The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-31
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK Of
:. S. CAPE OTWAY SAILS FOR THE
GOLD FIELDS.
Master of the Mohican on a Vacation
Insurance on Alaska Nessels-The
Movement of Sugar--Gossip.

The bark Fresno is getting out the
remainder of her lumber cargo at the
coal slip.
The schooner William Bowden has
been chartered to load sugar for IT.
win d Co.
The weather has been so bad on
the Kauai coast that several steamers
have been held back.
The ship lroquois will take on LOO
tons of sugar at the railroad wharf
before she again moves.
The schooner Robert Levers has
gone ON the marine railway for "A gem
eral overhauling and scraping.
The bark II. llackfeld still wants a
little sugar to complete her cargo, So
she did not sail yesterday. nor yet to-
day.
The bark Alden Bcsse is taking su-
gar at the Oceanic dock, where she
will likely complete her cargo tomor-
row night, sailing the following day
The +. X. Wood and Ilimalaya,
which have recently been chartered
to load coal at Newcastle for this
port were originally chartered for
San Francisco.
The barkentinr Jrmgard will likely
finish loading for San Francisco to-
morrow, if the steamer Kauai gets in
with a cargo of sugar. She will sail
the same day.
The bark S. c. Allen has locked at
Brewers wharf, where she will COM
mence discharging this afternoon.
The bark II. p. Rithet has swung ov-
er to the Irmgard wharf.
The barlentine Klikitat sailed in
ballast for the Sound late yesterday
afternoon, and the schooner Robert
Searles about the same hour for San
Francisco, with nearly 10000 bags of
sugar.
c. NJ. Wilbur, the new purser of the
S. s. China is well known here. He
was in the China three years ago, be-
fore the late Mr.. Brickwedell became
purser, and was last in port here as
purser of the 5. 5. Aztec, few
months ago. He is a popular man.
The brig w. G. Irwin arrived last
night, ~ days from San Francisco.
with fun merchandise cargo. She
is discharging at the Oceanic wharf.
The Irwin will have quick dispatch,
as her cargo of sugar is waiting, and
it is likely that there will be no in
terruptions.
The S. S. Cape Otway got away for
Victoria and Vancouver about noon,
taking three local passengers. The
Klondikers were in the best of spirits
and cheered Justify as the vssel steam
ed away from the Pacific Mail wharf,
where she had tied up last evening to
take on water and stores.
The s. S. Alameda from the Colo
MES locked about 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and sailed again at . p.
m, after taking on 400 tons of sugar
and all the passengers that could
crowd into her already well filled cab
ms. She had a fine run from Sydney,
steaming 351 miles on the last day
out
An old skipper explains the rats
eating IA hole through the lead Soup
per pipe in the barkentine Irmgard,
by saying that they were after wa
ter. They have often been known to
do similar tricks, and even to gnaw
through the side of a ship to secure
water. 1t is always necessary to
place water where rats can get it
while a vessel is at sea.
With his first mate taken away
fined in the hospital, Captain Thomp-
son of the bark r. p. Rithet finds
that he must otficiate as captain, first
mate and second mate, but he has
managed to get his inward cargo out,
and is preparing to take sugar. The
Irmgard and Mohican proceed the
Rithet on the berth.
Captain Saunders of the bark Mohi-
can sailed on the S. S. Alameda yes
terday for San Francisco, on leave of
absence. He expects to join his vessel
again at San Francisco. Captain
Turne, who has been first officer of
the bark II. p. Rithet, has been APP
pointed temporary captain of the Mo-
hican, and took command yesterday.
He recently had command of the bark
Andrew Welch in the absence of Cap
tain Drew.
Insurance rates on Alaskan craft
have been raised to 1H per cent as "A
minimum, and from that up to 3 per
cent is being paid, according to the
character of the risk. This change
was made at the instance of local Of
fees and has been agreed to by UNI
derwrters on the Sound and on the
Columbia, while in British Columbia
/ per cent below deck and 3 per cent
on deck, on approved steam vessels is
the minimum, with all the way from
1 to 10 per cent on craft that are in
surable. according to conditions, etc.
Already losses in this line foot up to
nearly 100000, and the season has not
fairly begun.
ARRIVALS.
Wednesday, March 30.