Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-10-04
Vanishing Sailing Ships.

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takes longer time on the voyage
the expenses are corresponding,
small. The motive power costs moth
ing, says the London Economist, ant
the absence of engine space and bunk.
ers makes II possible for the sailing
ship to utilize almost the whole OF
her capacity as cargo space. In the
ordinary tramp steamer at the present
day, one third or more of the gross
tonnage has to be deducted before the
net tonnage Is ascertained. More.
over, the crew required for a sailing
vessel Is In general, proportionately
to the size, much smaller than on q
steamer, because no engine staff IL
needed. On the other hand, of course
more men will be needed to trim the
sails.
But there Is further reason. The
| construction of sailing ships has not
by any means remained where II was
century ago. Even then great ad-
vanccs had been made by American
builders through the invention of the
clipper-built vessels. The clipper was
long and narrow and was the fastest
sailing vessel anoat. Considerably
later than 1912 the clipper could, I'M
der favorable conditions. beat the
steamship In the voyage across the
Atlantic. ..
Another type of sailing ship was
the schooner the main regularity OF
which lies In the arrangement of the
sails. There are no yards or spars
and the sails swing upon the mast
and are supported by booms, as In
Il small sailing boat. There is also
a topsail. but this, as well as the
other sails, can be hoisted from the
deck. enabling great economy of lab
or to be made. This type of ship has
been much developed by multiplying
the masts, and In 1902 vessel, the
Thomas w. Lawson. was constructed
with seven masts, built of steel, car
rying 1900 tons of cargo, and requir.
Ing crew of only 10 men.
In regard to the use of iron and
steel, sailing ships have had the same
advantages as steamers, though sail
ing ship builders were perhaps moi
so much alive to the possibilities ol
these materials as steamship build.
| ers. The most important single
cause of the disappearance of the
sailing ship is its irregularity. which
fits in i'll with the prevailing desire
for coordination in the conduct OF
business. Consequently. the sailing
vessel has been driven from one
ocean highway after another. At the
present time there are only few
routes, which, in consequence of the
small Importance of speedy delivery
or of the greater reliability of the
trade winds, still enable the sailing
ship to gain precarious livelihood
The most important of these are the
ones which lead around Cape Horn &c
Chile. TO California and to Australia
| and around the Cape of Good Hope
TO India and Australia.
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tIilo Shipping.
Purser Kibling of the Inter-Island
steamer Claudine arriving from Maui
and Hawaii ports this morning re,
ports the American schooners Pros,
per, c. S. Holmes and Salvador dis.
| charging lumber. At Kahului, tn.
Claudinc passed the schooner Arie
which is also dscharging lumber fol-
Maui importers.
Gold Goes to the Bottom of the Sea
When the steamer Ramona found.
cred off Spanish Island, Alaska. on
September 10. she carried down with
her $lSO,OOO of gold bullion from the
Treadwell mine, consigned to Sar
Francisco The ship lies in water
that is usually smooth, and It is
thought the treasure will be recoy-
cred easily.
Noeau Met With Rough Weather.
The little steamer Noeau of the
lntcr-Isand fleet met with rough
weather on windward Kauai ports ac,
cording 10 report brought here by
the officers In the Hall. The steamer
was passed at Kalihiwai. The Hal
! encountered strong Northeast trades
and choppy seas In returning to Ho,
nolulu.
Twenty survivors of the Santa Rosa
disaster are preparing to bring joint
damage action Tor not less than $lOo,-
600 and possibly as hish as $3.50 O00
against the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company, on the ground Of jncom'
potency on the part of Captain Faria
: PASSENGERS ARRIVED
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