The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-13
CORONADO IN
A BIC HURRY
Arrived Yesterday With Small
Cargo-.-May Sail Next
Week.

| With about eight hundred tons of
freight for this port, the fast barken-i
tine Coronado arrived here yesterday
morning from San Francisco. The Cor
onado has new skipper this trip,
Captain Houdlette, who, for many
years, has been running steamships in
| the Pacific Ocean Captain Houdlette
was skipper Of the Oceanic liner Sierra,
but that boat has been laid up for a
| long time.
Captain Houdlette succeeded Cap.
| tain Langfeldt as master of the Coro-
nado. Captain Langfeldt made two
| trips III the boat, taking the place of
| Captain Potter, who, it is announced,
has finally retired There were several
| Of Houdlette old friends down at the
foot Of the Fort street wharf yesterday
: morning when the boat pulled in, to
i welcome him.
| Almost as soon as the lines to the
! dock were made fast, the work of dis.
/ charging the small cargo of the Coro-
| nado was begun. She was brought down
/ here in double-Quick time on account
| of the fact that W G. Irwin & Co.
have a large amount Of sugar on hand
| which they wish to get to the Coast
as soon as possible. According to
statement made yesterday, it is pos
sible that the Coronado will be sent on
/ the return voyage to the Coast the lat
ter part Of next week.
A good many tons Of sugar are wait
ing for her at the Oceanic wharf at
! the present time part of the cargo
| Of the boat on the trip down was
number of boxes Of cartridges and guns
/ for the government. The cargo, other
wise. was general.
The Coronado beat the time of the
Irmgard by three days on the voyage
down. and Captain Houdlette was
somewhat surprised when he learned
this fact on arriving here yesterday
afternoon The 1rmgard is considered
much the faster ship under ordinary
conditions than the Coronado. Captain
| Christensen. OF the former craft. states
that he and Captain Langfeldt had
made no Encouragement for a race
| from here to San Francisco on the up
ward voyage, but that he would like
to get the dinner talked about in the
newspapers.
| r. P. Eithet 10 Hilo.
It is understood that the W. III.
Marston and the R. P. Rithet have
/ switched about on their island ports,
the MarstoR coming here and the Rith-
ct going to Hilo in the future. Both
| boats have been posted for Honolulu
along the waterfront, but this infor-
nation changes the schedule. The
Rithet will probably be hbeled when
she arrives, sailor who was badly
injured while helping unload her hav-
Ling announced that he would bring
suit for damages.
News by Wireless.
The following message was received
| here yesterday by Castle & Cooke from
the Matson steamer Hilonian: Eight
! o. N. 7SS miles from Honolulu. We
| are having fine weather. All well on
board - This message was dated
April II.
On the previous night Captain John
| son wirelessed as follows: "10S6 miles
! from Honolulu. We have fourteen
passengers, 1900 tons of freight, ten
mules. one horse 9n2 sacks of mail,
| and As eases Of Wells Fargo matter. "
The transport Thomas connected up
with the Sheridan on the voyage down,
bv wireless. Captain Babeoek carrying
on a conversation with Captain Lyman
Gambling Tranps on Thomas.
With the Twelfth Cavalry on board
and carrying large number of pas
sengers, the Transport Thomas showed
up here yesterday morning after a
fast run Of TX DAYS and twenty hours
from San Francisco. The Thomas al
50 brought little mail for this port.
She had on board ia passengers in
the first cabin, 81 in the second cabin,
and 70S in the steerage. Besides these
there were three gentlemen who were
not down officially in the passenger
list.
They were stowaways, and they es-
capped from the ship at this port. 1t
is said that they are professional
gamblers who took a chance on being
able to circulate among the soldiers
and get some Of their money in crap"
games. They were successful in this.
il is said. rot being discovered until
they were several days out at sea,
and. in the meantime, having won con-
siderable money. They were placed in
the brig as soon as found, and later
were given into charge of soldier
guard. At this port they escaped, and
il is likely to go a little hard with the
man supposed to have kept them IN
custody.
The Thomas had perfect trip down
from the mainland, this accounting for
the fast time she made. Colonel Dodd,
commanding the Twelfth Cavalry, Is
said to have one of the. fnest-condi-
toned regiments in the country. Sure
! it is that the soldiers on the Thomas
are a e-looking lot of men.
The Thomas viii take on 1000 tons
of coal while here. She will not sail
! until tomorrow evening.
Babcock May Stay Away.
A rumor, uneonfrmed, was brought
| down on the transport Thomas to the
| effect that the Quartermaster Captain
/ of E., d.