The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-30
NEWS OF THE WATERFRONT
Alameda Arrives
After a Rough
Trip.

II HE oceanic steamship AIdulel
was sighted off Koko Head We
terday afternoon at lis o'cloc
She arrived in port a couple of hou
later. and was moored at the Ocean
dock There was, as usual lars
| crowd on the wharf to bid welcome
the passengers which arrived in II
large ferryboat between this pert al
the Coast.
The Alameda did not have a yer
agreeable trip from San Francisco. A
soon as the steamer was outside of tn
: Golden Gate heavy fog was encour
tered, and during the first three day
after leaving San Francisco the vess'
had to buffet heavy seas and stiff hea
winds. The last few days, however
were more agreeable to the passen
igers, as the rough weather abated con
siderably.
Thanksgiving was celebrated OF
board the ship by a fine dinner and !
concert, which was enjoyed by all tn
cabin passengers aboard.
| Among the passengers of the Alamo
da are several well known kamaaina'
of this city. Among these are w. o
Smith, S. L. Rumsey, DR.. ]. o. Mahon-
ey and Capt. w. G. Goodman; Miss
Denison, Miss Bertha Denison and
Master Denison. the children of George
Denison, the superintendent of the
Oahu Land and Railroad Company.
They have been absent for about two
years.
The officers Of the Alameda report
THAT the Pacific Mail steamer China
left the dock at San Francisco and
went out in the stream before the Ala
media left that port. The China was
to wait for the mail for Hongkong.
Hogans Visit the Waterfront.
There was a big time aboard the
German ship Lita yesterday afternoon.
Ernest Hogan, Hen Wise, Ray Trusty.
Lawrence Chenault, ]. Christian, Law
renee Deas, Oscar Carter, George Jones,
Irene Trusty, Katie Milton. Muriel
Ringold, Ella Williams and other MEM
bers of Hogan's troupe were paying a
social call to Captain Harms, the genial
skipper of the Lita, and the fun was
fast and furious. Captain Harms
brought forth a stingray, a mariposa
and divers other curious fishes of these
tropical waters, and all members in
dulged in an archaeological discussion
covering all the monsters of the deep, !
including sunfish, swordfish, catfish, !
seahorses, seacows, flying !
fish, jellyhsh, jewish, etc. Hen Wise !
broke forth and gave an entertaining |!
of the electric eel and its
little tricks. which was enjoyed by all. i
Captain Harms next passed around (
cans of sardines. which kept the con-
going on the same topic. |
Made by a German, canned by u
and ate, by jovei by a !
,ullud man." as Hogan remarked about |
these fish. After this the party sang |
several songs. among which were My |
It's of Thee" and Wacht am
Rhein."
The visitors then took q tour of in
spection around the ship, and had the /
many mysteries of the compass and the |
various sails and ropes explained to !
them by Captain Harms. Finally, !
cheers were given for the Kaiser, for |
Captain Harms. the Lita. and any 9th
pr old thing which came in mind, and /
The party departed much enlivened by !
heir impromptu show.
Suit Against the Rios Pilot.
Attorney Hutton was granted ten
days in the United States District
Court yesterday in which to file an
libel in the name of Catherine
Brady and her children against Fred
erick w. Jordan and other members Of
The Pilots Association, to recover dam
ages for the loss of her husband On
the steamship City of Rio de Janeiro
asst February. Brady was an oiler on
that vessel and went down with her.
Hutton's contention is based on the
claim that Jordan. the pilot, was re-
sponsible for the wreck, and that his
brother pilots as members of a part
lership are individually responsible
hereunder. The amount he sues for is
;1O0, OOo.-Chronicle. November 81,
AIbatross to Visit. HAWAII.
The Fish Commission steamer Alba
-ross, now in the stream. is 20 go to
Mare Island to remain during Deem
Der. and Immediately after the holidays
Will sail for Honolulu to engage in sci
entifc work for several months in the
Hawaiian group. Five scientists from
and other cities will sail |
IN the Albatross.-San Francisco
Chronicle, November %.
Bear to Come Here.
The revenue cutter Bear. which ar
.
the Nome region. came into port this
morning. She Is eight days from Co
mox and seven days from Port Angeles.