The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-21
HEAVY HEAD SEAS
RETARD HIlONIAN

Castle s. Cooke, agents fos the Mat
son Navigation Company, received a
wireless message yesterday afternoon
from Captain Frederickson of the
steamship Hilonian, stating that his YES
sci was plunging into heavy head seas
and that instead of arriving at one
O'Clock this afternoon the ship would
rot arrive until two O'Clock.
At eight o'clock Sunday night Cap
tain Frederickson wirelessed in that his
ship was 4S3 miles off port and that
fresh northeast winds and & moderate
sea prevailed. Everybody aboard is
well, The Hilonians is bringing 1000
tons of freight, 301 bags of mail, TWEEN
ty-six passengers and express matter
The Hilonian is really Honolulu s Santa
Claus boat, for she viii be the last
TO arrive here from the Coast before
Christmas day.
Captain Weeden of the steamship
Luriine wirelessed in on Saturday night
that he was 325 miles off port en- route
to San Francisco He stated that a
strong northeast wind was blowing ana
q choppv sea was on. Everybody aboard
was well. On Sunday night the Lurline
was $50 miles off port.
All Weathered Storms.
Three vessels were lying at their
berths at the Eva end of the harbor
yesterday, almost abreast, and each of
the three has had a terrific experience
with the elements. First of all there
was the British ship Celtic Chief which
was recently on the reef near the en-
trance to Honolulu harbor channel, and
is now under libel from various steam
ship companies which pulled her into
safe waters. Then there was the Ala
media which went on the rocks near
the Golden Gate entrance few years
ago. during a fog. just beyond is the
Kaiulani, an American bark. which al
most foundered in a terrific gale in
Australian waters some months ago, but
was brought safely into port by her
captain and crew. although she was in
a very much battered condition.
! Of for the South Seas.
The schooner Concord, which was
the flagship of Buccaneer Ben several
months ago when the latter made his
famous voyage to Christmas Island to
wreck the British steamer Aeon, and
returned with only an exploded whale
gun and hold full of cocoanuts, is to
leave today for Tanning Island and
other South Sea islets. The Concord is
: owned by the Miller Salvage Company
The schooner is taking some freight
over to Tanning, and will probably
bring back some South Sea products
Copra is one of the principal products
of Tanning.
Towing Follower
The wind was blowing down the har
Dor with such force yesterday after
noon that when the Intrepid took th'
schooner James Rolph out, the former
had hard work to keep ahead of hel
tow. The wind carried the schooner
along. although she had no canvas set
with such speed that the INTREPID
could not begin to keep the hawsel
taut and let 60 as soon as she possibly
could, to keep the slack rope from get
ting at her propeller.
Wind Bothers Britisher.
The Falls of Orchy had quite hare
time to get out of the harbor, on &C
count of the wind that was blowing
yesterday afternoon. She backed on
from the naval wharf and tried t.
steer her stern out against the north
erly wind. But old Boreas was to-
4 strong for her and she had to warp t,
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