The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-09
LINER SIERRA
BRINGS MANY
PASSENGERS

|
The popular steamer Sierra arrived
early this morning from San Fran
cisco after a very pleasant trip across
! the Pacific lasting five days and eigh-
! teen hours. The Sierra left the Cali
| fcrnian capital on December Bird,
| when the storm signals were flying
end shipping warnings had been is
sued telling of storms which were
sweeping down the coast and which
! threatened outside the Golden Gate.
| 1t was raining heavily in San Fran
cisco, but the Sierra left on time and
after getting out of the harbor found
| delightful weather in front For the
| first Cay out the conditions were all
that could be desired, but on the sec
| Cnd day the Sierra ran into heavy
weather. 1t seemed to the officers
that the steamer was just in the tail
end of the storms which were sweep
| ing the coast and while it was a trife
uncomfortable while it lasted the
Sierra soon ran into good weather
again and thence to the end of the trip
the conditions were excellent. The
last three days, according to Purser
:. c. Smith, were perfect as far as the
weather was concerned.
The trip over was comparatively a
! quiet one, though the passengers were
entertained daily by the ships band
feature of the Sierra being the band
which was recently organized. Last
right, the band played selections until
close upon twelve o'clock. The pas
sengers did not join into the spirit of
| the entertainments as much as is
psual on board the Sierra, consequent
| " the concerts which are usually
spoken of highly were absent this
| trip. Among the saloon passengers
on the Sierra were a number of re-
| turning residents who have been in
the States on visits to their homes.
w. A. Kinney, the well-known at
torney; Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Lyle, OF
dorenson and ILyle; ]. F. Soper,
vice president and manager of the
Hawaiian News Company; A. r. Cur
rey, of Gurrey's Ltd; and e. FaXon
Bishop. President of Brewer and Com
pany and Hustace Peck Co., Ltd. were
among the passengers.
Mr. Gurrey left on the last outward
trip of the Sierra in order to see his
son who was then ill in hospital, but
the day after the Sierra left Honolulu,
Mr.. Gurrey's son died.
Mrs. w. ]. Dyer wife of the assist
ant manager of the Honolulu from
Works, arrived to join her husband
here
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Sutherland, of
st. Louis, were also among the ar
rivals. Mr.. Sutherland has a large
shoe factory in st. Louis en-
ploying about 5000 hands daily.
Mrs. j. w. Caum, wife of Navy Pay
clerk Caum; and Mrs. A. D. Fairwea-
Their, wife of DR.. Fairweather, the
opucian, were also arrivals by the
Sierra.
Mrs. E. Savidge, whose child died
Just before the Sierra left San Fran
ClbSOJ SdlnC ONGI vi Tic DllnS-
ing with her the body of her child
for interment in Honolulu.
The Van family of vaudeville ar
lists, comprising Mr. and Mrs. Van,
Miss Maxine Van and Master Van
also made the trip and will open at
the Novelty Theater.
On the last outward trip the Chief
Steward and his staff were very much
put out by the vagaries of the wea-
Their. In order to fttingly celebrate
Thanksgiving Day the steward work.
ed diligently decorating the saloon
and the cooks were kept hard at work
preparing dinner WITCH was to eclipse
all other efforts in the culinary art
on board. Everything was in readi-
ness when the weather changed and
Thanksgiving Day dawned with sea-
sickness and the efforts of the stew
ard department were wasted. The
Chief declared he was never so mad
efore in all his life.
The Sierra brought over 291O tons
of cargo, 2S5 sacks OF mail, twelve
automobiles and Wells Fargo Ex-