The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-13
WHARF AND WAVE
The Pathfinder Sails ON Island
Cruise.
C0RYPHENE DISCHARGES COAL
Lost kiIohana's Officers kinau
Sails For HiIo-Warren An
chors Outside.

| All yesterday morning until the news
of the outbreak of the plague reached
the waterfront there was a long line OF
drays. awaiting their turn at Wilders
and Fort street wharves. Some OF
them were there before getting their
load off for four hours, which was
somewhat Improbable The trouble
was there was no room on the wharves
TO store freight and it could only be
| taken as fast as the steamers could put
il in their holds. There probably has
never been such a rush to ship freight
in the history of the port 1t was
partly due to the big holiday trade
which has far exceeded anything be-
| fore. After the Kinau had sailed at
| noon there was halt in the further
sending OF goods for shipment, as Or
ders were that no steamers would sail
At o'clock the mercantile community
was notified that the transportation
companies would again commence to
receive freight and the rush started in
again. continuing until after 5 o'clock.
All that freight, in spite of the effort
W oAip IL 10 SlllI lIle SIcdIu6ES, anu
will be anchored outside in quarantine
today.
is BOSTON THE COMING AMERI-
CAN PORT ON THE ATLANTIC?
\ report dated the LIST ultimo. from
New York, says that it is stated in
Boston that some of the leading steam
ship men of Great Britain have lately
been in that city investigating the har-
Dor conditions. and that they are
practically unanimous in their belief
that Boston will soon vie with New
York in Importance in the trans-Atlan-
tic trade. When the projected channel
of Boston harbor thirty-five feet deep,
from President Roads TO Broad
Sound. is completed. there will then
be straightaway sail for South Bos-
ton to the ocean with only one turn.
which implies that almost at the very
outset the steamer will find herself in
ocean water, and will be able to put
on full speed. This means a saving of
more than half day for even the
swiftest ships now built. and. if prac-
teal, a full day for many trans-Atlan-
tic steamers, as compared with the
time necessary TO land at the docks in
New York. That Boston already vies
with New York in the passenger line is
evidenced by the recent list of the Do |
line steamer New England, !
which on her last westward trip |
brought 461 cabin and 73S steerage |
passengers. taking again from Boston,
for Liverpool 179 cabin and 200 steer |
age passengers.
TWO S.000-TON STEAMERS FOR |
THE y. L. S. COMPANY
The New Zealand Shipping Com
pany, who lately sold three or four of |
their wellknown steamships long |
identified with the trade between Lon
don and New Zealand. and who also |
lately announced as having purchased /
the two steamers Miowera and Warri-
moo. running in the Canadian-Aus-
tralian service, have contracted with
Messrs. w. Denny and Brothers. Dunn
barton. and Messrs. r. and w. Haw-
-horne, leslie and Co.,, Hepburn, for
he construction by each firm of a twin
screw steamer of 5000 tons register.
The dimensions of these vessels will
De 457 feet long. IS feet beam, and 81
eet depth of hold. They are to steam
2 knots, and will be fitted for carry
ng over 100000 carcasseS of frozen
neat They are TO be delivered in
900.
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