The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-12

schooner cambridge arrived in port yes
terday afternoon from Port Townsend
and made fast alongside the steamer
Maui, which was lying at the Oceanic
dock She is splendid looking craft
and the pride OF her master, Capt. Bau-
man, who is her first commander and who
has brought the staunch little vessel down
to Honolulu on ner maiden trip.
Captain Bauman is accompanied by his
wife, who is proud of the new schoon-
er as her husband is. The cabin is a
model of comfort, neatness and order and
one knows Immediately on entering the
cabin that a careful housewife is aboard.
Nothing could be cozier than the quarters
aft and Captain and Mrs. Bauman
very happy in their brand new floating
home
| The Bainbrluge sailed from Port Town
send on June end, and enjoyed a most
/ pleasant passage down, with the excep-
| ton of a strong southeasterly gale against
which she fought three days of the voy-
age. on these days only 80, 81 and 20
knots were made. The schooner brings
/ 1872, 600 feet of lumber to Allen * Robin
son.
Launched on April % at Port BIakely,
and completed on May 81, the cambridge
is a vessel of 496 tons net, 40 feet and
inches in length 81 feet and inches
beam and u feet and inches depth of
/ hold She is capable of making II knots
in the hour and averages about or
knots. She is a four-master, her sticks
measuring "a feet. Coming down her big
gest run in one day was 300 knots.
Captain Bauman has been to sea for
over twenty-three years, is man OF
wide experience and a thorough sailor in
every way He was formerly first Of
ficer of the ship Eclipse and il was in that
vessel that Mrs. Bauman accompanied
her husband around the Horn. The Cap
tain's wife is something of a sailor her
self and likes noI.nng better than resid-
ing on the ocean. The Bainbridge vii
commence discharging tomorrow.
Miss Addie Seaburn, who was born or
cambridge Island, christened the new
schooner when sac was launched. Hence
tfier name.
Z SCHOONER HELENE.
Schooner Helene, Captain r. w. Chris
Hansen, arrived here yesterday morning
from San Francisco with a cargo of 2,
600 tons of general merchandise for W
G. Irwin & Co, and seventeen horses TO
:. NJ. Damon, w. NJ. Giffard and Gus
Schuman. The Helene is a fast vesse
and record breaker. She sailed fror
San Francisco on Friday, June 30 Tn
weather all the way. Mrs. Chrlstianse
is with her husband Four passenger
were brought here by the schooner-Mr:
SchIuter, Mr.. Gardner, Mrs. Hawkin
, and Mr. Hawkins. The Helene lande
\kher horses at the Pacific Mail dock
TRANSPORT LEELANAW.
\ The United States Army transport Lee
4 lanaw locked at the new naval whal
about 6 o'clock yesterday morning frol
on hnu T
for service in China. The vessel left Sa
Francisco on Sunday, July l, at 2:30 p. n
~ She brings to Honolulu one days late
: news of the world.
= Lieut. c. ID. Rhodes of the Sixth Cava
nv Is the uuartermaster in charge. Sc
ond Lieut. w. 3. Scales. DR.. Rowan,
S. A. surgeon: Drs. Gilpin and Diet
veterinary surgeons, one hospital atten'
ant and thirty-one men of the Sixth Ca
airy are also aboard. Twenty of II
thirty-one men are from Lieut.. Rhode
own troop and have seen service in IL
A San Juan fight. Capt. Storrs command
the Leelanaw. Six horses died on Il
trip down as tire result of knockir
about received during very rough weat
err The animals were landed yesterda
and will be given four or five days re
in the Government paddocks; meanwhi
the transport will take on coal.
The horses are a splendid lot of ar
10 mails being thoroughly trained cavall
mounts Some of them were at the ba
tie of San Juan hill. They come fro
o. different parts of the States and ha'
Travelled thousands of mes. Not ST
q gle horse died from sickness on the VIZ
- down; the deaths were due entirely
q accidents.
= Proceeding from Honolulu to Kobe, Il
e Ieelanaw will there await orders al
= then probably go on through the lnlal
g Sea, after taking pilot, to Nagasal
The Grant was to have sailed from 81
y Francisco for the Orient on July 2 IT
s Conemaugh left on the same day as 4
= I.eelanaw. The Lennox has started fro
q Portland.
y rCaptafn Storrs has been here sever
Y fines before on the Leelanaw, with mul
Mud horses for Manila.
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