The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20
SEA AND SHORE
Rush Work to Get the
Australia Off.
Crews Strike--The Twins Chimney
A Fast Trip--A New Boat.
Harbor Notes.

There was a great jam OF freight al
the Inter-Island wharf yesterday as the
mail has lately been bringing many or
ders for goods, now that the quarantine
has been partially raised. The Jas.
Makee left with a large cargo for Ka-
paa and the Hall leaving today will
take a very large shipment Of freight to
Makaweli and Waimea. The thirst of
the hauaians seems to be for beer Just
now, judging from the large cargoes OF
tnat liquor being shipped.
There was an inciplent strike on the
Mikahala and Helene late yesterday
afternoon when the men found that
they were wanted TO work loading the
Australia with sugar last night. They
wanted one dollar an hour and refused
TO work for a cent less. An arrange
ment was made with the crew of the
Helene but the Mikahala men would
not work and the steamer went to sea
At o'clock last night the big steamer
had only 9,OUv sacks of sugar aboard
and before she sails she must take
$1,000 more bags. IL will be a great
hustle to get her of on time but Cap
tain Clarke is equal to the occasion and
IL she don't leave on time something
will happen. The BloemfOntein had
the Irmgard wharf piled high yesterday.
She is in a rush TO get away as she has
been chartered by Alexander & Baldwin
10 load sugar at Kahului for San Fran
cisco. she has several hundred tons OF
coal yet to discharge and is being lined
with wood before loading sugar. She
rufn faLr L-F
ing to Maui. Her sugar carrying capa-
city is about 1000 tons. The st. Kath-
crime which arrived Sunday was
brought here to run between the Islands
and the Coast for Brewer G. Co. The
81. Katherine was originally built for a
schooner but for some reason was
rugged as a bark. She is a most COM
Portable vessel, especially for passen-
gers, as her deck room is almost equal
to that Of any steamer coming here
From New York she made the run
around the Horn to the 150th parallel
in eighty days and had it not been for
light winds might have been here a
month ago. During the voyage one Of
the men, a German, had to be put in
close confinement as he went suddenly
crazy and assaulted several members Of
the crew with a table fork. The mate
also was confined for INSTRUMENTATION.
The st. Katherine was put alongside
the Irmgard wharf yesterday to dis
charge. She brought a very pretty lit
tie racing boat for Minister Mot.-Smith.
II is dory and looks to be fast
Chimney Fire.
While the brig w C. Irwin was being
moved from old fishmarket wharf yes
terday it was discovered that the galley
chimney was on fire. To keep the SCOT
OF the galley stove off the deck the car
penter built a tall wooden chimney.
This has been used for quite awhile and
was found to work satisfactorily. The
fire created quite an excitement on the
little vessel and the tall chimney when
the blaze got a good start burned
hercely. Mate Smith soon had his fire
brigade out and lashing himself to the
main rigging with trumpet in hand
gave directions for fighting the fire.
The chimney was pitched overheard be-
fore II had done any damage and the
mate was congratulated by the crew
and officers Of the vessel. The Irwin
was anchored in the stream to fumi-
gate. She will load sugar for San Fran
cisco.