The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-06
MARINE

Carrying about $4,000 tons of sugar,
the American Hawaiian freighter Ari-
conan, which sailed from this port for
Eleele, Kahuiui, Kaanapali and Hilo
yesterday, will shortly start on the sec
ond of FIVE trips which the American
Hawaiian boats will make this year to
the Atlantic Coast. The Arizonan sail
ed for Kaanapai last night, and she
will pick up the remainder of her cargo
at the ports above mentioned.
Five trips in all will be made by the
American Hawaiian boats to the Allan
tie Coast during this year. the first vow
age having already been made by the
Alaskan. The Arizonan starts on the
second trip today. and she will be fol-
lowed by the Massachusetts,, a new
5 freighter of that line which viii arrive
here in May. The Alaskan viii make
the fourth trip. leaving the Islands in
June with the Arizonan back for a
second time in August These vessels
viii carry all the sugar which cannot
be handled by way of Tehuantepec.
certain amount of sugar can be
handled for New York. and it is for
this reason that the American Hawaiian
people have inaugurated a regular
steamship schedule to the Atlantic. The
Arizonan signed on her crew for the
voyage yesterday afternoon in the of
fee of Shipping Commissioner Amy.
The only change in officers was the
first mate. the Columbian and Arizonan
making an exchange of these officials.
The Arizonan moved in along the
American-Hawaiian dock yesterday and
consequently the big guns could not
be taken from the hold of the barge
Mohiean which had been at first in
tended. She sailed shortly after five
o clock last night.
Thomas In and Out.
True to her wireless promise the Uni
ted States Army transport arrived on
port early yesterday morning and come
into her dock at the Naval wharf short
" afterward. There was considerable
disappointment shown among not only
the local people, but also among those
passing through on the troopship when
it was learned that she was on the
boards to leave the same evening. There
was some little freight on the Thomas
for this port, but it was so inconsider-
able that there was no reason for hold
ing the vessel over The Hawaiian band
PLAYED on the deck Of the troopship
during the afternoon and when she sail
ed for the mainland. The following
were on board the ship, besides the one
passenger, Mr.. Gee, who comes to take
a desk in the local quartermaster S of
fee.
Major W. W. Forsythe. Sixth Cav
airy; Major FL. c. Hale. Adiutant- Gen
eral s department; Captain c. E. Boone,
Philippine Scouts; Captain Thomas
Franklin. subsistence department.: Cap
tain J. a. Paegelow, Philippine Scouts;
Captain l. B. Simonds, subsistence de-
partment; Captain A. E. Williams,
ouartermaster department.; Lieuten-
ant Oscar K. Tolley, Fourteenth Infan-
try: Lieutenant George E. Price, Tenth
Cavalry: Lieutenant G. NJ Spears, Phil
ippine Scouts: Lieutenant c. 7. Titus,
Fourteenth Infantry.
The Thomas has fifty easuals, twenty
six sick, thirtv-seven military convicts,
and carries 153 tons of coal. Major
Forsythe comes to assume his new
duties as superintendent of Yosemite
National Park. vice Major Harry 9.
Benson. now at the Yellowstone.
Lets Out Second Assistant.
After having made trip half
around the world in the vessel on her
maiden cruise, Second Assistant En-
eineer Charles Vaughn of the Kukui
was paid off yesterday and given his
transportation back to the mainland
on the TRANSPORT Thomas. Vaughn was
greatly surprised when he heard that
the engineer 8 staff of the vessel was
to be cut down. and stated that iii case
of long voyage, another man would
have to be signed on in his place. 1t
IS understood that the working ex-
penses of the Knkui will be kept as
low as possible and Vaughn 5 release
was given on this account.
Criticism of Kukui
There is considerable comment on
the waterfront regarding the guards
which extend around the sides of the
Kukui, many experienced captains STAT
ing that they will one of these days
prove the cause of the loss of the
lighthouse tender. At any rate, it is
maintained by all of the local sea-
farers, the guards viii prove a great
hindranee to good work and make the
task Of putting a small boat over the
sides of the vessel very dangerous
''These guards, asserted mari
time authority yesterday, care not only
absolutely useless for these waters, but
they are a constant danger in case the
tender should attempt to lower a boat
in any kind of sea. Nothing will
capsize small boat quicker than to
strike these iron guards. They might
be all right in place where the ten
der is always humping up against a
wharf. but for work in the open sea,
where it is mostly rough and pitehy,
it is almost crime to have those
guards on the vessel. In ease of the
launching of a small boat, there Is pos
tive danger of her capsizing either
while being let down or while being
pulled up