The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-18
GAELIC HAD
ROUGH VOYAGE

After a tempestuous voyage OF over
seven DAYS the o. & O. liner Gaelic
reached port last evening. She was to
have locked at the Pacific Mail wharf
and to have received the services OF a
tug in berthing. but the tug failed TO put
in an appearance and the work OF haul
ing her alongside the wharf by means
OF her own winches and long hawsers
occupied so much time that It was
seven o'clock before she was alongside
There was another wait of twenty min
utes then for the doctors, who were ex-
amining suspect in the steerage.
During this time there was some good
natured raillery. Some one shouted
from the dock to enquire if NJ. Wheeler
was on board 4 wag shouted back that
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox had been indis--
nosed". and so was unable to make the
trip and that the world would have to
wait for wornan's view of the war I'M
I'll another steamer should come along.
Local newspapers were eagerly purchas-
ed by the passengers while the doctors
held the vessel.
The Gaelic encountered fresh to strong
south and southwest winds, squally
weather with heavy rain and head seas
throughout her passage. At ten o'clock
on the morning of February II, in Latl-
tude a deg. 20 min. north and Longi-
tude I32 deg. IS min. west the steamer
spoke the steamship Nevadan. Later
the same day the steamer China was
spoken. On Feb 18TH in Latitude Fl deg.
40 min. north and Longitude I56 deg. 80
min. west the Gaelic was in company
with three-masted, lumber laden,
| schooner, which was steering southwest.
AT noon yesterday, when very close to
the islands, a novel sight was seen from
the deck of the steamer. The sight was
also a serious menace to navigation. 1t
was a large tree, having several branch
es, which was floating in the water. and
from its appearance seemed to have been
ahoat but short time.
The vessel had quite number OF
through passengers and only three lay
over passengers for this port. The lat
ter were: S. III. Vauclain Jr, DIR. and
Mrs. E. A. Surge. and R. Friewald.
Among the through passengers there
were quite number of well known
travellers. JOIll .TOW1CE, CIltCd otdtCo
consul at Chefoo, China, and his son,
are returning to the Orient. A. S. H0yt
| is a we'll known merchant of Japan and
China. c. c. Osborne represents the
Standard Oil Company at Yokohama. E.
J. Bates, a commercial traveller from
San Francisco, is making his yearly trip
to the Orient A. F. Thane, represent
| ing the Geo. w. McNear Co. of San
| Francisco, is en- route to Hongkong in
| the interests of his firm.
S. NJ Vauclain Jr. who is to remain
| in Honolulu for sometime, represents the
| Baldwin Locomotive Works. Captain
| Sir Bryan Baldwin Leighton, a British
noblen1an is making tour of the world.
| During the Spanish-Anericanl War he
! served with the American forces and
later served under British colors in
South Africa.
| Grant Wallace is en- route to the ORR
ent to serve as correspondent of the
San Francisco Bulletin.
| NJ Boyer is silk merchant. J. w
| Hunt, who is interested in mining in
Korea. is en- route to Kobe and it is
doubtful whether he will be able to
reach the scene Of his mining business
on account of the Japanese occupation
of Korea
Only twenty-five Japanese had booked
passage to sail on the Gaelic at eight
o'clock last night but more of them may
engage passage today, as number Oh
japanese reserves are expected to go.
The Gaelic will sail for the Orient al
ten o'clock this morning.