The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-07

the waterfront yesterday and as
a result the Japanese yenders OF
cold drinks dii a rushing busi-
ness The little shops on wheels were
out In great numbers and especially
during the noon hour were they be
Fieged by the thirsty ones.
Early in the morning nearly all the
ships IN the harbor which still had
their sails bent had them out TO dry
as the heavy rain Of Sunday had
drenched them thoroughly and in this
climate they mildew very quickly un-
less aired and kept dry With the
ships at the wharves and the yachts
on the lighthouses all drying their
canvas the harbor looked a little like
a very large washday with the wash
ont 10 dry.
The Ciaudine left on her new SEIZED
ule Yesterday with an extremely large
freight. Besides the regular Maui
ports she viii make several calls at
Hawaii this trip. Before leaving yes
terday she took a twenty-two-ton boil
er on her forward deck The big
piece Of machinery was hoisted
aboard under the supervision OF Su-
perintendent Captain Clarke There
being fourteen Of these huge pieces
TO be transported the Claudine has
been specially rugged 10 handle them.
A heavy spar has been placed from
the starboard side Of the forward deck
with one end little abaft OF the mast
and the other end secured to the mast
az the masthead This with a prevent
er stay makes a shear legs capable OF
hot tefht xr-tfH
ease. The new rig is to be left stand
ing until all of the machinery has been
delivered and yesterday II proved that
Il was capable of doing all that was
expected OF It, This is the first time
that such a rig has been used here.
but Captain Clarke says that once in
Hilo long time ago he used the same
means Of handling a heavy piece of
machinery.
The railroad wharf these days is
about the busiest corner OF the water
front. Nearly all the vessels when
they discharge go there for sugar
and as a result of the lack of store
room on this side OF the harbor nearly
al the island steamers coming here
with sugar that is TO be stored go
there to discharge. Yesterday the
Iwalani. W G. Hall. Niihau and Jas.
Makee we're discharging there and
the schooner Aloha was taking sugar
The Aloha has made record for fast
work in Honolulu that mas never been
euualled by a vessel of her size Ar
irving here on may Day with a cargo
of about two thousand tons she has
discharged this and this afternoon will
g. fs,lI
so OF sugar amounting to fifteen hun
dred tons. Captain Fry is hustler
when he wants to make time and the
way the work was pushed through
was n caution. Six days to discharge
cargo and load another is the record
up to date and II behooves some of
the other smart shippers to equal or
better il.
At sunrise yesterday there were
three vessels reported by the lookou.
AZ Diamond Head They were the
barkentine s n. Castle and bark G.
D. Bryant from San Francisco and the
British bark Highlands from Newcas
tie Both the vessels from San Fran.
cisco made good trips considering the
prevailing weather. The Bryant came
down IN sixteen DAYS while the Castle
made the run in eighteen days. Cap
tain Nielsen OF the latter vessel re
ports that three DAYS ago he was with
In sight OF the island but on account
Of the wind could not get around close
enough 10 be reported. Both vessels
had uneventful trips and brought bis
deckioads Of live stock. The barl
Highlands from Newcastle was Ions
time on the way. She left for Homo
lulu on the Goth of February and hei
experience TO port has been with light
and battling winds until several days
ago when she fell in with the southerl,
winds that have prevailed here fol
some time She has a cargo of 1873:
tons OF coal for Castle 4 Cooke
The bark r P. Rithet sailed for Sar
Francisco yesterday morning after s
short stay in port She arrived on ths
18th OF April and haj large and hart
cargo TO discharge. Five days aftel
arrival she was ready TO load and
would have gotten away last week has
not Il been for the delay in gettinl
sugar for her. The Rithet took severa
passengers for the Coast. and Captain
McPhail expects to make steame
time to San Francisco