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

eral interesting features tuat marked
the voyage &C. Uss the paclhc between
honolulu ana san Francisco, partlc..
pated in by the rival "ic.ry boats" on.
their last voyage.
Mhsn local customs men impaired
the information that Honolulu adviccs
recorded Uut scyCa minutcs difference
and Wilhclm!na at san Francisco, sew.
Cral OF the well SHOWN OIhccrs con.
nccted with the ocean c boa. made
immediate preparations for throwing
series of fits.
why, there was nothing TO It," dc.
c!alcd one enthusiastic Sierra official
as soon as the Oceanic steamer had
been made fast THIS morning. There
never was the lcas' scmblluCc to 4
race. Had we wanted to really cut
into the regular stoaming time and
used a little more fuel on, we would
have beaten the Wi!hClmina by al.
most ten hours.
Don't overlook the fact that this
old boat can go over four hundred
knot clip any time that sufficient oil
is used down below. 1t takes money
to buy fuel ana the Oceanic stockhold
ers are not operating this boat across
the Pacific simply for the purpose of
getting into San Francisco ahead OF
the Wilhelmina or any other vessel.
we 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 lcl
low"
Nearly every day on the run IRON
the islands to the coast the rival
steamers were in sight of one another
but the Wilhclmina was always as.
tern. At times the vessels were u 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 days. 10 hours and
20 minutes. That of the Wlhelmina
according to her log, was days, IL
hours and 20 minutes.
The Wilhclmina never got near
enough for its passengers to hear the
Sierra's band, but from the bridge OF
the Sierra the Wilhelminas smoke
could be seen astCrn. Then the vii
helmina began sending out wireless
messages, giving its position as many
miles behind With the smoke con
ipnI tRtt Inn h., .tatfN
Houdlette concluded that Captain Pc.
ter Johnson was trying to pull wool
over his eyes. On Sunday evening the
Sierra was steam!ng along at an easy
gait, when smoke was discernCd as
tern, little to the eastward. Captain
Houdlette concluded that was the VIII
helmina, hut did no. get interested un
I'll dark when a light appeared where
the smoke had been seen. This meant
that the WilEClmina was creeping up
on the Sierra with the idea, presum
ably, of going past in the night
There followed consultation be.
tween Captain Houdlette and Chief
Engineer Sam Church, the outcome of
which was that the light soon disap.
peared. For the net % hours the
Sierra logged 172 knots an hour and
made iq5 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 $500 tons freight arrived by
the vessel included in which was elcv.
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 l2g
while 30 came down in the second
class.
There Is mainland mail amounting
to 4i0 sacks that received prompt
distribution by the local postal auth,
critics.
George Chalmers and Mrs. Chal
mers OF Waimanalo plantation were
returning passengers from mainland
visit. -..
'There was not an evening during
the entire trip down from the coast
but that some member of the yaudc
yillc company that has been engaged
for the new Savoy Theatre. did not
contribute one or more numbers TO an
interesting program. Five performers
who had been selected by Manager
Scully at San Francisco arrived by
the Sierra this morning.
Prominently identified with tho
United Fruit Company, one of the
: largest importing and exporting con
Germs IN the United States, c. W
Clark is making trip to the island
in the interests of business and plea
sure. The United Fruit COMPANY
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