The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-22

y
terday that the new Spreckels' steam
ship Sierra will sail from San Fran
cisco for Honolulu on November 81.
The Doric was detained for about an
hour on her arrival here yesterday on
account of a suspicious case of illness
on board. One of the Chinese fremen
was thought at first to be victim of
the plague. DR.. Carmichael was noti-
fed and he went aboard and made an
examination. The illness was found
not to be serious and the vessel
was released from quarantine.
The Doric was whistfed about 1890
q. m. At p. m. she was, alongside the
Pacific Mail wharf.
TRANSPORT THOMAS DELAYED.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 15.-
The transport Thomas was scheduled
to leave yesterday for Manila, but was
not ready for the voyage and will not
about 1400 soldiers, consisting of two
battalions of regulars and AIT recruits.
With the Hospital Corps will go Major
Ira C. Brown, Surgeon United States
| Volunteers, ten contract surgeons, one
veterinary surgeon, forty-one enlisted
men and six nurses for the hospital
| department. In the Quartermasters
stores will be medical supplies for the
Army in China. The Thomas will car
ry full list of civilian passengers.
| The Hancock will sail on October 1st
for Honolulu and Guam. The Cone
maugh left Nagasaki for this port on
August 10th. The Wyefeld left the
same harbor eight days prior to the de-
parture of the Conemaugh.
HANCOCK HAS SPEEDY PASSAGE.
SAN FRANCISCO, September IS
The Hancock, fastest of the Govern
ment transports, arrived yesterday
morning, having made the round trip
to Taku, China, in forty-six days and
twenty hours, or better time than is
credited to any other steamship run
ming out of this port. The Hancock
was fifteen days and twenty hours
coming from Nagasaki and fourteen
days from Kobe, which was the last
port touched at, the steamer taking
the northern circle route to San Fran
cisco and having a pleasant trip. She
brought nineteen cabin passengers, in
lcluding fifteen missionaries from vari-
Gus parts of China who had been taken
on at Nagasaki.
The Hancock upon arrival was de-
tanned a few hours at quarantine
Preaching her berth at the transport
dock at o'clock in the afternoon. She
will be made ready for sailing for Ma.
Mia, via Honolulu and Guam. on Octo-
Der LIST. In the meantime the positions
of over 100 Chinese on the Hancock
will be filed by white persons, the Chi.
nese returning to their homes by the
steamer Nippon Maru in few days.
IN SINKING CONDITION.
PORT TOWNSEND. September IA
Private advices from Port Stanley
Falkland Islands. under date of July
23rd. state that the ship Henry Failing
Captain Matthew, arrived at that place
in a leaking condition, with the crew
badly frostbidden. She had experience
ed succession Of storms, accompanied
were Frustrated.
| Lie snip T. An. bldHCndTu, SdpldlI
Courtney, also arrived at Port Stan
ley in almost a wrecked condition
While rounding Cape Horn she en-
countered a heavy storm and sue,
cession of seas swept her decks from
stem to stern and it was with difficulty
the vessel reached port
WILL CARRY MYSTIC SHRINERS
SAN FRANCISCO, September IA
The steamer Zealandia, at the Paciff,
street dock, will be put into condition
for the Mystic Shriners' excursion tt
Honolulu early next month. Later, tn
Zealandia may be placed on the new
steamer route to Tahiti.
COPTIC WAS ASHORE.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 49,
A dispatch was received by the Mer
chants Exchange yesterday from Lon
don, dated September 18TH stating tina
the steamer Coptic, from Hongkong 70
San Francisco, had gone ashore a
Shimonoseki, but that she had got of
unassisted, and proceeded, with no APP
parent damage. Shimonoseki is nea
Nagasak.
WACHUSETT PROBABLY SAFE.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 49,
The ship Wachusett, out 123 days from
Newcastle, N. S. W., for Kahului, an
upon which 45 per cent reinsuranc
has been quoted, is confidently expect
l ed to reach her port of destination af
' ter all. A report has been received b
her owner, w. E. Mighell, that tn
Wachusett was put into first-class con
dition before leaving Newcastle, an
/; that she passed through a storm short
ly after leaving that port, emerging
with the loss of few sails, but other
wise unframed, according to the repor
made by captain of a sailing vesse
! which spoke the Wachusett a fey
weeks ago.
NEW SCHOONER FORESTHOME.
SAN FRANCISCO, September H.
The new schooner Foresthome, Cap
. tain Colstrup, arrived yesterday fror
Coos Bay. The vessel was built at tina
port by c. A. Hooper & Co., and !
1880 gross tons and 662.26 tons ne
register. She has a capacity for car
rying 100000 feet of lumber. TIL
Foresthome will be engaged in the lurn
Der trade on this Coast and to the Isl
lands