The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-22

DE=E.S
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Sunday is not usually an eventful
day on the waterfront. Yesterday,
however, witnessed an uncommon wave
of hustle and excitement along shore.
The Zealandia, loaded with Mystic
Shriners. arrived in the morning tom
San Francisco via the village of Hilo,
on the Island of Hawaii, and locked at
the Oceanic wharf. Full details of her
impressive and never-to beforgotten
coming and how she did it, appear in
another column.
The United States transport Leela-
nav, with mules and horses, arrived
early in the morning, before the Zea-
landia, from San Francisco. Particu-
lars will be found in another column.
About the middle of the afternoon
the bark Edward May, Captain Han
sen, arrived from San Francisco, oc-
cupying fourteen days on the trip down.
She brings a cargo of general mer-
chandise and now lies at Brewer
wharf The tug Fearless towed her in
and, when she had brought her as far
as the lighthouse, startled the harbor
with a rapid succession of toots. The
Fearless was whistling for the doctor,
the quarantine officer, and kept up her
impatient calling. off and on, for half
hour or more. The doctor arrived at
last, boarded the Edward May, found
all we'll and then the bark proceeded to
| her wharf.
Island steamers Maui, w. c. Hall,
Mikahala, James Makee and Niihau
arrived when the day was young. Hon.
Sam Parker and his party returned
from Kauai on the w. G. Hall.
On Saturday the iron ship Helen
| Brewer arrived from New York on her
fourth voyage to this port. She was
III days making the passage. Captain
Mckay is in command. He was former
| ly mate of the vessel. Captain Mohany,
who commanded the Brewer previous
to McKays becoming master, has gone
to Europe. Nothing of particular i'm
portance occurred on the voyage
| around the Horn. The ship lay becalm-
ed for five days off the Horn. On Sep
TENDER the British ship Corunna,
bound for San Francisco from Newcas-
tie, England, was sighted. She was 76
days out. The Brewer has large gen
eral cargo for c. Brewer & Company.
She will begin discharging today.
The Gaelic, which sailed for San
Francisco Saturday night, had a rough
voyage from the Orient. There was
only one passenger for Honolulu.
Freight for this port amounted to Gao
| tons.
The China was caught in a tidal
wave and typhoon while on the way
from Yokohama to Kobe. For awhile
the steamer was in great peril. Some
of her boats were smashed, the deck
age, but the staunch steamer weather
ed the storm and came through safely.
This was the Gaelic's news.
PAPEETE THE BEAUTIFUL.
Those who are fond of travelling will
hail with delight the news of direct
| steamship route from the Coast to Ia
hiti. This charming land has until now
| been accessible only by slow sailing
vessels, but on November 1st the popu-
lar steamship Australia will sail direct
making the trip in ten and one-hal1
days. \ reduced round-trip rate has
been made for the first trip.
SIERRA ON It1E w A Y.
The steamer Sierra, first of the Gee
anic Companys fine new vessels to be
launched at Cramps shipyard for the
San Francisco-Sydn route, sailed
from Philadelphia on October 10 fol
San Francisco, and Will be due in about
fifty days. Captain Houdlette, for q
long time master of the Australia anC
later of the Mariposa, commands the
Sierra, and the chief engineer is w. H
Neiman, late of the Australia n. C
Walton. Jr., is her purser, and former
Steward Hannigan of the Mariposa
occupies a similar position on the new
craft.
DIR. KINYOUN COMPLAINS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11.-Dr. J. w
kinyoun. Federal Quarantine officer
complained to the District Attorney
yesterday that the gasoline launch
I William W., recently removed fifty-fivt
passengers from the steamer Eclipse
before the vessel had been examined
and granted pratique. This action wa.
characterized as a violation of tn,
quarantine laws and the District At
torney was requested to institute pro
teeulIlSS TOT the punishment OF JONI
Hodge, pilot and engineer of the offend
ing launch. DR.. Kinyoun was notifie,
TO make his complaint to his superio
officer the Collector of the Port.
LURLINE'S CLOSE CALL.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oet4 1.-THE bri
Lurline, which arrived from Kahulu
last night, just escaped ending her voy
age on Fort Point. She grazed roc
and it was only good luck and Captai
Shaube's quick work that saved tn
vessel from being ground to pieces. TIL
emergency was so great that the boat
were launched and the passengers pro
vided with life preservers.
1t was about o'clock in the evenin
when the brig reached the fort, and
thick fog completely enveloped tn
heads. An ebb tide was running an
the wind fell light, finally dying out a.
together. At that hour, and with til
heaVy fog, it was dark as pitch at til
Tort, and it was with considerable di1
hculty that the Captain made out h
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