The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-20

a Sailor Injured
A sailor of the Inter-Island steamer
Waialeale was injured yesterday morn
ing while working on that vessel. His
scalp was badly cut by heavy sling of
sugar falling on him. He was taken TO
the Queens Hospital
8. 6. Wilder Arrives.
The United States tug Eleu towed the
American barkentine s. @. Wilder into
the harbor yesterday morning. The Will
der came from San Francisco with a
general cargo. Captain Jackson IS her
commander.
There came very near being a serious
accident in the harbor when the Wilder
lowed in. When the tug Eleu let go of
the barkentine the vessel was under con-
siderable Roadway, making for the dock.
The little schooner Waialua, in charge
OF a Japanese crew, started TO haul
across the barkentine's bows. The re-
suit was that the Wilder ran into the
Waialua. If both of the barkentine's an
chors had not been let go she would
have cut the little schooner in two. As
1t was, no damage was done, although
the Waialuas Oriental crew were almost
frightened out of their wits.
The Wilder brought, besides her gen.
eral cargo. a deckload of mules and
railroad ties. She came down from the
Doneu Sails Today.
The Austrian training ship Donau,
Captain HauS, expects to sail some time
today for Nagasaki. She will travel to
the Japanese port under sail and VIII
probably occupy about forty-fve days on
the trip
The Donau arrived in this port from
Guatemala on the 9Th instant During
her stay in this harbor the splendid be-
havior of her seamen has been the talk
of the town. Many people have visited
have made many friends during her stay
here
Kintuck at Seattle
The British steamship Kintuck, Cap
tain Long. has arrived at Seattle from
Manila, via Nagasaki. She brought
fourteen of the mule packers who were
taken over when the ship left Seattle,
there being a sufficient number of men
already there to take care of all the
government stock. The ship also
brought several government employees
A. II, Truax and A. S. Umphries, as
passengers.
At Nagasaki she picked up a hospi-
tai corps man, o. NJ. Norvig, who had
been left by the Pennsylvania on her
way with one of the returning volun-
turned to the Pennsylvania or taken
back to Manila by the Kintuck.
The Kintuck is in charge of Lieuten-
ant H. Newton Kierulff,. assistant sur
geon U. S. A, acting as quartermaster
in charge Lieutenant Kierulff reports
the ship in excellent condition, rev re-
pairs being necessary. The sanitary
condition is also particularly good
owing to great care exercised In this
particular.
Lieutenant Kierulff says of the Kin
tuck: "She Is one of the best animal
transports in the service. In the trip
over we lost but eight horses, two al
Honolulu and six at sea, out of the SOC
and over that we carried. This is also
largely due to the ability of Captain
G. w. Long in handling the ship, par
ticularly in rough weather, which con-
tributes greatly to the comfort and
health of the animals on board"
With the exception of the first few
days out from Manila and Nagasaki
good weather was experienced during
the entire voyage.
Transport No More.
The work of dismantling the Brit
ish steamship Port Albert, which was
recently released from government
charter, has been completed Sixteen
of the Port Albert's crew have already
been discharged and have left for
London. over the Northern Pacific. Al
ter inspection the vessel will be re-
turned to her owners.
The money expended by the govern
ment in dayswages for dismantling the
Athenian, Port Stephens and Port AL
bert, at Tacoma, will aggregate about
81, 600. and, with that 10 be spent on
the Arab, will make final total of
about $4,000. Machinists and filters
are paid SO. so, carpenters So, and Ia
borers 81, per day of eight hours.
A crew of about 100 men was en-
ployed on the Port Albert. A majority
of the men will be given employment
on the Arab
The Arab will be the last of the
transports to be dismantled. When II
was announced a few months ago that
four transports were to be dismantled
on Puget Sound, both Seattle and Port
| Townsend made energetic endeavors &c
secure the work, and felt content thai
each would secure at least one OF the
transports Quartermaster's Agent
Cosper was in the field for Tacoma
| however and after energetic worn
convinced his superiors that the work
could be done cheaper there than any
| where else, and as a result all -four
| transports were secured by him.
| It Is Dream.
| Steamship men are somewhat anus
! ed at a dispatch sent broadcast from
Seattle recently to the effect that the
| United States government had oHereC
! 81, 600. 900 outright for the British
steamship Ping Suey, owned by the
China Mutual Steam Navigation Com
pany, of London, and which is now a.
Seattle under tonnage charter to tbs
! government 1t is a fact that the
steamship was inspected by the gov
eminent officers with a view 10 pur'
! chase. but the idea Of any such a price
being offered for her is amusing.
The Ping Suey is a model freightel
in every way. She is a sister ship t
! the Yang Tsze, owned by the same
| company, and which was recently a
Tacoma. The Yang Tsze was puilt IL
| 1900 and the government came neal
purchasing her and gave her a thor
ough inspection while she lay at Taco
ma. The owners first asked $780, 900