The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-24


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Captain Nelson, master of the bark
w. H. Dimond. has purchased a six
teenth interest in the barkentine S. N
Castle, a larger and finer vessel in
every way and will take her to the
Coast in the near future.
Nelson has commanded the Dimond
for several years and is one of the best
liked and most popular shippers in the
trade, having many friends in Honolu-
lu and being justly famed for his abil-
ity as navigator as well as his affa-
bility as a commander.
Captain Hubbard, the present cap
tain of the 5. N. Castle, expects shortly
to return to San Francisco. Nelson
bought his interest in the Castle from
William Lucas of this city.
MISSED HIS SHIP.
Schooner Robert Levers arrived yes
terday morning from San Francisco
with Captain Goodman aboard togeth-
er with another captain. Captain
Goodman expected to take charge of
the bark w. B. Flint here, but discov-
cred that she had sailed from this port
last Saturday for the Coast. He was
naturally very much surprised and dis
appointed. AS it stands now, he will
have to follow up the Flint by steamer,
or he may lose her again by her MAX
ing another start before he gets to her.
Captain a. l.. Shaube is at present
master of the w. B. Flint. He brought
her to Honolulu from New York on
June 81 and staid in port here just a
month getting away in exceedingly
good time. 1t has been generally known
for some time that Goodman was to be
master of the w. B. Flint. 1t is said
that Shaube wanted to make one more
trip to the Coast in the Flint and that
he hurried in getting away for that
purpose The last time Goodman was
in Honolulu the w. b. Flint was on her
way round the Horn and he believed
that he had time for one more trip to
the Coast and return before the Flint
could arrive in Honolulu and get away
again. The Flint beat him however by
about thirty-six hours.
Captain Donnerman, who came down
in the Robert Levers with Goodman,
was to have taken command of the
Levers when Goodman became master
of the Flint. The Levers left San
Francisco on June 90 and brings gen.
eral cargo.
UNKNOWN AND WRECKAGE.
June 16. a. m, lat. 20 "a, long. 81
So, a side of a vessel about 40 feet long,
two, ctr al IL feet long
attached.
London, June 22.-Danish stmr. NkS
TOD was passed June IA, lat. 43 N, long.
AZ w, with machinery deranged, pro-
ceeded under two cylinders. Refused
assistance.
June %, at 5:45 p M, in lat 30 H.
long. "A %, what appeared to be the fore
part of vessel bottom up and copper
ed. Her stem appeared to be cut OF
clean and the bow smashed in. 1t was
level with the water and appeared like
an old wreck.
June "a, lat SO so, long. "a Is, wreck
of vessels lower mast with topmast
attached; very dangerous to naviga-
ton.
The task of designing a ship for the
British expedition of 1901 was intruste6
by the Royal Geographical Society tc
a chief constructor for the Admiralty
and the work of building will be com
mitted to Dundee company which
has achieved great triumphs in the
construction of whalers. She will b
almost entirely of oak, and the wood il
now being selected with special care
Her sheathing will be of green-heart
and like the German vessel, she will
be still further strengthened by interio
bracing, to withstand the pressure o
the ice, which is the most serious diff
fculty to be anticipated. The ship will
be a trif1e larger than that of the Ger
man expedition. Her length is to b
172 feet her beam SO feet, and he
draught Is. She will be bark rugged
and have engines of $50 horsepower
Many features of the vessel will hav
special reference to the exceptions
work to be undertaken. A powerful
winch for operating the deep-se
dredging apparatus will be provided. !
magnetic observatory, with no iron o
steel within 80 feet of it, will be estab
lished on board. There will be mean
for lifting the rudder and propelle
when the heavy ice is encountered, an
for replacing them when the ship
again free. An asbestos cold-proof lin
ing for the deck, and a huge fel
blanket. big enough to encompass tn
whole ship in case of wintering in tn
Antarctic. are among the other novel
ties contemplated.
THE COAL TRADE.
NEWCASTLE, June 23.-The Goa
trade to say the least of it, is in a mos
uncertain position at the present tim,
1t is whispered that the coal-owner.
offer to increase the selling price at tn
first of next year to los per ton, bein
% advance on the present rate, i
lieu of an immediate rise of Cd per to
in addition to the promised rise of
in January, asked for by the miner
will not be accepted. Should this prov
true, and the coalowners remain firm
a general strike may be looked for ne1
month. At this juncture such an ever
would be nothing short of a calamit
to Newcastle. The harbor is almo:
chock-a-block with shipping, awaitin
. coal, whilst the tonnage afioat and
arrive reaches several hundreds