The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-06
Arrival Of the Doric.

The Channel wharf was regularly
dedicated last night to it's new pur-
pose for the docking of all Pacific liners
from the Orient en- route to San Fran
cisco, when the steamship Doric moor
ed alongside to discharge her passen-
gers and freight. The Channel wharf
which has been taken over by Hackfeld
& Co., for the purpose of receiving all
vessels from the Orient, is we'll adapt
ed for the reception of Asiatic freight
to me fumigated having a Theoretically
sealed fumigating room. Small rooms
are also provided for temporarily lodg-
ing all such Asiatics as are detained by
the immigration Commissioner. The
public was not fully apprised of the
change of docks although duly publish
ed, and the majority of people who
generally watch the incoming of steam
ers, went to the Pacific Mail dock, only
to be Informed that they had long
walk ahead of them to reach the Chan
mel wharf. The only detriment found in
the changing of docks is the lack of
electric lights to mark the approaches
to the new wharf. From Richards
street to the wharf itself there is not
a single wharf and the roads last night
We're enveloped in total darkness. Even
the hackmen. who generally know all
the byways about town, were a little
confused when they endeayored to To-
cate the approach to the road leading
off from the Honolulu Iron Works to
the wharf. Passengers who came ashore
afoot We're loud In their complaints of
the lack of suitable lighting facilities
to guide their footsteps downward and
thought Honolulu was exceptionally be-
hind the times In this respect
The Doric was sighted off BARRIERS
Point at 6:15 p. m. The pilot went out
to meet her at $50 and the quarantine
doctor at Z. Not until $50 did the Doric
show any signs of coming into the har-
Dor and by 10 o'clock she was at the
Channel wharf The Customs inspector
in charge of the gate exercised more
than the usual alacrity in keeping peo-
pie from entering the sacred precincts
of the dock claiming that his orders
were to exclude all persons no matter
what We're their business or professional
connections. AS the conditions at the
Pacific Mail dock had been entirely to
the contrary and the public had not
been notified that such strenuous regu-
lations were to be followed, ladies' and
gentlemen who were waiting for friends
and relatives We're compelled to wait
outside in the dark and take their
chances in meeting them
The Doric brought few passengers
for Honolulu. among them being Thee
F. Dredge, son-in-law of Alexander
Young, who has been on business trip
to Japan in the interest of the San
Francisco firm which he represents.
The Doric has 600 tons of freight to
discharge here and will take on a large
amount of coal In order to forestaH
any circumstance which may prevent
her from filling her bunkers at San
Francisco. She will probably get away
from this port about p. m. today.
Heavy head winds were encountered
nearly all the way in from Yokohama.
The Doric left Hongkong, August 15;
Shanghai. August 20; Nagasaki, August
%; Kobe. August %: Yokohama, August
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Progress on Quarantine Buildings.
Quarantine Island is assuming the
aspect of a small town with It's new
detention buildings and general i'm
provements being conducted under the
supervision of DR.. E. L. Cofer of the
United States Quarantine service The
large buildings are raised and rooted
but remain in an incomplete condition
on account of the delay in shipment of
windows and other necessary appurten-