The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-24
Grant and Nippon maru.

The strange and unusual sight OF
Two great ocean steamers racing in
the harbor was witnessed by a great
many people gathered on the Pacific
Mali wharf yesterday afternoon. to
see the Grant and Nippon Maru come
10 the wharfs a good many people
who saw the race did not know that
the officers Of both vessels were very
much interested In getting TO the
wharf first. but they were There was
no excitement aud the vessels we're
handled carefully and slowly. but with
all the speed that the conditions un-
der which they were being worked
would permit
The Nippon Maru left San Francisco
twenty FIVE hours after the Grant and
they sighted cath other yesterday NOR
ming The Grant was away in the lead
but by the time she was reported by
the lookout at Diamond Head the mail
steamer had made up many miles on
her. The transport came around Dia-
mond Head first and was first TO get
the quarantine doctor While he was
going over his work aboard the vessel
the Nippon Maru came up and dropp-
er her anchor within a couple hundred
yards OF the Grant. As soon as the
doctor gave the vessel pratique she
started into the channel. The doctor
went 10 the Nippon Maru and found
that when he got there. there was no
work for him TO do as Dr. j. ] Kin
yodn OF the Marine Hospital service
was aboard and had made a careful
examination OF the passengers and
crew SO that there was no need for
another examination This saved the
Nippon about an hour and a half. and
as soon as she got pratiQue she start
ed for the harbor al a great rate and
passed in about seven minutes after
the transport.
The transport was in charge of Pi-
lot Cameron and he docked her in the
Navy slip in a very fine manner. She
got her line TO the wharf little in
advance OF the Nippon whose first line
was put on the wharf about ten min
utes after the Grants. Then the Nip
pom had 10 be pushed around to the
wharf while the Grant went straight
into the slip. The officers OF the Nip.
pom were 4 little disappointed at be-
ing Just few minutes too late to beat
the transport, after making up twenty
Eve hours on her. In the run.
Aboard the Nippon Marn are United
States Minister Conger on his way
hack to his post in China and DR.. J.
J kinyonn OF the Marine Hospital
service. formerly quarantine physician
in San Francisco. AMI now on his way
20 Japan. China and India to make a
study Of the plague for the govern
ment The vessel brought a small
mail and few passengers. Several Of
her cabin passengers viii lay over at
this port for the next steamer.
On the Grant there are = great many
passengers. Some OF them are for
this city hat most OF them are on
their way TO the Philippines. The
most distinguished man aboard the
transport is Quartermasser General NJ.
4. Ludington Of the Army who is on
bis way 10 the Philippines. on a tour
OF inspection. He Is accompanied by
his wife. The other passengers aboard
the Grant are as follows;
Mrs. L. c. Bailey. Colonel c. 5.
Roberts. wife and daughter; Colonel
c. A. H McCauiey. Major ]. e. Saw
yer. Major e Davis. wife and dangh-
ter: Captain j. Baxter. Captain b b
Ray. wife and clerk: Captain Murray
BALDWIN. Captain 81. G. zeIlinski.
Captain c Il. Conrad. Captain Carl
ReichmSnn. Lieutenant William H.
Haskell and wife; Lieutenant W. w.
Flscns Jr.. Second Lieutenant E. X.
Sterlln. Second Lieutenant Guy Kent.
Second Lieutenant Copley Enos. Ma
ior L. Grandy. wife and child: Major
G W Adsir. Major George p. Reed.
Major James S Wilson. Captain Al
bert n Eber Captain Ira A. Allen.
Captain Charles Fl. Andrews. wife
and child, Captain r. E. Williams.