The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-23

= BOUT o'clock last evening a re-
n port spread through the town
that the Oceanic steamship Ven
tura was sighted off Waimanalo. By
the time the steamer was expected to
poke her nose around Diamond Head,
there were crowds of people assem-
bled on the wharves along the water
front to see the boat come in.
Much wonder was expressed that
the Ventura should have come down
from the Coast in such splendid time.
Everybody knew she was not suppos-
ed to have sailed from San Francisco
until the evening of the 18th instant,
and when they figured out that she
must have made the voyage in five
days or less a great deal of surprise
was shown.
After the steamer had got within
range of the vision of the lookout at
Diamond Head, however, and it be-
came known generally that it was not
the Ventura after all, but a long, low
black-hulled steamer with only one
smokestack," as the lookout described
her, peoples expectancy changed to
curiosity as to what the vessel could
be.
turned from the steamer, after she had
dropped her anchor outside of the har-
Dor, and reported her to be the Cen
tennial from Seattle, the crowds dis
persed to their homes and voted them
selves disappointed.
When an Advertiser reporter board
ed the Centennial outside of the har-
Dor last night he was met by Captain
Anderson, who expressed his regret at
having been taken for the Ventura. He
was sorry to have disappointed the
people of Honolulu.
The Centennial sailed from Seattle on
the 18th instant and experienced a
pleasant passage to port. She brings
1 200 tons of general merchandise con-
signed to Alexander and Baldwin and
will come into the harbor this morn
ing and dock.
There are several passengers on the
Centennial for Honolulu, about ten in
number. Among them are F. w. Jones.
H. E. Newton, Harry Haglen and S.
Oldstein.
Captain Anderson, ever anxious to
oblige and do good turn, requested
the ships steward to write out a list
of the passengers on the vessel for the
Advertiser reporter. The steward went
to his cabin to consult his papers and,
just as the reporter was getting over
the rail to return to the launch, hur-
ried to the side and presented him
with what he thought was list of the
passengers. 1t was dark on deck, too
dark to read, and so the paper remain
ed a passenger list until referred to,
when it was found to be an account of
beer delivered to Captain Anderson by
the steward during the voyage down
from the Coast, as follows: April IS.
two quarts; April IA. two quarts; April
16, two quarts; April IS, two quarts;
April 20, two quarts, and April %, two
quarts. The steward had evidently
handed the reporter the wrong paper.
Chief Engineer Jones of the Centen-
NAL will bring gladness to the hearts
of the engineers of the inter-Island
steamship fleets, for he will receive on
the Ventura the charter for the estab-
lishment in Honolulu of a lodge of the
Marine Engineers Beneficial Associa-
ton.
1t will be remembered that when the
Centennial was in this port last, Jones
got the local engineers together, and
the matter of organizing was thor
oughly discussed and planned, Jones
being asked to arrange matters with
the National Association on the Main
land