The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-18
'AORANGE IN
PORT AGAIN
A Ships Boat and
Drifting Spar
Sighted.
PROBABLY FROM
AMERICAN SHIP
Captain Phillips. Late of The War
rimoo, is in Command of
the Aorangi.

The steamship Aorangi arrived off
port at about o'clock last night. On
account of the heavy sea. southerly
inds and rough channel, waterfront
crs thought she would not be able to
enter the harbor. The pilot, Captain
McCauley, was the only one who sue
ceeded in reaching the vessel in a
small craft. He reports that he had q
lively time in doing so. 1t took six
men TO pull his whaleboat. and as the
breakers were coming right through
the channel the boat was half swamp
ed twice before she reached her des-
tination The quarantine doctor start
ed, but decided that it was better to
turn back before he had gone far. 1t
is not known whether the weather
forced his vessel to retreat, or wheth-
er he had an attack of NAL de mer. He
boarded the steamer later. when she
was near the Quarantine wharf, where
she was locked.
When the agents found that the
doctor had not succeeded in getting
on board. the tug Eleu was sent out to
the steamer to tell her to come in right
away. The Aorangi came quickly and
was moored She will leave about $50
tons of coal in this port, and will get
away for Vancouver and Victoria at
2:3O p. m. today.
Purser F.. z. Bellemaine gives the
following report of the trip:
After d smart passage from Austria
liza, the Royal Mail steamship AorangI,
J. d. S. Phillips, commander. arrived
at Honolulu at p. m, December nth.
Left Sydney at p. m. DECEMBER I'd,
and meeting with fair weather on the
coast, arrived at Brisbane,
at a. m, 4th instant;
proceeded on voyage at l a. m, 9TH in
slant, and experienced fair weather
with smooth seas throughout. Sighted |
the Torres group on the 9th, and pass !
ed close to Arorai Island at noon, 18th |
instant, arriving at Honolulu as |
above"
Captain Hay, who heretofore had |
the Aorangi, was missing |
from the bridge last night. He has ac-
eepted the position of assistant harbor |
master of the port of Sydney. His |
place on the Aorangi has been taken
Dy Captain Phillips who, until recently,
commanded the Warrimoo. Captain
Phillips is well known in this city. and
has many friends here who Will be
glad to see him Purser T. Is. Belle
maine, who follows Captain Phillips on
BOARD the Aorangi, is also a gentleman
If local standing. With Captain Phil
fps are also the following officers: s.
Mortimer, chief officer; A. Mason. sec
md officer; w. Shipwright third Off
,er; G.. NJ Clayton. fourth officer; 2.
Ferris, chief engineer; J. jackson, sur
,eon.
Chief officer Mortimer reports that |
when the Aorangi was two days off
his port she sighted ships boat and
little later a spar adrift. The boat
"as floating upside down. and was COW
red with barnacles. She had a square
stern, and was of the type which is
ften carried by American vessels. The
par looked as if il was spare top
mast. Mr.. Mortimer states that while
I is possible that these things may
e relies of a shipwreck, he thinks that
t is more probable that they come
rom a vessel which has had it's deck
he fact that the boat was covered
With barnacles. which have probably
aiken some time to accumulate, it
night look as if one of the vessels of
he overdue coal fleet had been in trou-
le
The Aorangi carried no passengers
-hatever for this port, but she had
ather a good list for the Coast. Among
he passengers are Hon. w. H. Monta-
ne, p. G, eX-secreuary of state for
he Dominion of Canada, and Hon. DR..
consul general of Lii
eria, in Canada, a supreme chief
anger of the Independent Order OF
'oresters.