The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-17
Smart Passage Of New Ilt3r-ISl-
and Steamer.
SHE HAS U. S. CERTIFICATE
Features-Hul and Other InspeC-
observation-disclosures Officers.

The new Inter Island steamer Ma
zama locked at Brewers wharf yes
terday morning at o'clock, nine days
and fifteen hours from san Francisco,
with $50 tons of freight, all stores for
the company to which she belongs.
Other island steamers OF the same
size as the Mazama have taken, on an
average, eleven days in making the
officers of the new steamer take some
pardonable pride in her smart "Trip.
The voyage was uneventful and made
without stops with fine weather, head
winds first half the way, then trade
winds to port. No passengers were
taken and the crew is made up O.
mostly new men signed in San Fran
cisco.
The officers of the Mazama are as
follows: Captain, Svenson; chief
Mate, p Olsen; Second Mate, Mr.. Sand
ers; Chief Engineer, Harry WoNen;
First Assistant Engineer, VIM. Pier
son; Second Assistant Enginear. c. w.
Poole and crew of eleven men all
told.
Capt. Svenson is an old timer OL The
Pacific coast and we'll known IN ship
ping circles. Chief Mate p. Olsen was
formerly of the l. l. S. N. Co.'S steam
e. Mauna Loa and later of the steam
schooner Charles Nelson. which
brought troops to Honolulu from San
Francisco some months since. Second
Mate Sanders was in the employ of
the Pacific Mail company, from Vhicn
he resigned to come to the Islam Is in
the MaZama. Chief Engineer Harry
WOOten is well known as a kamaaina
here and one of the most popular men
that ever pulled throttle. His friends
will be glad to hear that he has the
option Of remaining with the MaZama.
WOOten left here some months ago in
search of health in the glorious climate
Of Santa Rosa, California. He looks
better than when he left Honolulu but
shaved off a luXuriant mOustache in
San Francisco, which has changed him
somewhat. He did this in self protec-
ton. A lot of stranded RonoluiuiteS
make life a burden for the island boys
who chance to visit there and Harry
was no exception. BY Disgusting him
self with a smooth face he passed IN
noticed in the crowd. Bo'Sun Ben,
formerly of this waterfront, is one of
the stranded ones now in the Bay City
and gives the glad and itching palm to
all islanders. First Assistant Pierson
is a brother of Chief Engineer Pierson
of the u. S. T. S. Valencia and has,
for the past three years, been Rngi-
neer of the steam whaler Baluga up in
the Arctics. He has become tired
bucking icebergS and is going to try
his chances in Paradise.
The MaZama is a sister ship Of the
NOeau, with but few alterations, rend-
cred necessary by the United States
shipping laws. Besides a donkey
boiler there is an extra deck fire pump
and there is slightly more depth. All
the machinery was constructed and ar
ranged for successful examination by
the United States inspectors OF boilers
and hulls and she was given a certifi-
cate for one year. She is about 900
registered tons, l. H. p. 300 and with
a speed Of 1917 knots, carries 125
pounds of steam, accomplishing about
125 revolutions per minute.
1t is understood by the MaZama's of
fcers that United States Inspector OF
Boilers Chas. Lehners, now. supervis-
ing the district of Alaska, will visit
Honolulu in the near future and in.
spect all island steam craft and ex
anime their engineer officers as TO their
| qualifications. Inspector Lehners vii
| be followed by an inspector of hull:
| from San Francisco, who will c0mpleti
the formal examination Of all vessels
| and grant certificates.
| The Valencia, along with the troop
| ships Senator. Newport, City OF Para
| Indiana and Ohio, according TO a repOr
| by the Mazama, will make up an eX
! petition 10 Manila via Honolulu mex
| month. The Mazama left about tire
| hours ahead of the steamship Alarmed;
| and brought no late news except this
No permanent captain has been ap
| pointed 10 the MaZama nor even a IA
| tive name decided on. As two vessel
Of the Inter Island company are nov
| laid up it is not probable that thei
| captains and crews will be overlooke,
in manning the new steamer.