The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-04-05
OIL BURNERS
CAUSED DELAY
Sierra's First Trip Here Gives
New Machinery First
Trial.
(FrOm saturday 3 Advertiser.l !


Riding out gales with keel that
was an average of evenness expected
only Of big Atlantic liners, the Oceanic
steamship Sierra made fine trip from
San Francisco to Honolulu, arriving in
port at nine-ffty last night. The
Sierra proved a much better seaboat
than when she was on the former San
Francisco Honolulu-Australian run, this
being due largely to the increased size
of her bilges which were enlarged from
nine to twenty inches.
"The old Alameda-God bless her
was a good boat. but the Sierra can
be beat, and when 1 say that 1 mean
it," said genial purser Thomas Smith,
formerly of the Alameda.
Captain Houdlette and all passengers
asked concerning her sea qualities,
said that she was splendid boat for
riding out gales. The Sierra ran into
gale running from the east when
she left the Coast, and the following
morning it had switched around to
the west, but the Sierra passed through
the blow without showing much sign
of being rolled.
The Sierra is using oil burners this
voyage, having been equipped with
them while the vessel was being re-
novated for the local run. The engines
worked splendidly on the trip, but the
oil feeders gave some trouble, causing
the vessel to be delayed about twelve
hours. Since noon yesterday the Sierra
began to hit up 16-knot clip. E. w.
Tucker came down on this trip to look
after the oil burners and to instruct
the firing crew, who were new to the
job. Both Mr.. Tucker and Captain
Houdlette state that on the return trip
the feeders will be in fine shape and
,, the vessel will make the run on sched
ule time
While the vessel was on the way
wireless message was received from
the Coast stating that the
Sprecke1s people were preparing to
renovate both the Ventura and the
Sonoma, in preparation for service. 1t
| is understood that either the Ventura
or the Sonoma will be prepared to al
ternate on the local run with the
| Sierra.
The officers of the Sierra are as fol-
! lows: II. G. Houdlette, commander; J.
H. Trask, chief officer; s. Church, chief
engineer; G. w. Clark, surgeon; T. G..
Smith. purser; J. Carleton, chief stew
ard; J. II. Sellers, wireless operator;
Miss Coombs, stewardess.
Seventy cabin passengers arrived on
| the liner, among them being V. de
Bretteville, father-in-law of Adolph
Spreckels, accompanied by Mrs. lie
Bretteville. A. NJ. Culver, representa-
tive of the Oceanic company for pas
senger business, is making round trip
| on the Sierra. He is accompanied by
his bride. j. J. Sullivan, travelling rep.
| resentative of Calm, Nickelsberg & Co.,
wholesale boot and shoe people of San
Francisco, and Charley Brans, repre-
sentative of Ahrnstein & Simon of the
same city, are here on their periodical
business trips. Mrs. o. ii. Walker re-
| turns with her father. Capt. A. E.
knights, well known in shipping circles
IN Orient waters, particularly those of
| China, is here on brief pleasure tour,
accompanied by his wife. Captain
Knights is creulted with saving many
lives during his long sea career. Capt.
| n. Lorenz arrived to take command of
the ship John Ena for its voyage around
the Horn. Hon. John A. Matthewman,
circuit judge at Kailua, has returned
from visit to Boston. Mrs. King, wife
| of E. NJ. King of the Honolulu Gas
Company, and child are home from a
mainland visit.
The Sierra IS cargo comprised 11o0
ions of freight, which includes four
autos, one for passenger and three
for Won Hamm-Y Young company. She
also brought 236 sacks of mail. The
Sierra has normal accommodations for
132 passengers in the irst-olass cabin,
and with three to room can accom-
modate sixty-six more. Using the Sec
| ond-class cabins, she can carry over
two hundred cabin passengers.
The liner will leave for San Fran.
cisco at ten o'clock Wednesday morn
ing.