The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-22
Local Station Ship.

Tacoma Ledger-While her oil-burn-
ing plant, which has just been install
ca, is being tested, the United States
monitor Wyoming, of the Pacific
squadron, now ab the Puget Sound
Navy Yard, will be operated up and
down the coast, the new plant being
subjected to every test. In cruising
trim she draws but fifteen feet Of wa
ter.
If the il-burning plant of the Wyo-
ming proves satisfactory she viii be
sent to Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Is
lands, where she will do service as a
station ship. In addition to her oil
tanks she will still have space for
about 500 tons of coal, and this
amount will be carried by her when
she leaves for the Islands.
The Wyoming will enjoy the dis
tinction of being the first warship in
the United States Navy substituting
oil for coal as fuel. Whether sim
liar alterations will be brought about
in the method of producing steam on
the other vessels in the Navy depends
altogether, it is held, upon the success
met with in the experiments now be-
ing started.
Naval experts fear there is one i'm
portant drawback to the plan being
put into general effect It is ex-
planned that should an enemy's shot
penetrate the tanks the oil-burner
would be hOpelessly wrecked In the
event that some means are discovered
whereby this part of the ship may be
made invulnerable, liquid fuel, it is
claimed, would be used altogether. One
reason for its substitution is on ac-
count of the rapidity with which the
liquid can be loaded: A big quantity
Of it can also be carried with far
greater ease than coal, as it does not
occupy so much valuable space. Oil
burning steamers have completed the
long voyage between New York and
San Francisco without stopping to re-
fill the tanks. But those burning coal
almost invariably have to stop at
Coronel to replenish the bunkers.
Thomas Leaves Nagasah.
The army transport Thomas which
left Manila for San Francisco on SEIZED
ule time is reported by the depot
quartermaster' office to have left
for Honolulu on November
81. She is due fourteen days from
that time, or on December 4. Captain
former depot quartermaster,
who has been relieved by Captain Falls, !
caves on the Thomas for San Francisco, |
whence he will go to Washington, D. |
g., for duty.
Enterprise Due.
The Mats0n liner Enterprise is due |
1t Hilo today, having left San Fran
,isco November IA. The liner is carry
ng a goodsized cargo, but her cargo |
pack to San Francisco may be light.
Shipping Notes.
The Hilonian up to yesterday after
loon had not reported her approach by
wireless.
The bark W. B. Flint arrived yester-
lay morning from Eureka with a load
# lumber.
The bark S. C. Allen was reported off
Head late yesterday afternoon.
She is here from Grays HarbOr with
load of lumber.
The Mikahala arrived yesterday
IfternoOn one day ahead her scheduled
ime. She brought as her cargo, live
took, consisting of 10 cattle, horse, 2
mules, 81 pigs, 4 crates pigs, 7 crates
crates turkeys and % empty
vine barrels. 6 eases eggs, 9 cases dried
ish, 10 bags fish, bags cOcOanut, IS
,ales hides and 90 packages sundries.
The Mauna Kea came in early yes
erdav morning from Hilo, docking
hortly after clock. Her passenger
list was small, and her cargo consisted
f , bags coin, 3 horses, 81 cords wood,
80 railroad ties. % bundles empty bot
les, 80 empty kegs, crates onions, 10
rates potatoes, Is bags taro, q pack
ges vegetables. u eases celery, 10
ags ava, cases chickens, 156 pack
ges sundries.
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