The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-21
MARINE

american hawaiian Company in~-the
near future. Captain Charles Nichols
who brought the Mexican into port
| Yesterday, is about to retire. He viii
| take the Arizonan back to San Fran
cisco, while Captain Tapley takes over
| the Mexican.
When the Arizonan arrives in San
francisco, Captain Nichols will hand
| her over TO his second cousin, Captain
Joseph Nichols, now in charge of the
Alaskan. and the latter's place will
probably be taken by his first mate,
H. A. Bennett.
Captain Nichols is well known in Ho-
nolulu, as he has been with the Amer
lean Hawaiian Company ever since its
inception, some seven years ago. Up
to that time he was master of sailing
vessels, and he took charge of a steam
er for the first time when he Joined
the employ of the local company.
1t is now forty years since Captain
Nichols first went to sea, which he did
at the age of sixteen, climbing in
through the fore hawse pipes and go
ing to sea before the mast He did
not stay long IN the 70 C 'stle, however,
but soon worked his way aft to the
poop, perfeeting himself in navigation
and taking examinations whenever he
felt himself qualified to do so.
When he was twenfy-three years old
he obtained command of a sailing yes
sci and has never been 'Eout hunting. -
as they have it in nautical parlance,
from that day to this
Captain Nichols has never been
actually wrecked, and has lost only
one vessel, and that through fire caused
by spontaneous combustion of the
cargo of coal in the hold The ves-
sci was the bark Patmos, from Liver
pool for Valparaiso, and they had no
trouble until they were well off the
Horn.
Fire was discovered and the word
given to man the pumps, but the
smouldering had started way down in
the bilge of the vessel and it was inn
possible either to smother or drown
the fire or get the burning coal over
board.
Luckily, the weather was compare
lively fine for those waters, although,
of course, very cold, SO they took to
the boats and reluctantly left the bark,
by this time blazing from deck TO
truck.
They were picked up by a British
ship, also bound for Valparaiso, and
arrived in that port safe, but without
the consignment of coal they had start
ed with.
Captain Nichols record at sea has
been very clean one. He has al
ways been the acme of care and, while
anxious to make time, has always hit
the happy mean between breaking
owners and foretopmasts.
Seasick Passengers.
The full-rigged ship Alexander Isen-
berg had two passengers aboard that
thoroughly enjoyed the voyage after
the first few days out. That is not
what they say, but it is judged so from
their actions. The first few days they
suffered from email de mer,' but
frisked and romped round the decks
after the vessel had passed the Lizard
light and they had become used to the
channel swells.
Their names are not known, and it
is doubtful if they have any, but they
will be properly christened very short
". as soon as Paul Isenberg arrives
in town. They are two bird dogs that
were sent as a present to Mr.. Isen-
berg from his brother in Schleswig
dark brown color, and the other a
German Climber spaniel Of a breed
that is well known all over the world
for softness of mouth and quick find
ing.
Ugh, That North Sea.
Captain Behring of the Alexander
Isenberg says that he would have made
much better time from Hamburg if it
had not been for the Southwestern in
the North Sea. This wind had no right
to blow at that time of year, accord
ing to the wind charts and ali prece
dents but the usual c0ntTariness of the
British weather brought on a foul
wind and the ship was beating up and
down for six days before they caught
a fair slant to take them past Dunkirk
and through the Straight of Dover.
Sailor Injured.
There came very near being IA
tally aboard the steamer Maui while
she was taking on cattle at Kawaihae
on Wednesday Il ght. Kakano, Jap
anese sailor, was loosening the fall of
the hosting tackle in order to throw
the sling away from a beeve that had
been lowered to the deck. He gave
the signal a trife too soon and be<i
came entangled in the rope. Before
the donkey engine could be stopped
and the tackle Stacked off, his arm
had been badly crushed and he had |
been thrown against the buIwarks suf- !
fciently hard to break several ribs. |
He was taken to the Queen s Hospital
on the arrival of the steamer and his
injuries pronounced not fatal.
Naval Prisoners Arrived.
VALLEJO, August 1.-THE supply |
ship Arethusa Of the Atlantic auxiliary |
feet arrived at the Mare Island Yard !.
shortly after the noon hour yesterday, |
direct from Honolulu. Lieutenant |
Commander B. B. Berrer is in com
mand. /
The ship had on board ten sick pa
tients and two insane men for the Mare |
Island Hospital and thirty general
court martial prisoners, among whom
are two men sentenced to serve ten
years apiece in San Quentin.
The Arethusa anchored in the strait.