The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-14


says the Binnacie.
The department, recognizing his abili-
ty, appointed him to the position of Civ
il Engineer and Draughtsman of the
Guam Survey Board, of which Captain
J. F. Merry is president Mr. Harvey
left for Guam via the Solace on Novem-
Der 18th of last year 44aving lived
through the toll of the Midway Island
survey, Mr.. Harvey is, without question,
armed "cap-a-pie'' for any hardships that
Guam may offer.
Swordfish Attacks M1kahala.
A huge and ferocious swordfish made
desperate attack upon the Inter-Is-
land Steam Navigation Company's
steamer, Mikahala, Captain Peterson,
on one of the recent trips of that
worthy vessel. The result of the on
slaught of the monster is hole al
most foot deep in her keel.
/ 1t was not known that the steamer
had had an encounter with a swordfish
until she was put on the ways for ex-
animation by the United States inspec-
tors of hulls and boilers. Then it was
found that something very much re-
Sembling a huge spike was protruding
from the Mikahala's keel. amidships.
1t did not take very long fer Captains
Whitney and Lehners to ascertain that
the spike-like article was the sword of
swordfish. 1t was necessary to dig
away the wood around the sword in
order to extract the bone from the
wood. After the wood had been dug
away to depth of over four inches it
was found that the sword had penetrat-
ed the keel to at least twice that dis
lance and it was decided to break out
that portion of the sword which was
visible and leave the rest of it in the
wood, there to remain for the rest of
the Mikahala's natural life.
The fish which thus attacked the Mi
kahala must have been a monster and
possessed of tremendous force in or
der to be able to drive his sword so far
into the steamers keel. 1t is very for
tunate for the vessel that the fish did
not bury it's weapon in the side of the
boat
! All who saw the sword and the hole
which had been made in the keel of the
steamer were very much astounded, for
the sword of the powerful fish had pen
etrated the copper and the hard wood
of the keel. The swordfish very proba-
bly, took the Mikahala for whale. Her
captain has pieces of the sword.
The Return of the Claudine.
Yesterday morning the steamer Clau-
dine returned to this port from hel
trip to Kahului and way ports. Ac-
icording to the reports brought by the
steamer the storm is raging all over the
Island of Maui and a great deal of dam
age is being done from the floods.
Fortunately the storm was not so Sc.
Ill
to discharge her cargo at all ports O
. call with the exception of Hamoa ant
Kipahulu. She put the Hamoa freigh
off at Hama and so brought back to Ho
nolulu very little of the freight will
, which she started out.
: If the storm continues on Maui it il
: thought that a great deal of damag
: Twill be done by the freshets. Alread.
the Kahului railroad has been seriousl.
? crippled by many heavy washout an
IAN immense fall of rain is reported from
all over the Island.
s The Claudine reports that the steame
$ Mauna Loa arrived at Lahaina withou
e imishap and was able to discharge he
y cargo there.
The steamer Lehua was off Lahain
ION Tuesday night but the Claudine di
v mot have any communication with hel
e On Tuesday next, the regular sailin
r times of the steamers Kinau and Clau
n ldine, the latter vessel will sail on he
y Irregular run. The following passenger
;; Iarrived here on the Claudine yester
:, lday: P. S. Weaver, wife and child. Mr..
o lJ. Lam, Mrs. c. B. Damon. D. D. Elem
l. ling, j. w. Rankin w. G. Taylor, A
d Benson, j. S. Coke, J. A. CRACK, j. T
r, Hihio, A. Gussoni, w. Govaners, G..
Y kauimakaole, wife and son, w R. Pa
. jterson and wife, Theo Richards Re
70 S. Kapu and son, Rev. J. Kekipi, S. /
N Kaiue. wife and two children, Mrs ]
s, IMcGerron, Mrs. j. Naukana, D. Tells
d. land wife, ]. ]. Drummond, F. Garci
y Rev. P. P. Huha, c. Kaaihue, S. X;
:. lwaihoa, Moke Bipi, J. Kinney and wifi
n M. p. Comes and wife, Rev. w.
/ Westervelt. C. E. King, z. E. Miller.
d, Warrimoo From the Colonies.
n The trip of the Canadian-AustraIis
a tsteamship Warrimoo. Captain Phillip
e from the Colonies was a very pleasal
=, lone until within few hours of Hon
a. lulu. The Warrimoo arrived at tn
en- Iport early yesterday, docking long b
G. fore noon. She brought only two pa
x sengers for this city and about for
d tons of freight
1t is fact that the Warrimoo h
w. been sold to the Union Steamship Cor
nd pany, the officers of the vessel confirr
re ing the recent reports to that effe,
10 1t is said that the Moana will arr
nd here from the Colonies in place of T
es Warrimoo on the next trip The Wa