The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-06
WATERFRONT NEWS
ALAMEDA COMES
IN AFTER DARK
Staunch Old Boat Had Very
Rough Time on the Way
From Coast.

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
steerage passengers for this port On
board the Alameda were 3TS bags of
mail, of which 20 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
feers on the popular boat say that, If
the Alameda Sstood on her head
when the Chiyo Naru passed her last
Sunday, the latter was also feeling the
effect of the monstroes waves, so much
so that it took her half of the day TO
show her heels 70 the slower boat,
Nevertheless, the Alameda people are
entirely willing to admit that they
:
since the vessel has been on this run.
She is later arriving 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
| 381 miles, which was the fastest day s
| 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 a 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 NJ. A
/ Silva, who has been the agent of the
| Territorial Board of Immigration in
California. Silvas work on the Coast
was recently finished and he was re
/ called by the local board He brought
with him a number of Portuguese, who
came down in the steerage. 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, a 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.
| J Mccarthy and P. A. McRae, old
friends of Harry Whitney, the Oceanic
Steamship Company popular loca
agent, arrived last night They came
down especially Quilted to enjoy some
| wild goat and deer shooting.
/ c. II. Sargent is a prominent mer
chant of Sydney, Australia He vii
book for the Aorangi on the return trip
to the Colonies. L. A Nav and wife
are arrivals VINO VIII make lengthy
stay in the Islands Mr.. MAY is a eat
tie king in Colorado. C. E. Ferguson
and wife viii remain here for a con
siderable time. Mr.. Ferguson is &
writer of note, and he win eompil,
data for number of articles on Ha
wall
The Alameda brought 1895 tons Of
freight for this port, and she will hav,
large cargo on the return voyage
Among the freight which she brought
down are nine boxes of opium, sent tt
the Custom House here.