The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-06
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK Of
5. 5. NITEC IN PORT AND THE
BARACOUTA EXPECTED.
Former Has Rough Voyage Coast
Shipping Items Kauai Being Made
Ready for Sca-Notes.

The Rio de Janeiro did not get
away until 3 u. m. yesterday.
The Rice Cooke has come off the
railroad and is again in the stream.
The brig John ID. Sprcckels is load
ing lumber at Eureka for Mahukona.
The schooner Inca sailed from Port
Perie on the oath ulst., for Newcastle
to load coal for this port
The r. =. Rithet and lrmgard sail
ed from San Francisco on the goth ult.
and the Klikitat from the Sound, lum-
Der laden, on the oath ult.
Chief Steward Seeley of the Austria
liza was presented by his wife with
twelve pound baby boy upon the stea-
mer's arrival in San Francisco last
trip.
The Nuuanu is taking in rock bal
last for stiiTening, in order that she
NAV take out the remainder of her
coal. She is to carry sugar around
the Horn.
The L. S. gunboat Wheeling was
given a two days trial recently and
not single defect in construction or
mechanism was discovered. She has
been accepted by the government.
The brig w. G. Irwin mad" one of
her old time passages to the Coast
last trip, going up in ten days 20
hours. This was the smartest trip II
the wear. She sailed from here on the
14th ult.
The p. NJ. S. s. Barracuda sailed
from Nanaimo for this port, with n
cargo of coal ten days ago, and is ex-
pected here hourly. She is coming
here under temporary Hawaiian reg
istry. under the Hawaiian flag.
The s. y. Castle, after taking in the
Waaleale's cargo, moved over to Will
der's wharf this morning, to top off
with 1000 bags of sugar from the
Claudne. She will sail for San Fran
cisco with a full cargo tomorrow at
noon.
The w. II. Dimond and San Diego az
rived in San Francisco on the 18th ult.
the former going up in p and the lat
ter in 25 days. The S. G. Wilder went
up in IS days, arriving on the 30th
ult.. and the Martha Davis in ~ days,
arriving on the 22nd ult.
The Kaala went on the marine rail-
way this morning for scraping. AS
soon as she comes off. probably to-
morrow. the Kauai will go on the
ways to prepare for sea. She will be
sent to Kauai for sugar. probably be-
fore the end of the week. The Kauai
| is in excellent condition.
The American schooner w. II. Tai
bot arrived in Kahului last Friday, 81
| 1 l., ,,.,t l. III
coal. Captain Bruten, her master and
owner. came down on the Claudine
yesterday, to try and secure sugar
charter He will bring her here with
in fortnight to unship her rudder
Captain Bruten wants to sell out
and retire from the sea. He is well
known here.
For the first time since she secured
her Hawaiian registry the Pacific Mai
S. S. Aztec arrived at this port yester.
day, coming from Nowau, Japan
with 5000 tons of coal under heI
decks. The Aztec is the biggest
freighter the company has, and on hel
outward voyage to Japan from Sar
Francisco she carried the most vaIu
able cargo ever shipped out of the lat
ter port. On her present voyage she
experienced very heavy weather, an6
being very deep, had hard time OF
it. Great seas broke over her decks
repeatedly, and she was under slow
bell for many hours, so that she was
) days on the way. Her master, Cap
tain Cattarinich is well known here
He was for long time first officer or
the Rio de Janeiro, and afterward he
| wac MASTER of the s 6 AcaDulcO The
Aztec will discharge half of her cargo
Francisco.