The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-16
FOOHNG SUEy'S
SMART PASSAGE
Captains WilIett and JosseIyn
Under Same Flag 10 Years,
Never Met.

Thirteen years running in ships own
ed by the same company, Captain Viii
lett of the fine little bark Foohng
Suey and Captain Josselyn, master of
the bark Nuuanu, have never met or
even seen each other. Captain Viii
lett brought his vessel to port from
New York yesterday, after making an
exceptionally slippery passage around
the Horn. He had good weather the
greater part of the way from the At
lantic Coast, and fair winds and even
seas, and the able seamanship of Cap
tain Willett brought the Foohng Suey
off the port of Honolulu in ia days
from the time she left New York.
Captain Josselyn and Captain Will
lett are both well and favorably
known in Honolulu. Captain Josselyn
has been heard as a public speaker on
many occasions. as he usually makes
talk before some local organization
every time he hits this port. Both the
Nuuanu and the Foohng Suey are OPP
Grated by Brewer & Co., and both yes
sells have been in the sugar trade with
these Islands for many years. Captain
Willett has been with Brewer & Co.
for thirteen years, and in all that time
he and Captain Josselyn have never
met. though each has become well ac-
quainted with the other by reputation
.Jesselyn has been with Brewer & Co.
for over twenty years.
Fifty Years at Sea is the title
of book which Captain Josselyn viii
shortly have published, telling the eX-
perienees of himself during his long
and interesting career on the bounding
wave It is still in manuscript form,
according to Captain Willett, bat Will
probably come out in book form some
time this year. The arrival here OF
the first copies of the book will be
awaited with vast amount OF inter-
est bv local waterfronters, who are
all acquainted with the author.
On the trip around the Horn, Cap
tain Willett did not sight single
thing, and he said he didn't want TO.
Ieebergs are not uncommon IN those
waters, and shippers keep just as clear
of them as they possibly can. That
the Inflated vessel Fort George
rammed her nose into one of these
Seating mountains is the view mostly
taken by seafaring people now.
The Foohng Suey brought largo
cargo of general merchandise, part
al. which IS consigned to the other Is
lands. She will probably go to kahu-
hui to unload a part of her freight.
1t is probable that the boat will take
her usual cargo of sugar on the return
trip to the Atlantic Coast. The ar
rival of a deep-water windjammer IS
always looked forward to with a great
deal Of interest by the oldtimers on
Honolulu IS waterfront, for it is from
The Shippers of these vessels that they
get the news and gossip of maritime
affairs along the waterfront of 'llttle,
old New York.
Overlooking Collier.
The Ramona, the British collier
which arrived here yesterday from
New Zealand with 1900 tons of coal
for the local Naval Station, is a
strengthening little bit of boat.
She is very small, not appearing to be
much larger than the Mauna Kea, and
has a bow that resembles the nose OF
pug dog as much as anything. She
made good passage from Westport.
Korea In and Out.
The Pacific Mail liner Korea arrived