The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-28

Collector of Customs Honolulu, Ha-
wall.
The Binnacle's Bright Rays.
The last issue of the Binnacle, the
paper published aboard the tug Iro-
quois by Chief Woman McGettigan, is
as bright as those preceding, ever.
brighter. Perhaps the fact that the ed
litor-in-chief and general manager is
the possessor of a growth of hair of a
bri'l-.'ni hue has some .n;n.y to do with
the dazzling ideas which he puts in
type. That is what his friends say.
anyhow. The following is bunch Of
rays from the Binnacle of latest date.
editorial and otherwise:
Between the West Point hazing case
and Mrs Nation, we are oft reminded
of the exhilarating mixture.
Our poet having Joined the canine
scouts in the Philippines, the Binnacle
will, for time, be without 'doggeref."
When Collector Stackabe is after
a tug, and that tug is the iroquois,
his official gaze is fixed on a formula
BILE vessel.
, Captain Bowman h McCalla being
particular favorite of the navys en-
listed force, his vindication Is crafty
ing to his blueJacket admirers.
Precious as the ointment that drop
ped from Aaron's beard are the words
Cf congratulation and encouragement
voiced by the Binnacle-s Mainland
readers
The last gun has been fired at Ha
walls staunch fortitication-Delega
Wilcox. We anXiously await his re-
turn salute, and trust TO his good aim
to demolish the weakened forces Of his
rate enemies.
The Navy Department has ordered
the trial by court-martial at Port Tam
pa, Fla, of Lieut. b. p. Mccormick,
and Chief Boatswain Dram, for the loss
of Navy Barge No . off the Florida
coast Lieutenant Mccormick com
manded the tug Potomac, towing the
barge, which was commanded by Boat
swain Dram.
Doctor Bagg has been ordered from
the Cavite station to the Culgoa
The Adams arrived at San Diego on
February 6.
A new international code of signals
has been instituted Commander Todd,
photographer, gives out the informa-
ton that during this year either the
old or the new system may be used,
but on and after January l, 1902, the
new edition only will be recognized.
Owing to the untiring efforts of
Boatswain's Mate Larsen and his able
! sailmaker assistants, our new awning
is on the eve of completion.
The IroquOis was in full dress from
SUM LIST W SuIiSet yesterday, w dSllUS
toms birthday, and al noon a national
salute was fired from the Naval Sta
ton battery.
While his shipmates We're sorry tic
lose Bill Foehfs genial companionship
they were pleased to see him transfer
red to the Naval Hospital Mare Island
to regain his old self
Vessel Launched.
Sunderland, E-Messrs. Joseph L
Thompson & Sons, Ltd. launched or
January 10 the steel screw steamship
Montauk, built to the order of Messrs
T. Hogan & Sons of Bristol and New
York. The principal dimensions are
Length, $50 feet 9 inches between per
pendiculars: extreme breadth Of beam
As feet: depth of hold, moulded, % fee
10 inches. She is built to Lloyds' high
est class three deck rules, having onl!
one deck laid. with a complete sheltel
deck above this upper deck right fore
and aft, and beams are fitted TO only
main deck height. As the Montaul
is intended for transatlantic trade,
large quantity of water ballast IS pro
vided for. the cellular double bottom
being increased in depth. and a large
deep tank or cargo hold is fitted abaf
he engine room. Water ballast is car
| lied in both fore and after peaks. TIL,
machinery is of triple-expansfon type