The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-14

Today the good ship A G. Ropes gets
away for New York with $4,000 bags of
sugar. Captain Chapman thinks it quite
likely that he will make the voyage in
less than one hundred days. The Ropes
is a fast sailer, and can be depended
upon to make a good run under ordi-
narily good conditions. She is one of
the finest looking ships in the harbor.
broad of beam, well modelled, graceful
and attractive. Her cabins are lux
urious, finished in valuable, rare nat
ural woods and furnished in the most
lavish style.
Something that is seldom seen aboard
pensary. The Ropes has one. A fine
cabinet of large proportions is set in the
bath room, a capacious compartment,
and is little drug store in itself. Medi-
cines galore, and instruments too, fill
the cabinet, ready for use in any case
of sickness or accident. Captain Chap
man is something of doctor, as indeed
the captain of every deep water vessel
needs must be.
Another feature of the Ropes deserv-
ing particular mention is the carpen-
ter shop. Chips has as complete set
of tools and machines as ever went to
sea. He has been with the Ropes for
a great many years. and elegant as
well as useful specimens of his han4I-
work are noticeable all over the ship.
On the forecaStle mead .S an indicator
which shows to a link exactly how
much chain is given the anchors when
the big vessel casts her mud-hooks in
the stream.
The n. c. Ropes is a vessel of 2. 400
tons and carries twenty-four men in
the crew. Her mate is Bernard Erda1e,
the man who was recently so fouliy as
saulted by unknown thugs at dead of
night. His face still bears Slight traces
of the brutal mauling he received at the
| hanos of the cowardly villains. Erdale
still maintains that be knows nothing of
those who attacked him. He says that
he has his own ideas on the subject,
| but knows nothing definitely of the
criminals. Erdale intends returning to
/ the Islands in about a years time.
ISLAND SCHOONER WRECKED.
/ The Island schooner Millie Morris has
been wrecked near Kaneohe harbor, on
the other side of this Island. Yesterday
morning "a telephone message from Ka-
neohe reported the fact
The Morris left Honolulu on Thurs
day with a general cargo for various
points around the Island. a South Sea
Islander was in command, man who
for many years has had experience
with Island vessels. The boat is owned
by Henry Macfariane and is fully in
sured. She struck the coral as she
| tried to enter the lagoon, it is said
and is supposed to be beyond rescue.
Henry Macfarlane was rash enough
to attempt to get particulars over the
telephone. He soon found that it would
be quicker for him to take train t.
Kahuku and drive from there to Ka
neohe and ascertain the facts for him
self This he did.
The schooner was tailt here and ha
been in the Island trade for four o
five years.
SHIPPING ITEMS.
Transport Leelanaw sails tomorrow 70
Kobe and Nagasaki.
The Kilauea Hou sails for Lahain;
and Maunalei this afternoon.
Ship J. F. Chapman expects to ge
away today or tomorrow with big LOAF
of sugar for New York.
No statement was made in yesterday
Advertiser to the effect that Captain
Graham of the Erskine NJ. Phelps hat
said that Lewis and Turk inveigled hi
men away from the ship, as was falsel,
reported by the unreliable Bulletin las
evening.
4 Steamer Waialeale, which left 70
Kilauea on July 3, arrived back in por
yesterday morning. She put down fou
buoys at Kilauea for the mooring o
steamers. She made trial of landin,
freight by new automatic carrier oil
] the wire cable. The automatic affai
did not prove a success and the cabl,
rier is secured from the Coast.
Dan FRANCISCO. July IA. p
LorentZen, owner of the bark Har
vester, which was wrecked near New
castle, N. s. w, on June Hh, has re
ceived particulars of the disaster. TIL
Harvester left Capte Town April 30tl
and had a pleasant trip until Bias
Straits were reached, when a heav,
gale came on, continuing for seyera
days, and driving the bark on Sea
Rocks. The vessel was under nearl
full sail at the time and heading in
shore. The captain thought he wa
near the mouth of Jarvis Bay, an
3 seeing light ahead, steered for tn
entrance. He soon discovered his mis-
} take, but before orders to bring tn
vessel about could be given the Har
\ vester struck. She went high on tn
rocks and then slipped back into dee
! water. The crew barely had time t
. escape in boats, and ali the captain saw
ed were the ships instruments and
bag of coin that was in. his stateroon
After the crew had been out in sma
I boats all night the steamer MacI ga
D appeared and picked up the men. takin
J them to Newcastle
s.