The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-12

wharf has been so arranged the
the sulphur fumes under it viii sta.
there, as the wharf has been mad
practically alright. Tarred paper ant
planking laid in several layers cross
wise over one another. prevents tn,
fumes from escaping through the foo
Of the wharf; on the sides. plankinl
extends below the surface of the watel
at low tide. The cracks between the
planks have been carefully caulked
The process of the fumigation wa:
watched with much interest yesterday
by Marston Campbell. DR.. Cofer, Jack
Mcyeigh and others, who wanted &c
see if the work had really been sue
cessful.
The work on the barge which carries
the fumigating apparatus was finished
yesterday. The pan in which the sui
phur is being burned and the sulphur
fumes generated, the a which
brings the fumes from this generator,
boiler, pipe connections, and all the
other fixings were in good working or
der. and the whole Of the machinery
had been covered by a shed. On the
wharf three pipes leading down to the
space underneath had been placed.
One of them is located near the makai
end of the wharf, one at the middle,
and one at the mauka end. To these
pipes the hose is screwed which leads
to the fumigating plant and the fumes
pass through this hose down under
meath the wharf. the barge being shift
ed from one place to another.
At 12:45 yesterday afternoon the
fumigation of the wharf started. J.. d.
McVeigh was in charge of the appa-
ratus; Marston Campbell and United
Quarantine officer DIR. Cofer
and the carpenters who had been pre-
p airing the wharf, were also in at
tendance. About 300 pounds of sui
were burned in order to insure
work. 1t is generally consid-
cred that five pounds of sulphur will
fumigate a space of 1000
feet. The space underneath the
Oceanic wharf is only somewhat over
900 cubic feet. but 800 pounds of
or enough to fumigate 800. coo
cubic feet of space. were used in order
make up for losses through possible
eakage.
The fumigating apparatus consumes
m an average about so pounds of ma
erial per hour. so it a be seen that
he entire f%umigation Of the Oceanic
wharf would not take an even I've
lours. I,
Yesterdays work was a success.
were practically no leaks in the
along the whole wharf. Nor
we're there leaks in the flooring; while
n the planking extending along the J
a very small jet of sulphur fumes
some small assures be-
weep the planks showed at one or two
,laces, but these cracks were so small
IS to be entirely harmless. The fact
nat The steam was forced out through
hese small cracks already a short
while after the operation had been
tarted. showed the great pressure. The
,nly structural place where an appre- +
liable leakage was evident was at the
,orner of the dock, where h Oceanic
wharf joins the Inter-Island wharf.
Here the fumes had penetrated the
Earth on the mauka side of the wharf
md forced themselves through the
oral rock which forms the foundation
the corner. 1t is the opinion of Mr..
McVeigh that the earth at this spot
must be penetrated by rat holes, and
that it was probably through these
hat the fumes made their escape. The
corner will be cemented this morning.
The greatest loss of the sulphur
does not occur through the crew
ces, but by reason of the fact that the
fumes are at present pumped
through the pipes which go through
he wharf, right down against the sur
ace of the water with considerable
When the fumes come in con-
act with the water sulphuric acid Is
produced, and in this way the greatest
oss occurs. This will be remedied to-
lay. however, by substituting for the
pipes, pipes furnished with ell
BOWS, so that the end piece will be in
/ horizontal position. instead of a YER
ical one. The fumes will thus be
pread over the water, instead of being
.orced into it.
superintendent Boyd OF the Depart
rent of Public Works is much pleased
With the success of the job, and will
Don begin work or the Pacific Mail
The Railroad wharf, upon
which the American-Hawaiian Steam
hip Company's sheds are situated, has
.lready been bulkheaded and the barge
With the f~umigating apparatus viii
probably go over TO that wharf and
give 1t a thorough fumigation in the
near future. +;
Steamer KsIplanl From Hllo.
The Wilder steamer Kaiulani arrived
yesterday afternoon from Hawaii
1t is quite seldom that the I
<aiulani visits Honolulu. as she is gen
rally employed along the windward J
side of the Big Island. making Hno
ler headquarters. She takes feed.
plantation supplies. etc. from the !
vindjammers which come to Hilo. and !