The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-30
| wharf AND WAVE
Overdue BlOPmf0ntGin Arrives From
Newcastle.
ANOTHER TRANSPORT is SIZE
Lumber Schoonsrs tn-Thyra to the
Constitutes From Quarantine
IsIand-Shipping Items.
ANOTHER TRANSPORT is SIZE

The overdue steamer BloemfOntein
arrived from Newcastle shortly after
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Some
fears have been entertained as TO her
safety, as she is out just a month, hav-
ing sailed from Sydney October %. The
cause of the Bloemfonteins slow pas
sage was the breaking down of the
machinery when few days out, which
compelled her to slow down all the
| rest of the trip. 4 full account of the
Bloemfontein has already been pub
lished; she was first chartered for the
Seattle-HOnolulu trade by the British
American line, of which Henry Water
house & Co. were the local agents. La
ter profitable charter was entertained
from the United States Government to
carry troops or stores from San Fran
cisco and Manila, and as soon as the
BlOemfontein has discharged her cargo
OF 3,4OO and odd tons of coal for the
Oahu Railway she will sail for the
Coast. After finishing her voyage to
the Philippines the Bloemfontein will
probably go to the Sound TO load for
Honolulu
Considering her plight the Bloemfon-
tein made excellent time. and though
some difficulty was had stopping and
starting the engines there was no great
trouble. The good appearance of the
steamer reflects credit on her young
master, Captain Blelloch The Bloem-
fontein is a large vessel of the freight
er class. 1,764 tons. She sailed from
London August 10 for Delagoa bay.
thence in ballast to Port Prize and
Newcastle, where she arrived Octo-
Der II. The Bloemfontein anchored in
Naval Row last evening but will take
berth at the railway wharf today
TRANSPORT GARONNE SEEKS
HAVEN.
The United States army animal
transport Garonne, with 375 mules for
Manila, arrived in port yesterday
morning. The GarOnne sailed from
Seattle three days after the Port Ste
vens which arrived here last Sunday
and on the arrival of mat transport
ii was argued that the Garonne could |
scarcely weather the heavy head seas
that had compelled the Port Stevens |
TO seek this harbOr This turned out |
true to the letter. The Garonne sailed |
from Seattle November u and two |
weather, which lasted until the vicin-
lty OF the Islands was reached. Some
OF the mules look rather seedy but not
as bad as has been published. The
brays that tinctured the twilight as
some OF the big campaigners, many of
whom have been in service in Cuba,
were disembarked even rudely awak-
sned some of the watchmen on the wa
-erfront last night. and it takes a
rather healthy bray TO do that. Any
how. they scampered away to the Gov
eminent corral in a way which belied
he guesswork of those who had taken
heir condition at long range; some of
them nearly escaped from the team
'ters in charge. Eleven mules were
ost on the trip-all but one from dis
Ease or debility. This reflects credit
IN the young United States quarter
master on board, Captain Garrard, who
nails from one of the first families of
Georgia and who has been in the trans
bort service all through the Spanish
war, stationed on the Atlantic coast. |
The animals came in in an exhausted
condition to Seattle from the north
md were only allowed to rest four
lays there before being loaded on the
iaronne. This will explain the some
what larger percentage of deaths On
he Garonne than has been the for
une of other transports. The Garonne
5 at Oceanic wharf where she will
'oal, and after the brute cargo has re-
she will continue her trip
O Manila.
The United States officers and en-
IlOyees on the Garonne are: Captain
=. f. Garrard. quartermaster in
'harge; DR.. J. Hubach, V. s.: J. F.
Brooks. commissary; NJ. F. Oaks, mas
er of transportation; and u packers,
farriers and hostlers. The
ships officers are: Captain c. G. Con-
-adi. First Officer w. Smith, Second
officer s. Stanton, Third Officer R. L.
Lowe. Chief Engineer J. Richardson,
'urser o. Sprague, Surgeon \. Joran.
md 81 in the crew.