The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-17


age of twenty, deays. Captain
Ward expects a quick dispatch; indeed
the Rosamond is about the only vessel
in port at the present time to take
sugar.
Mr. McFarlane s. Lowdena anc
Charles F. McVeigh were passengers
on the schooner. She brought twenty
five horses for the Honolulu STOCK
Yards.
The schooner Emma Claudina, Cap
tain Mikelson, also arrived yesterday
She occupied thirty days on the voy-
age from Eureka.
The barkentine s. N Castle expects
to get away for the coast with sugar
this morning abount o'clock. She was
to have sailed yesterday afternoon, but
her departure was postponed.
The bark Hesper may sail for the
Sound today, although it is by no
means decided.
The Steamship Sonoma.
The Oceanic steamship Sonoma
sailed from Sydney on the 7th instant,
and is scheduled to said from this port
for San Francisco on the 23d., Thurs
day next.
F0arl6ES and Wat0rWltCn. v
A complaint was made to Collector
of Port Stackable yesterday morning
by Captain Young of the Waterwitch
the elegant launch which is sometimes
used for towing purposes, against Cap
tain Brokaw of the big tug Fearless
There was almost a smashup yester-
day during race between the Fearless
and the Waterwitch for the incoming
schooner Emma Claudina- The captain
of the Waterwitch claims that the
Fearless did her best to run his vessel
down, resenting the smaller vesse
trying to get the schooner to bring hel
into the harbor, while the, captain OF
the Fearless states that the captain OF
the Waterwitch does not know the frs
thing about the rules of the road.
The Waterwitch has applied for a IL
cense as a towboat and, pending thu
granting of the license, the little yes
sci is allowed to do the work of tow
boat.
When the schooner Emma Claudins
was sighted yesterday morning both
the Fearless and the Waterwitch start
ed out of the harbor after her. The
Waterwitch was ahead of the Fear,
less and, as the big boat was approach
ing the small one the Fearless blew one
blast of her whistle, as a signal thai
she intended to pass to starboard. Tier
1t was that there was almost a COLI
sion.s Captain Brokaw blames Herbert
Young of the Waterwitch. Young
however strongly affirms that Brokaw
did his best to tip. him over, so as to
q put him out of the race.
Young explains that there was nc
necessity of the Fearless getting any
d where near the Waterwiteh. The big
y boat could very easily have gone by
q without interfering with the small
one.
So swiftly and SO closely did the
Fearless approach the Waterwitch that
E 1t was necessary for Young to put his
81 helm hard down. to get out of the way.
Il In bringing the launch about her steer
4 ing gear got out, of order.
II Young has preferred written charges
8 against Brokaw with Collector Stack
& able. ~
81 The law in the matter is very plain,
land relieves Young of any responsible
Mity. ~
sE Article "a, Part Sc; of the Navigation
St Laws of the United States, relating to
8rules to prevent collision, states, Not
81 understanding anything contained in
these rules every vessel, overtaking any
+ other, shall keep out Of the way of the
Hovertaken vessel"
:M On account of the damage to the
szWaterwitch's steering gear she was
compelled to anchor outside of the har-
Sbor
~ Treasury Decision.
AsCertificates of inspection of sail yes
III sells and licensed officers thereof
ISL Treasury Department, April II, 1901.
ST To collectors and other chief officers
|&Eof customs, supervising and local in
Inspectors of steam vessels: Your at
*Itention is called to the fact that by an
a kAct of Congress, approved December
s. u, 1898, which took effect July /, 1899
Identified "An Act concerning sail YES
#ssels of over seven hundred TONS and
A for other purposes" sections ALT, 443S
& 4439 and 4440, Title LII, Revised Stat.
Il ntes have been amended to provide fol
3 the inspection of sail vessels over 70(
4 tons, and all other vessels and barges
s over 100 tons burden, carrying passen-
= lgars for hire and licensing the officers
n ahereof.
"a Acting under the authority of Sec.
= Rion 1862, Title LII, Revised Statutes
.s1irecting the Secretary of the Treas.
TRY to make such regulations as may
sspe necessary to secure the proper exc
Button of said title, the department
has established the following regula
f ion, deemed necessary to carry out il
{fbart the amendments to said title here
'ofore referred to herein, namely:
# Supervising inspectors will direct
4fs!heir local inspectors to file with the
collector or other chief officer of GUS
oms in their various districts a copy
Il all certificates Of inspection of sal
essels over 700 tons, and all other ves-