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

Steamer Hongkong Maru from Yoko- II
hama and Hongkong, arrived off port
yesterday afternoon. Shortly before six
o'clock she entered the harbor and
locked. She is expected to get away
for San Francisco about ten o'clock this
morning.
Steamer Eidsvold, after long stay
in port (she arrived here from Yoko-
hama on July 300 left yesterday after
noon for Seattle with 5000 tons of mer-
chandise in transit. Captain Schlyden
| is her commander. Captain Flint. chief
of the harbor police. had something of !
struggle while taking sailor aboard
the Eidsvold from the police station.
| The bark Nuuanu, of Charles Brewer
& Co.'s New York line, will sail from
New York for Honolulu on or about Oc- |
ltober 10.
Norwegian steamer Thyra left for
San Diego at six o'clock last evening
from the Pacific Mail dock.
| British ship Dechmont,. Captain Al
ston. arrived yesterday from Newcast-
tie. thirty-nfne days Out, awith cargo
lof coal.
j Ship Reaper, schooner Carrier Dove,
land Schooner E. X. Wood, from Homo
lulu, arrived at Port Townsend on July
20. Bark Carrolton and the Hesper.
from Kahului and Kauai, also arrived
there on the same, day.
/ The Thyra brought AS tons of Orient
al merchandise for Alexander & Bald
win, and made the trip from Yokohama
in fifteen days.
ANOTHER WHALE STORY.
SAN FRANCISCO, August Capt.
Mckenzie and Chief Engineer Jones of
the ferry steamer San Rafael had many
a quiet little laugh over the story of the
! Bonita and the whale. The jolly old
skipper insisted that the sinking of the
pilot schooner by leviathan was a
fish story of giant proportions, while
Jones was of the opinion that the tale
was pipe dream
Both gentlemen changed their tune
yesterday and are now willing to swear
before a notary public that a whale
did really and truly wreck the Bonita
incidentally a whale nearly sent the
San Rafael to the bottom on the p. m
trip yesterday, and gave the passengers
and crew a scare that they will not gel
over in a hurry. the firemen and coal
passers rushed to the deck, thinking the
iferryboat had gone ashore, while the
captain and mate We're of the opinion
that the ship had run into cluster Of
submerged piles.
When the whale came up astern Of
the ship. however, the mystery was ex
planned.
I'VE left Sausalito on time and wer,
about a mile out in the bay" said w. A
Coulter, the well known marine artist
who was aboard the San Rafael. "Th'
\ whale had been In the bay for nearly /;
} week, but whether it Is the one tina
sunk the pilot boat Bonita or not Meth
er 1 nor anybody else can tell. TIL
!, Ileviathan rose in front Of the ship abou
y twenty yards away. Not a thing coul,
= be done, and before the wheel could b
swung over we struck the mammal TIL
shock felt exactly like that of runnin;
Into mud bank. Our progress was no
retarded to any great extent We mus
have passed clear over the whale, as
came up astern. spouted and disap
peared.''
Captain Mckenzie says that it felt a
If the San Rafael struck the whal
twice, while Chief Engineer Jones say
y. the vessel will not require to go on tn
drydock for a year to come, as tn
whale must have scraped all the bar
nacles off her bottom.
The United States cruiser Philadel
phia arrived from Astoria yesterday
/. and late in the afternoon went to Mar
Island. She will be thoroughly over
members of the Naval Battalion out o
% a practice cruise.
: News from Tahiti via Auckland, Ne,
Zealand by the Merchants Exchang
yesterday goes to prove that there mus
have been some very heavy weather
4 the Southern Seas last month. On Jul
Ia the barkentine City of Papeete sal e
from Tahiti for San Francisco. She wa
Caught in a hurricane and had to pu
back. She was so badly damaged thu
= 1t is feared she will never be able
trepair and come to this port
The French bark Grand Duchess dig
left here on April 80 with a cargo
wheat for Queenstown. She also we
= caught in the hurricane and put in,
; Papeete with her foremost gone. 1t wi
2 be two months before she can resun
4 her voyage.
: MAUNA LOAS REPORT.
4 Steamer Mauna Loa arrived yeste
= day morning from Maui and Hawa
: The following Is Purser Tufts repor
= Cleaned out Honuapo and left 800 ba,
= of sugar at Punaluu. Very roue
q weather throughout the trip. We we
& forced to knock off work part of Tue
u day. No rain. There are 1000 bags
= H. s. M. Co., and 500 at p. s. M.
= steamer, no rain and rough weathe
4 The Upolu was at Kailua when We Il
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