The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-05
GLOBE NAVIGATION coApANYs STEAMSHIP TAHpco NOW IN PORT

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T~HERE was the usual large crowd
down at the Oceanic dock to bid
goodbye to the numerous well
+ known Honolulans who departed ii
that vessel for the Coast. The band
played farewell airs, and there were
flowers and ieis in profusion.
Among the seventy-nine cabin pas
sengers, besides Circuit Judge George
d. Gear and Attorney George Davis,
whose going is elsewhere mentioned,
Prince David Kawananakoa left quite
Unexpectedly. 1t is possible that he
went to Join the CampSells in San
Francisco. Attorney Francis Brooks
left for washington in behalf of the
KahuIu murder case. Among the pas
sengers who are not residents of this
| city were Rear Admiral Robley ID.
Evans, Rear Admiral Henry Glass,
Captain Harrington, Captain Thomas
Cooper and Captain Myers, who arrlv-
ed in Honolulu a short while ago from
Tutuila, where they had concluded the
court-martial of Captain Tilley. The
members of the NELL Company will also
make the trip to the Coast interesting.
These are as follows: Mr.. and Mrs.
James Neill, Miss Lillian Andrews.
Miss Julia Dean, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Forbes, Miss Louise BrowneII. Miss Lu-
ellie Spinney, Edwin Neill Charles AS
tor Parker, Frank MacVicars, John
w. Burton, Robert Morris, George
Bloomquest. Scott Seaton. Arthur
Crosswen, E. Gardiner Jones, Gilbert
rett
The Alameda left the dock little af-
ter p. m, and Will probably make
a fast trip to San Francisco.
Fire Does Damage.
The almost continuous fires which
have been breaking out In the Roam
oke's cargo were expected to do some
damage to the vessel, but until yes
terday IT was not known what the
damages were. During the night the
smoke had again begun to appear. and
it was necessary to start the pumps
working. Water was pumped into the
hold until o'clock in the morning,
when the water stood about three feet
above the bottom of the vessel. AS the
coal was pretty well soaked by this
time the work of pumping the water
out again was begun to give the steve
dores a chance to take the coal out in
the morning. Yesterday the men man
aged to get out nearly all the coal in
the worst place, namely, between the
mizzenmast and the windmill pump
When the coal was taken out Chief
officer Moxon went down into the hold
TO examine the woodwork. He found
that the keelson of the vessel had been
very badly injured. 1t seems as if it
was the intense heat rather than actual
fire. which had done the damage \
hole about two or three feet wide had
been eaten through the top rider of
the keelson. Mr.. Moxon could not as
certain whether the skin of the vessel |
had been damaged, as all the coal had |
not been taken out. He fears that there !
must be some more damage done some !
where near the pump, as pieces Of |
charcoal have continually been pumped !
out with the water. which could not !
come from the hole in the keelson, but |
probably come from the skin of the |
vessel.
The damage done to the keelson is /
quite a serious one as the repairs Of 1t |
will be quite expensive and will take a
long time. The masts will probably
have to be raised in order to put in a
new piece in the place of the damaged |
timbers. It IS probable, however, that |
the Roanoke will proceed to San Fran
cisco TO have the repairs made there.
instead Of waiting in this port.
Newcastle Vessels Make Good Time.
The two vessels arriving from New
castle during the last two days have
made good time. The American bark
entine Encore, Captain Palmgren, took
fifty days to make the trip from New
castle to this port. She had fair winds
during the whole trip until She sighted |
the island Of Hawaii. After that the
wind died down, and it took her all Of
seven days to get into this port. where
she arrived on Tuesday morning. The
Encore was anchored In the stream
during Tuesday. but yesterday she was
haa!ed up to the Esplanade wharf