The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-19
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FOOHNG SUEY Is
BATTEREDOFF HORN

1efFlHC SdleS OH cape Horn caused
| the bark Foohng Suey, which arrived
| in port yesterday afternoon from New
| York. to take much longer time in
making the voyage than was anticipat-
| ed. The Foohng Suey, however wealth
| cred the gales in fine shape, at the
| same time that number of other YES
sells, notably the bark Willscott, Were
| badly damaged. The trip around the
Horn was remarkable in that the
Foohng Suey lost only her backstays
and a few of the men were bruised and
laid up for a few weeks after being
washed about the decks by heavy seas
which turnbled upon the vessel
The Foohng Suey was sighted off Dia-
was brought into port by the Fear
less. The vessel was moored alongside
the old Pacific Mail dock at o'clock.
One hundred and ffty-six days We're |
consumed in making the voyage. The /
bark left New York on August u and /
made a fair voyage. down to the Horn.
She sailed close along the shores of I
Patagonia, so close in fact that the
crew had a fine opportunity to see what
the country was like. Captain WiIlett
attributes his having beaten other YES
sells which left New York ahead OF him,
to his having sailed close inshore. the
others standing out at quite distance.
On arriving at the Horn Captain VIII
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five days getting around. After having
crossed around to the Pacific he was
beaten back and had to leave the At
antic a second time before actually get
ting out of the zone OF gales. sleet and
snow.
While beating into the teeth of a gale {
the Foohng Suey came across the
willscott. This was about daylight.
She had her donkey engine working at
the time. She was a wreck aloft. All
her yards on the 1oremast and the fore
topgallant masts and topmast head
were gone. She was headed at the
time in a direction Which caused Cap /
tain WiIIett to believe she was going 9
to the Falkland Islands for repairs
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the Sewall boats, which was in good S
condition. s
Captain Willett said he encountered I
about a dozen ships more or less dam $
aged in the gales about the Horn I
After clearing the Horn the vessel had T
good run to Honolulu, coming up III +
lbout forty-eight days. 2
On Sunday night the vessel was close :
o the Islands but owing to the ex-
remedy hazy condition of the atmos-
,here he hove to and waited until this
morning before starting for port.
The Foohng Suey has a cargo Of 1900 7
ons of general merchandise consigned
o Brewer & Co. She will take on &
argo' of sugar at this port for the re-
urn trip to New York
The crew were interested in learning 7
ews of the outside world while the :
essel was being hooked on 10 the tug
'earless.
''Say, who got elected?,'
Elected to what?" "
president, of course was the re- :,
binder. did Roosevelt get in again p ;,
There wasn't an election last year"
In some way the crew had got it into
leir heads that the Presidential cleo r
on was held last November and had -
lade all manner of bets as to the win
er.
.ewho won the cup? Say, feIlers, re-
ember your bets. n
The spokesman was told of the re- z
lit of the international yacht races, Z
I'd a triumphant shout went up.
Sure, We can't beat a Yankee skip rs
.r.'' said one who was born in Den 2
ark. Q;
The men could hardly believe that al 7
w Republic had been born in Central u
merica- At
Say, fellers, next time we come here, 10
I'll miss the Horn-weh come =
rough the Panymah canal, all right q
Who's de guy that runs Moo York y
de Tammany fellers get in?' d
McClelIan's the man" 81
We'll, wouldn't it jar you 10
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