The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-23
FOR
BRITISH SLOOp
Condor Long Overdue on Her
Trip From Victoria to
Honolulu.

British sioop Of war Condor sailed froI
Victoria for Honolulu a day after tn
collier Matteawan, which is suppose
: to have gone down in the fierce south
east gale which prevailed the followin
day. Latest advices from Honolulu re
port the war ship thirty-two days out
Captain Fleet, senior officer on this sta
ton, expresses great anxiety az to he
fate. He hopes. however, that the de
! lay is due to a shortage of coal an
that she is making the end of the voy
age under sail, but even In that even
she should have reached Honolulu be
fore January Sd. the date of the lates
news, as sailing vessels which left here
| since her departure have arrived there
| If no word is received by the Moana
which Is scheduled to leave Honolulu
for here on the 18th. the cruiser Phae-
! ton, now in dry dock, will be dispatched
to seek tIdings OF the overdue ship, for
even II she was compelled to make the
voyage under canvas she should have
arrived at her destination before the
sailing of the Moana, the usual time
for sailing vessels on the trip being
forty days or under. The Condor Is a
screw sloop of $50 tons, carrying six
guns; Clifton Slater, commander She
carries 100 men.
VICTORIA, Z. c., Jan. 15.-Extreme un-
easiness IS felt regarding the sloop-of-
NO Lot
Der ID for Honolulu, and which, accord
ing to advices from the British Consul
at the Hawaiian capital, received on Sat
urday, has not yet reached there. She
left here in company with the WarspIte.
and the following night, the Sd, a terrible
gale prevailed. The two parted company
off S'lattery. but a letter received from
one on board the flagship states that the
vessel had terrible experience, and that
her officers had grave doubts of living
through the storm. One of the guns was
wrenched from It's mountings, and, roll
ing about the decks with the pitching of
the vessel, increased the danger to the
men
Some reinsurance was given to those
that she might have kept away from
owing to the plague there, but
this is disposed of by the fact that Ho-
nolulu is on the schedule of ports to be
visited by the Condor, and that the off,
Ger in command could not vary the ar
without the admiraPS consent.
More than that, her mails are still going
to Honolulu.
The construction of the Condor would
handicap her in a heavy sea, she being
Of the type of well-decked ships, very
high forward and aft and very low amid
ships. The Condor carried about 40 men.
and is a brandnew ship. this being her
maiden commission. The Sheerwater,
destined for this station, Is a sister ship.
and they are regarded as suitable for the
Pacific service, where sails can be so
much employed. She had ample coal for
her voyage. and even had she been obl,g- |
ed to resort to her canvas she would
have reached Honolulu by this time, as !
the record sailing time from Ladysmith
to Honolulu is eighteen days.
The Phaeton IS making preparations to |
proceed In the track of the Condor, |
should no news be received by the Aus /
2Srd from Honolulu.
The Condor Is defined in the British !
Admiralty list as a screw sioou. She !
was built at Sheerness, and was launch
ed in 1898. She Is of steel, sheathed, and
her tonnage is $50. She Is $50 feet long, !
has SO feet beam, and draws IL feet !
inches. Six 4-.nch qulck-fire guns and ,
four 3-pounders constitute her armament.
Her speed Is thirteen knots. Her full :
of men is 100. and the last /;
Admiralty navy list gave her the fol- !
lowing officers: Commander, Clifton !
Sclater; lieutenants. James b. Mason. .
Hay Winthrop and Henry T. v. Proctor; >
surgeon, Thomas II. Hartley; assistant ;
,aymaster, William H. Franklin; gunner. !
Arthur d. Aburns; engineer. George J. ,
D. Ditton-
The Condor was commissioned at Chat
nam on November /. 1900. and practical
y all of her present crew Joined her at
hat time.
Changes on Peking.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. R.-Upon the
'eturn to this port of Captain Smith OF
he steamer City of Picking. who sailed
yesterday for Hongkong, he will so to
Newport News to take command of the
Pacific Mail Company's new steamship
Siberia. The command OF the Picking
will, 1t Is understood. be offered to Chief
)fficer Ranford d. Buchanan If he does
lot accept an offer made to him to take
he position of marine superintendent OF
ramps shipyard at Philadelphia. Buck
am left yesterday by train for Philadel-
hia on leave of absence. The Pacific
falls other new steamer. the Korea, to
e commanded by Captain W. B. Sea-
ury. late of the China, will have her
rial trip at Newport News about March
st. and Is expected to start on her voy- t
sc around through the Straits of Magel- l
an to this port about March 18TH 7