Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-28
SIERRA LED
WILHELMINA
II Was No Race But Much
Extra Fuel Was
Burned.

NlloHt VII bbaih NAC 4"hNa'ai aNsANisA'iSh
steamer Wilhelmina was one of sew
eral interesting features that marked
the voyage across the Pacific between
Honolulu and san Francisco, partici.
pated in by the rival "ie1y boats" on
their last voyage. b..
Mh,n local customs men impaired
The information that Honolulu advices
recorded but seven minutes difference
In the time OF arrival Of the Sierra
and Wilhomina at San francisco, Sew.
eral Of the well known officers con.
nectel with the OceIn.C boat made
immediate preparations for throwing
n series of fits.
"Why, there was nothing TO it, de.
clared one enthusiastic Sierra official
as soon as the Oceanic steamer had
been made fast this morning. There
never was the least somblance to a
race. Had we wanted to really cut
into the regular steaming time and
used little more fuel oil, we would
have beaten the Wilhclminl by al.
most ten hours.
Don't overlook the fact tina. this
old boat can go over four hundred
knot clip any time that sufficient oil
Is used down below. II takes money
to buy fuel and the DC 2anic stockhold.
ers are not operating this boat across
the Pacific simply Tor the purpose Of
getting into San Francisco ahead Of
the Wilhemna or any other vessel
I'VE have the speed however and
the arrival at San Francisco on the
last trip demonstrated that we were
fully one hour ahead Of the other fell
low"
Nearly every day on the run IRON
the islands to thu coast the rival
steamers were in sight OF one another,
but the Wilhelmina was always al.
tern. At times the vessels were a few
miles apart only, and the contest was
watched with feverish interest by the
passengers OF both vessels. The, 81.
erra's time from Honolulu to San
Francisco was 5 days 10 hours and
29 minutes. That of the wilhelmina,
according to her slog was 3 days, II
hours and 90 minutes.
The Wilhelmina never got near
enough for its passengers to hear the
Sierra's band, but from the bridge OF
the Sierra the Wilhelmina's smoke
could be seen astern. Then the vii
helmina began senling out wireless
messages. giving its position, as many
miles behind. With the smoke con
tradicting the aerograms Captain
Houdlette concluded that Captain Pc
ter Johnson was trying to pull WOO
Sierra was steam!ng along at an easy
gait when smoke was discerned as
| tern, a little to the eastward. Captain
| Houdlette concluded that was the vii
helmina. but did no. get Interested I'M
Ill dark whenNa light appeared where
| the smoke had been seen. This meant
that the Wilhelmina was ere eping NJ
on the Sierra with the idea. presum
| ably, of going past in the night
There followed consultation be
tween Captain Houdle:te and Chief
Engineer Sam Church. the outcome OF
which was that the light spon disap
peared. For the net 22 hours the
Sierra logged 17.2 knots an hour and
made 405 nautical miles.
The Oceanic boat was alongside the
wharf by eight o'clock this morning
after fine run down from the coast The
freight list Is declared the largest that
has been brought to Honolulu in
months and II exceeds any cargo ever
carried in the Sierra for this port. A
total OF 5000 tons freight arrived by
the vessel included In which was elev.
| en- automobiles.
The list ranges from paving mach
inery TO Pacific coast apples. Owing
to large offerings, the Oceanic Com
| pany was Obliged to refuse freight for
the islands.
The cabin passengers numbered 70!
while S5 came down in the SECOND
class.
There is mainland mail amounting
TO 440 sacks that received a promp
distribution by the local postal auth
critics.
George Chalmers and Mrs. Chal
mers Of Waimanalo plantation wer,
returning passengers from mainland
visit.
There was not an evening durini
the entire trip down from the coas
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