The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-27

Blakeley, was seen in tow of the tug
Tatoosh ten miles west of Fort Bragg
Several piles, which menace navigation,
were seen. On August 18th the schoon-
er Volunteer, bound for Coos bay, was
seen in tow of the tug Columbia.
The bark Annie Johnson sailed yes
terday for Hilo with a cargo OF mer-
chandise and six passengers.
SAN FRANCISCO. August H.-There
is a rattle and bang in the vicinity Of
Harrison-street wharf. Sledge-ham-
mer blows on the Tellus. undergoing
repairs to her bow, which was stove in
by the Belgian King, pounding Of
scores of hammers on the steel work
of the transport Sheridan and the sharp
click of calkers' tools on the transport
Logan drown out the noise of sur
rounding traffic.
Captain Glenn Randall will command
the steamer Orizaba on her trip north
to st. Michael, for the purpose of laying
the military cable from there to IN
alalik and Nome. The cable is ex-
pected to reach this city in the latter
part of the week, and the Orizaba will
sail for st. Michael about August 25th.
The bark C. G. Bryant sailed yester-
day with merchandise for Honolulu.
Chief Mate Emmett of the British
bark Dunearn was washed overheard
from the vessel during the voyage from
London to this port, but was saved.
The bark arrived yesterday morning,
142 days out, Captain Gill reports that
| westerly gales of great severity were
experienced off the Horn, the storm
lasting for fourteen days. A high, con-
fused sea accompanied the gales, and
the Dunearn rolled heavily. On May
| 9Th Chief Mate Emmett was washed
| overheard by big wave, but kept his
| hold on the main brace and was haul
ed back on deck by the captain and
| others. Gales lasted to latitude AZ deg.
north and longitude 80 deg. west. The
Dunearn brings $1,000 barrels of cement.
| SAN FRANCISCO, August 13.-The
schooner James Rolph has arrived
from Honolulu with a cargo of sugar,
after passage of twenty-eight days.
/ The Austrian steamer Federico, Cap
tain Ivancich, arrived yesterday in
ballast from Moji, Japan. The FEEDER
lea has been chartered by the Govern
| ment to carry supplies or animals to
China or the Philippines. She is In the
stream.
The British ship Glencaird, Captain
English, arrived yesterday, eighty
three days from Newcastle, N. S. W.,
with 1856 tons of coal. The ship passed
to the northward of New Zealand and
encountered severe gales off Cape
Howe, which carried away several
sails. Except for this and period of
gales further out at sea the voyage was
uneventful. The Glencaird is ship of
ouar o400 tons net rppiSrer
The steamer Gaelic was released from
quarantine yesterday morning and
went to the Pacific Mail dock about
noon. On account of the strong tide
it was impossible to get into her berth,
and even after the lines had been made
fast, but before the steamer was snug
alongside, it was found necessary to
cast off the lines and drop into the
stream. 1t was after 3 o'clock before
the Gaelic had her lines fast at the out
er end of the dock.
Another attempt to save the schoon-
er Neptune, which ran ashore on the
beach below the Ocean House Friday
night. was made yesterday, the tugs
Sea King and Sea Queen making the
effort. They went outside to the strand
ed vessel early in the morning and en-
deavored by means of a tawser to drag
> the Neptune into deep water, but found
the task too great, the schooner having
sunk in the sand. 1t is believed by the
tugboat men that the schooner will be
broken up by the waves.