The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-30
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Doric-S. F. .....-..............N Nov. 10
Miowera-Victoria, B. c. $500. Nov. 20
Nippon Maru-S. F. ............ Nov. &c
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York in seventy days, While sailing
vessel cannot be depended on doing
this in less than 100 days. This is the
principal reason why these firms pre-
fer the steamers, and are renewing the
contract, which gives the big liners
so, 900 tons to carry each year for two
years This exceeds the first contract
by 10000 tons.
On the other hand, Brewer & Co.
and Castle e. Cooke will continue to
send their sugar by sailing vessels,
using the Tillie Starbuck, Hawaiian
Isles and others. Besides these, the
Acme, a fine new American ship, at
Company, will come here from Yoko-
hama to engage in the same trade.
Sheridan Disabled.
The transport Sheridan is at Maya
saki, disabled, and will not be able to
leave that port for three weeks. No
information has been received about
the nature of the damage. She carries
about 500 short term soldiers $50 sick,
and Is insane soldiers The Warren
has been sent from Manila to Nagasaki
to receive the sick men from the yes
sell
Oil Was Effective.
TACOMA, Wash, Oct 15.-Captain
Murchison, of the brig Courtney Ford,
the vessel which recently arrived at
Port Townsend after perilous voyage,
has given a detailed account of his trip
to the Port Townsend papers. During
the first storm that was encountered
when the great waves threatened to
smash the vessel to pieces, the captain
had a barrel of fish oil that was stored
in the hold brought on deck. Bags
made of old sail were saturated with
+, the oil and thrown overheard with am
pie line attached. The effect was in
Simultaneous and marvellous. AS soon as
one of the big rollers would strike the
oil-capped waters it's force would be
spent and the vessel rolled in compar-
ative safety. Captain Murchison says
that when he reached the cape he
thought that his troubles were over, but
he narrowly escaped being wrecked il
sight of home. The wind died out and
a heavy swell set him down on the
Umatilla lightship. 1t was then thai
the collier Matteawan came along anG
offered to tow the Ford in for s., 600
Captain Murchison thought that thu
price was too much and preferred K
risk hoeing his own row. Soon after {
. light breeze sprung up and the yesse
was enabled to get out of danger.
l Sailor Lost an Eye.
, o. C. Jensen had but one eye when NJ
left Honolulu few weeks ago ABOARD
2 the American ship William H. Smith
bound for Tacoma, says the Ledger o
Oct 18th, He arrived in port yesterda!
minus the other optic, and straightwa.
f caused the arrest of 3. Wilson, saflo
i who made the voyage with him and who
= he says, is responsible for his being nov
: entirely blind. With the aid of d friendl
expressman he found the office of Unite
g States Commissioner NJ. l.. Clifford, Z
= whom he told his story. The case is on
4 that has no precedent in the court here
but after a careful examination of til
: statutes, section was found that ap
Il peared to cover the circumstances unde
a which Jensen received his injury and tn
warrant was issued. Deputy Unite
States Marshal F. L. Crosby arreste
Wilson and placed him in jail. awaitin
a preliminary examination, which will b
given him this morning.
Jensen is a native of Denmark and
d years of age. He served in the war whtc
: his native country waged against Prus
STA and Austria in 1864 and lost his RICH
eye in the service. For twenty-five year
he has been in this country. At Homo
4 lulu he shipped aboard the William h
n Smith as carpenter for the voyage. o
the afternoon of October 4, he says, Wi
= son went into his workroom where h
T was engaged On a job. Two or tire
other sailors were with him and the
Z kept up a conversation which annoye
him. Jensen suggested to Wilson tina
- he do less talking.
t No resentment of this remark was ex
= pressed at the time. but later in the eve