The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-13

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in port yesterday morning from San
Francisco had battle with the ele-
ments soon after leaving San Francisco
harbor which drove the staunch little
vessel for days in the teeth of a gale
and threatened again and again to send
her to Davy Jones' locker. Captain
Potter had been warned by the weather
bureau that a storm was coming down
the coast, but he decided to leave port
and did so on Sunday afternoon. Sep
TENDER %. Hardly had the bar been
reached before the vessel plunged di-
rectly into the gale. Heavy cross seas
tossed the Alden Besse about like
feather but she came out of the strug-
gle little the worse for wear. The wind,
however, increased and the foresail was
blown away. The foretopgallant sail
suffered and blew away on the wings
of the gale. Sail after sail was split
and rendered useless but despite the
fact that all might share the fate of
the upper sails the Captain kept them
all set not daring to make an attempt
to furl them, The sails were left to
steady the vessel on the northwest
wind. There was a possibility of the
Alden Besse being driven on the rocks,
being so close into the mouth of the
harbor. but this fate was not in store
for her.
The cargo was shifted during the
time the vessel was In greatest danger
and she listed to port so heavily that
fears were entertained for her safety
The matches were kept battened down
and nothing could be done to right the
cargo. After passing through the first
storm heavy weather sprang up from
southwark and the cargo was again
shifted toward its original position.
Eight passengers for Honolulu were
brought down from San Francisco
ALAMEDA COMES AND GOES.
The American and Australian s. s.
Alameda, K. Van Oterendorp, COM
mander. arrived yesterday shortly af-
ter o'clock from the Colonies, via
Auckland and Apia. There were three
passengers for Honolulu. When the
vessel locked 1t was ascertained that
the immigration Commissioner was en-
gagged at the Supreme Court and these
could not be landed until his approval
The other passengers We're allowed to go
ashore. Mr.. Whitney, representing the
steamship agents here, gave express
orders that no one intended for Homo
lulu should be allowed to land until the
Immigration Commissioner had passed
upon the aliens, as such action would
be subject to fine Of $500 in each case.
This matter was finally adjusted and
all came ashore. The passengers re-
port a splendid trip up with the excep-
ton of short part of the distance be-
tween Sydney and Auckland when the
weather was rough. The Alameda left
Sydney Oct. II. Following is Purser
Smiths report: H.
Sailed from Sydney Sept. 26. 1 p. M;
sailed from Auckland Oct. /, noon;
sailed from Apia Oct..5, 9 p. m.
Importations: -TwoEhse glassware. 8
cases merchandise, IS pkgs horse med,
25 cases whisky, II pkgs grasseed, $50
cases fish, live cattle.
Consignees G.. Irwin & Co, H
w. Macfarlane & Co., II. Lose, r. Hind
q Co., Holdenstad, Il. L., Gonsalves &
Co., 4. knight, Kauai, H. Hackfeld &
Co. L. Won Tempsky, Theo. II. Davies
& Co.
The vessel sailed for San Francisco
last night at o'clock taking a number
of passengers from Honolulu. Among
them were e. II. Offley and wife, who
go to Seattle to join Major Ruhlen, u.
5. A: George Mcleod, who will estab-
lish a purchasing agency in San Fran
cisco for the Metropolitan Meat Mar
ket; Prof. Koebele, the Government
Entomologist, and Purser Hodson of
the Moana.
OFF THE TOPGALLANT YARD.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3.-Carl
Stromee, an apprentice on the Ameri-
can ship Edward Sewall, fell from the
maintop gallant yard yesterday after
noon. He clutched at the standing rig
ging below him as he fell, grasped a
strand with his right hand, had his arm
nearly torn from the socket, and then
plunged. head first, his body striking
the main rigging bounding from there
to the rail, and falling into the bay.
And after all that he told a very CO.
herent story of how it all happened.
The Edward Sewall Is lying in the
stream, loaded for sea, waiting for a
crew. Jack Crawley, a boatman, was
just leaving the boat when the accident
occurred, and he picked up the young
sailor as he was going down for the
last time. The battleship Iowa was
signaled and the warship surgeon at
tended Stromee, and recommended that
he be taken to the harbor hospital.
The sailor had fallen ninety feet. His
right arm was badly lacerated and his
left leg was broken below the knee.
The break is a compound comminuted
fracture, several pieces Of bone had to
be removed, and 1t will be many months
before Stromee will have the use of the
injured member.
My father Is boss painter in Los
Angeles said the injured man, land
l had been working for Wells, Fargo
d Co. Ewanted to go to sea to travel
around the world, and sailors being
scarce. / got berth on the Edward
SewaH. 1 was sent aloft TO help bend
the sails, A pretty stiff breeze was
blowing. and the. canvas got away from
me and Knocked me off the yard. Well
guess don't go to sea-
MERCHANDISE FOR TAHITI
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. THE brig
Gaiilee, which cleared Tuesday for pa
petee. carried general cargo valued al
sZ5,seI' including the following: cs
arms and ammunition, 4 es ammonia
pigs butter, 20 SKIS beans s bales baes
20 SKIS bran, IL SKIS rolled harley 9As
cts barley. 81 tins 25,246 lbs bread 1is
cs canned goods. Il pkgs shin chand.
iery. 6z cs coal oil, s cs candles. Ia hd1s
icordage. 225 lbs cheese, 81 pkps Chinese
4 GOODS, pkgS Chinese nrox,tsios- 20 "