The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-08
SEA AND SHORE
Westminster In Port
With Stock.
Dredger Operating on Carson -KiIo-
hama a Complete Loss-IsI-
and Steamers.

Sunday was unusually quiet along
the waterfront, but the large amount
of shipping continues to make good
showing, as it must for some time to
come, even taking an unfavorable
view of the plague situation. Enough
vessels are on the way, with those that
will be here for some weeks. to use all
the available wharfage. Many vessels
which arrived weeks ago are still in
the stream or just beginning to dis
charge. Wharfage is at a premium.
and old shippers say that Honolulu is
becoming indeed a great port. The de-
mand for more harbOr space is keenly
felt, and will be supplied as soon as
the big dredger now about to begin act
i've operations can dig out anchorage
room near the Oahu railroad terminus
In spite of the tremendous amount of
waterfront business, however, quick
and efficient work has been done by
the longshoremen and the hundreds of
other workers connected with that part
of the city's traffic. The quiet of sun
day. yesterday, was in striking con-
tTast TO the hum and hustle of the 9TH
er six days of the week.
Many persons desiring to take pas
sage by sailing vessel 70 the Coast we're
on the waterfront, but could get no sat
isfaction. Some of the captains Of yes
sells soon TO sail expressed their Opin-
ion that nothing serious would result
from their taking passengers, rs the
three or four weeks at sea would suf-
fee to show that good health prevailed
on the vessels at the end of the trip.
The agents of some of the vessels. how
ever. are not inclined to book passen-
gers. though good rates might be OBJ
tanned at this time. and intending pas
sengers could be required TO produce a
certificate of good health.
Two passengers sailed yesterday on
the fOur-masted schooner Columbia for
Puget Sound. They were Mr.. Macfar-
lane. from the Hawaiian Hotel. and
Mrs BertraGdis, otherwise known as
Louise Sydmeth, the actress who ar
rived from Kobe the other day on the
horse transport Athenian and failed to
secure passage to San Francisco on the
steamer HOngkong Maru. The Column
bias two passengers were the envied
of large number of persons who de-
/ sired to take passage on the vessel but
could not be accommodated. The
/ schooner sailed at o'clock.
Ship st. Nicholas.
| The American ship st. Nicholas
/ Captain Brown. arrived yesterday aft
ernoon from Nanaimo with coal fol-
/ Allen & Robinson. The ship came into
port showing little evidence of the hard
/ time she has had with storms and head
winds from port to port. The st. Mich
olas was forty-fve days on the voyage
/ In the northern seas she encountered
/ gales of great severity from the north.
east. and at other times beat against
southeast gales that offered consider
/ able resistance to the vessel. No Incl.
dent of note beyond this was reported
| by the St. Nicholas. The ship is an
chored near the foot of Fort street.
Westminster Arrives.
The United States transport West.
minister is at Oceanic wharf from Sar
Francisco. having arrived Saturday
evening after rough passage of clever
days. Out of $50 horses and mule!
over thirty were lost and several were
reported dying in the Government cor
raj last night. The vessel is reported
top heavy and rolling so much even IL
light weather as to ship seas cOntinu
ally. drenching the stock and tumblins
them about in a frightful manner. The
following are the officers on board
Lieut. Winters, L. S. quartermaster
DIR. G.. II. Locke. D.V.S., veterinary sur
geon: DR.. ZelleTs. surgeon; c. Bren
ner hospital steward; Mr.. Guthrie
quartermaster's clerk. and fOrty-eigh
civilian employees, packers, farriers anC
hostlers.
The Westminster sailed from Sar
Francisco December "a but put bach
the following day owing to a leak il
one of the boilers. She left Meigg'
wharf again on December 26 at night
A.. The Westminster has on board full
/ cargo of general stores for Manila and
will sail hence in about a week.
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