The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-24
n ONOLULU'S waterfront was the
III most popular portion of the

II
town yesterday, and large
crowds proved this to be the fact from
the early morning until late in the
day.
With the rising of the sun the City
of Rio de Janeiro was sighted, coming
from San Francisco, two days behind
time. 1t did not take her long to be
passed by the doctor, and she was soon
alongside the Pacific Mail wharf
A little before noon the United
States army transport Logan was re-
ported, and she made something of a
record in getting into the harbor and
alongside the Navy wharf. A great
number of people were on hand to see
the Logan come in.
Besides the attraction offered by the
presence of the Rio and the Logan in
port, the weather was particularly fine
yesterday, especially along the water
front, and lots of people enjoyed the
gentle breeZes of the harbOr.
The Claudine arrived early yester-
day morning from Hawaii and Maui
ports; the w. G. Hall came in from
Nawiliwili long before daybreak; the
Waialeale made port from Kilauea
and. early in the afternoon, the Ha-
waii arrived from Hawaii ports.
RIO DE JANEIRO ARRIVES.
The Pacific Mail steamship City of
Rio de Janeiro left San Francisco on
the 14th instant, at about 5 o'clock
in the afternoon. She was delayed a
little in getting away, waiting for the
Porto Rican and Italian laborers who
had been shipped overland.
Soon after the arrival of the RiC
the laborers were transhipped to the
Lehua. which takes the Porto Ricans
to Lahaina, and the Italians to Spreck.
elsville.
Rough weather characterized the
| trip of the Rio from San Francisco
| she ran into the same storm which
| played such havoc with the speed rec
ord of Sierra. She took some prett!
! big seas aboard, and one can still SEE
| the salt on her smokestack from the
| flying spray Several times she wa!
Obliged to slow down on account Of tn,
| heavy seas, and seasickness was NJ
uncommon thing among her passen
gers.
The Rio has a new purser; that is
he is new on the Rio, although he i
a veteran purser and steamship man
a great traveller, valuable source O
information, a we'll known man and
jolly good fellow.
Purser Rooney was in this port tn
last time about nine years ago on tn
| steamship Oceanic. 1t will be remem
bered that the Oceanic was one of tn
first boats to be put on the San Fran
CISCO Honolulu run. The old Gaeli
and Belgic were her sister ships. TIL
old Gaelic's bones are drying on tn
beach at the mouth Of the Mersey now
and the old Belgic is no more. TIL
new Gaenc and Belgic were name
after the old vessels.
Purser Rooney has been on the Sa
Pueblo. the San Bias and the San jose
trading on the West Coast and Mex
can ports. He has been to Nome sew
eral times since he was In this cOun
try last.
Rooney finds things greatly change
in Honolulu. Nine years has made
great difference in the growing, thriv
ing Honolulu. When he went ashOr
yesterday to take look around h
looked with interest at the improve
ments which could be seen On ever
hand
The Fishmarket was not here whe
he was here last, the Naval Static
had not been established with it
large new wharves, Office and so forth
the new Honolulu Iron Works had nc
been even thought of, and, as far a
|
much was there that was new an
strange that it hardly looked like tn
same town.
Purser Rooney takes the place {
Eugene Buffandeau, who was the pul
ser on the Rio on her last trip up t
San Francisco. Buffandeau was mai
ried in this city when the vessel wa
last here.
There was very little freight for TIL
port on the Rio; her passenger list
given elsewhere There were twenty
nine people in the cabin for Honolulu
seven in transit, ninety-two in the Ell
ropean steerage for this port, includin
the Porto Ricans and Italians; ten Ell
ropean steerage in transit, and Ii
Asiatic steerage in transit Abol
eighty persons will be taken aboar
in this port in the Asiatic steerage fo
the Orient.
Passengers and crew included, til
number of people carried on the til
Rio from San Francisco to this POI
was 406.
There are several passengers for Y,
kohama, Kobe, Shanghai and Hons
kong aboard the Rio. She will attem]
to get away for the Orient the fir
thing this morning, as she is alread
much behind time on account of tt
rough weather experienced 1t
thought, however, that she will not g
away before noon today Capital
Ward is the commander of the Rio.
TRANSPORT LOGAN FROM FRISC,
Bringing one days later news of tt
outside world and mail for the san
period, than was brought by the r
de Janeiro, the United States arm
transport Logan arrived from So
Francisco yesterday about noon. TT
Logan sailed from the Coast on Il
10th at noon MAKING tba trim dou