The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-26

Not Being Able to Find 1t
Captain TiIton WhistIed
for a Pilot.


Saturday morning many Hilo peopl
were aroused from their slumbers
the whistle of the Hawaiia
Steamship Company's steamer Massa
chusetts, from Kaanapali, to load suga
before her long trip to New York, vi
Magellan s straits.
Hilo is somewhat to blame for bein;
thus awakened because the steeple %
| the Catholic Church is not painte'
white, and because it's shape has beer
changed from square to the more mod
ern pointed steeple structure that nov
overtops the edifce. The church i
one of the landmarks for mariners en-
tering this port, and as Captain Tiltor
could not find it, as nautically de
scribed, he thought it safest to signal
for pilot.
At Kaanapali the Massachusetts was
delayed day in trying to pick up an
anchor and chain that she dropped
Years ago, another chain and anchor
had been lost in the same spot and
the A. HIS mud hook got foul of it,
so that when the Massachusetts began
to heave in she was bringing up two
anchors and two chains. 1t was a
tangled up mass that reached the sur
face of the water, when snap went the
big boat cable.
Both anchors and both chains are
still resting on the sands off Kama
pail, for Captain Tilton could not af
ford to lose more than one day
On the day the Massachusetts ar
rived here it looked as if she might
need that other anchor A strong
norther blew all day with heavy rain
squalls, the sea breaking over the
reef, always sign of rough weather.
The bark Mohican was rolling heavi-
ly while the big steamer strained at
her chain, and couple of the Inter
Island boats pitched and rolled as they
are famed for doing when filled with
Captain Tilton expects to take the
out of here with at least
IL 500 tons of sugar. He will make it
800 tons if he can for he is deter
mined to make money for the A. H.
people this trip. On the outward voy-
age from the Atlantic he broke a rec
ord, that of steaming the longest known
distance, 1915 miles, without once
stopping his engines. He was using
Pocahontas coal, 40 to As tons a day, |
md only wishes he had it for the re
urn trip instead of the Tacoma stuff |
IN board, of which he has to use so
ons every "a hours.
The Massachusetts will make her first /
top at Coronel, for more coal. Then
he viii put in at st. Thomas, on the
Atlantic side With 1000 tons of SUI
gar in her hold, worth $500 per ton,
he big freighter starts for New York
With cargo worth upwards of $780,
100. Her homeward bound freight
money is worth over 100000 to the
American-Hawaiian Company and, as
he came out with full cargo of mis-
ellaneous merchandise, her round trip
hould make a few dollars above ex-
senses.
During his stay here Captain Tilton
ook the opportunity to visit the Vol
ano House.
The S. S. Enterprise arrived from
an Francisco this morning, and the
ark Annie johnson, 10 days from San
Francisco, yesterday morning.
The Claudine got in a little earlier
han usual yesterday because she was
nabIe to stop at Laupahoehoe, the
FEATHER being too rough.
DIR. Gaspar, of Madeira, has been a
isitor in Hilo during the week. He
anne to Honolulu as doctor on the
5eamer Kumeric, which brought immi-
rants from the Azores, and is now
taking brief trip through the Ter
tory. The doctor has travelled much
trough Europe and South America but
ais is his first visit to the Pacific.
e is an accomplished scholar and a
nguist, speaking four languages flu
ltly. He leaves for Honolulu on the
,inau on Friday.
Judge Dole has presented the Hilo
library with complete set of the
merican Reference Library, for which
lie community is very grateful.
Bob Single arrived this morning by
he Mauna Loa and volcano route
e viii remain till the Kinau leaves.
The Misses Ayau have been hand
,mely entertained since their arrival
ON Honolulu. The last function to
hich they We're invited was a recep-
on given by the Misses Kuulei and
ualani Hapai, to which over fifty
Dung folks were invited to meet the
ahuans.
Gas for cooking, gas for reading, both