The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-17
MARINE:

The American four masted ship Di-
rigo, Captain Goodwin, well-known in
these waters, arrived yesterday, 126
days from Baltimore, and berthed at
the naval wharf at noon. The Dirigo
is not considered as fast a vessel as
some others in her class that are IA
miliar inSthese waters, but this voyage
was an excellent one and one of the
best of the season. 1t has only been
excelIed by the Astral, which made the
voyage from Norfolk in l25 days. The
Dirigo brings $500 tons of coal for the
navy.
The Dirigo brought one passenger,
Capt. Caverhill Jones, who command
ed in the Canadian troop that did such
excellent service in the Boer War, He
came for the trim, and has already be-
come infatuated with the Islands.
Mr.. Kimmitte, the first mate of the
vessel. thinks the Foohng Suey, now
out 142 days from New York, was
sighted while the Dirlgo was off Cape
Horn. The Bangalore, now out more
than 10 days. was not sighted.
Captain Goodwin gives the following
account of the voyage:
1--WE passed out by the capes of Vir-
ginia at + p. m. December IL, 1907.
Had a fine run to the equator, which
we crossed in longitude 90 W., twenty
two and one-half days out. We passed
east and in sight of Fernando Moran
ha. Had fine southeast trades and
passed the mouth of the River Platte
on the fortieth day out.
''Then. like COW that has given a
good mess of milk and kicked the pail
over, the old ship turned around to see
what she had been doing, and 1t took
week or ten days to get move on
her again, having light head winds and
calms during the interval.
However, we passed Cape st. John
ON the fifty-seventh day out, which is
better than the average; we were
twenty DAYS south of the iftieth par
allel, and the greater part of the time
we had light head winds and Gains and
strong easterly current.
81 sailed 1900 miles back and forth
between SO and 50 South, and at the
end of two weeks had only made 800
miles Then things came our way. and
gave US push up to the region where
the nSh ny.
eve did not have anything like bad
weather, although it was disagreeable
at times during our stay in the high
ATTITUDES.
''This makes my ffty-fourth pass
age around Cape Horn, and | am quite
sure that we have had more light winds
and Gains south of the fiftieth paral-
lei during the last voyage than | ever
experienced in all the others put to-
gether.
1--WE had west and northwest winds
from 80 up TO % south; there We took
the southeast trade winds, which were
from moderate TO a fresh breeze, and
the finest kind Of weather.
1--WE crossed the equator in longi-
tude 11S:02 west, 40 days from Bal
timore; hence to port sixteen days.
81 have a crew that is much better
than the average, and things have gone
along shipshape; also very genial
in Captain T. Caverhill
Jones of the Canadian Troop that did
such good work in South Africa dur
ing the Boer War.
"'The captain has record of TWEEN
ty-seven battles; he is taking this trip
for his health. and is very much disap-
pointed that [ did not treat him to
hurricane when off the Cape instead of
singing duets with Mrs. Alapai, Melba
and other noted singers.
eve have an up-to-date Victor, and
we have concerts every Sunday. We
begin with the Holy City, but some
times we forget il is Sunday and may
end up with something that is not in
the hymn book, We do not have any
church bell or contribution box to re-
mind us that it is Snday; only an old
almanac to 60 by.
- anyway, Jack says there is not any
Sunday off soundings, so I guess it will
be all right When listening to Vic
tor record, I sometimes wonder if St.
Peter 5 record is built on the same
plan. If it is, what a showing up there
will be at the grand concert.
''It is only a pleasure to sail ship
when one has a good crew. In com
parison with the past few voyages this
passage has been. a pleasure trip to
me. For contrast I viii give you an
item on our passage home last year.
''We sailed from Honolulu on June
1 with 81 japanese for "a crew. There
were thinkers, tailors, BARRIERS and plan
tation coolies, everything but sailors
among the lot An old beachcomber
for mate, that did not know a log
from a log of wood, and cook that
could not boil water without burning