The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-04

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the transport will be able to make
Manila before Christmas, and the Off
GERS of the vessel expect that she will
do So although she will have to make
better time than 240 miles a day, which
was made on her run between Portland
and this port. AS her boilers have
been repaired. however. the Rosecrans
will probably, if she meets fair weather.
reach her destination a day or two be-
fore Christmas.
| Another Blaze On the Roanoke.
The breaking out of fire has become
almost a daily occurrnce on board the
ship Roanoke, which is at present lying
at Naval wharf No. 2, discharging her
cargo, but the fire which occurred on
Tuesday afternoon was, according to
Mr.. Moxon. the chief officer of the YES
sci, worse than any of the previous
ones. At about 3 p. m. fire was dis
covered at the danger spot near the
third hatch in the lower hold Mr..
Moxon immedia tely went down. and
found affairs to be very bad, indeed.
Smoke was rolling in thick clouds out
at the air streaks. and the coal was SO
hot that the mate could not hold his
hand within a foot Of the coal. Mr..
Moxon says that if it had not been for
the fact that the coal was quite wet
from the water which had been pump
ed aboard. it would have burst out all
over. The pumps were Immediately
put to work, and the hold was again
flooded At p m. Captain Pond and
Mr.. Moxon went down into the lower
was over. 1t was then necessary to
stop the pumping, as the hose had to
be disconnected while the ship was
moved about twenty feet up the wharf
This was done in order that the i'm
mense coal piles, which lie right in lire
with the vessels four matches. could
be more evenly distributed, to relieve
the weight on the wharf.
AS the hot coal where the fire had
been was to be removed in the morn
ing, the pumps were put to work again
during the night, and hose was kept
playing all over the coal Yesterday
the men were working on the worst
spot, and a good part of the coal was
put ashore 1t is expected that all
the cargo will be out by the end of
this week. AS to the ships damage,
if the fire has only eaten off the skin
Of the vessel the matter can easily be
adjusted but if the keelson has been
damaged. it will be a long and tedious
Joh To r.
to be lifted to get at 1t.
Coal for the Wisconsin.
Yesterday was a very busy day along
the Naval wharves. AT wharf No. .
the American ship Roanoke was dis
charging Pocahontas coal. and on the
other side the British ship Euphrates
was piling out Cardiff coal, also con-
signed TO the navy. Teams were busy
carting the coal over to wharf No. l,
where it was put into the Naval de-
partments two large barges, prepara-
tory to taking it out to the Wisconsin.
As coal is expensive in South Ameri-
can ports, to which the Wisconsin is
going, the battleship will take on board
a larger amount than had been origi-
naliy decided. She is to take LOCO tons
altogether, Of which $50 tons will be
taken in bulk, while the remaining $50
tons viii be taken in bags. A force
of men were busy putting the coal into !
bags yesterday. The coal barges will
be towed out to the Wisconsin by the
tug Iroquois as soon as the heavy
swell which has been RUNNING outside
has subsidized.
Shipping Notes.
The steamer Niihau brought the fol- |
lowing freight from Kauai ports: For
Hackfeld & Co, As bundles of sheep !
skins, AZ bundles of hides and g pack |
ages sundries.
Purser Kaae. of the Niihau, reports !
the following sugar left at Kauai |
ports ready for shipment: X. 8 M. !
1000 bags; V. X, 500; w, 700; Mob. |
1857, making total of S.167 bags
The steamer w. G. Hall, which left |
for Kauai ports yesterday afternoon, ,
had on board seven horses. of which, /
two are for w. H. Rice, two for Mr. |
Spite and the three others for cir
Gus at Lihue.
Purser Kaae, Of the steamer Niihau |
which arrived in port yesterday morn |
ing from Kauai, reports the steamer !
Mikahala at Waimea loading sugar
She had about 500 bags on board when |
the Niihau left that port The weathc
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