The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-04


mond, which arrived here on July from o
San Francisco, sailed for that port yes !
terday afternoon about O'Clock with :
cargo of sugar. Captain Ward is her {
The Rosamond took one of
the largest lists of passengers that has
ever been carried from this port by a
sailing vessel. Sixteen men and women
full force on the Rosamond's poop as
she was towed out of the harbor. to wave
goodbye to the many friends who had
gathered on the waterfront and in boats
to see them off. The following is list
of those Departed Mrs. T. E. Warner,
Miss C. Kelly, Mrs. j. T. Bush, A. NJ. /
Pike, Mrs. H. j. Platts. Mr.. and Mrs. c.
TO- Metcalf, Miss E. Imhoff, ]. w. Silk, |
j p. Russell, NJ. H. Frossmayor. L.
Schweitzer, Jr., Mss Cutter, ]. ]. van Lo-
ben Sells and ]. F. van Loben Sells, and |
]. Dougherty.
F. j. Dougherty, a surveyor of the
United States Customs Department, came
down here not long ago for a brief vaca-
ton. He stopped in Honolulu with
friends being well and popularity known
| in this city.
LAUNCH OF S. S. AMERICAN.
There was launched at Roach's Yard,
Chester. Penn, on Saturday, July Nth.
the 8. S. American, built for the Ameri-
ican-Hawaiian Steamship Company, for
Its service between New York. San Fran
lcisco and the Hawaiian Islands, via
lStraits Of Magellan. She will proceed to
New York in about month to load for
these ports. The American is sister
ship of the Californian, just delivered by
Ia
and of the Hawaiian and Oregonian, in
course of construction at Roachs. These
four steamers are each 425 feet long, 81
feet beam, SO feet deep, carrying $500
tons dead weight, and are the first
steamers of this type to be built in this
country. The company has recently con-
ftracted for two more steamers, twin
lscrews and quadruple expansion engines
Ito carry 1900 tons, which will enable it
to have a monthly service. These steam
ers are of the highest type Of cargo boats
built under Lloyd's inspection. The off,
GERS of the company are: George s. Dear
born, president; Wallace B. Flint, first
wee president and treasurer; A. Cheese
brough. second vice president; III. E. d.
Jackson, secretary; w. d. Burnham,
manager. who, with James II. Post and
Oscar T. Sewall, are the directors of the
con. pany. Messrs. Flint, Dearborn &
leo. are the general agents of the COM
pany at New York: Messrs. Williams, Di-
mond & Co. generals agents for the Pa
cific Coast, at San Francisco, CAL; Mes
srs. H. Hackfeld Co., Ltd, agents at
Honolulu, and Messrs. T. II. Davies &
Co., Ltd, agents at Hilo.
NEW STEA-.cR DEUTSCHLAND.
The new Hamburg-American liner
Deutschland, the largest ship in the
a world, with the exception of the Oceanic
arrived at New York July IL on her mi
tial trip. She left Cherbourg at Ais p m
: of July 6, Plymouth at 10 p. m. same day
and made the voyage across from the lat
ter port in the record time of 5 days Il
hours and 46 minutes, a distance of 304l
knots, average of %. AZ knots per hour
This is the fastest initial trip made acros:
the Atlantic by l hour and Al minutes
Her days runs in knots were 30S 557, $50
55i, 532 and 5i3. Captain Albers, the com
O. mander of the Deutschland, said that h
thought the vessel would bring the rec
ord down to days 10 hours from Cher
bourg before the season closes She i
to leave here on Wednesday next for he
return trip. The Deutschland was bull
at the Vulcan Yards, Stettin, at cost o
1i0U0,0h0 marks, or about 1892 ,000 He
length is 6S4 feet. She has dispIace
ment of 1920 tons, and a measurement
OF 1920 tons registered. Her engines ar
of $1,000 horsepower. She is fitted wit
twelve double-ended and four single-ent
ed boilers, liz fires, which drive two six
cylinder quadruple hammer engines. He
two propeller shafts each 1923 fee
long and 24.S inches in dameter. Each c
tho bronze propellers is 22.96 feet in dian
eter. She has a double bottom, extend
ing her entire length, and is divided int
ttwenty-four compartments, seventeen
which are watertight. There are accom-
) nodations for 1867 passengers and ere
of 525. and her first saloon has a seatin
capacity of 362. All her equipments al
OF the most perfect kind and the arrange
ments for the comfort of passengers vi
lequalled.
) TUG FEARLESS.
The Fearless was to have sailed fro
San Francisco on July &c and would it
Expected, make the run down here
D about nine days, so that she may be lool
ed for at any moment. The probabliti
are that she will bring nothing but Goa
Z When the Fearless wills, she can alta
a speed equal to that of the Australia.
Captain Edward Mccoy, superintendel
of the Spreckels Tugboat Company, h;
gone East from San Francisco accomp
MED by the chief engineer of the Aler
: They will bring out the L. Luckenbac
the finest towboat In New York harbo
which has been purchased by Sprecke
fo- service In San Francisco. She will r
= lieve the Fearless, which has been orde
> ed here, under command of Captain G
= bert, for duty in this harbor.
4 QUEEN OF THE ISLES.
= The schooner Queen of the Isles, cor
manded by Captain Hitchfield, was
have left San Francisco on the Goth
~ July on the way to Micronesia. She
expected to touch here about the 5th
August. All mail matter to go on h
! Z would best be left at the book rooms
I'll the Hawaiian Board very soon after t
- Isl of August-The Friend.
SAN FRANCISCO MAILS.
SYDNEY. July 3.-Mr. John d. Spree
els, head of the great American firm,
to visit New Zealand shortly, and adva
tage will then be taken to fix UP matte
- in connection with the new Pacific m,
II service. The present contract und
which the Union Company, in conjun
ton with Messrs. Spreckels, maintain
me nthly service between Australia a.
New Zealand. Honolulu, and San Fra
cisco, will terminate in March next, ar
consequently. the whole matter will ha
- to be rearraAged before that date.
In the meantime, however. Messl
Spreckels have been active. quite ind
pendently of the Union Company. A c
BILE from Wellington states that the que