The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-02-10
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK Of
SCHOONER INCA ARRIVES FROM
NEWCASTLE.
S. S. Alameda Not Yet in Sight-Half
a Century of Sea Life-The New
LIGHT House-News and Gossip.

The Martha Davis has hauled over
to the railroad wharf to load Eva SUI
gar.
The bark Ceylon and schooner De-
fender sailed in ballast for the Sound
this morning.
The ship w. F. Babcock has been
shifted over to the Wilder wharf to
make room at the coal dock for the
schooner Inca.
The Edward May will probably fin
ish loading tomorrow and will sail Oil
Saturday for San Francisco. She mas
had fair dispatch.
The Mikahala arrived this mornlna
from Kauai with $3.50 bags of sugar
which is going into the Edward May
She will sail again this afternoon.
The barkentine Arago did not gel
away after all yesterday. This morn
ing she was hauled alongside for wa
ter and Captain Greenleaf hopes to get
away this afternoon.
The Waialeale arrived this morning
from Lahaina, with $500 bags of P. NJ
sugar. She is discharging it on The
Irmgard wharf, where it is being
trucked across to the bark c. ID. Bry
ant. The Waialeale will go to Ia
huku this afternoon.
4 great many water front people eX
press the opinion that the sand nov
being thrown up on the reef by tn
dredger will all be washed back int
the channel by the next heavy south
erly swell. 1t has been suggested tha
retaining wall of piles be construct
ed on the mauka side.
The steamer w. &. Hall arrived a
noon from Kauai with 654S bags of su
gar. OF this amount 400 will go In
to the American ship Title E. StaI
buck, to complete her New York cal
go, and the remainder into the bar
C. d. Bryant. The Hayy will sail d
noon tomorrow for Hanamaulu.
In the opinion of many shippin
people the new lighthouse on damon
Head, now in course of construction
will be of little advantage to shippin;
as Diamond Head is practically sht
off by Kollo Head to vessels coming Il
from the eastward. They say that
light ought to be placed on Makapr
Point, where it would answer ever
purpose. and it is likely that ligl
will be placed there in the near f,
ture.
Diamond Head Charley peered inva'
into the east this morning for tt
smoke of the S. S. Alameda, due fro
San Francisco at daybreak. That 81
has not put in an appearance is eau
ing no worry, however, as she is iii;
ly to be delayed by the English ma
1t will be remembered that the S.
Moana was delayed three days la
month. The Alameda will wait II
the mails if she has to wait a wee
However, she may be expected in pc
at almost any hour today or tonigl
Captain johnson of the bark f
ward May will have completed fiji
years at sea if he lives until next Sc
TENDER /, nearly all of which has be
in the Hawaiian trade. During tn
time the longest period spent asho
was eighteen months. Captain job
son, although well along in years, sa
he feels as springhtly as he did TWEEN
!. years ago, and is good for anoth
half century. He ascribes his GO
health to the fact that he has new
in his life taken any strong drink II
has he ever touched tobacco in a
form. Once he tasted champagne c
of compliment to a French steamsl
captain, who had done him go
turn, but he says it was like TAXI
so many needles into his mouth. c;
tain johnson has commanded many
the well known vessels coming to t
port He has beautiful home
Boston, and family of whom he
very proud.