The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-16

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of the Pacific and the great metropolis
of the western coast of the United
States.
The Dimond was built in 1881 and is
one of VIM. G. Twins vessels She is
twenty years old. She has made many |
quick trips and has always been
profitable vessel to her owners.
, On her last trip she was % days COM |
ing from the Coast, experiencing very |
trough weather when nearing the Is
glands. She is discharging a general |
,cargo at Brewers wharf.
Exciting Tug Race.
When the schooner Reporter from
,Gray's Harbor with lumber, was sight
FED yesterday morning, the tugs Fear
>less and Eleu had very exciting race
>to see which was going to bring her
>into the harbor.
s AS has been the case a number of
5times before, the Eleu in some manner
managed to secure the news of the ap-
2proach OF the vessel long before the
s Fearless had any idea that there was
ga vessel in sight. The result was that
sthe Eleu got a big start of the Fear
>less and was outside of the harbor and
Swell on her way to the schooner before
>the Fearless had left the harbor.
8 The schooner was long distance out,
$however, and Captain Brokaw saw
Dthat he had a good chance of beating
the Eleu in a long race, as he had beat
! en- her numerous times before under
| just such circumstances. When she
was notified that the Reporter was COM
ing the Eleu was beyond the bell buoy
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Fearless gave the word to Engineer
Purdy and it took very little time For
the Fearless to be on her way, hot in
pursuit of the Eleu.
After very exciting race which was
watched with interest by many people
on the shore, the modern and faster
tug, the Fearless, walked away from
the Eleu and, securing the prize. tow
ed her safely into the harbor. The
Reporter was 81 days on the way from
Gray's Harbor.
The Upolu's Long Trip
The little steamer Upolu, Captain
Dalton, has just completed one of the
hardest Island trips on record.
Yesterday morning the Upolu return
ed to Honolulu after having made a
trip to Kona, Hawaii and return. which
lasted fifteen days.
She had one of the toughest expert
ences of the storm and received, per-
haps, the worst part of it for a longer
time than any other vessel in the inter-
Island trade.
Captain Dalton reports that the chan
mel between Molokai and Lanai is thick
with tree trunks and branches. weeds
and brush, as a result of the heavy
freshets. The ocean is muddy for
couple of miles from theshore and there
is a strong current running from the
Hand. Haleakala's slopes We're the
scene of some tremendous freshets.
Captain Dalton says that the freshets
hit the ocean with such force that
clouds of spray were sent up.
The little steamer was out at sea
, during the entire storm, struggling
from one port to another in the vain
attempt to find good anchorage. Fin
ally her food supply began to give out
and it seemed impossible to get ashore
in any way. The weather moderated
however, before the situation aboard
became very serious and the Upolu was
enabled to take on provisions at Ala
lac.
According to reports brought by the
forced to leave Mahukona when the
storm began, has not vet returned.
Captain Paul Smith Heard From.
A volunteer on his way home on the
United States Army transport Indiana,
Oscar h Benjamin. First Duty Ser
geant of Company F. 10th Infantry, is
in Captain Paul Smiths company and
brings the latest news of the move
ments of the captain, who is known by
all Honolulu.
When Benjamin last saw Captain
Smith the company was at Cagayan,
Island of Mindanao. under General
| Robbe. who is in command of the de-
partment of Mindanao and Jolo. It is
said that Captain Smith is by this
time probably having ample oppor-
tunity Of covering himself with glory,
as active operations were about to be
commenced against the yfsayans.
Shipping Notes
The Doric is due from San Fran
cisco the first thing today with later