Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-22

. wall, WHICH TW0uIQ 1lciuQ6 the Tear
ing to pieces Of several Pacific ocean,
records and as Mr.. Stone, figured 1t,
the carrying of the largest excursion
party that ever made Hawaii its ter.
minal. Some of the wise ones said.
neither of these objects would be ac-s
scomplished but tonight the Great
Northern is swinging at her anchor on
Honolulu's quarantine grounds with
241 excursionists sleeping in her cab
ms and only awaiting the early morn.
ing arrival of the quarantine officials
to begin their. sight seeing amid the.
marvellous beauties of the Pacific's
/ paradise.
| BIG Broom 10 Up.
The former records between Pacific
coast ports and Honolulu exist only,
as tattered memory, the big broom.
is way up aloft at the truck of the
Great Northern's foremost, and her
passenger list shows the largest mum.
Der of purely island excursionist ever
/ landed at this port
From first to last the cruise island
ward has been ideal. A rapid run
Down the coast from San Francisco
to Los Angeles and then beautiful
! midday departure from the end of the.
great breakwater.
Right there the Great Northern as
sumed a handicap for the steaming
distance from Los Angeles harbor to
Honolulu is 2246 miles as against 2080
from San Francisco.
First Gay out clear with bright
, crispiness n the air and smooth sea.
Time of departure, 1855 D. m, Wed.
nesday, February IL Record for first
% hours, 1913 knots per hour. Pas.
sengers delighted and surprised at the
superb excellence of the service and
cuisine. "zs~..1..
Down Comes Gale.
Then the old Pacific seemed to
think it had made things altogether
too nice for this stranger from the
eastern seahoard, and sent down
bowling gale from the west that tore
along at a 60.mile galD Nothing do.
ing" said the Great Northern as she
shook her head and dashed the spray
over her masthead. Nine hours OF
this grind and then the Pacific gave
4. up. for not only had the ships speed
Increased to PA knots but she had
ridden every sea so easily as to, not
shake anything adrift either in cabins
Ior ons deck Record for full second
day, 22.6 knots per hour.
So 1t has gone until tonight the
glitter of Molokai's light greeted us at
S:33 p. m. with the light on Kakapuu
raised just. 10 minutes later and an
arrival recorded at IL 80 a. m, giving
to the Great Northern the record pas.
sage from the California coast, of four
days To- hours and 40 minutes.
/, The hest previous record stood at
four days Is hours made by the ST.
IBERIA in her palmiest days when Com
modore Seabury drove her to the linn
it and that too over the course from
San Francisco It is not hard to fig
ure how much lower the new record
would have gone had the short course
been followed instead of the Los An.
geles-H Honolulu. pathway. 1t would
have meant a lowering of the figures
to about an even four days. Still the
present is plenty. good enough for the
first try and desire to put one thing
on record. AT no time was the Great
Northern even let out, to say nothing
of driving. s.. .,-.. ., % -.
What Can She. Do2
l had a little eonfab tonight up IN
the captains quarters with Captain
Amman and Chief Engineer Spencer
What can she really do, gentle
men?" l. asked these officers who
have watched this ship like a baby
ever since steam was first turned into
her tubes. .s...
ITO tell you truly, do not know"
said the. chief, fer even on her trial
trips she: never had less than two boil
els in reserve. Il have never tried to
get her best but am satisfied to clip
few slices OF any Pacific records
that We run against"
Il will tell you what she will dc"
interrupted the captain. she will |
steam rings around anything that now
sails the Pacific and more than that, !
she will do any such speed trick In
any kind Of a sea. There is notIa
ship like her in the Pacific for steadi.
ness and comfort and as to the speed.
-hxy- Ci1 hae