The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-29

doing damage. In an instant more a
crash of woodwork splintering was
heard, and the Zealandia came to full
stop. Passengers rushed forward and
saw that the steamer had just grazed
the stern of the Kinau, carrying away
her main boom. The jamming of the
two vessels caused the Kinau to crash
into the wharf. and one of the latter's
boats which was in the water between
the steamer and the wharf piles was
crushed as If it were an egg-Shell. In
backing away the Zealandia gave the
Kinau a smart rap on the stern, but do
| ing no damage. Had the Zealandia miss
| ed the Kinau and the wharf, the Ha-
waiian Isles would have suffered. The
reason given by the pilot for the acct
dent is that after leaving the lighthouse
the Zealandia did not answer her helm
and drifted in the direction of the Will
der wharf before her direction could be
altered. The vessel steamed up to the
Oceanic dock afterwards without Incl
dent.
Zea1andia's Last Voyage Here.
Purser James A. Lacy gives the follow
| ing report of the Zealandia's trip, which
will be her last to this port: s. S. Yea
landia, voyage No. As, Thos. Dowdell,
commander. July 10th, 1901, 2:05 p. m,
cast off from wharf at San Francisco;
$751; discharged pilot and proceeded with
81 cabin and SO steerage passengers, 70
bags of mail goth to 23rd, fresh to light
winds from N. n. W. to w. s. W.; oath
to port moderate N. N. E. to east winds,
fine weather throughout; 21st 4:90 p. M,
company's steamer Sierra passed n. E.
wards; arrived July 9th at $40 p. m. i;
time, days hours 43 minutes.
McCombe Did Not Come.
where's Tommfe McCombe," asked
the dozen members of the steamship
company, custom house, postoffice and
press, who were alongside the Zealan-
dia Saturday night in the pilot boat
! waiting for the conclusion of the doc
tors examination of the passengers.
Don't know him. was the answer
from the deck The pilot boats occu-
pants gasped.
/ Don't know Tommie McCombe?" they
asked in concert
| 1t is true Tommie McCombe was not
on the Zealandia this trip. The popular
purser who has never missed trip on
his vessel to Honolulu before, was not
there Tommie has gone north, to Alas
ka. He simply quit the service, for the
Zealandia is soon to be laid up, and
Tommie quit just little ahead of time.
! For the past dozen years, Tommie has
been the best friend the newspaper men
had af1oat His place is ably filled by
James A. Lacy who quickly made friends
; amongst the newspaper fraternity upon
arrival here. Mr.. Lacy has been in the
steamship service for many years.
| His Vessel Has Sailed.
! T. S. Shute. representing the owners
! of the bark Senator which put into Hilo
some time ago in a leaky condition. ar
| rived on the Zealandia from Liverpool.
Mr.. Shute was much disappointed man
| in some respects on learning, after his
long voyage across the Atlantic, the
American continent and a portion of
the Pacific, that the vessel which has
caused SO much solicitude in the owner s
office had sailed from Hilo only four
days before he reached here. The bark
sailed from Hilo on July % for Liver
pool. Mr.. Shute will return on the next
available steamer for the same destina-
| ton. Although disappointed in not see
| ing the vessel, Mr.. Shute is relieved to
know that she has been repaired to such
an extent that it was safe for her to
proceed on her journey.
Canoe May Come Here.
| Frank Saxby and an intrepid compan-
ion, who started from Victoria fJr Aus
tralia and the South Sea Islands in a
thirty-foot Indian canoe, were spoken by
the schooner Mary Winkelman, which
reached San Francisco, thirty-three days
from Kahului, July II. The captain re-
ported that on July 14th, in latitude 81
deg. min. north, longitude 127 deg. e.
min. west, he sighted the canoe, which
lsignaled that it was from Victoria
bound for Australia. The men signaled
that they wished to be reported all well
and mounting wave drove them out
of sight.
| Shipping News From Hilo.
Sugar shipped on Falls of Clyde: waia-
kea Mill Co., 1880 bags; Hakalau Planta'
ton, 1890 bags; Hilo Sugar Co., IA, 7ot
bags, total, 1880.
Arrivals-July 10Th, bark Carrolton
Capt. Jones, from Tacoma with 24a5 tons
coal for Hilo r. r. Co.
Sailed-July 21st bktn Gardiner City
Capt. Bark, for Grays TIarbol July
22nd, Br. blk. Senator, Cant, son
for Liverpool. July 23rd, Ship Ba OF
Clyde, Capt. P. Matson, for San IRAN
cisco.