The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-03

1t has now been finally decided tina;
the Wisconsin Will not come into the
harbor This is great disappoint-
this port and of ths Wisconsin. as Ad-
miral Casey had decided to give a
dance on board the battleship had she
been moored by the Naval wharf. 1t
will also be a disappointment to the
many residents OF this city, who had
looked forward to seeing the great
fighting machine at close range. Many
people, however. have been grasplng
the opportunity OF going out TO the
| battieship in the gasoline launches
which the Young Brothers are running
every half hour. The officers of the
vessel are exceedingly courteous TO
strangers, and there is a chance for
every one to inspect the big vessel.
with her enormous guns. heavy armor
and other objects of interest.
The Wisconsin IL to take between 500
and 500 tons OF coal while she is at this
port. The coal will be taken out to her
In barges, and she will be coaled at
sea in the same manner as il was done
upon her last visit here Yesterday
eight bales of hay were taken out to
the vessel, where they are to be used
as tenders, to prevent the heavy bargeS |
from scraping the white sides of the |
ship. The coaling will begin as soon |
as the heavy swell which has been |
running outside. has subsidized. The |
Wisconsin will probably leave this port |
as soon as coaling has been finished.
Coal Still Gives Trouble.
The work of discharging the Roanoke
went on yesterday with a large force
of men. During the night the water
which had been pumped into the hold
during the day. was taken out, but in
the morning there was trouble again.
smoke issuing from the coal in the
third hatch, about twenty feet tow
ards the fore part of the hatch on the
starboard side. The temperature of
the coal was about 100 degrees. and
between the timbers ii was hotter. Wa
ter was pumped into the vessel again
until there was about four feet of il
standing in the lower hold.
The excessive heat, the flying coal
dust, and the water in the hold made
able to work in. Several times
native stevedores were sent down
there, but they had to get out.
gang of twenty-four Japanese was
then placed in the hold. while Portu-
guese and natives did the work out
side. The Japanese worked well, in
spite of the heat and water, and the
work progressed in good shape. About
z. 500 tons have been taken out, and as
the work is being carried on from all
four matches, 1t is expected that the
Job will soon be finished. 1t is hoped
that today the men will be able to get
at the place which is making all the
trouble.
Late Charters.
Ottilie Fjord. Am. schr.. 247 tons cat
Eureka) redwood thence to Hilo. by
Charles Nelson Company.
S. Ct. Wilder. Am. bkt.. 557 tons; pas
sengers and merchandise to Honolulu.
in Hawaiian Line. by Williams, Di-
mond & Co.
S N Castle, Am. bkt.. AGA tons; pas
sengers and merchandise to Honolulu
in Spreckels Line, by J. d. Spreckels
& Bros Co.
George c. Perkins. Am. bkt,. $50 tons
lat Eureka); redwood thence TO Ho-
nolulu, by Charles Nelson Company.
SHIP NOTES. at-h,-e
The steamer Tampico blew out her
cylinder head on November 18th, at
Seattle.
The leak In the Sebastian Bach has
now been repaired and the old hulk is
as a stOreship.
The runner for the Sailors Home
and not the Seamen's Union, as has
been stated, shipped the crew on the
Packard.
Kinau TO Be Reftted.
President Wight. of the Wilder
Steamship Company. states that the
rumors from Hilo that orders have Il
been placed for the building of a new
steamer to run between Hilo and this
port. are all unfounded. While it is
possible that a new vessel wiz be or
dered to take the Kinau's present run,
the matter is still under discussion. and
nothing in regard TO It has as yet
been decided.
1t is decided. however. that the XII
nau is to be sent TO the Coast to be
refitted. She will start some time next
year. and will be taken to San Fran
cisco. where the work of refitting her ,
will be done by the Union Iron Works.
Wharf at Papeete.
The Oceanic Steamship Company OF
San Francisco has entered into a con-
tract with the Tahitian government for
the construction Of wharf at Papeete
The government is To pay. upon com
pletton OF the wharf. the sum Of 80 600
francs (S4.246). The Oceanic Steamship
company Is TO have the exclusive right /
TO the wharf at all times. free OF
charge. for four years.-Coast Seamen's
journal.