The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-14
A Real Sea Serpent.

fourteen feet and an unknown
draught. has been sighted twice by
captains of the Blue Funnel liners this
spring, once about sixty miles west of
Nanshan, South Cape of Formosa, and
again in the Straits of Formosa
Many sea serpent stories have been
told, but never before have they been
told and authenticated by two such
prominent sea captains as Captain
Henry Lotus Allen, master of the Blue
Funnel liner Ningchow, now in port
loading for the Orient, and his fellow
officer, Captain L. Harboard, master of
the Sultan, also of the Ocean Steam
ship Company.
Captain Harboard says: 'It's no
fake. but fair and square truth. saw
il, the chief officer saw it, the quarter
I master and second steward, who had
just come on the bridge to speak to
me. We saw it for about Is minutes
travelling south.
When people talk about sea SER
penis we always ask them what brand
of whisky they drink. have been at
sea for over twenty years; I have been
sailing China seas for the last four
teen years. but ! never saw anything
ike this huge monster before.
The length of the monster was
about sixty feet, and from the top of
its back to the water would be seven
teen or eighteen feet. It was of great
bulk. The body was light brown in
color and ii had a horny back It's
tail and head, which were massive
We're slate color"
Captain Allen, on hearing Captain
Harboards story declared he saw the
same monster in Formosa straits, but
he thinks Harboard underestimate it's
size. When he saw the monster its
back seemed covered with barnacles
or seeweevils and it was travelling
rapidly.
Wharf Entrance Lights Needed.
Friday nights automobile accident
at the Hackfeld wharf would never
have happened if few lights had been
placed along the side of the entrance.
The Hackfeld wharf is altogether I'M
guarded in this manner, and the fact
has often been commented on, mas
much as it is anything but unusual for
a steamer to arrive there during the
evening or lie there over night. This
wharf is an especially dangerous one on
account of the narrow passageway-
built first to aid in the war on rats
about halfway along the entrance to
the wharf shed proper. If lights were
placed at each side of the entrance
and along the sides of the wharf, the
danger would to a great extent be OBJ
waited. Accidents happening then
would be the result altogether of reck-
less or careless drivers of automobiles
or carriages. Haekfeld wharf has long
been in miserable condition, and it
was only recently that steps were
taken to have it repaired. The work
of replanking it has dragged along at
snail pace, and it is not fully com
pleted yet.
= Siberia Has Big Load.
Call.-After three and a half days
of strenuous work the whole of the big
cargo which reached here from the
Orient by the Pacific Mail liner Siberia
May 80 was unloaded by noon yester-
day. Owing to the length of time since
the big liner was last fumigated, the
quarantine officials will spend today in
giving her thorough fumigation, after
which she will be taken to her slip at
pier AZ to load in preparation for hel
departure for the Orient June 10.
1t is thought by the officials of the
| Mail Company that the Siberia vii
leave here very full Already about
40 passengers have booked to leave
by the big steamer Many of the pas
, sengers are bound for Honolulu, though
fair proportion have booked fol-
Japan and China. There will be about
the usual number of Orientals in the
Asiatic steerage. The Siberia s out
ward cargo is expected to reach about
1000 tons measurement, and will in
elude heavy shipments of leather and
machinery.
n Coronado Arrives.
Captain Houdlette brought the bark
entine Coronado down from San Fran.
cisco in good time, arriving here seven
J. teen days after having sailed from the
Golden Gate. He brought down a
| small general cargo for this port. The
Coronado will probably be given q
sugar cargo at this port, though it is
possible she may be sent to Hilo. Al
most all the sugar that is shipped from
Honolulu the remainder of this season
will oe taken IN steamers The Coro
. nado had very nice passage here
from San Francisco.
Peterson on Hilonian.
On account of the severe accident
which befell Captain Johnson, master
of the Matson steamer Hilonian, the
probabilities are that Chief Officer
; Peterson viii be in command of the
vessel when she leaves for the Coast
tomorrow. Men along the Waterfront
are greatly depressed on account of the
accident, Captain johnson being ont
| of the best-liked shippers making this
port. His wife viii probably come
down from the Coast.
Sugar On Hawaii.
Sugar on Hawaii awaiting shipmen
on Friday last was: Olaa, 24,95
bags; Waiakea, $4,000; Hawaii Mill
: 1900; Wainaku, 7400; Onomea, 21,800
I. Pepeekeo, 10000; Honomu, 10000; Ha
= kalau, 1890: Laupahoehoe, 1881
: Ookala. 1900; Kukaiau, D Sab. T
; 26s5; Hamakua, q 800; Paauhau, $500
: Hon0kaa, IS,S00; Kukuihaele, 1920
: Punaluu, $3.50; Honuapo, 1853.
: Shipping Notes.
: 1t has been definitely settled that tn
Hilonian will go out tomorrow i
!. charge of Chief officer Peterson. Mrs
), Johnson has been oabled, and she wi
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