The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-17

the harder and more experienced men
who have followed the sea as a voca ton
for many years, "Dede" was as uuicx
to respond as any of them Captain Cal
houn found nothing but praise for the
boy, and as he was earning regular
wages for his work on the trip ''Dede'
endeavcred to show that a Hawaiian
boy could manage to make himself useful
/, in pinch. Mr.. Dow was at the wharf
to meet his son this morning. "'Dede"
endeavored to attract his fathers atten-
ton over the rail while he was engaged
In obeying the Stentorian orders of the
mate, and the father failed to recogn: re
the boy in dirty jumper, greasy over
alis and generally begrimed face.
Later, the father took in the situation,
and heartily. approved of the wholesome
lesson of the sea which the your gster ha
received When "Dede" finished his
routine work he came ashore, and his
first voyage as an a. b. was ended He
went up as passenger. under the care
of the captain. Captain Calhoun will
give the boy job a seaman any time
he desires it. The tug Fearless brought
the Curtis into the harbor After the
tug let go and the vessel was being
worked over to the wharf, an order was
given to let go the starboard anchor. The
chain ran out for a short distance ana
then became jammed with a big hawser
in the forecastle. This action allowed
the vessel to continue on toward the
wharf and a collision with it was avert
ed by dropping the port anchor, which
ran out without incident. A stern line
was fastened to buoy near the railroad
wharf, which checked the vessels head
way, after which she was slowed around
into the slip at Brewers wharf
Evolution Of Steamships.
In 1910 the Cunard steamship Britain
mia, built of wood, propelled by paddle
wheels, maintained sea speed of about
eight and one-half knots, says the Bos-
ton Transcript. Her steam pressure was
twelve pounds per square inch. She was
Ol feet long, about 1000 tons displace-
ment, her engines developed about $50
horsepower, and her coal consumption
was about forty tons a day. or about five
pounds of coal per indicated horsepower
per hour. She carried a full spread Of
sail. In sixty years speed has been in
creased from eight and one-half to TWEEN
ty-three knots; the time on the voyage
has been reduced to about one-third of
what it was in 1910; ships have been
trebled in length, about doubled in width,
and displacement has been increased
tenfold. The engine power is forty times
greater; the ratio of horsepower to the
weight driven has been Increased four
fold. The coal consumption measured
per horsepower per hour has been re-
duced to one-third. In 1910 each ton Of
machinery and boilers produced only two
now each ton develops from
six to seven horsepower. AT the old
rate of coal consumption, 5000 tons in
Of HOY
for voyage across the Atlantic. These
iata enable one to estimate the enormous
development that has occurred in little
more than half century
Shipping Notes.
The Sierra, from the Colonies. is due
oday.
The bark Olympic will sail for the coast
about Thursday of this week.
The bark Abbey Palmer is taking on
,ock ballast at the Inter-Island wharf.
The transport Warren was to have sail
I'd from San Francisco for Manila via
Honolulu on Sept. Ii.
A three-masted schooner was sighted
asst night at 10 O'Clock from Diamond
Head. 1t was probably the Ottillie Fjord
With lumber from Eureka.
The oregonian is making quick dis
charge of her cargo and will get away
Tor Kahului this week, sailing thence to
Coronel, San Lucia and New York
The Pacific Mail steamship Peru is due
acre from the Orient next Saturday
She will be the first boat to carry mail
to the coast after the Sierra sails for
San Francisco.
The steamers Ventura and China from
San Francisco are due to arrive tomor-
row. The Ventura was to sail at 10 a.
m, August 18th; the China at l p. M,
the same day.