The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-13
COMMERCIAL a. 1907
loubt, doing the same thing in H
ulu and at Pearl Harbor.
GRIGGS WAS OVERDUE.

GRIGGS WAS OVERDUE.
PORT TOWNSEND, Feb. /. - The
six-masted barkentine Everett G.
Griggs, formerly the German ship
Columbia, Captain Delano, returning
from her maiden voyage under the rig
which distinguishes her from any 9th
er packet afoat. reached port this
morning, fiftyfour days from Honolulu.
The trip of the Griggs was most dis
eouragIng IN view of the fact that
twelve days after leaving Honolulu
homeward bound the vessel reached a
position elghtysix miles southwest of
Cape Flattery with every Indication of
Iast trip. There, however, the vessel
ran into contrary winds, which, with
hurricane fury prevailed, shifting from
north to east and back again and sue
eessfully conspired against the vessel
reaching the vision of the zone of the
feet of big tugs off the cape seeking
lows. Two days out Captain Delano
fell from between decks to the lower
hold, inJuring himself to the extent of
being unable to leave his bunk, and
in which condition he reached port.
Medical examination shows that no
bones were broken, but the master was
severely shaken up and suffering from
strained back which incapaeitates
him from service for some time to
come. The slow trip of the Griggs
was particularly unfortunate as she
arrived too late to save charter to
carry lumber from Port Ludlow to Cal
loa at a rate of shiIlings higher than
awaiting orders. A peculiar coinei-
dence of the voyage was that while the
Griggs passed through successive gales
she neither lost sail nor suffered ac-
cident of any sort aside from the dam
age done to CAPTAIN Delano which
occurred before the gales were met.
PATENT SORT OF FUEL.
TACOMA, Jan. EFF the master of
the japanese steamer Daini Kotohira
carries out his intention of mixing skid
oil with the coal to be burned on the
vessel on her voyage to Kobe she will
probably have to leave Puget Sound
without insurance on her cargo OF -four
and wheat. The underwriters are re-
fusing to take the risk if oil is mixed
with the coal for fuel. The Dainl
Kotohira left port Sunday for Kobe,
going first to Nanaimo, B. c., to take
coal for the voyage. While at Seattle
recently the captain of the Kotohira
bought several hundred barrels of oil
and also a shipment, arriving at Taco
ma The coal used on the Kotohira
was said to be of an inferior quality
and he stated that the fuel oil would
be used in connection with the coal.
When the underwriters learned of this
they refused to take the risk. They
ask that the oil be left behind and
additional coal taken. In the mani
fest of Kotohira 375 barrels of oil
have been included The underwriters
fear that the captain might, after get
ting to sea, deem it necessary to use
that part of the cargo for fuel. The
oil undoubtedly contains petroleum,
they say, and the underwriters are
afraid that the ship might be burned
if the experiment is tried. As far
as could be discovered a precedent for
the experiment could not be found.
soNoMA WILL BE LATE.
The S. S.. Sonoma is not expected
before next Monday, from the Colo
MES. She sailed five days late from
Sydney and may lose a day or so on
the upward trip.
SIERRA MAY ARRIVE.
The IS. S. Sierra may arrive this
evening from San Francisco, but IS
more likely to reach here tomorrow.
MARINE NOTES.
The schooner Helene has shifted over
to the old Channel wharf.
The steamer Helene departs at 9
O'Clock this morning for Hamakua
ports.
Yesterday was island steamer day
and the usual vessels departed on their
routes.
The Norwegian S. S. Sildra is due
here any time between February 10
and March s, from Ocean Island, with
guano.
The schooner Eva arrived at Ahu-
KIM, Kauai, on February s. thirty-nine
days from Tacoma, with cargo OF
lumber.
The steamer Mikahala is due this
morning from Kauai ports and the
steamer Claudine from Maui and Ha,
wall ports tomorrow morning.
The steamer Likelike arrived yes
terday afternoon from Hawaii ports
with 13 horses for Walter Dillingham;
for use in the pa u parade. She brought
4410 bags of sugar. Rough weather
was experienced along the Hamakua
coast.
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TEE MAILS.