
Bar-Peking's Record Noyage-The
Coast Shipping News.


onies via Apia at 5 p. IN.
The s. S. China is looked for late
this afternoon or at daylight tomor-
row.
The Norwegian bark Drammen will
sail in ballast for the Sound tomor-
row.
The German bark Marie Hackfeld
sailed from Bremen for this port on
the 18th inst.
The Miowera sailed from Sydney
for this port, via Wellington and Suva
on the 9th inst.
| The Mikahala arrived in this morn
ing from Kauai with 5044 bags of SUI
gar for the Alice Cooke.
The Waialeale got in from Kauai
yesterday afternoon with 297O bags Of
sugar, which was put into the Alice
Cooke.
The Sandiego cleared at San Fran
cisco on the sth inst, for Hilo and
probably sailed on the same day as
the Mariposa.
The American ship A. J. Fuller
sailed from New York for Honolulu,
with a cargo of general merchandise,
on the 9th inst.
The w. H. Dimond sailed from San
Francisco on the 1st and the S. G. Will
der on the 5th inst, both for this
port. The schooner j. NJ. Coleman
sailed on the 4th for Hilo.
The Jessie Minor arrived at Eureka
on the 4th, the Skaget at Port Lud-
low on the 9th, the Maweema at Sal
mon Bay on the 9th, and the Columbia
at Port Blakeley on the Sth
The brig John ID. Spreckels has been
chartered to carry a redwood cargo
from Eureka to this port, and is now
loading at Eureka. The schooner AL
len is under charter to carry lumber
from Grey's Harbor to Hilo.
The arrivals at San Francisco from
Island ports since the last steamer
have been: December 2, brig Lurllne,
II days from Kahului; 9th, Consuelo,
II days from Mahukona, and Sth, An
drew Welch (1S), Annie johnson (14)
and Aloha G4), from this port.
The Hawaiian ship Fort George,
. 1910 tons, has been chartered to car
ry coal from Departure Bay to this
port. She is coming here to secure
permanent registry, and will prob
ably have cargo of sugar back to
San Francisco.
Ned Everett sailed on the Australia
yesterday to bring the new Wilder d
Co. steamer Maui down, as chief en-.
gineer. The captain and other Off.
I GERS have not yet been named. Advi
ces received by the Mariposa state
that the completion of the Maui has
been somewhat delayed by the stor
my weather. She will, however, be
completed on time.
The S. s. Mariposa arrived this
morning from San Francisco, after
battling with headwinds all the way
She brought q large number of pas
sengers but small freight list. Cap
tain Hayward had given strict, orders
. to permit no one aboard before the
vessel locked, so that the customs of
ficers could not examine her papers
until she was alongside. Considerable
} delay was thus occasioned, as passen
gers could not land until the custom:
authorities gave consent 1t was very
annoying to say the least.
The greatest storm in years broK,
2 over San Francisco on the Sth inst.
and the sea was the toughest eve
known. The Aloha and Annie John
son were towed in that day, and boil
y had terrible experiences. The latte
n was taken in by the powerful tug vi
GLANCE, and several times her top sal
yards were buried in the mountain
seas. The Aloha was almost swamp
ed, and several times while fighting
, her way across the bar her captain
pilot and crew were driven into Thu
rigging to escape the terrible delug
of water that poured over her decks
as wave after wave washed over heI
Several other vessels had narrow es
capes.
= The Pacific Mail steamship City o
Picking arrived in port yesterday, say
the Chronicle of the 5th inst, complet
= ing her ninety-ninth voyage and ceie
brating the anniversary by beating al
of her own previous records. From
Hongkong she was just 26 days, an
the voyage from Yokohama to Sal
, Francisco was accomplished in 1
days % hours and "a minutes. Had
not been for several days of storm
weather, during which strong head
winds prevailed, she would have mad
= a better record. When the City O
Picking left Hongkong, DR.. Beede, tn
consular surgeon, reported five case
of smallpox, one of which proved fla
tai; one case of typhoid fever and a
so nine cases of puerperal fever. Ow
ing to this prevalence of contagiou
diseases in Hongkong the body of
Chinese who died on the passage wa
yesterday turned over to the quarar
tine officer. DIR. HILL assisted by d.
Roseman, performed a careful autoI
sy, which revealed the fact that tn
Oriental had died from Bright's dis
J, ease and consumption.
ARRIVALS.
Thursday, December 16.
S. S. Mariposa, Hayward, 6 days
hours from San Francisco.
Stmr. Mikahala, Thompson, froI
Kauai ports.
DEPARTURES.
Thursday, December 16.
S. S. Mariposa, Hayward, for tn
Colonies, at p. IN.
Stmr. Waialeale, Gregory, for Nc
u kuleia and Punill, at p. m.