The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-08
w. A. BOWEN AND
FAMILY RETURN
Intense Heat of the Mainland
Renders Hawaii's Balmy
Cline Acceptable.

Mr.. W. a. Bowen, of the Castle 81
Cooke Co, was among the residents of
Honolulu returning via the Sierra.
Mr.. Bowen left this city last May to
join his family at Oberlin, Ohio, for
few weeks vacation and recreation,
and his visit extended to the latter part
of July.
Mrs Bowen and the little son, who
has been at school in the Oberlin Acad-
envy, returned with Mr.. Bowen, and
the party are accompanied by Miss
Emily Bowen, a cousin, and Miss Cay
wood, friend, from the old home town
of the Bowen family.
Mr.. Bowen was seen by an Advertis-
er reporter yesterday. and expressed
his pleasure at being again in Homo
lulu.
THE heat of the Mainland has been
intense" said he, and it seemed for
time as if we would not be able to
stand it at all. At the time of our
starting, two weeks ago, the weather
all over the East was terrifically hot
the day we passed through St. Louis
the official record there was loo de-
grees. This record was taken at the
height of fifty feet from the ground,
and the thermometers in the shops and
stores registered as high as lis de-
grees. All the way through our jour-
ney across the Mainland we continual
ly told people we were coming TO a
cooler climate, and it was indeed with
| a sigh of relief that our party landed
on Hawaiian soil.
LAS to other things on the Main
land" Mr. Bowen continued, 81 do not
know anything unusual in the state of
affairs there, and as to business activ-
ity, / can say that Honolulu is on a
par, and even above the average
&C. ;aJ
tiyity are somewhat affected on the
Mainland by the large and continual
strikes, phase of things that has not
troubled the Islands much. We came
| personally in touch with the strikers at
San Francisco, as the traffic strike was
hours ahead of time, as the strike be-
set sail We were notified to hurry our
baggage through. and had to hustle
our trunks to the steamer twenty-four
hours aread of time, as the strike be-
gan the day we left.
Mr. Bowen also spoke OF the steamer
Sierra, which, he says, has been much
misrepresented "In reference to the
Sierra" said he, when she first went
through here the Honolulu press made
reports concerning the vessel that had
considerable of criticism in them. In
noint of fact we all found that she is
| a very steady boat. and at. times COM
| fnp over the ocean we hardly realized
that we were on a boat at all. OF
course. the sea was very quiet part of
| the time. but myself and my family,
| IN all our travels. have never voyaged
so easily or SO comfortably as on the
Sierra. Injustice has been done to the
vessel by adverse criticism concerning
| bar sailing qualities. We found the
service and appointments all that can
he desired. and the vessel in every way
satisfactory, the arrangements on
hoard being most acceptable in all par
| ticulars and as ship we Were greatly
nleased with her. The last night OF the
| voyage a number of US got together
| and drew up set of resolutions COM
| noondine the good qualities of the YES
sci The resolutions were readily
PASSED. We trust the stand taken may
in some part counterfeit the adverse
criticism of the steamer.
| During the absence OF Mr.. and Mrs.