The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-08

This happened off Cape Horn, where
the bark labored long and hopelessly
against the gales and tremendous seas.
THE Bretagne was a steel vessel, oriy
two years old and was built in France.
She was commanded by Captain Cult
ion, brother of the owner. At the time
she was abandoned the vessel was
bound from Antwerp 20 San Francisco
with a general cargo.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30.-The bark
ST. Katherine cleared yesterday fer
Honolulu with merchandise.
| The largo steamer Norman Isles,
which recently arrived from the Orient
with a cargo of Java sugar, has sailed
for Comox for a cargo of coal, under
charter to Spreckels Bros. & Co.
The wreck of the schooner Five
Brothers, hich went ashore at Dou-
BILE point few days ago, will be sold
at auction at the Merchants Ex-
change.
| SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2S.-No more
German transports are left in the bay,
| the Verona, the last of the fleet, hav
ling sailed yesterday in ballast fo-
Tsin Tau. China, where a good charter
| is said to await her.
| The steamer Albion will sail for Ho-
lnolulu as soon as refrigerator can be
placed in Ter.
A lighter load of railroad iron
brought from New York by the new
bark Kaiulani was taken to Benicia
yesterday.
No more trips will be made to Guam
by the brig John d. Spreckeis at least
for some time. The vessel went to
Oakland creek yesterday to lay up for
1.-TWO months.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S1.-Tomor-
row the Pacific Mail steamer Acapulco
will be die from Panama and way
ports, and the California and Oriental
nj steamer Bergenhus will be due from
Hongkong, via Yokohama, Honolulu
and San Diego. The steamer Carmar-
thenshire of the same line has sailed
from Kutchinotyu, Japan, for this port
, with a large cargo of Oriental freight.
II A board of survey, consisting of Cap
tain Louis Turner, Lieutenant Har-
lowe and Lieutenant Peterson, has
: been appointed by Governor Gage 20
Investigate the amount of damage
sustained by the Naval Reserve steapI-
er Marion in the recent collision be-
tween that vessel and the United
States steamer Ranger. The latter
vessel dragged her anchors and drift
: ed against the Marion, carrying away
5 some of the rigging and smashing two
or three of the Marion's boats.
D The Spreckels tug Luckenbach has
y not yet been placed in commission uol
r has her master been named She i,
: being thoroughly cleaned and painted
FL Capt. A. N. Hall of the steamer
d Walla VALID, which arrived yesterda,
= morning from Victoria and Puge
q Sound ports, reports that on Octobcl
j. lsIth, at 4:30 p. m, his vessel spoke tn
: four masted schooner A j. West, il
S latitude AZ degrees Is minutes north
), flying signals Of distress. She wa
J Iunder only a portion of her fore stay
e sail. The schooner's flag was uniol
: Idown. Without delay the Walla Wall;
e changed her course in order to ap
8 proach the West, when Captain Hal
! displayed on a large board held up b.
e some of the schooner's crew. The yes
e sells were q short distance south o
Is Cape Flattery at the time, and such
d high sea was running, accompanied b
e a strong southwest wind, that it wa
n impossible to launch the steamer
e small boats. AS the United State
j. Fish Commission steamer Albatros
n was near by Captain Hall signaled he
lie that the West was short of provisions
Is receiving reply from the Albatros
that she would stand by the schoone
L and give the desired aid The WALL
Walla then resumed her voyage o.
Ia account of the rough sea the Albatros
II probably had to wait some hours be
: fore she could replenish the schooner
- larder. The West has been out fifty
~ one days from Santa Rosalia for Gray
p Harbor. Her master, Captain Ogilvic
- has been commander of the schoone
- only a short time