The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-19
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KERR DELAYED
ALAMEDA'S START

The deep, sonorous whistle of the
Oceanic liner Alameda gave its Gus
tonary three blasts off Diamond Head
yesterday morning about 8 o'clock, just
a trife later than usual. The vessel
locked shortly after 8 o'clock. There
was fair crowd of passengers aboard.
The voyage comprised five days and
twenty-five hours, the vessel meeting
with rough weather on the way.
Among the passengers was F. F.
Crowson who is conducting a party of
tourists for Raymond & Whitcomb. In
his party are Mrs. c. L. Hartshorn,
Miss Lila Keen, H. F. Manning, Miss
M. B. Sickley. geo. Spottiswoode, DR..
Sarah Spottiswoode. Mrs. Hartshorn
is related to the manufacturer Of
Hartshorn curtain rollers.
Archdeacon Weber of the Episcopal
church, was among the Alamedas ar
rivals.
Jesse L. Woods, of the firm of Shell
don and Woods, and bride, were met at
the gangway with a shower of rice.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Rial, formerly
with Lees Entertainers, will arrange
for a season at the Orpheum for their
vaudeville company which will arrive
the latter nart of the month.
The leading Scottish entertainers,
Miss Flora F. Donaldson of Glasgow,
prima donna, and Mr.. Gavin Spence of
Edinburgh, tenor and entertainer, were
among the arrivals. After remaining
in Hawaii till March 80, they will re-
sumo their journey via S. S. Sonoma
for Auckland, n. a., where they will
again break their journey for five or
six weeks. From thence they will visit
Australia, Tasmania, CeylOn, India,
Egypt, and Malta, before returning to
the land of their birth. For five years
past they have toured the United
States, Canada and Mexico, giving
their unique entertainments, which are
without a rival either inside or outside
of Scotland, and whic,. are plainly in
telligible to Americans as well as to
those of their own nationality.
L. B. Kerr of Kerr & Co., held the
Alameda back quarter of an hour at
San Francisco owing to the delay of
the train he was on reaching San Fran
cisco. He telegrapbed to the Oceanic
company to hold the boat which was
done. An official of the company met
MIN at the train ana QEOHG n1In 10 tic
steamship dock.
The Misses Fisher returned from an
extended absence on the mainland.
Loren Stevens, a wealthy South
ern California orange grower, accom-
panied by Mrs. Stevens, came on
pleasure trip. Mrs. Frank ]. Hare joins
her husband, Postoffice Inspector Hare,
of the local office.
Mrs. Hahn and Miss Hahn of Con-
necticut, together with Mrs. Shannon
and Miss Sea, who intended taking pas
sage on the Alameda, were detained at
San Francisco by sickness. The fol-
lowing vessels were spoken during the
trip:
March 10, at 2:25 p. M, met U. S.
A. T. Thomas, bound n. E.; lat. 1851
N. long. 1882 w.
March Is, at 7:45 p. m, lat. 34:5S N,
long. 131:14 W., sighted vessel on
starboard beam.
March IA, at Has p. M, lat. 31:5S
N, long. 1922 W., passed and sig
nailed U. S. A. T. Buford, standing n. E.
March Is. at 1:4S p. m. lat. 27:03
N, long. 147:49 W., met U. 5. N. T.
Solace, bound n. E.
March Is, at 1920 p. M, lat 26:O6
N, long. 10000 W., met S. S. Coptic,
bound N F.