The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-02

Islands give no news of the missing
vessel.
H +. Cooper's gasoline launch, Ma
nuwai. was unloaded from the bark
Olympic yesterday. 1t is a sturdy look
ing affair and will no doubt prove an
ideal craft for yachting between Homo
lulu and Pearl Harbor Herbert and
William Young worked most of yester-
day getting the little vessel in readi-
ness for the water. \ trial trip will be
made today.
The work of clearing the decks of the
Olympic, after the deckload of live
stock had been put ashore. was finished
last night, and her matches will be
opened today. Captain Gibbs brought
down 90 horses. Is COWS and 412 hogs
An admirer of ships said yesterday
while looking at the w. G. Irwin. that,
in his opinion the little brig presented
a prettier picture than any other vessel
in the harbor when under full sail. Not
only is she a quick traveller, but she
knows herself
The bookings on the Australia, up to
last night, were as follows:
II. c. Hazelrigg, Mrs. Swapson and 2
children, G. w. Weaver and wife, T..
=. Richards and wife, Captain Greig
and wife. J. @. King, wife and sons;
Mrs. Macpherson, Miss Porter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kingdom, e. Tucker, Mrs. C. G.
Stratemeyer and 3 children, Mr.. and
Mrs Thirkeld, Mrs. Remensburger.
NJ Robertson, w. G.. Green, b. F.
Cooke, Miss 4. Rallins, Mrs. 9. H.
Dasher. Miss Sumter, Miss Averdam.
Mrs. +. Anderton, Professor Berger,
VIII Law. Mrs. 5. l. Shaw. Miss f. f.
Smith, ]. NJ McChesney, II. T. Marsh,
l.. 5. Abraham, T. s. Young, Miss Allie
mann. Mrs. F. L. Hogs and daughter,
DR.. Henry Hayes, l.. A. Rostin, +. w
King, r. X. Wood and wife, Mrs. Rye
and daughter, +. NJ. Boyd and wife,
George Rodiek, c. 5. Hall, Miss NJ
Taplin, Miss a. Twombly, Major Gregg
and wife, Miss Gregg, Miss Bard, Miss
Matthewson, Mrs. Stafford and child
Mr.. Richmond. Col. and Mrs. De la
Vergne, Mrs. Corbett and child, Colonel
Macdonald and wife, r. Rengard, II. A
Allen, NJ. NJ. O'Shaunnessy, A. c. Pauls.
meir and j. G. Rothwell.
The British ship Clan Mcpherson
! Captain Macdonald, arrived yesterday
! from Newcastle with coal.
! The Chinese interpreter at the custom
house, Lin Sin Chow has resigned after
Having held the position for several
| years. No one to succeed him has yet
been appointed.
The Inter-Island Steam Navigation
| Company has given a contract TO the
| Fulton Iron Works in San Francisco
| for the construction of a steamer. This
was done several months ago wher
John Ena went to the Coast. In Angus
the plans We're altered and the building
l,E II -..l-
steamer will be on the pattern of the
Mauna Loa somewhat, being a Iittlt
wider and deeper, 172 SO Y IA. The yes
sci should arrive here before many
weeks. and will probably be put on the
| Hawaii run.
! GALVESTON SHIPPING.
| The marine insurance underwater:
Of New York have been trying to ge
word from Galveston regarding the
| steamships said to have been wreckec
and the extent of the damage to the
vessels and their cargoes. They have
ESen unable to confirm the general re
! have sent representative to the scene
of the disaster. Besides representing
the marine underwriters he represent
also the Sea Insurance Company anC
the London Assurance Co, Ltd, boil
Of which carry insurance on steamship
anu CUES SUPPOSED 10 nave DGtH Il
Galveston harbor at the time of III,
storm.
In the Bolivar lighthouse, which
stands 100 feet high on Bolivar Point
across the bay from Galveston, abou
| one hundred and twenty-five peopl
sought refuge from the storm. Tn
supply of fresh water was soon ex
hausted, and an effort was made to Sc
lcure water by catching rain in bucket
fEnenan1pH a he nf Iferht hon
The experiment was a success in a way
The bucket was soon filed with water
but il was salty and could not be used
Several attempts finally resulted in
fresh water supply sufficient to quenc
the thirst of the excited refugees. TIL
salt water spray was shot skyward owe
one hundred and thirty feet, and min
gled with the rain water that fell i
the buckets.
a GREAT SUCCESS.
KAHULUI, Sept. 29.-The new man
ner of setting passengers and thei
baggage ashore all at once on a lighte
is great success, and a vast improve
ment Of the old plan of rowing ther
over In boatlOad installments. BefoT
the passengers are well seated on tn
lighter. a second one is being loade
with freight, and the change has yer
much accelerated the dispatch whic
NdL be given 10 the ClduQlNe, as we
as being a boon to the passengers. VIII
disembark here.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CON
PANY.
Following the discovery Of gold j
California came the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, whose history from tha
time on to the present is practically tn
history of Californ.... The great liz
of ocean carriers has kept pace wit
growth and expansion of business unit
now one may board one of its steamer
az almost any prominent port Cor I'll
! racine Mail agents are to be found til
world over) and tour all the way aroun
the world, assured Of perfect servic
on ENORMOUSLY appointed vessels.
me ships of the Pacific Mail Comps
ny are the City of Picking. China %
. de Janeiro, City of Peru. Aztec C,itv ,
sydney, Newport, Colon, AcapuIc
Starouck, San Jose. San Juan. Sa
4 Bias. Costa Rica, Barracuda and Cit
|. OF Panama-aggrega a capacity
nifty thousand tons Some of thasa 8,
vessels run from San Francisco ~
general headquarters and main offc
across the Pacific Ocean to the Orien
. others down the Mexican and Centr
American coast to the Isthmus of p.
mama, where connection is had at Cole
with the great through line to Ne
y aTeHa. ~raH# l.