The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-22

Francisco next Wednesday morning at
TO 0 clock, carrying a full load of pas
sengers.
Alice Cooke Battered.
FBattered by gales and an enco1A ter
9th a waterspout sixty feet high, Whe
American schooner Alice Cooke, 0p-
tain Penhallow, which left Honolulu
! forty DAYS ago bound for Puget sound
came into port yesterday morning, her
rudder stock damaged and more or less
the worse off from her long passage.
The trip from Honolulu to this port
would ordinarily occupy about twenty,
FIVE days at the most, but the Alice
Cooke seemed to have Ill luck during
the whole voyage.
The schooner had on board two young
women passengers from the islands,
Miss Carlson.sa stenographer, and Miss
Kraig, a teacher. whoswere glad to set
foot on land again after their long and
perilous voyage The schooner left Ho-
nolulu July Sd. The weather was ex-
cellent SHntil July DIST, when strong
southeast. gales assailed the schooner in
latitude $3.50 north, longitude $50 west.
The vessel shipped heavy seas, one of
which carried away the rudder stock.
Captain Penhalloy, rugged up a tenn
porary stextHq gear bat this failed to
guide the sehooners from her erratic
course.
On July 18th, in latitude 31.07 north
longitude 160.45 west, the schooner
passed within quarter of mile of
waterspout. which, Captain Penhallow
said, was sixty feet high The scout
was whirling in direction away from
the schooner and although it frightened
the women passengers somewhat, it was
not near enough to do any damage.
Under the Jury steering gear the
schooner made slow progress. On July
30th. in latitude 1888 north, longitude
1926 west. the Alice Cooke spoke the
schooner Willis A. Holden. bound from
Mororan for Guaymas. The schooner
will remain hare until her rudder is re-
paired and xiii then Continue her jour
nev to the sound.-Chronicle, Aug. ID.
Flaurence Ward Overdue.
While the schooner Flaurence Ward,
owned ard operated by the Commercial
Pacific Gable Company between Homo.
lulu and the cable station on Midway
Island, is out now thirty-three days,
having sailed from Midway for this
port on July 20, and is therefore con-
siderably overdue, anxiety is not yet
expressed as to her whereabouts or con-
dition. This is the longest time the
vessel has ever been out from the cable
island. but the prolonged voyage may
be due, in part, to the gales and bad
weather generally that have prevailed
TO the westward during the past few
weeks. Captain Saunders of the Pa
cifc Mail Steamship Company reported
that he had encountered severe weather
between here and Midway, and this be-
inc so the FIaurence Ward could hard
ly he expected to make any Roadway.
The vessel is fitted with auxiliary
mower. but this is rot generally used
except to work in and out of harbors.
The Flaurence Ward is bringing back
some peop1e from Midway. She is in
command of Captain Piltz.
Submarines Coming?
The San Francisco Bulletin of Aug
ust II states that IN addition to the
eruisers. torpedo boats and auxlllarles
making up the Pacific feet, two sub
marines. the Pike and Grampus, will
also accompany the warships. The Bull
Ietin saws. the fleet viii be composed
of ueipht armored cruisers, eight tor
nedo boats. two submarines and two
naval transports, = and that "the orr
oinaI plan for the cruise provides that
the cruisers shall tow the torpedo boats
on the way to the islands and that
tho submarines Pike and Grampus will
occompanv the other fighting ships.
Recently the transport Solaee has been
converted into refrigerator ship and
will accompany the Pacific ships.
Preparing for Long Trip.
VALLEJO. August 13.-The seven
torpedo destroyers Wh1ppie, Truxtun,
HnIl. Stewart. Preble, Perry and Hop
kins which will make the trip to ga
moa the latter part of the month with
+be Pacific cruiser feet, will leave the
yard next Wednesday. The crews OF
fbe little boats commenced coalIng snip
today.
Crook Next Month.
The transport Crook leaves San Fran
o;saa Sen+ember 10 for Manila, via Ho-
noInn The Crook viii be retained IN
HE Philippines transport service Tor
;1,tor-island rms. She relieves the War
ran which will return to San Francisco
for overhauling.
Shipping Notes.
After receiving coat of paint the
British bark Carradale has been shliteo
info the stream to await orders
Thomas Dunn, paymaster's clerk, o..
: Il. who has been attached to the
HonoIulu Naval Station for several
--aars has been detached and ordered
= 5,,+v at the Pearl Harbor Naval Sta