The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-09

Seattle. She sailed from Seattle on Feb
ruary "a and, as the last news received
from the Coast was that of the 3d. she
brought one days later news. She left
San Francisco on February II, and went
to Seattle to complete her cargo and
take passengers for Honolulu. The Cen
tennal brought over thousand tons IF
general merchandise for this port and
locked at the old fishmarket wharf
where she Immediately commenced to
discharge.
Soon after her arrival it was reported
that she had encountered several water
spouts during the trip down. but the ru-
NOR proved to be without foundation, as
none of the officers of the steamship
knew anything of such a matter. Passen-
gers who arrived on the Centennial Were
/ as follows: William Watson and wife,
/ p. c. van Buskiok, A. s. Olsen, Mrs.
Berry, Taxi. Nawada and wife Muramo-
to and j. W. Lloyd and wife.
How the Peking Heard the News
The first news of the terrible Rio de
Janeiro wreck was shouted to the City
! of Peking by Captain Seabury of the
steamship China in the harbor of Yoko-
hama
Chief Steward Johnson of the City OF
! Picking tells how the people aboard his
vessel heard the first news of the loss OF
! the Rio.
! The City of Picking had just arrived
from Hongkong via ports, and was lying
off the harbor in quarantine, when the
China, which was just leaving Yokohama
for Kobe, came out of the harbor and
passed by the City of Picking. The China
had received the news of the Rios fate
before she started to leave the harbor
AS the China passed the City of Picking,
Captain Seabury shouted the news in a
few startling words to the people aboard
the latter vessel. THE Rio sank in San
Francisco Bay with all aboard" shouted
the commander of the China The peo-
pie of the City of Picking learned the full
particulars of the awful tragedy when
the ship got into the harbor.
Shipping Notes.
The steamer Kinau is due today from
Hilo and way ports.
! The steamship City of Picking sails for
San Francisco this morning a clock.
Purser Linderman of the steamer w.
G.. Hall is to be the purser of the steam
err Hanalei. Albert Christian of the Mi
kahala is to take the Hall Ferguson of
the Kauai win become purser of the
Mikahala, and William Hapai formerly
freight clerk of the Mauna Loa, gets the
! Kauai The above changes will prob
ably be permanent. 1t is said that some
changes are likely to occur among the
captains VI tne steamers or the Inter
Island Steam Navigation Company in the
near future.
The City of Peking brought $40 tons
of Oriental merchandise for this port.
The bark Gerard c. Tobey is taking
sugar from the steamer Mauna Loa
| The Emily F. Whitney sailed for San
Francisco yesterday morning with a full
load of sugar.
The Carrollton is taking 200 tons of bal
! last from the old bark Sebastian Bach
The latter is to have her bottom re-
paired.
The case of the United States VS.. P. D
! Day, the hackman who interfered witt
Customs Inspector Doyle while in the
discharge of his duty, has been set foI
9 o'clock this morning
The William w. Brauer STEAMSHIP
Company was recently Incorporated II
New Jersey, with "a capital of $3.50. 900
The object of the company is to estab
lish line of steamships between Phil
adelphia and Hamburg The sailing
are to be semi-monthly, and 1t is IN
tended that the first steamer for tn,
new line will leave Philadelphia in tn
latter part of February The head
quarters of the company viii be 10
Gated in New York. The vessels to b
put on the new service will be of larg
cargo capacity and that AT the outse
four steamers viii be placed In com
mission. New vessels, however are t
be constructed for the service. TIL
boats will carry general eargoes.