The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-11-28

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The fouf msstad harkeniine Fuller
top, Captain AekeeLnIe. u .os Ange
W, gTohs tonnsge 1854. net 1925, length
k55.o feet. breaaih 5Z.5 feet, depth ~
tee, built ~ 1917 - Alameda Point b
Hay A Wright. owned ~ Mission
Transportafiop and Refining 90. and
shattered ~ the Union OIL CO., srTiy
ing bere saturday With 1900 barrel,
" 0ii, in i0g w the ArgylI, . steamer
VITA z5.5pD barrels, als0 chartered by
ibs Union oI 90, but ~ be delivered
under sale about the hTsi ~ the year,
Il Ons Of the most Interesting sailing
vessels ever ia port.
she has tSslye tanks 10 Der hold, all
81 which eaB b. used for oil, four for.
ward. four aft and four amidsbips.
Those amidships are sometimes used
for water when sailing, bot when under
NV they carry oil Her single deck IL
ht;ed up with air Tunnels just like a
steamer, except that the discharge fun.
mel, for carrying Of the gases from tn.
gasoline engines, are square instead Of
The round and bcll-shapcd ones usually
seen on steamers and patented. Her
officers quarters and accommodations
are on the steamship style. She Is
lighted throughout with electricity
manufactured on BOARD by a dynamo
propelled By a j6-horsepower gasoline
engine.
AT she has gasoline engine Of 10.
horsepower for operating a big capstan
20 located that any desired sail can be
set with II or the ship can be warped
around by passing a bawscr 10 a warp.
ing buoy or making fast 10 q wharf.
She has a regular steamers lifebOat
y feet 3 inches long and fitted with
mast, boom, sheet and jib for sailing,
equipped with water kegs, waterproof
biscuit and provision boz, and air com.
partments running nearly the whole
length each side Of the boat, which are
kept carefully painted to prevent any
possible leaks.
Below forward she has a 60.hoTse.
power gasoline engine which runs her
oil pump or can be used 10 hoist heavy
lines or anchors. Her oil pump has a
capacity Of nearly 10000 barrels per
hour, about $1,000 gallons. IL put IA
pumping water the pump can handle
a. least twice that amount. In add
Aion there Is n 12.incb steam pump, but
there are no boilers 20 make steam, ~
IL IL ~ desired 20 ugo tho steam pump
II ~ necessary 10 connect with som'
steam pipes on the shore. Neat bras
plugs arc fitted In flush with the deck
which can be taken up and the steam
pipe connected In almost n moment
The steam pump In only used when !
" necessary 10 pump tho oil three o
four miles and 20 unusually high elevn
lions. For such work ns tho Fullerton
ms 10 do here, the gasoline pump car
discharge fast enough Another puml
furnishes water for cooling the cylin
dcrs Of the gasoline engine TO counter
net tho heating from the continual OK
plosion Of tho gas which, expanding
thereby forces the piston head TO thu
ether end Of the cylinder, just Ms steam
JreHsuro does in the ordinary engine
Tho discharge pipe Of the pump IL eigh
inches in diameter and connects will
tho pipe limo on the wharf, which II
turn connects with the oil tanks n
IwilQi belonging to the company.
The bnrkcLtino cost $l64,000 whel
she was built and $4,000 more was al
most Immediately put on her In altcra
ilOns, No that now she Is boat Of
which her captain il justly proud. Sh'
hps n ships company consisting OF
captain, two mates, two engineers, q
carpenter, cook, waiter and ten sail
Ors-oightecn all told. The present
captain, McKcchnic. was formerly mate
IN her, but when the old captain waS
Let out he wns promoted. This IL his
ninth trip down here this year, three
times under sail and six times In tow
by the Argyll
Tho Argyll came into port about
eight yesterday morning and, ms soon
M the Fullerton In ompticd, she will
start 10 discharge. Tho vessels expect
N DO rcndy 10 leave for Port Hartford
again by Wednesday Of this week.
WAIALEALE TO LEAVE.
The Wal0lonlo IL back at her dock
nom the Murine Railway. where she
was hauled up az eight o'clock Sntur-
day returning NJ noon, The inspcc-
lion Of her bottom found her In good
condition, good enough with some
rcrnping 10 go TO the Coast on ar.
rival At the Coast she viii go ON the
ways for general oyorhaullng anyway
To-day she VIII take on about 1876 tons
az coal ana after lying In the stream
for n day she win proceed to san Fran
cisco, sailing about Wednesday morn
ing.
Chlor engineer w, lIoydon who. with
ASSISTANT Ben Parker, came down here
on the Moann to take her back 20 the
Coast under command Of Capt Ronny
Saya that her engines are IN good con-
dltion, that the lnter-Islnnd people
seom 20 have taken very good care OF
her indeed ana a good deal Of service
N expected TO be gotten out OF her
when she goes "a the sound where
nor now owners, Cooke 4 Goa have a
Tine running 60 Alnslsn, besides being
agents for tho MISUNDERSTANDING lin,
thoro, Just what service tho Waialeal,
win be put TO, the chief says he doe'
not yot know.
ANDRoMEDA SAFE.
Tho hnrkentlue Andromoda yesterda,
Dot NJ rest the feurs of those intorosto,
IA hor welfare by putting In nm appear
anoo nj Sydney, Now south Wales, he
destination She was overdue ana rein