The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-01
AORANG| IN
LAST NIGHT
Fitzsimmons Whipped
Sharkey.
ALL THE NEWS OBTAINABLE
Passengers Knew Nothing Of China
Situation But Were Sure
Of Prizefght.

"Fitzimmons knocked Sharkey out In
the second round." yelled a sporty In
dividual aboard the Canadian Austria
Z ian Steamship Aorangi from Vancou-
yer and Victoria as she lay at anchor
outside the harbor about 10 o'clock last
night.
4 His remark was addressed to an Ad-
vertiser reporter aboard the crack little
launch Union which had been chartered
by the Advertiser for the purpose OF
interviewing the Aorangi just seven
teen and a half minutes before the
whistle blew announcing the arrival OF
the Aorangi.
"Fitzimmons knocked Sharkey out in
the second round,' yelled the enthu-
siastic "Canuck- from the ancient. Ole
fashioned tub. He yelled the news a
third time and jumped up and down 20
attract the attention Of the enOrting
little launch. He seemed very happy
with his big news and knew absolutely
nothing else. The reporter had already
taken down the Information. writing IL
on the sleeve OF his oilskins. The sporty
-Canuck was very happy when ne
found his u.k~zage had been under
stood and intimated that he would cali
at the Advertiser Office today TO receive
a check for his special news.
The Aorangi was sighted at $40 p.
m. The Whistle blew. announcing her
arrival at $50 y. m. Scarcely had she
been sighted than Herbert and William
Young were in their little launch Union.
making for the boat landing. Hzrcry
had she been whIstied than. the re-
porter aboard. she was ms king for the
channel
when the launch got alongside the
Aorangi. that vessel was st-aning
along at a moderate speed. waiting for
the pilot The launch kept alongside
the Aorangi waiting until such time as
she should come to "A stop. The light OF
the pilot boat was gradually drawing
nearer from the mouth Of the channel
Launch ahoy.~ remarked a sleepy
officer on deck He didn't raise his
voice TO hail the launch but spoke
guardedIy as if afraid 81 waking the
captain.
"Aorangi ahoy." came from th-
launch. Immediately every officer on
deck. the deck hands. stewards. purser
and a few passengers rushed to the
port side of the vessel and rubber
neckcd" at the launch.
Are you the pilot called an OH
Ger He must have been an officer. for
he wore a white suit and a cap with
gold braid on Il. a negative answer
produced silence for a moment. The
anxious crowd on the vessel was then
Informed that IL was the Advertiser
who was first 10 welcome them all with
open arms to Honolulu IL was Incl
ldentaIly suggested that the above open
arms were willing and ready TO re-
ceive the latest Coast newspapers.
Officers and passengers aboard. upon
learning that IL was the Advertiser
they had been talking 20. Immediately
gathered together in a bunch 20 hold
tconsultatiOn as To what was the best
and wisest thing 20 do under the cir
lctlrnstanceS. The purser talked earn
estly with two or three other white
rrb.d officers for a minute or - and
then 4 sudden silenc- fell upon them
all and messengers FASTENED to and
fro throughout the steamer They were
rrsparing 10 resist boardcrs. They are
all brave men and were ready 10 30
/ their duty 10 the last
] No answer was made to the request
! for newspapers or information. -
I shocked and surprised did they all seem
10 BE-.
! At last the Aorangi ceased TO swir'
her screw. and the pilot boat made f.
the Jacobs ladder. which was only then
thrown over the side. when the pilot
boat was seen to approach. The Ad-
vertfsar launch made for the LADDER.
too Captain Cameron was in the pilot
boat. The doctor had not come out
deciding 10 wait until morning before
boarding the Aorangi. The pilot start
ed up the ladder. The next moment
the Advertiser reporter had boarded the
pilot boat from the launch and In an
other moment was on the ladder. But
the boat boys in the pilot boat had re-
ceived their orders. and two OF them
jumped for the reporter and clung tc
| him. Not being able to climb "A ladder
on a ships side with a healthy man
clinging TO each leg. the reporter de-
cided 10 return 10 the launch. Once IN
the launch again and the pilot boat had
ldrffted away from the vessels side. the
scribe made another plunge for the
ladder. Nobody had said anything
about not being allowed aboard and re-
peated questions w. ignored. Half
way up the ladder the trusty guards
on deck let go one OF the fastenings.
letting the ladder hang by one rope
with the newspaper man clinging 10 IL
That was well enough had it not been
that the braves on deck were letting the
other fastening go as well. preparatory
70 plunging the reporter into the water.
Il of course, that was a signal for getting
back into the launch-which he did.
IL was about this time that the Can
uck' steerage passenger yelled out the
Information concerning the Fitzsim-
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