The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-24
Alden Besse Loading.

There was much activity round the
docks near the foot of Fort street
! Yesterday The Alden Besse was taxi
ing or her load Of scrap iron for San
Pedro, and the Concord was getting
ready for her trip to flaming Island.
Eben Low was taking a hand in su-
perintendlng the loading of the scrap
iron on the Alden Besse, and he took
great pleasure in demonstrating that
this was being done scientifically. The
old bark will carry about a thousand
tons Of scrap, and it is being loaded
in such way that it can not possibly
shift and fall violently against the
sides of the vessel
In both the lower hold and the
tween decks section of the vessel,
reaching from about twenty feet fore
and aft Of the mainmast. scantlng has
been set up from the floor to the side
of the hatchway. Across this scant-
ling heavy boards are nailed, and the
: inward slope causes the iron to pile
IN the shape of a pyramid. No matter
how much the vessel rolls or pitches,
it will be impossible for the mass of
iron to shift.
y The Alden Besse has recently been
= on the ways, where she had her bilge
thoroughly overhauled. She was found
TO be in excellent shape and, in spite
of her long stay in rotten row, has
not a drop of water inside her. She
will start for the Coast as soon as she
is loaded. Captain Miller viii COM
mand her personally.
Concord to Bring Guano.
The Concord was expected TO be
ready for sea yesterday, but there was
delay in getting stores aboard, and so
she VIII not start till early this morn
ing She is stocked for long voyage
and those on board viii not lack COM
forts in the eating line. She will
carry a certain amount of ice, but this
will probably not last for more than
a few days.
Max Schlemmer. who is going on
the Concord, has in view the Analysing
of guano and picking out the parts of
the island where the best is to be
found. The Concord will bring back a
certain amount of this valuable fer
tilizer.
If there is any other object in view,
Eben Low is keeping it to himself. He
stated yesterday afternoon that he
only wished that he were going on
the trip, but that he could not afford
the time just at present, as Captain
Miller is going away and he will have
to remain to look after the interests
of the Miller Salvage Company. Capt.
Jack Weisbarth will be in charge. and
there will be, in addition, mate, cook
and four hands.
Captain Cluney Welcomed.
The Ancient Mariners Club was in
session yesterday to welcome Captain
Quincy back again. The captain is
4. looking trife the worse for wear
ll45 since his operation in the hospital, but
~ he is as hearty as ever and states that
there is many long voyage left in
him vet.
During the afternoon the club was
discussing many things. Captain Da-
Wis was regretting that the days of
greeting sailors, as they came aboard,
with a Delaying pin were past. Never
had such crews since, as we did in the
good old days" he said.
Then Captain Campbell came in and
asked where the Pleiades and Hyades
would be in a couple of months. No
body seemed to know, and so somebody
asked him why. "Well,' he said, 81
see from magazine article that the
tail of Haley's comet will be between
P1eiades and Hyades, and as some fell
low in Kansas says that the comet s
tail will blister everything up, want.
ed to get as far away from them as
possible. - In the back of the store the
bookkeeper yawned, the store-boy
dropped ten-inch sheave that he was
moving. and the tug Intrepid, out in
the harbor, gave two violent blasts Of
her whistle-the only sounds to break
the thick, sad silence that fell.
All for Volcano
More than a hundred bookings have
been made for the Inter-Island excur.
sion to Hilo and the volcano next
week. Not a single one of the book
ings is for Hilo-every one of them fol-
the full trip to the volcano. This
seems to show that the sporting events
advertised by Hilo for New Year s
Day are not attracting so much atten
ton locally as usual.
~ Busy Week for Agents.
Next week viii be a busy one fol-