The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-28

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| AMERICAN BARK NJ
porary repairs to her starboard en-
gines The striking machinists of San
Francisco have written to the ma
chinists of sydney not to work on the
Sonoma. Whether they viii or not re
| mains to be seen.
Zealandia's Boat Drill.
1t took just fifteen minutes for the
crew of the Oceanic steamship Zealan :
dia. lying at the Quarantine wharf.
to lower away the port lifeboats and
be all ready to abandon ship yesterday
afternoon.
This is fast time hen 1t is taken in
10 consideration that all gear was
carefully handled. In the event of an
emergency at sea, all lines and fasten
ings would be cut, and the crew would
not waste time with gear which, in
drill. has to be saved, and consequent
sea, in case the vessel ever had TO
be abandoned the boats could be put
in the water in great deal less time
than is taken at drill.
The starboard boats were not hand
led, as that side of the vessel is up
against the wharf.
Geographical Miles.
The Advertiser is in receipt of the
following communication: Would you
kindly inform me through the col
umns OF your paper. whether the dis
lance from here to San Francisco OF
2.oSJ miles. and around the world OF
about $4,000 miles, is meant knots
(nautical miles) or land miles. Infor-.
nation on the above subject viii very
much oblige."
Distances at sea are measured by
the geographical or nautical mile, on
land by the statute mile. The circum--
is measured by the geographical mile,
The geogra phical mile is onesixtieth
of a degree of the earth's equator. or
2,O29 yards, A statute mile, the legal
mile of the United States, is $3.50 feet
In point of fact the length of nau-
teal mile varies with the latitude. The
United States photographic Office,
however, and the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey have adopted
$3.50. 81 feet as its constant length. The
British Admiralty has adopted $3.50
feet.
American Bark Mohlcan.
The American bark Mohican, pic
ture of which appears above, is yes
sci of $50 tons. with a length of 100
feet inches, a beam of So feet .
inches and a depth of 10 feet inches.
She was built at Chelsea, Mass, in
1875; her home port is San Francisco.
The Mohican is one of the best
known vessels in this trade. Her
commander, Captain Kelly, is almost
as good a man as he is a skipper.
The bark arrived here from San
Francisco on the 23d instant, with a
general cargo which is now being dis
charged at Brewers wharf.
The New Satsuma.
The New York and Oriental Steam
ship Company's steamer Satsuma ar
rived at New York on June Sd from the
builders yard at Sunderland, England.
The Satsuma is the first of the steel
steamers built for this line by Short
Bros, Ltd. Her dimensions are;
Length, 3S2 feet breadth, 4S.7 feet, and
depth, 80 feet, with a capacity of 1900
tons dead weight and over 10000 tons
cargo capacity. Her tonnage is $3.50
net. Her agents are Barber & Co. The
Satsuma is a handsomely modelled
screw steamer, having a continuous
shade deck from stem to stern, with
large commodious deckhouse amidships.
The holds, five in number, are fitted
with nine powerful steam winches, hav-
ing the latest improvements for the
rapid and economical handling of car
goes. The engines are of the triple
expansion type, showing an indicated
horsepower of about 1000. The double
bottom is constructed on the cellular
system, subdivided into trimming tanks
The steamer is fitted with the newest
appliances, including a complete install
latioh of electric lights She will load
for China, Japan and the Philippines
and is eXnected TO sail from New York,