The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-10
SEA AND SHORE
Australia, Aorangi and
,SoIace Arrive.
HonoIuIu-San Francisco Ferry-Boat
in Quarantine = Items of
General Interest.

There was considerable excitement
aboard the steamship Australia, lying
at the Oceanic wharf this morning. for
little while. A man, seeking informa-
ton, had gone aboard, passing the
gangway unchallenged. When he was
discovered, however, several officers
ran eXcitedly to him and ordered him
off the vessel.
why. What's the matter?" cried
the astonisned individual. I'm not
going to steal anything" 1t took some
time for the officers of the ship to ex-
plain to the Honolulan that the Aus
tralia was in quarantine.
And this was the fact The authori-
ties in San Francisco will not recog-
nize Honolulu as clean port until six
ty days have passed since the last case
of plague. United States law requires
that home ports must continue the
restrictions for thirty days after out
side ports have been declared free of
Infection.
So the Australia is just as much in
quarantine as she was at any time dur
Ing the raging of the plague epidemic
l.
month before vessels from Honolulu
will be received in San Francisco with
out any restrictions or without having
been in quarantine here.
1t looked like old plague times on the
Oceanic wharf yesterday. The Austria
liza stood away six feet from the dock
and rat-guarded timbers kept her Sc
curely in that position. Her lines and
cables had tin collars on to prevent
the passage of rodents and none of the
officers or crew of the steamship are
supposed to come ashore This is
rough on the ships company, but it
cannot be helped.
A big crowd had to be disappointed
at the dock in the morning. They all
wanted TO rush aboard and meet their
friends but their pleasant plans were
frustrated by the quarantine.
Solace in Port.
On account of a case OF sickness on
board, the United States navy transport
SOlace, which arrived from San Fran
cisco yesterday morning, was placed in
quarantine, lying alongside the Aus
tralia at the Oceanic wharf
member of the band aboard the
transport is the patient; fever of some
description is his complaint, though it
is not considered of a suspicious nature
The quarantine will probably be raised
this morning.
The Solace left San Francisco only a
little while ahead of the Australia. and
is on her way to Manila with navy
stores. She will take on the necessary
coal at this port, going over to the new
government dock as soon as the trans,
port Warren vacates that berth. 4
Many naval officers are aboard the
Solace en- route to join the American
fleet in the East. The following is
list of these men: Commanders G. o.
Nolby and Charles G. Bowman: Assist
anG PaymasterS H. R. Insley, G.. H.
Reeves, S. Rhodes, Walter Camp and r.
Spear; First Lieutenant w. Hopkins/
Second Lieutenants ]. N Wright, J.
Nee. Huey and A. S. Williams.
Officers of the vessel are: Captain,
Commander Winslow; Commanders F.
F. Coffin and G. S. Willis, Surgeon w.
H. Rush, Assistant Surgeon J. Stepp,
Paymaster ]. S. Phillips, First Lieuten-
ant b. F. Rittenhouse; Machinists ]. w.
Murray, c. H. Hosung and A. T. Per-
cival, Pay Clerk F. X. Hunt.
Lieutenants w. B. Fletcher, w. d.
Brotherton, Percy N. Olmsted, ]. l..
Sticht and Lewis P. Jones, acting car
penter Jacob Jacobson are also on
board on temporary duty The wives
of Lieutenant Wright and Paymaster
lnsley accompany their husbands.
The Solace sailed from Vallejo on the
I'd inst, and will probably leave the lat
ter part of this week, going to the Phil !
lppines via Guam.