The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-25

over all 6267 feet, breadth Sc feet, depth
80 feet. gross tons 14,349; Oceanic, length
TIME Oceanic steamship Sonoma, Cap
| tain K. Van Oterendorp, was sight
| ed yesterday afternoon about
o'clock, coming from the Colonies.
| At half past four o'clock she was along
| side the Oceanic wharf, having been
passed by the doctor. The immigration
commissioner went aboard, and after
his work was accomplished the passen
gers were permitted ashore.
! The Sonoma sailed from Sydney at
3:15 p. m. on the 9th instant; arrived
at Auckland on the 18th at $50 a. M;
sailed thence at 6:25 p. m. on the same
day; arrived at Pago Page at 1:25 p.
m. on the 18th, and left there at $50
p m. of the same day.
| Strong southwest to westerly winds
were experienced from Sydney to
Auckland, thence to Page Page south
easterly to northeasterly winds were
met with; from Page Pago to port
fresh to moderate trade winds and fine
weather were experienced.
| The Sonoma is booked to sail for San
Francisco at 9 o'clock this morning.
The following is a complete list of her
passengers:
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs
Burden. Mr. and Mrs. Reid, Mr.. and
Mrs. Curthoys. Mr.. and Mrs. Leonholdt
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Cougar, Rev. w. G.
and Mrs Mearsle, Mr. and Mrs T. P.
Adam, Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Mr.. and
Mrs. Eagle and child. Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Lietch, Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. TAFT
and child, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Wells Pulls
ford. Mrs. Manson, Mrs D. Ross and
family. Mrs. j. r. Sutton. Miss Holmes,
Miss K. Weld, Miss Reid, Miss Kirkpat-
rick, Miss Measle, Misses White (2) and
maid, Miss TAFT, Miss C. A Jennings Sir
James Prendergast, n. A. Wright, J. L.
Scott, Mr.. Dawson, Mr.. De Clifford, j.
BorthYick, j. r. Smith, Master Reid,
D. ]. Napier, D. H. Ross Mr.. Plucknett,
A. C. Lucas, L. A. Turner j. Derrig,
John Edwards, L. r. Whyte, G. Com
pom, r. Boden, II. C. White, j Woods,
w. A. TAFT, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Casl-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. James Money, Mr..
and -nrs. j. r. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs.
| w. Hoare and six children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Foy, Mrs. NJ. Thomas, Mrs.
iG. Smpkin and child, Miss Collins, Mr.
Duke, R. Drummond, T. n. Horsley,
Mr., Mandesley, Mr. Reid, ]. T. Wright,
James Crichton, Rev. Father McGrath,
Mr.. Thane, Mr.. Farmhouse, T. Wood,
w. j. Hunter. Mr.. Green. j. Gibson, r..
Menzies, w. H. Dehn, r., IL. W aim, J.
mccarthy H. A. Cranford
| Those for Honolulu were Mr. and Mrs,
Fouttir. s. F. Wright and T. Wood Con-
siderable freight was brought for this
port.
| The Sonoma, on her run down from
San Francisco to Sydney, made ratAer a
remarkable record. Notwithstanding the
accident which occurred on the trip, the
blowing out of a cylinder head, the yes
1 sell was only twenty hours behind time
in arriving at Sydney. When it is taken
/ into consideration that she was late in
| arriving here from San Francisco and
that she was compelled to make the run
from Auckland to Sydney with only one
engine, this record Is marvellous.
| The Sonoma made the trip from Page
Pago to this port in six days and three
hours This is splendid time. The trip
| is supposed to occupy seven days at
least. She came up from Australia with
both engines working compound.
| Upon her arrival in San Francisco the
Sonoma will be laid up for a period of
three weeks for general repairs. This
will be done with each of the new steam
ships, so that hereafter they will be
three weeks later than schedule.
Last night the agents gave notice that
baggage intended for the coastwise COM
Ipartment on the Sonoma would not be
lreceived later than two hours before the
sailing of the steamship.
Terrible Tale Of tn. Sea.
The British ship Andromeda, which
arrived at Cape Town recently, had tc
tell a terrible tragedy Of the sea. She
landed nine men, the survivors of the
French bark Psyche, whom she had
rescued at sea. The Psyche was bound
from Chilli for the English Channel
| During the voyage she sprang a leak
and the water made such neadWay that
4 on January 80 it became necessary to
| abandon her in midocean. The crew
| got away in two boats, and the bark
foundered almost Immediately. The Of
| ficerS and crew numbered seventeen
| One boat, in which were six men, drift
| ed away, and was lost sight of. The
| other, with eleven men, drifted about
for thirty days. They sighted several
vessels, but were unable to attract at
| tention.
The sufferings of the castaways were
awful. The ships cook died, and an
other man became insane, and also
/ died in the boat. The scanty stock OF
| provisions became exhausted, and the
| survivors just managed to keep body
and soul together by catching sharks
| and drinking their blood. When the
survivors were rescued they were per-
! feet skeletons