The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-02-09
ALAMEDA COMES
IN AFTER DARK
fFrom saturdav,s Advertiser.l

From saturday AuVeTtlser.l
Several hours behind time, due to the
terrific storms which she encountered
almost all the voyage down from the
Coast, the Oceanic steamship Alameda,
Captain Dowdell, arrived in port short.
" before ten clock last night. She
brought forty.seven cabin passengers,
most of them tourists, and thirty-four
Storage passengers for this port. On
board the Alameda were 37S bags of
mail, of which 10 bags is due to go on
to New Zealand and Australia by the
Aorangi, which should arrive this morn
ing.
The Alameda ran slap-bang into the
nastiest weather she has met in years
from the time she left her dock in San
Francisco until shortly before she ar
rived in Honolulu. In fact, the seas
were so rough that the ship had to run
on slow time when she was crossing
the bar at San Francisco harbor. Of
ficers on the popular boat say that, if
the Alameda "stood on her head"
when the Chiyo Maru passed her last
Sunday, the latter was also feeling the
effect of the monstrous waves, so much
SO that it took her half of the. day to
show her heels to the slower boat.
Nevertheless, the Alameda people are
entirely willing to admit that they
went through one of the worst storms
since the vessel has been on this run.
She is later &rriving in Honolulu than
she has been in two years, caused, of
course, by the fact that she had. to
slow down on several occasions.
From Thursday noon until the same
time yesterday the Alameda covered
3Sl miles, which was the fastest day g
run on the trip. The third day out
from San Francisco she was beaten and
buffeted to such an extent by the sea
that she Travelled but little over 200
miles.
Purser Smith said last night that
Honolulu had more tourists billed for
these Islands than there will be hotel
accommodations for. Among those who
arrived on the Oceanic boat was M. A.
Silva, who has been the agent of the
Territorial Board of immigration in
California. Silva s work on the Coast
was recently finished and he was re-
called by the local board. He brought
with him number of Portuguese, who
came down in the Storage. These men
were formerly in the Islands, but left
here on the promise of higher wages in
the States. They are coming back to
Hawaii for steady work now.
Notable on the passenger list of the
Alameda was . party of tourists from
Oregon. Mrs. T. W. Lee, wealthy
woman from Portland; E. o. Mccoy
and wife, j. l.. Schenck and wife, Rob
ert See and wife, and Mrs. Sheldon
make up the party from the Webfoot
State. They will remain in the Islands
for some time.
Mccarthy and P. A. McRae, old
friends of Harry Whitney, the Oceanic
Steamship Company's popular loca
agent, arrived last night. They came
down especially QUILTED to enjoy some
wild goat and deer shooting.
C. II. Sargent is prominent mer
chant of Sydney, Australia. He will
book for the Aorangi on the return trip
to the Colonies. L. A. May and wife
are arrivals who will make lengthy
stay in the Islands. Mr.. May is cat
tie king in Colorado. C. E. Ferguson
and wife will remain here for con
siderable time. Mr.. FERGUSON is q
writer of note, and he will compil,
data for a number of articles on Ha
wall.
The Alameda brought 1895 tons Of
freight for this port, and she will have
a large cargo on the return voyage
Among the freight which she brought
down are nine boxes of opium, sent t.
the Custom House here.