The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-15

Santa Claus was a little late in get
ting all his goods aboard the Zealandia
yesterday afternoon. consequently the
boat was somewhat delayed in getting
away.
| The big goodbye crowd which al
ways gathers to see the Honolulu-San
Francisco steamship get away was
larger than ever yesterday afternoon.
The Oceanic wharf was packed with
people for over an hour before the yes
sci was even booked to leave. Every
body seemed TO nave a letter which
| they had written too late to go through
the postoffice and which they wanted 70
put aboard the Zealandia. Packages.
too, figured largely among the last
things put aboard, packages going
Through the mail all kinds of Christ
mas presents from the people of Hawaii
nei. e
There was a good number of passerf-
gers for the Coast, too. All the steam
ers accommodations were TAKEN. both
in the cabin and in the steerage.
A large deckload of bananas also
went to San Francisco on the Zealan-
dia.
Perhaps the largest amount of mail
ever carried from Honolulu to San
Francisco went up on the Zealandia.
notwithstanding the fact that y the
America Maru will take a mail to the
Coast today and may even beat the Ze-
ALAMEDA to port. Santa Claus is of
course responsible for the large amount
of mail. as the major part Of it is
Christmas correspondence and pres
ents The amount of packages was
simply enormous.
There were close upon 200 sacks of
mail in all. Business at the postoffice
was as lively as could well be imagined.
There was a force of men at work Up
to midnight on Thursday but the great
rush did not commence until yesterday
morning.
Bergers band was on the wharf rs
usual and played the Zealandia off in
good style.
1t was almost o'clock when the YES
sci slid away from the wharf and got
her nose pointed for the channel. The
| following passengers sailed on the
steamer:
". Johnson, Mrs. Frasher, Miss Balm
ger. E. ]. Walker and wife, w. Hay
wood, wife. two children and maid. =.
Leonard, II. Nick Harrison, c. S. Des-
ky, j. J. Sullivan, j. c. Good and wife.
Mrs. Gaskill, G. M. Croker, S. H. Clark
and wife, Captain Ahlborn, wife and
child ]. McGun and wife, E. c. Wins
ton. E. J. Waterman, C. B. Lemon. }.
inly -
George Toomts. j. Stuart and wife.
Mrs T. f. Krouse and daughter. Mrs.
e. c. Brown, Miss j. Cook, J. B. Agas-
siz, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.. Fraser, Mrs. j.
Fastworth W. II. Rock, ]. H. Sykex.
John Rerig and wife, r. H. Gehr and
child, "a Dreier. wife and child. J. G.
Hay. f. NJ. Quinn, ]. P. Mccoy, Mrs.
w Heating. j. B. Collins, H. Howell,
Captain Fulmorse. Rev. J. c. Hay.
ENGINEERS ACCIDENT.
While C. w. Renear, chief engineer
of the Island steamer j. A. Cummins,
was riding his bicycle along the board
walk which projects from the shore to
the boat houses Yesterday he lost con-
troll of his wheel and fell into the water
below, a distance of about five feet.
The tide was out at the time and
there was scarcely foot of water to
break his fall. The consequence was
that he was badly injured. He was
taken to his home Immediately and DIR.
Mays was called The doctor found
that the bones of the right leg were
fractured and the ankle joint seriously
wrenched and bruised.
TO SINK ARMY WELL
The appropriation asked for the sink
ing of well to supply army transports
with fresh water has been granted and
Captain Shaker has received word to
this effect.
The we'll will be sunk near the navy
office at the Waikiki end of the harbor
and will supply a million gallons a day.
| 1t will be on ground which has not
been made much more than q year.
Where the well will be was part of the
harbor not very long ago but was filed
in by the Government dredger little
over a year ago.
| The authorities have every reason to
believe that there will be an abundant
yield of fresh water when the boring is
done. 1t is said that the water will rise
thirty feet above the surface. Work on
the we'll is to be commenced immedi-
ately.
| This will mean that the War Depart
ment will save a great deal in the ex-
pense of transports calling at this
port. All transports are charged about
SIPS per ton at this port for water and
this alone amounts to $500 or $500 for
leach transport. Bids for boring the
we'll are to be called for.
AMERICAN COMING IN IANJrAPy
! The American, of the American-Ha-
waiian Steamship Company's new line.
is to arrive in this port about the mid
! die of next month.
The great freighter will bring about
$500 tons Of merchandise for Honolulu
and will dock at the Railway wharf. 1t
Is understood that public road is to
be constructed to lead from the bust
ness center of town to the Railway
wharves. All the details of the inn
provements going on at the Railway
Wharves were given in the Advertiser
some time ago when arrangementG