The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-15
SWANLEY ARRIVES
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mediatelys escorted to the immigration
| station where the usual examination
will be held. 1t will continue all Of
| today and when passed, the immigrants
will be free to go where they choose.
| The planters will look after as many
as wish to go upon the plantations.
| The Swanley, which was chartered by
A. J. Campbell, the board of immigra-
| tons special agent to secure immi-
grants in Portugal, left Punta Delgada,
| ST. Michaels, on October Is with 75S
| immigrants, and left Funchal, Madeira,
on October % with III more, making
a total of $685. The agents had expect
! ed to gather at least 1900 immigrants
and the vessel had been heavily provi-
stoned to meet the hungry demands of
| such large number. That proper pro-
! vision was made to feed this large
number of mouths may be learned from
! the fact that on arrival here yesterday
/ Captain Steele found that he had left
/ 81, 900 pounds of flour, 5000 pounds of
| salt beef, 1000 pounds of salt pork.
! 1000 pounds of sugar, $3.50 pounds of
; rice, $4,000 of iced poultry, 5000 pounds
of hard bread, 400 pounds of beans,
! and large amounts of other provisions
/ The immigrants did not care for
| bologna sausages or cheese and there
is a 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 foun
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, disnfectant 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 6
send-off Two English nurses, Ms
Hyde and Miss Metcalf, did excellent
service among the people, and as a re
suit there was very little serious i'll
ness.
However, when the Swanley was il
port yesterday there was considerable
filth on the decks. The iron decks wer'
sticky with filth which was disagreeabl
to walk over. Scuppers were file
with dirty liquids, and corners wer
crowded with odds and ends of eatables
Even near the after galleys old vegeta
bles and dirt had accumulated TIL
stairways were slippery with filth whic
many feet had placed there after BIZ
ing in contact with the iron decks.
People Are Clearly.
Nevertheless, the people were quit
clearly in appearance. Some anon
the immigrants appeared to wish t
show off their good clothes. One youn
man spent considerable time in adjus
$50 ing his clothes before coming on decl
His wife assisted in getting his ii
on straight, and when it came to crea
ing his felt hat and turning down til
rim fore and after to give the heat
gear rakish appearance, his viii
again took a hand and finally with
look as if to suggest els my hat c
straight?' the young man picked up
light walking cane. and taking his vii
by the arm, sauntered forth to set 70,
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