The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-15
Gaelic Arrives Day La te.

The steamship Gaelic turned up yes
terday morning very early, one day
late from Yokohama She remained
here until o'clock last evening when
she continued on her voyage to San
Francisco Heavy gales We're encoun-
tered between Yokohama and Honolulu
in which several seas We're shipped
which did damage. The gales came on
easterly winds and were as severe as
have been encountered by the liners for
some months Five hundred and sixty
eight tons of freight We're landed here,
in which was included a number of
turtles. lightweight Japanese steer
age passengers came to Honolulu and
We're sent to Quarantine Island by Chi
nese Commissioner Brown. Several
passengers for Honolulu We're put
ashore Mrs. S. A Devin, The Manila
of the Chicago Record. is
a through passenger but will remain
over in Honolulu until the next steam
er. Several naval officers, detached
from the Asiatic station. are on their
way home on the Gaelic.
Biggest Steam Schooner at Tacoma
The largest steam schooner ever con-
tracted for at Tacoma is being con-
structed for use in the coastwise lum-
Der trade out of San Francisco with
possibly a visit to Honolulu now and
then. The dimensions of the new YES
sci are: Length. $50 feet; beam. 81 feet;
depth of hold. II feet. The contract
was let several weeks ago to Dodge, of
San Francisco. According to the con
n r. 80.
October Is. The keel has been laid
and the work will be hurried through
with all possible speed The estimated
cost of the new vessel is Sos, 600 She
will be built entirely of Washington
fir. The same shipyard has half COM
pleted large4Sarkentine for the Chas.
Nelson Company, of San Francisco.
The Lost Rio.
All insurance matters in connection
with the wreck of the Rio de Janeiro
have been settled The underwriters
have paid $4,000 to the owners of the
cargo, but the loss on the vessel is
known only to the officials of the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company. the
company carrying it's own insurance
There was $4,000 in treasure, on which
insurance has ben paid. and there
was $3U,O0o more shipped by the col
lector of customs of Hawaii on which
there was no insurance, besides con
siderable sum belonging to the Mail
Company. 1t can now be set down
pretty accurately that the total loss
was $1,000, 600. Raw silk it is stated
was the Rios cargo that cost the I'M
derwriters most money
New Steamship Dollar.
The new steamship NJ s. Dollar the
pioneer vessel from the plant of the
New York Shipbuilding Company. of
Camden, n. j., went on her trial trip
Dollar, wealthy gold miner of San
Francisco, who for some reason dis
posed of the vessel to a syndicate OF
propose to have the vessel converted
into a bulk oil carrier for the coasting
trade. She was originally intended for
the coasting trade between San Fran
cisco and the Sound and possibly
would have extended her operations to
Honolulu.
The Whltney's Coup. q
The ship Emily F. Whitney, which
arrived yesterday morning in the har- !
Dor. after quick trip of fifteen days
from San Francisco, came within an ,
ace of not sailing from San Francisco
on account of an impending strike OF
the sailors, out of sympathy With the /
teamsters and longshoremen. When
Captain Brigham heard that the sail
OrS We're to strike on the morning of |