The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-21
Big Freighter Will
Not Round
Horn.
Fearless lows Ship S.
D. Carleton to
KahuIui.

rHE big freighter Hawaiian of the
Observation-Disclosures Steamship
Company, now on the way from
Kahului to this port, will not
make the voyage around the Horn to
New York with sugar on account of the
delay occasioned at San Francisco by
the making of necessary repairs.
The Hawaiian will arrive in this port
today from Kahului, and after dis
charging her cargo for this port, will
take on sugar for San Francisco, then
sailing direct to the coast from the
Maui port.
The Hawaiian's sugar will be sent
ship will load at San Francisco for
these islands again.
The Hawaiian will go to the railway
wharf upon her arrival here, where she
will be discharged as quickly as pos
sible.
This Weeks Saillngs.
The Kinau will sail today at noon for
Hilo and way ports, as usual. She will
carry a large amount of freight and
many passengers to the big island 1t
is rumored that Commodore Beckley,
the popular and famous purser of Will
der's flag ship. who celebrated his sill
yer wedding at his splendid Diamond
Head residence on Sunday, has not yet
been congratulated by all of his friends,
and that when he arrives in Hilo he
will have to do the part of the cele-
brating all over again. Beckley has
friends on all of the islands
This afternoon at o'clock the steam
er Lehua, Captain Bennett, will get
away for Molokai ports.
The schooner Twilight, Captain John
son, is expected to sail for Huelo. Maui,
about 10 O'clock this morning. The
schooner Bainbridge, Captain Bauman,
will probably depart for the Sound in
ballast early today.
The Hawaiian Navigation Company's
gasoline schooner Eclipse, Captain
Afternoon at O'Clock for Lahaina, XII
hei. Makena. Kailua, Napoopoo and
Hookena wilder's little steamer Mo-
kolii will get away for Kahului at S
o'clock. She will probably tow the
schooners Alice Kimball and Golden
Gate out of the harhor. Bothsschooners
are bound for Kahului.
Should the City of Picking arrive
from the Orient the first thing this
morning. she will in all likelihood sail
for San Francisco, taking mail, about 2
o'clock this afternoon.
Tomorrow {the German bark Tellus.
Captain Nelson, expects to start on her
voyage 80 New Caledonia. She may
get away in the afternoon. The Tellus
goes to New Caledonia to load silver
ore for Rotterdam. 1t will perhaps be
200 days before Captain Nelson takes
his vessel into the Dutch port.
The American bark Palmyra, Captain
Kellar, now lying at navy wharf No.
i. where she has finishing discharging
coal and taking on ballast, will sail for
the Sound tomorrow, according to pres
ent plans. Is Is
On Friday the bark Ceylon, Captain
Willer. will probably sail for Laysan
Island in the morning.
Yesterday the steamer J. A. Cum
mings sailed for windward Oahu ports.
Wilders steamer Maui, Captain H.
Sachs, got away for Paauhau, Kukaiau,
Ookala, Laupaheehoe and Papaaloa,
sailing from. ,Sorenson's wharf. The
steamer Kaiulani, Captain. Mitchell,
sailed for Hakalau. Honomu, Pepeekeo
and Onomea. The James Makee, Cap
tain Tuilett, departed for Kappa, Kauai
and the Ke Au Hou, Captain Mosher,
sailed for Kilauea.
Fearless lows Carleton.
Last evening the tug Fearless took
the American ship S. D. Carleton and
started with her out of the harbor for
let, at,
return to this port this evening.
Fastest Sailor Ahoat.
1t is an interesting fact to note that
the George w. Wells. the first six
masted schooner ever built in America,
was constructed of Virginia timbers
cuk from one of the historic estates of
Tidewater. Virginia. The famous
White House plantation, an estate
formerly owned by the Custises, and
later by General Robert E. Lee, fur
nished all Of the $50 tons Of solid white
oak that was used In the construction
OF the gigantic coastwise sailer.
The George W. Wells has made five
coastwise voyages that in speed and
actual carriages have surprised the
sailing profession.
It Is interesting to notice the large
dimensions of the vessel Its length on
the keel Is 302 feet II inches; length
between perpendiculars, 345 feet; over
all, 1888 feet.
It is the fastest sailer afioat, as was
recently proven by sail from Phila-
delphia to Havana In six days, and an
other from Brunswick, Ca, to New
York in three days. In this last trip
the Wells was loaded with $4,000 rail-
road. ties.
There are three Maine men now in
Virginia cutting ship timber. They are
engaged In their work In different parts
OF Eastern Virginia. The supply of
good white oak Is getting rather slim,
and 1t Is the opinion Of the experts that
the State cannot much longer continue
to allow the wholesale destruction Of
her forests without being utterly des-