The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-20

-HE steamship Sierra arrived il
port from the Colonies yesterday
afternoon and was moored a.
Naval wharf No. .. in the same place
where the Fitzpatrick lay when she was
here a short while ago. The health au-
thorit;es had ordered the vessel TO &C
to the Channel wharf, but as il was
impossible for the Sierra to go there
as the Doric was already along side
that wharf discharging her freight, she
was put up at the Naval wharf. The
h authorities have thought ii wise TO
resort to extreme precautions in the
case of vessels that come from infect
ed ports, or even from ports where
picion Of infection.
| Purser y. c. Walton gives the fol-
| lowing report of the voyage:
Left Sydney November 5, 1901, at .
! D. m; between Sydney and Auckland
had a gale, and was compelled to slow
down for several hours; left Auckland
November 9. 1901, at p. m; fine
weather to Page Page. IN port at
Page Page, L. S. S. Wisconsin, L. S. S.
sui Osborne died at Apia, Samoa, DC
tober p, 1901. Left Page Page at 9:15
a. m. November Is; arrived at Homo
lulu November 10. 1901. Fine weather
from Page Page to Honolulu. Time
from Sydney to Honolulu, including
stops, II days % hours
The Sierra carries only a small
amount of freight for this port. II is
consigned to G.. w. Macfarlane & Co,
Mrs. W. Harpham. F. Gray and L. Won
Tempsky. The freight was unloaded
onto the Naval wharf and covered with
tarpaulin.
Despite the strict precautions taken !!
by authorities, which prohibited ev-
cry one not a passenger from boarding
the vessel during the evening, there
was a large crowd present on the
wharf, and there were farewells and
els in profusion. Among the depart
ng passengers was Delegate Robert
who is going to Washington.
Mrs. Wilcox and a number Of leaders
If the Home Rule Republican party
we're present to bid him goodbye.
There was quite a bit of muddle with
he baggage which, during the day. had '
'een sent to the Channel wharf, as It '
vas expected that the Sierra would I
lie up to that wharf. When the Sier- {
a, contrary to these plans, went up +
o the Naval wharf, all the baggage b
ad TO be carted from the Channel g
Iharf to the steamer, and many a il
was busily engaged in hunt o
lg for his dress suit case. trunk, or p
-hatever the particular object of his I
ares might be. n
One young Englishman of this city, h
no is going in the Sierra to the p
cast, on his way to his home in Eng e
md, met with disaster while engaged O
an exciting hunt for his dress suit fl
ase. All the baggage was piled up
ear the steamers bow, and as the
Dung man, who is a bit short sighted, r.
as poking among the baggage. ne
'ppled over the edge of the wharf and n,
IL in the water between the vessels oil
DIV and the wharf. Luckily, there
ere a number of doughty rescuers at te
and. who threw a rope out to him and m
luled him up on the dock, where he
as deposited safely. but very, very "
ct of
The Sierra paid off several of her q
'ew in this port, and several men
no had worked their way as fire. ri
en- and coalpassers also left the ship ST
ere. Lewis & Turk got the commits br
on TO ship fifteen new men for the 10
Groom. which they managed to do :,
ithout delay. W
The Sierra only took very little coal VI
board while in this port, and man nj
,ed to sail about o'clock. AS there
only about half an hours difference ga
tween the times of departure of the ~,
oric and Sierra. these ships will have br
very good race for the Coast. 1t is Ii
obable, however. that the Sierra will I'd
st the Doric, as she is duty-bound to
n on schedule time on account of 40
r carrying the mail from the Colo co
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