The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-16
WAR HERO
ON DIRIGO
SHIP SAILED TO PORT TODAY
COMPLETING VOYAGE OF 1876
DAYS FROM BALTIMORE.

DAYS FROM BALTIMORE.
American ship Dirigo, Captain George
William Goodwin, at noon today DOCK
cd in Naval slip, 1875 days from Bal
timore with 2,511 tons Of coal for the
navy. She was of the island yester-
day afternoon and off port at midnight.
Captain Goodwin reports as follows
on the voyage:
I'VE passed out ny the capes Of vir-
ginia at 4 p. m. December II, 1907. Had
a fine run to the equator which we
crossed in longitude 30 w, % IL days
out. We passed east and in sight of
Fernando Noranha. Had fine south
east trades and passed the mouth of the
River Platte on the fortieth day out.
"Then, like a 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 it took a
week or ten days to get a move on
her again, having light head winds and
Calms during the interval
However, we passed Cape st. John
no the 6tty.seNenth day out, which IS
better than he average, we were
twenty days south of the fiftieth paral-
lei 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 Sc and SO South, and at the
end of two weeks had only made 300
miles. Then things came our way ana
gave us a push up to the region where
the fish fly.
I'VE did not have anything like bad
weather, although it was disagreeable
at times during our stay in the high
ATTITUDES
This makes my fifty-fourth passage
around Cape Horn and l am quite
sure that we have had more light winds
and Gains south of the fiftieth parallel
during the last voyage than l ever
experienced in all the others, put to-
gether.
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 longitude
1892 west, 40 days from Baltimore;
hence to port 16 days. Passage 1ZU
days
81 have a crew that is much better
than the average and things have gone
along shipshape; also a very genial
companion in Captain T. Caverhill
Jones of the Canadian Troop that did
such good work in South Africa during
! the Boer War.
The captain has a record of twenty
seven battles; he is taking this trip
for his health and is very much disap-
pointed that / did not treat him to a
hurricane when off the Cape instead of
scinging duets with Mrs. Alapai, Melba
and other noted singers.
I'VE have an up-to-date Victor and
we have concerts every Sunday We
begin with the Holy City but some
times we forget it is Sunday and may
end UP with something that is not in
the hymn book. We do not have any
church bell OF contribution box TO re-
mind us that tits Sunday; only an old
almanac to go by. ,s
Anyway, Jack says there is not any
Sunday off soundings, so I guess il
, will be all right When listening to
"a Victor record / sometimes wonder il
, ST. Peters record is built on the same
plan. II 1t is what a showing up there
will be at the grand concert.
1T is only pleasure to sail a shiI
when one has a good crew In compaTi
son with the past few voyages this
passage has been a pleasure trip to me
For contrast l will give you an item OF
our passage home last year.
/ I'VE sailed from Honolulu on June
v with 80 Japanese for a crew. Their
D were tihkers, tailors, BARRIERS and plan
" tation coolies, everything but sailor
+ among the lot. An old beachcombe
+ for a mate that did not know a lol
from a log of wood, and a cool
that could not boil water without burn
o ing it. Mrs. Goodwin not only had t
assist me in the navigation of tn
n ship, but do the cooking for our tabl
J, also She is on a strike now and wi
n not go to sea again with the chance
e of having to do the same thing owe
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