The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-15
GOSS|P|NG
ABOUT THE
STEAMERS
Rumor Rife About
the Sierra and
China.
DAY OF MUCH
SPECULATION
The Sierra Probably Waiting for
Mails to Get Through the
Mountain Shows.

Everybody has a theory as to the de-
Sierra and China from San Francisco.
Anybody who has not a theory to offer
to every acquaintance he or she meets
on the street, in the cars, or in the
with whom conversation is limited. The
theories range from the sensible to the
ridiculous, and If some of them are ID
be believed or accepted all the suppcs-
edly lost steamers and vessels and al
the overdues in the Pacific are being
towed to Honolulu by the two big mail
steamers.
On the street cars yesterday the con-
ally ran to the comments upon the non
arrival of the vessels. 1t was a case
of, Has the steamer been sighted" all
day long. Just which steamer was
meant was not stated, but any old
steamer would have been most welcome
had it hailed from the coast. When the
three long blasts from the Electric
Light Companys whistle announced
yesterday morning the coming of the
naval transport Solace, there was
momentary sigh of relief. followed d.
rectly by depression when 1t was learn
ed the vessel was not from San Fran
cisco. Last night when the Peru was
coming from the Orient. card
parties, dances, late dinners. socials
and so on were almost broken UP By
the three blasts. for again 1t was BE-
lieved to announce a steamer from the
coast.
Two ladies were talking over the
great question as they rode homeward
on O'Clock electric car.
"Oh. I know now why the Sierra ard
the China have not arrived" said on.
brightly. The Sierra has broken dow.
her propeIIing thing has burst. or
something of that sort, and OF cour5t
the engines cannot DO anything for hc..
She has been rolling around In t."
ocean, and now i believe that t=v
China has come up to her and is pro5-
ably towing her in. OF course that ~
takes time. oh, yes, I'm sure that
the case That's what my husband
said at lunch today and he knows
great deal about ships and machinery.
The other lady partially assented, b1t
she too was one of the theorists VINO
have sprung up like mushrooms in the
last day or two and she relieved h n
mind Of an idea
We'll. 1 just believe that that g.
probably the case. but you know / ha-e
been thinking all along that maybe t.
Sierra came across that British wa
ship, the Condor. I think, yes. tina
the name, and she is standing by her.
that's what Jack said she was doln
maybe she's towing her down here. O.
course the China may have come aIoSr
and there's no telling but that she
Is assisting that poor war vessel
The converse ton was most alwsyz
the towing question. From snate.
heard above the rafting of the car.
y as gathered that the Sierra was 70
ing in the Matteawan and the Chl
was bringing in the Condor; ana II
again that the China was towing l.
Sierra and also that the Sierra ha1
line passed to the China. ana SO oH'
Another theorist bases an arg
on the last news from the coast W.
in a heavy gale was reported
I'D etr,,ck San Francisco bay a
1s-,ae,ad several vessels at the doc
Tbis tbaorist is Of the opinion that
1tIar gale has swept over San Franc.
90 bay and that a tidal wave has dai.-
god both the Sierra and the China
-aev Law at their docks. 70 such en-
mi that neither has been in e. conc
I'm 70 sail upon their respective T'
ges.
The most generally accepted thee
= 10 the delay OF the Sierra ia that s
as waited for the English mails to a.-
i've from London. via New YORK.