Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-18
ARTHUR AND EDWARD
SEWALL NOV IN PORT
Tn, Acme Also Here One Of Sewall'S
Fleet Was First To Enter
Territorial Custom
House.

The great steel four-masted wind
tanners Edward and Arthur Sewall,
sister ships, as like as two strands In
q rope, named after the Sowall broth
crs, are moored alongside Honolulu
wharves, while still another vessel OF
the same shipping concern, the Acme,
spreads her generous length along an
other bunch OF piles.
The Sewalls are big ships and carry
heavy Cargoos. The Sewalls are big
men and carry heavy bank accounts.
1he sister ships and brother shipping
men are known the world around.
The Arthur Scwall arrived from ia
pan in ballast the other day. as did
also the Acme. The Edward Sewall
has graced the harbor since March %
and is now taking on sugar at the rail-
way wharf for New York.
One Of the great Scwall ships, the
Erskinc NJ. Phelps, was the first YES
sci to drop her anchors in this port at
ter the Hawaiian Islands became q Ter.
ritory of the United States. She was
the first vessel to enter at the Terri
torlal custom house.
The dimensions and proportions of
the Erskine NJ. Phelps, the Arthur
Sewall and the Edward Scwall arc
about the same. the difference being
slight.
There il no pretticr sight than n
group of windjammers, banks, sChoon-
Cr5 and other vessels In harbor such
as that OF Honolulu, especially when
vessels like the Scwals are moored
/ alongside the wharvcs, their towering
masts scraping the sky and their great
bulls ovcrshadowing the landing
stages.
The following dimensions are those
Of the Ersklne u. Phelps. the dimeR-
SiOns Of the SCwalls being practically
! the same: Length over all, $50 feet:
! measuring length, 3l2 feet: breadth, A
feet inches; depth, % feet inches
! Gross tonnage, 5000 tons; carrying Gu
pacity, 1900 tons weight. The masts
| far superior In strength to those OF
| other sailing vessels. average about
900 feet in height from kceson. They
are - inches In diameter at the deck
and 20 inches at the heel. The lower
yards are "a feet, lower tOpsail, s.
feet & inches. upper topsail rs feet.
topgaIlant 70 feet, royal 90 feet. and
skysail yards 46 feet. The bowsprit.
also Of steel is IS feet in length.
Each ship has three decks and four
matches, two Of the latter being l2xlG
feet and the remaining two SX6 feet.
The forward deck house Is iGXlS
feet. In the forward section is the fore
| castle, the sailors home, with twenty
hunks. Skylights above give good
light and ventilation. Tho rest OF the
forward house IL devoted to the galley
donkey engine room aud coal bunker
of seven tons capacity
In the midship house, 2GXlS feet, Is
the carpenters shop. extending across
the house, and six rooms for the petty
| officers.
The Arthur SCwall and the Edward
Sewall, like the Phelps. have most com
modious cabins aft. the homes OF their
captains and officers and the captains
families when they choose TO travel
with the shippers.
In each vessel the cabins are OK
| cellently lighted by skylights. In the
forward cabin Is the dining saloon and
afe the main saloon, tastcfully finish
ed In white. The captains apartment,
officers staterooms, stewards pantry.
bath rooms and lavatorics are adjoin-
| ing the saloons.
spiral stairway leads TO chart
house, lfXl6 feet, on the quarter deck,
with numerous ports affording plenty
| OF light and ventilation. Here are two
hunks for passengers. AT Of d, chart
| house Is the wheel house, lOxl4 feet.
The various houses of the ship are
| composed of iron with wood finish.
The ship is supplied with all modern
improvements, including steam pumps
and hose for washing decks. A steam
winch, two portable cranes and steam
capstan are forward and two hand cap
STAINS aft. The bulwarks of the shin
are "stiffened" every four feet with
round iron two and one-half inches in
diameter.
Captain Graham Is master of the
Erskine NJ. Phelps; Gaffeney is master
Of the Arthur Sewall; Quick is the
skipper Of the Edward Sewall and Law
renee Is commander Of the Acme. The
Arthur Sewall, the Edward Scwall and
the Acme are the largest and finest
ships In the harbOr. The three arc ca
pablo OF carrying over a quarter OF
million bags Of sugar, big lot of sugar
Tor three vessels.
The sewall fleet Of sailing vessels Is
one OF the largest II not the largest
IN the world
Arthur Scwall, late member of the
arm Of Arthur Sewall a. CO., entered
the employ " his fathers firm, Clark
Scwall, when less than 20 years Of
age and a little later In 1854, formed
. partnership with his elder brother.
Edward, under the name OF r.. 4 A.
Sewall, taking the business of the old
lrm OF Clark n SGwall
In January, 1865, the two brothers
launched their FIRST ship. rIolyhoad, Of
''oo tons burden, a large ship In those
days,