The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-03

nmented on an excellent perfO m
ance. She lost her flag pole, broke
her cargo boom and had a ventilatur
smashed, but otherwise came through
ell right Had is been possible for
her to run away from the storm, or
come at full speed. she would have
dore so, but she could not run north,
aud she could not run south. There
was nothing to do but fight it, said
Captain Trask last night, and they
did, too.
IT'S the worst I've ever been ia
said Captain Trask. the popular CHEZ
offer. I've seen worse gales, but we
nave always been able to run with it.
or away from it. But this weather
came from the southwest. The gale
stirred up mountains seas, but we
kept right on until the Sierra went
down to her eyebrows, when we had
to reduce her speed With the least
lull we put her to it again at full
speed, and again we would have to
ease. We kept trying her through it
all at full speed, but each time we
had to ease her up.
I'VE were never stopped. We al
ways had Roadway on, and the engine
did not break down. The Sierra
came through it all in good shape
with the exception of a broken flag
pole, cargo boom and ventilator."
The Sierra was sighted at twenty
minutes to five yesterday, and the
usual dispatch was given her Soon
she was tied up alongside her wharf,
and the dockhands were quickly hard
at work taking out the 237S tons of
general cargo. This was carried on
with great haste, for the Sierra is to
leave on Tuesday this trip in order
to be back here on Thursday, Feb
ruary %, for the Floral Parade. The
next visit of the Sierra should be an
important one, for big contingent of
sightseers is expected Down here in
her. The Sierra people are great
boosters for these islands, and are
always pleased when they are bring
ing tourists here. The majority of
the passengers in the cabins are
tGdrists from different parts of the
mainland.
Included in the Sierra cargo were
leleven automobiles and four thousand
J bags of cement The cargo was
general one.
MAUNA KEA HAD ROUGH TIME.
The Mauna Kea was storm-tossed
during her trip to Hawaii and back.
She was unable to land freight at
Laupahoehoe either inward or out
ward, and Mahukona and Kawaihae
had to be omitted on account of the
heavy swells running. The ice for
Laupahoehoe was transferred to the
ClaWdine at Lahaina. This is the only
part of the cargo that Laupahoehoe
will get from the Mauna Kea. MANU-
kona freight will be brought on by
the Mauna Loa.
The Mauna Kei brought in this
morning forty-five sacks of bottles,
thirteen sacks of ava, six sacks of
carrots, fifteen crates of oranges, two
automobiles, eleven barrels of bottles,
three empty kegs, five barrels of wine,
two barrels of gin, six crates of chick
ems, l12 bundles of ohia lumber, TWEEN,
ty-eight cords of wood, fifty-one sacks
of taro, one piano, one turkey and a
pig.
MAUI FROM HAWAII.
The Maui brought from Hawaii this
morning seventy-four head of cattle
and 6779 bags of sugar,
. SUGAR ON HAWAII. "
Purser Phillips of the Mauna Kea
reports that the following sugar was
waiting shipment on Hawaii: Olaa
1000 bags Waiakea, 1000; Hilo Sugar
Co., 242O, Onomea, 1864, Pepeekeo
34OO, Honomu, $500, Hakalua, 1913
= Laupahoehoe, 1888, Kaiwiki, G1OO, Ku
kaiau, H. 7S9, D. 1869, Hamakua Mill
54OO, Paauhau, 5000, Honokaa, 1900
Kukuihaele, $500, Punaluu, 6O75, Ho
lnuapO, none.
PERMANENT DRY
D DOCKS AT BALBOA
: Plans and recommendations for the
/ permanent dry dock for the Pacific
D end of the canal have been submitted
by Civil Engineer II. II. Rousseau, u
S. ~, of the Isthmjan Canal Commits
p sion, reports Vice Consul General c
e l.. Dreier, Panama City.
4 1t is recommended that the dry dock
= be located at Balboa, the Pacific end
a of the canal, The Dimensions of the
, dock provide for a clear width of 11C
feet at the entrance, with length
sufficient to accommodate vessels 1000
feet long over all and a depth over