The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-19

on the various steamers leaving yes
terday afternoon for the other Islands.
It was almost worth a pedestrians
life for him to attempt to pass the
bunch of drays and wagons in order to
get on the wharves, for they were so
closely packed together that there
was hardly room for anyone to walk.
1t was wonder that some of the
many wagons were not smashed to
pieces in the general jam. If the inter
| island steamer companies did as rush
| ing a business all the year. round
they would be compelled to build
| larger wharves and have better ac-
| commodations for the shipping and de-
| livery of freight, but, as has already
been mentioned, Santa Claus is re-
spOnsible for this unusual rush, and
| the same amount of business is not
at all common occurrence. Most of
| the goods which were sent away on
| the steamers yesterday were Christ
mas goods, articles which will make
glad the hearts of the recipients at
the other end.
The Kinau got away for HilO and
way ports yesterday. She was some
what late on account of the unusual
amount of freight. There was a very
large crowd on Wilder's wharf at her
! departure, for the former Queen, Lii
liuokalani, and Price David were pas
sengers, among many others.
/ The Claudine and the w. G. Hall
left on their regular runs late in the
afternoon, and the Mauna Loa which
was booked to leave at 10 o'clock in
the morning, did not get away until
late in the evening.
| The Mikahala, sKauai and 'Lehua
also managed to get away with full
cargoes; too full for comfort, and the
whistling of the many departing
steamers kept people uptown on the
jump, for every time they heard a
whistle of any kind they were sure
that the Sierra from San Francisco
had been sighted, and they were in
a hurry to get down to the waterfront
to see her come in the harbor.
| This afternoon the steamer Helene
sails for Hawaii ports.
| TO ARRIVE ON THE SIERRA.
i According to the latest advices re-
ceived from the Coast the following
people may be expected to arrive in
Honolulu on the Sierra W. G. Irwin,
George Ross and wife, j. Boyle, Miss
Boyle, Dr. Cofer, Mrs. Cofer, Miss
lCofer, Miss Smith, Mrs. H. ]. John
ston and two children, S. S. Pascal
and wife, E. L. Hughes and wife, H.
llH. Benton, G. F. Renton, A. M. Hunt,
zoe Medbury, j. A. Kennedy, M. Green,
IE. G. Wiggin and wife, G. II. Collins,
lG. X. Johnston, M. S. Greenbaum and
lwife, ]. W. Rafael, Mr.. Stearns and
lFwife, W. S. Stitt, l. Rubenstein, E.
liKahn, wife and daughter, II. Austin
Iand wife, S. NJ. Ballou and wife, G. r.
Carter and wife, NJ. Wells and wife,
III. B. Frazier, Mrs. E. c. Bond, Miss
"A S. Ferguson, Miss S. Hebieson, F. c,
Smith, Mrs. l.. c. Ables and two child
rem, Mrs. Dr. Wells, w. w. Hall, Miss
n l.. Vestal, Miss ]. Murray, H. B.
Schroecke, NJ. E. Grossman, Miss E.
Mckinley, Mrs. Peterson, E. F. Swift
Mrs. H. c. Austin, Mrs. George Watt
Mrs. S. G. Wilder, ]. l.. Mclean, D. P,
Thompson, d. Peiser, w. Peterson
Mr. Morrison, H. Lederer, Mrs. Mer-
| Wy, Miss Merry, Miss g. Yoell, 3. S
Pringle, F. G. Holyheiser, DR.. Blake
Mr.. Pratt and wife, G. T. Beckley, E
, T. Chambers, T. W. Allen nd wife, c.
, F. Schermerhorn, Miss Ward, Miss A
, Mellis, J. Gandall, j. E. Miller, Pay
uIdSlcI Si Nils, 4NliSS "a iNoDCl eSou
Mrs. J. E. Murphy, Miss L. Morgan.
SHIPBUILDING.
Messrs. Harland & Wolff have con-
tracted to build for the Dominion line
three new steamers, to be ready for
next spring. The steamers are to be
built on the same lines as the Common
wealth, but even larger than the latest
addition to the Dominion fleet. Two OF
the new steamers are to be put on the
}. Boston service and the other will sail
) between Liverpool and Montreal.
!, Sir James Laing & Son, Sunderland,
E., have received an order from the
i managing owners of the Neptune lire
for a new steamer for their line be-
| tween Baltimore and Rotterdam. The
g new steamer is to be of steel 430 feet
long between perpendiculars and 4G0
feet long over all. 80 feet 3 inches
S breadth of beam and 81 feet nodded
: depth. Triple expansion engines will
e be the motive power, with a nest of
boilers tested to $50 pounds working
5 pressure. Sizes of the engines are q
e inches. 441s inches and "a inches dame
er of cylinders, with a common piston
stroke of 81 inches. The steamer is
D guaranteed to carry $500 tons dead
< weight and to steam II knots an hour.