The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-03

A thorough examination has been |
made of the bottom of the steel bark
by diver Herbert Young. On
the port side there is absolutely nothing
wrong with the vessel, on the STAR
board side, however, there are two or
three good sized dents in the big steel
plates; dents which We're received by
Head not long ago. Besides these dents
there are something like twenty or
thirty rivets loose. The loosening of
the rivets is what causes the Dunreg-
gan to leak. 1t has been found that it
will not be necessary for the bark to
be raised out of the water, one end at
a time, in order to be repaired tenn
porarily. The diver can put in new
rivets and fix her up safe and sound,
working on her bottom just as she lies
at present at the quarantine wharf.
When she gets to Seattle or San Fran
cisco, however it will be necessary for
the Dunreggan to go on the dry-dock.
Her denied plates will have to be re-
moved and rerolIed before the vessel
will be in perfect condition again. All
this will cost a great deal of money.
Herbert Young was over seven hours
in the diving suit last Friday, examin-
ing the bark's bottom. Tomorrow the
work of temporary repairing will in all
probability be commenced.
THE GIANT TRAMP.
Alongside the Pacific Mail wharf lies
the largest tramp steamship in the
world. The Algoa arrived in port on
Saturday from the Orient with 5000
tons of freight for Honolulu to say moth
ing of that which she will carry on to
San Francisco. The Algoa has been
chartered by the United States as a
transport for China and is capable of
carrying a large number of troops to
the scene of trouble and an immense
amount of supplies. She is hardly
more than half loaded at present, her
screw being almost half out Of the wa
ter. 1t will take several days for her
to discharge the cargo for Honolulu.
She will then sail for San Francisco
All day yesterday little army of ste
vedores were working cargo which was
being discharged from four matches al
once. 1t will be remembered that the
| last time the Algoa was here she broke
| the middle buoy in the channel as a
| result of going ashore just at the en-
| trance of the harbor. She was floated
without much trouble; in swinging
| around she struck the buoy and
smashed it. The big boat is steel
vessel built in Sunderland in 1896. She
has a collision bulkhead and is divided
into water-tight compartments. II
seems that she could carry almost any
thing, so large does she appear. She
! is boat of 1897 tons.
THE AoRANGrS TRIP.
The following is the report of Pursel
Mason of the Aorangi for the run from
Vancouver to Honolulu: THE Aoran
gi, c. NJ. Hay, commander, left Van
couver at noon on the oath of Angus
and arrived at Victoria, b. c., at ga
4 p. m. same day. Left Victoria at a
m. on Saturday, 25th August, and ex
perienced strong northwest winds, will
heavy swell, which moderated on tn,
following day, and with occasional
showers so continued until the 2Stn
Easterly and e. N. L. winds with fin,
weather and smooth sea We're then me
with and carried to port. The Aorang
has done some excellent steaming, tn
passage from Victoria occupying only
days, 10 hours, showing an average o
14.6 knots per hour
The A dVprtiSar'S avc11SiUa rpxyS ron
corning the Fitzimmons-S harkey fight
published Saturday morning, obtaine
from passenger aboard the Aorang
who shouted the news to an Advertise
reporter in a launch as the vessel wa
coming to an anchorage off the harboi
occasioned considerable speculation
along the waterfront. Many longshore
men want to know if the captain o
the Aorangi isn't liable to a $, 900 fin
for allowing the information to leav
the vessel before the doctor or custom
officers had boarded her.
The Aorangi broke all records on tn
last trip from Victoria, coming down i
s days and 10 hours. The best previou
trip was in 1896 when the Wartime
made the passage in days, hour an
minutes. The Aorangi averaged a.
knots per hour for the entire trip. Sh
sailed for the Colonies Saturday after
noon.
SUGAR ON HAWAIY.
Sugar awaiting shipment on the Bi
Island is as follows: Waiakea, 4,5C
bags; III. P. S. NJ, nil; Wainaku, nil
o. S. Co, nil; Pepeekeo, nil; Honom,
nil; Hakalau, 5000 bags; L. S. Co., $3.50
bags; Ookala, $500 bags; Kukaiau, $50
bags; Paauhau, LOO bags; Honokas
5000 bags; Kukuihaele, 1000 bags; Pu
naluu, 5000 bags; Honapu, LIZ bags
Total, H.s17 bags.
SHIPPING NOTES.
No steamers of the Inter-Island Com
pany will leave Honolulu today.