The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-25


tralian steamship Warrimoo from Van
couver and Victoria and if she had not
shown up yesterday they would doubt
less have thought that she was serious
ly damaged and was probably drifting
with broken shaft or a broken screw.
Upon her arrival at this port yester
day morning, two days late, the Warri-
moo had a story to tell of a long run
under slow speed, of stormy and dan
cerous weather and of head seas and
strong winds.
She was detained by the same storm
which kept the Sierra and the Rio de
Janeiro back.
Unusually severe weather was en-
countered for the first few days out of
port and the passengers got about as
thorough shaking up as they have
ever experienced in their lives. For
five days the Warrimoo had hard
time of it. steaming slowly under half
speed At the end of those five days
the fierceness of the storm abated and
the miserable passengers were enabled
to get a little rest.
The warrimoo brought several Euro
pean immigrants for these Islands
They are destined for Maui. most of
winter garments they wore as they
came ashore here-heavy ulsters and
capes and wraps of every description
They probably found good use for them
on the voyage down from the Coast
and while they were making the jour-
ney overland from the East. but here
in these tropical Islands their useful
ness ceases and they will have to be
cast aside as practically worthless.
The Warrimoo sailed for the Colonies
late last evening.
CHRISTMAS IN THE HARBOR.
Today will be one of the happiest oc-
casions along the waterfront of the
whole year Christmas day in port is
always a great joy to the sailor. He
would rather eat his Christmas dinner
in port. safe in the harbor, than upon
the bosom of the restless reep. Not
alone because his plate is less likely to
be thrown suddenly into his lap, nor be-
cause he cares at all whether he is safe
lin the harbor or whether he is clinglng
to a skysail-yard in a Juicy gale off the
Horn. but simply because he stands
show of getting something of a Christ
mas spread if his vessel happens to be
in port on that festive occasion.
At sea the sailor would get his regu-
lation "salt horse" possibly a few
"spuds." some beans and similar fill
ers'' and maybe plum duff" which is
nothing more or less than flour and
water mixed together and inflated with
steam at A high pressure from the
donkey engine. with a few raisins
thrown in with bean sNootn~ from TIE
yard arm
-.
| 0f corree sofre ehire feed better than
others. but. nevertheless, the sailor has
nothing to be particularly thankful for
| in Christmas dinner at sea-. If he is
fortunate enough to be in port when
Christmas day arrives. then Jack can
fill himself with good roast turkey
cranberry sauce and mince pies
There will be some uerrv crews in
the harbor today and merry captains
too. Many a CAPTAIN will give a feast
appropriate to the occasion aboard his
vessel and invite his friends to join him
in the merrymaking. And while the
folks aft are enjoying themselves in the
way thew ought to on such a day. all
hands forward viii be following their
good example with feasting and sing
ing. perhaps turning now and again
but not too often, to put a splice in the
main
There will be very little work done
on the waterfront today: that which is
done will be executed in a holiday
spirit. which means that no self-re-
specting man will work any harder
than he can possibly help on Christ
mas day
The Pacific Mail steamship City of
Peking. which arrived from the Orient
yesterday evening about s O'Clock and
which has considerable Oriental mer-
chandise for this port. will probably
not sail for San Francisco untn tomor
row morning. The Peking arrived here
ahead of time by good deal and can
wen afford to be delayed a little in the
discharging of her freight.
! The Island steamers which are In the
haoit of sailing on Tuesday on their
regular runs will not leave until to-
morrow Their crews will have the dav
ashore. 0'''
PANAMA COMPANY's STEAMERS
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15-At FIRE.
mont street wharf yesterday the
| ot Paul began taking on freight for