The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-17
SWANLEY ARRIVES WITH EIGHT
HUNDRED MORE PORTUGUESE

is big quantity left. About 1900
loaves of bread were baked each day.
Doctor Gaspar and Doctor Ritson, the
two Portuguese doctors accompanying
the ship, report that the health of the
immigrants has been excellent through
out. They speak highly of the food
furnished by the steamship to the i'm
migrants, and speak highly, also, of the
fact that the morals of the people were
above criticism and that they subscrib-
ed to all the disciplinary rules of the
ship.
Swanley Was Clean.
As to the effort to keep the steamer
clean with so many people aboard the
doctors state they have always founl
the ship clean and orderly. Each day
sixteen sweepers were employed to keep
the immigrants quarters clean. The
decks were kept very dry, they say,
owing to the vigilance of the sweepers,
and also because there was plentiful
supply of dry sawdust. After the Off
GERS inspection, disinfectant was sprin-
kled under the hunks and over the
decks. They state the air has been ex-
cellent and the ventilation perfect.
Little Sickness on Board.
The nursing staff is also given
send.off. Two English nurses, Miss
Hyde and Miss Metcalf, did excellent
service among the people, and as re.
suit there was very little serious i'll
ness.
However, when the Swanley was in
port yesterday there was considerable
filth on the decks. The iron decks were
sticky with filth which was disagreeable
to walk over. Scuppers were filed
with dirty liquids, and corners were
crowded with odds and ends of eatables.
Even near the after galleys old vegeta-
bles and dirt had accumulated. The
stairways were slippery with filth which
many feet had placed there after be-
ing in contact with the iron decks.
People Are Cleanly.
Nevertheless, the people were quite
cleanly in appearance. Some among
the immigrants appeared to wish to
show off their good clothes. One young
man spent considerable time in adjust
ing his clothes before coming on deck
His wife assisted in getting his tie
on straight, and when it came to creas.
ing his felt hat and turning down the
rim fore and after to give the head
gear a rakish appearance, his wife
again took hand and finally with a
look as if to suggest els my hat on
straight" the young man picked up a
light walking cane, and taking his wife
by the arm, sauntered forth to set foot
upon the outpost shores of America.
They are fairly well off with this
worlds goods, too, if statements made
by ships officers are certain. Many
of them flashed jewelry and not few
when pulling money out of their pock-
cts displayed gold pieces.
Immigrants Were Hard to Get.
Captain Steele hopes to make another
trip with immigrants, but Portuguese
+, who recently returned from the Azores
says that there is not much prospect
of getting any more, at least in large
numbers. The Swanley was to have
brought 1900. A little more than hall
that number could be brought together
The steamer waited for five days ovel
time and it is said that this waiting
will be costly as there was to be q
demurrage charge of $2500 day fol
waiting.
The Swanley is big freighter OF
4640 gross tons, net 2907; she is 39C
feet long, her breadth is 81 feet. Cap
tain Steele is a big, bluff, hearty.laugh
ing skipper. He has had much expert
ence in handling large bodies of people
In the South African war he command
ed vessels which transported Thousands
of soldiers over seas.
ii. Hackfeld & Co. are agents for th
Swanley.