The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-19
SEA AND SHORE
Big Traffic Jams the
.EspIanade.
The Fort George Has Cargo Worth
Over a Half Million Dollars.
Shipping Notes.

Traffic along the Esplanade and low
er Fort street was jammed several
times yesterday. The drays going TO
the Wilder and Inter-Island wharves
with Hawaii and Kauai freight, were
the cause of the unusual amount of
hauling.
The Mauna Loa, which did not get
away until about 2 o'clock, took an i'm
mense cargo Of general merchandise,
machinery and lumber. and the w. G..
Hall and Jas. Makee had very little
available space left when they got
away.
Freight for Hawaii has been piling
upon the Kinau wharf for a couple of
days. II Is to go In the Claudine, which
takes the Kinau's run today The
Claudine did not finish discharging her
sugar yesterday till long after o'clock
She then pulled into the dock and work
was begun loading her. There were
about 500 tons of freight on the wharf
to be handled a 6 o'clock last night
and Captain Clark and right-hand man
Lane took off their coats and went at
1t. 1t was an all-night job, but 1t had
to be done to get the steamer OF on
time today. Hilo must be pretty hard
up for the necessities OF life, judging
from the amount of feedstuff being
sent to the Rainy City. Purser Davis
and Captain Freeman will go on the
Claudine, and so she will have two
shippers and two pursers on this trip.
The Claudine's place will be taken by
the Helene or Maui; whichever steam
er gets home first will take the run.
The Fort George.
The ship Fort George, which will
discharge at Old Fishmarket wharf.
has a cargo valued at over $500, 900. II
consists chiefly of heavy machinery
for the Makee Sugar Co. and Is the
bulkiest cargo ever received here. On
the deck are eight six-ton sugar vats
and six twelve-ton boilers, besides
three immense steamplows and large,
new fire engine, all set up and ready
for the horses to be attached. The car
go aggregates over 1000 tons and 1t
will be difficult job to handle the
heavy pieces. With all the immense
load the ship does not appear to be
heavily laden. Besides the machinery
there is large cargo of general mer-
chandise. From the appearance of the
crew the Fort George might easily be
taken for a training ship. Ten of her
crew of eighteen are under 20 years of
age and 1t Is cosmopolitan crew at
that. Among the lads are an Hawaii
an, several English, two Russians, two
Germans and a Pole. Captain Morse's
son Is his first mate and he Is Just of
age. He Is a good sailor though, and
his father places every confluence In
him. For several trips young Morse
was in the Martha Davis.
Captain Morse in conversation yes
terday said that the Cape Nome trade
and the general rush of business and
trade on the Coast Is making seamen
very scarce. On this account he was
compelled to take any crew he could
find. The trip down was a voyage OF
fair weather until the day before reach
ing here, when the first strong wind
and rough sea were encountered. Just
before leaving San Francisco Captain
Morse was quite sick, but now Is very
well. He is going to discharge his car
go himself and will be moved from Pa
cific Mail wharf this morning.