The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-11

Deep down in the depths of the Army |
Sherman, below the mark Oh |
the hull where the waves splash on her
steel ribs, artificial winter reigns. Frost |
and icy-cold breezes from a portion of
this winter scene transplanted to the
tropics, and a stay Of ten minutes in
the frigid atmosphere chilled the bones
of an Advertiser representative on Sat
urday to the marrow.
This reign of frost, Ice and cold air
is in the great refrigerators of the
transport, wherein are stored pro-
visions to last months. This is fore
sight on the part of the Government
officers to forestall the probabilities of
shipwreck, or of a breakage in the ma
chinery which would compel her to
drift slowly along in the great expanse
of the Pacific. A trip from San Fran
cisco to Manila on a swift transport
means almost three weeks in midocean,
during which time no islands but DESC
late ones appear in view.
Ample Provisions.
Thus every fatality is looked forward
to and the refrigerators are filled to
the limit. Not only are the refrigera-
tors many, but each has it's special OBJ
ject in the treatment of the masses of
edibles stored therein. Different tenn
peratures are maintained, ranging from
10 degrees above freezing point to II
below Fruits, vegetables and meats
have their special compartments, one
leading into the other by a series of
a ;ol,
except when opened, no outside air
can penetrate. Along the ceiling in
each scores of pipes, two inches in dia-
meter, through which brine, tempered
by ammonia is continually being pump
ed. This process causes the the pipes
to sweat" and the frost TO collect
thickly around them. A cold atmos-
phere permeates the compartment
which is further accumulated by a
frigid draft Of air pumped in.
Three hundred thousand pounds of
provisions can be kept on the Sherman
for months without spelling! At the
present time one compartment contains
90, 900 pounds of frozen beef. Another
one holds $4,000 pounds of beef, 10000
Of mutton and lamb, 1000 of pork, 1000
of veal, 1000 poultry, 1000 of sausages,
besides large amount of calveshead
pigs feet, and other smaller delicacies
These are kept in an atmosphere L.
! degrees Fahrenheit below freezing
| point. Each piece is hard as stone, and
| covered with frost. Little danger is
there of it's becoming putrid and unfit
for eating. When it is necessary te
take a quarter Of beef from a hook fol
use in the cooks gallery far above, II
is taken into a room which registers II
degrees above freezing point. Here i
is "thawed" out, and becomes ready fol
the cooks sharp butcher knife. In {
compartment Of similar temperatur,
are also stored countless boxes o
fruits, eggs and edibles which canno
be subjected to a colder temperature
Proud of the Ice CT est.
Captain Cannon, A. G. NJ, Unite'
States Army, and quartermaster of tn
Sherman takes a wholesome pride Il
his lice chest" as he terms it, an
never tires of conducting his visitor
of the tropics through the six rooms
Occasionally, lady visitors cheek
are transformed into a rosy hue by
vigorous face washing in the thicl
frost just to remind them of the "ol
SNOWFALL days"
So complete is the refrigerating plan
of the Sherman, that 1000 pounds o
ice can be turned out every twenty
four hours. When loaded with nearl,
1000 troops, little Of this amount of ic
goes to waste, for the American sol
der Is thirsty man under tropica
suns, and ice in his drinking water add
much to his comfort. The entire refrig
orator department is under the direc
charge Of Chief Butcher Bennett. VIII
also take a great pride in his &c
house" and keeps IT as clean as wax.
Bangs Into Do:k.
ton Of the Pacific Mail wharf Saturda
morning as the transport Sherma
struck the corner of the big docl
caused considerable excitement anon
those who witnessed the maneuvers c
the big transport. AS she neared tn
dock to tie up at the military section
it was observed by the lookers-on tina
her speed was greater than was SAT
and there was wholesale rush froI
the edge of wharf when the big boa
banged and splintered a piece of tn
landing.
Vessels at Hilo.
Annie Johnson, discharging merchar
disc.
Falls of Clyde, discharging merchar
disc.
Martha Davis, loading sugar
S. G. Wilder, loading sugar.
SusQuehanna, loading sugar.
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