Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-24
SHIPPING PORTS OF The WORLD
Veteran skipper Enters "Snug Har.
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veteran skipper th'eTS snug HHr-
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Captain J. Williams. the commo.
dOre of Burns, Philip and Cos line,
Is dead at North sydney at the age
Of 60 years Captain Williams retir
ed from the command of the steamer
Mataram vessel running In the sgd
ney.Java.Singapore trade, some six
months ago, owing to falling health.
and short time ago was operated on
in private hospital at North Sydney
for some internal complaint, from
which he suCCumber. The late Cap
tain Williams had been in the EN-.
ploy of Messrs Burns, Philip and Co.
for rs or ~ years, and successfully
commanded various steamers in the
island trade. He traded to the Solo
mon Group the New HebTides. and all
the outlying islands. had a SPLENDID
record of service, and was held in the
highest esteem He brought out the
steamer MakambO before joining the
Mataram. and he was also in the Guth-
rie. While trading East. he accom-.
plished fine piece Of salvage work,
resCuing the German bark G. H. Wat.
jen, in a dismasted condition in the
Papuan Gulf. and towing her safely
into New Guinea. His services on
that occasion were handsomely re-.
wardeG He leaves widow, three
sons and two daughters.
~
Canadian Pacific Steamers 10 Burn on
An important series Of experiments
as to the comparative values Of coal
| and oil as fuel for steamers has just
been completed by the Canadian Pa.
Ciilc Railway. and Capt. J. W. Troup,
the manager OF the British Columbia
1 coast service of this company, In Is
suing report giving the results Of
the experiments. says that they indi.
cate clearly a decided advantage In the
use of Oil
The first vessel to be equipped was
the Princess May. which in former
years, when burning coal, was unable
to make the desired speed at all times
This was essential where tides form
such an important factor, and this ad.
vantage has now been gained by the
use of oil fuel. II Is found that she
can maintain an average speed with
two boilers just about equal to what
she had before with three boilers burn
ing coal.
"One of the great advantages In the
use of OIL" continues Capt. Troup, lis
the steady steam throughout the
watch, and, in fact. from day to day
With coal II is up and down. and the
operation OF cleaning fires has an H..
furious effect on the boilers. while
with oil there Is no cleaning OF fires
and the temperature remains the same
at all times"
Another great advantage in the uss
of oil Is its cleanliness and the great
saving In labor. No coal-trimmers arc
required. no gangs OF men to put tn,
coal on board or the ashes overheard
the number OF firemen Is very much
reduced. and their work Is now com
paratiyely easy. The decks are not
covered with cinders and smut. and
the time required for taking fuel on
board each day Is more than cut In
two.
The company has constructed q
y large tank In Vancouver, with capa
city OF $4,000 barrels OF oil. Their
has been placed near the wharf an
other tank of 1000 barrels. The OF
il transferred from the large tank I,
the smaller one by means OF steam
pump, and from the smaller one d.
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