Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-28

steamer I'm the feet
This was the declaration made by
Captain j. l.. COwell. now in command
of the third and last Oceanic steam.
ship liner. to receive a general over.
hauling and reconstruction at Hunter
Point drydocks, San Francisco, and
which vessel Is now mOOred at her
Honolulu wharf, after a fine trip down
from San Francisco.
Captain Cowell looked every inch
the gallant skipper that he Is. Cowell
is no stranger to Honolulu travellers,
shippers or waterfrOnters. For years
he paid regular visits at the port as
u chief officer in the Mariposa.
Cowell has always been rated as a
good mixer" When the Oceanic
management decided upon a resump.
ton of the San Francisco.Honolulu.
Apia-Sydney service. they immediate.
" instituted still hunt for Cowell.
lie soon connected with a berth as
skipper and much to his care ana
watchfuness, the Ventura Is the fine.
~ appointed ship turned out at the
California shipyard.
True, Captain Cowell, is not alone
to establish the popularity of the Ven.
ture in the Honolulu and Australian
trade. Associated with him In the
management of the good ship Ventura
are such well known and popular sea.
raring men as Sam Church, i'm charge
of the black squad" BILLY" Reid,
purser, and known from one end OF
the Pacific to the other as an accom-.
modating official. Veteran Dr. w. ].
Galbraith, an old Pacific Mail officer,
is surgeon, and A. G. Conquest is in
command of the astronomical de-
partment.
There are other well known old tim.
ars who once viewed Honolulu from
close range as officers in the several
liners operated by the company.
| Purser Reid was fairly besieged
| with delighted passengers who were
| free in pronouncing the Ventura a
| decided hit as a trans.Pacifc liner.
| Reid reports fine weather, and alto
| gether a delightful voyage. The gen.
| ial BILLY" has been leading the life
| Of scientific agriculturist on his
| broad acres in northern California
| during the past four months. Reid Is
| a ranCher of no mean ability. The
| call of the sea proved too strong, how.
| ever, and engaging a specialist to take
| charge of his estate, he will go back
| to his old love on the Australian run.
The Ventura brought 1856 cabin and
30 Storage passengers. Included In
1887 tons general cargo are seven big
automobiles. A mainland mail of 4lO
sacks arrived.
| The statement IL freely made that
the Ventura Is the best fitted ship OF
he three now in operation by the Gee
auic company. The Ventura certainly
Possesses number of pleasing limo
Nations not found ON the SOnoma oI
the Sierra.
| II IL estimated that n, least seventy
per cent of the passengers to arrive
Lere this morning are tourists.
The travellers had the time of theil
lives. The daily menus prepared
under the direction of Chief Stewar,
Conquest, will live in the memory o
the diners indefinitely.
In the trials, Captain COwell states
that mOderniZcd with extensive i'm
prOvements at cost of $500, 900 tn,
Oceanic Steamship cOmpany's line
. Ventura was put through its PAGES II
trip beyond the heads and out Il
sea to determine whether the steame
could be accepted by the naval au
thOrities as an auxiliary cruiser. Tn,
naval committee found that the Ven
tura was up to standard in speed an,
T safety appliances and announced tina
II would be listed as provided by Ac
of Congress for ocean mail subsidies
The Ventura has been provided wit
oil burning funaces, which are anon
the improvements to the vessel. DW
ing the many months of work on tn
Ventura at the Hunters point drydocl
the steamer practically was rebuilt
No detail was overlooked in providin
: for luxury and safety of its passel
gers. Speed was also taken into col
sideratlOn and on the trip beyond tn
Farallones the Ventura developed
knots.