The San Francisco call., 1904-08-30
IN SPITE OF SOME TERRIFIC WEATHER
STEAMER SIERRA KEEPS TO SCHEDULE

The Oceanic Steamship Company's
.tner Sierra. Captain HOudlette, which
arrived yesterday from the Antipodes.
ercOuntered some terrific weather dur
ing The early part Of her long voyage.
Heavy gales imDeded the liners jour
noy through the Tasman Sea, and two
days after leaving Auckland the ele-
menJs developed another spell Of anger.
trom August IA to 16 fierce squalls
stirred up terrific seas. The Sierra ar
rived on PaSO Pago at 1 a N. August
DO The gale was hOWling at its worst.
captain Houdlette hove TO the steam
hip and waited for four hours in hope
h2( the storm would moderate. In
stead Of clearing. the weather got
worse. and as high seas were breaking
over The reefs il WAS deemed advisable
to omlt the cau AZ the Samoan port.
The weather began to clear August L.,
and for the remainder of the voyage
rhe SEA was placid and the skies snlil-
ing. d spite Of the heavy weather the
Sierra kept UD with her schedule.
she arrived here bright and early
yesterday morning. was given prompt
dispatch IN quarantine and while the
DAY was stil young Captain H0udlette
ran tire liner alongside her berth at the
Pacific street wharf with as much dash
and e9se as ii she had been a navy
launch on her best behavior
The Sierra brought a full cargo. many
passengers ana q shipment OF British
gold valued al 81. $50 600.
The Sierra brought from Honolulu
number Of prominent people, and
among those that came from the Anti
podes were many Wcll-knOwn colonials
A number of slObe-trOtters also traV-
eled 1n The liner.
Oliver D. Tobin OF this city was a
passenger GA the liner from sydney
T0bin left here on the liner Mongolia
he was then accompanied by a woman
and they Travelled on the Pacific Mail
boat - Mr.. and Mrs. .. .. Sherman.
They returned together. but il was as
Mr.. and Mrs. Tobin that their names
appeared on the Sierra's register, al
though Tobin explained TO acquaint-
ances on board that the use Of his
name by the lady was in the nature Of
a loan and merely temporary.
Following is list Of the Sierra's 5
passengers
From sydney--A. C. T. Webb Z. f. Hass-
man. Miss Hanna, Miss n. Abbott. P. G.
shaw. Di J W. Homer g Coghlan. Mrs
Little M. A. J0hnstone. Mrs. l. Kanzee
Master kanzee, SteTe Moss. John N. Fergu-
so n tereuson, Jacques Albert. Mrs. Albert
Rev. r. u. Fisher. i. C. McDonald Mrs. Nc
Donald. Mrs Annie Folger l.. Ingram H :.
RoseuthaI. Mrs. Ro=enthal Mr. Tobin Mrs
Touin Miss Jessie Davis. g p Conrad
Auck--nd- Robert J. Bebby. Mrs. Mary
Clarks1n. Miss Ellen Garrison Mr.. MoleneauN
Nr. Menlie, Mrs. Mennie T. NJ Gaskell. +
W. Dohotmar Colonel Z. A. Denicke. T.
Clover. j. ]. DOnigere Mrs DOnlgere Charles
EarrshaW- Ars. Earnshay, Rev. ". J. Davis
r. J. owere
Honolulu-8Irs A. P. Burreii. l. S Auncst
Rev +. =. NestQver. O. 5. Hall. c. p Egan
J. l. p Robinson. A. c. Robinson. II A
Ro.l-sson. r. A. McWayne :. A. Jaeger. Miss
y A. Peabody. :. Makel9na. q. y. Wilcox
q. = WILCOX. Miss T. Al Clyde Mrs. D.
Sloney and three children. Miss Bunsh. Z.
iaoelual, Miss =. A. Norman. Mrs. J. :. Ross
+ c-avyfo-5 I n Ke7ne5,. Gus Scb,nsn K
r. Glenn Z. Clarke Mrs. Clarke. J. e. Len
rHI. II. @. Adam. r. E Paxton. Mrs. ". H
Conner. A. H Jackson. Miss Terry. ". ..
per Miss NueI. Miss Parkhurst Miss
Richardson George Richardson. J. : Ross.