The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-22
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zEALANDIA BRINGS BEST YET
RECEIVED HERE.
Nearly $50 People Arrive to Accept
Work on the Sugar Plantations-In-
cidents of the Trip

Another detachment of Porto Rican
laborers for work on the sugar planta-
tions arrived this morning on the steam
ship Zealandia, eight days from Port
Los Angeles. There are 545 Porto Ri
cans in the steerage and people in the
cabin. The majority OF the crowd are
men and are by far the best shipment
OF Porto Ricans which has ever been
brought to these islands. There were
two deaths, one birth, three marriages
and one divorce en- route from Port Los
Angeles.
Pneumonia aud anaemia were the
causes of death. The crowd is in bet.
ter condition in every way than it's
predecessors. The men are a much
stronger appearing lot while the women
seem, in the majority OF cases to be
able to stand the life on a plantation.
The crowd appeared to be warmly clad
and the officers of the vessel spoke in
very complimentary terms Of their be-
hayiot. There was no fighting nor oc-
casiOn to put any of them in the ships
brig. The people were cleaner lot
than the previous crowd anu while the
steerage section and between decks
where the crowd lived are not as neat
as white people would desire, they were
in far better condition than any other
detachments of Porto Ricans have left
them.
q - '
drell is a Spaniard who came with the
crowd to correspond with a San Juan
newspaper and write an account of the
voyage r. A. MaCFie is another white
man who came in the cabin. He is the
agent of the Planters Association in
Porto Rico and is returning to Homo
lulu after an absence Of Al years He
viii consult with the planters regarding
future employment of Porto Ricans for
! service here. The others in the cabin
were lunas and their wives.
The Zealandia left San Francisco
March 18th and arrived at Port Los
Angeles on the 18th. The Porto Ricans
] Southern Pacific to that port and there
/ transferred to the vessel leaving for
Honolulu on the 18th. No mail was
brought by the ship.
There were comparatively few Incl
dents on the trip Fair weather was
( experienced throughout the run. The
first Porto Rican to die on the voyage
was Fredino Beltran aged years. She
/ succumbed to anaemia on the 10th. The
! second death occurred early this morn
ing, Nincente Cruz aged 20 years, dying
/ of pneumonia. Both bodies We're buried
at sea. @N~uz WIS buried off of Oahu.
I The birth occurred on March nth
/ st. Patricks' Day. The little girl was
named Zealandia Patrica Dominica, In
of the day of her birth.
Yesterday morning three couple pres
ented themselves before Captain Dow
I dell ana announced that they wanted
Itto be married. Evidently the lovers die
not relish the idea of their being sepa.
rated when the vessel reached port sc
they chose that means of remaining to.
gether. Each couple was made mar
and wife.
There was comparatively little sick.
ness aboard the vessel when she reach
ed port. There were about three cases OF
anaemia and one serious case of pneu
monia. 1t was not expected that the
last patient could live. The vessel wa,
taken to the Railroad wharf where tn,
agents of the various plantations tool
charge. The Porto Ricans were ap
portioned off to the plant ations as fol
lows: Waialua, 40 men, Eva, 40 men
Oahu, 35 men, Hawaiian Commercial
and Sugar Co.. 40 men, Hutchinson, 19
Union Mill Co., 20 men, Kilauea 20 mel
Honokaa 20 men, Pacific Sugar Mill, 1
men, Waimea, men, Waiakea, As men
/ Pepeekeo, Is men, Laupahoehoe, q
men.
The wives and families of the men o
course accompany them. 1t is possibl
that another segregation will be mad
to comply with the sailing schedule o
the steamers. The Zealandia was visit
ed by many people during the day.