Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-19
SHIPPING WATERFRONT FNl'
GREAT NORTHERN
MAKING BIGIIME
NLONG VOYAGE

More than third of the original
passengers who arrived at San Fran
cisco from New York in the new
steamship Great Northern continued
the journey TO the Hawaiian islands
and are expected here on Sunday aft
ernoon. In the absence of radio mes
sages from the Great Northern to the
Fred Waldron agency the vessel is be-
lieyed to be making schedule time.
A wireless message received by the
Promotion Committee today from II.
p. Wood, Hawaii resident fair commis-
sioner, says that 235 tourists are on
board the steamer Great Northern,
scheduled to arrive here Sunday after
noon from Los Angeles. Although
nothing definite has as yet been learn
ed, it is expected that the Great Nor
tern will be off port sometime be-
tween and 5 o'clock.
Philip Hall of the Paradise Tours
Company, who was sent to San Fran
cisco by the Promotion Committee to
arrange round-the-island and other
trips for the tourists, is returning in
the steamer.
There will be Accommodations in the
Great Northern for 275 persons wish
ing to return to the mainland Book.
ings for the return trip NAV be made
at the office of Fred L. Waldrcn &
Company, Fort street, the local agents
for the line.
Mayor John C. Lane and A. P. Tay.
lor, assistant secretary of the Promo
ton Committee, will go aboard tho
Great Northern while the vessel is in
quarantine and officially welcome the
tourists to Honolulu. Accompanying
them will be four Hawaiian girls, who
will distribute leis among the passen-
gers, and a Hawaiian quintet. The
less to the captain of the steamer in
forming him OF the proposed welcome.
{ The Commercial Club is planning a
luncheon to be given during the stay
of the Great Northern in Honolulu, at
which the captain and several passen-
gers will be guests Of honor.
Arranging Welcome. Wv"
* Further arrangements for welcom- |
ing the Great Northern's passengers |
to Honolulu are to- be made at a meet
Ing of the Promotion Committee this
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A numberAof familiar faces will be |
noted in the list of officers. Captain |
A.. Amman. commander is well known |
to Honolulans who have visited the
Coast. He tas for years with the Pa
nific Mail CoihpaAy-in les Panama and |
service, A. 1T. Hunter,
chief officer, served In the, Pacific
Mail liners, having visited, the port in
The Siberia, Manehuria and Mongolia.
He left the Korea to take up his dur
ties in the Great Northern.
Samuel Williams, who, year ago,
was pUrser in the Oceanic steamer
Sierra and an old-timer in the mari
time world, has been appointed purser
To safeguard the navigation of thel
ship ID carries duplicate officers be-
low the rank of captain. A senior and
Junior officer has been assigned to
each position. :.
agent, has advised the Waldron agent
y that the vessel viii be found fully
booked for the island cruise. r. =
Upon the return OF the Great NorthsI
ern at San Francisco the schedule toI
astoria and Portland will go into ELL
ect. z4,-...''s a, ..<->2 sGs
From Balboa to San Diego the Great
Northern made better than 10. knots
With eight boilers supplying steam forl
Is huge turbiners: The last lap OIL
he cruise, from, San, Diego to- SAM
Francisco was made in less than III
teaniHg hours. >z - i
! A race. with the turbiner Yale 'front.'
IAN Pedro is. said to have proved ex-
itiRg. beth vessels possessing the
anne speed The. Great Northern left
Philadelphia with 436 passengers. All
ew left at informed ate ports. i
The passage through the Panama ca
lal was completed in eight hours
'ome, difficulty was. met in passingf
he slides, tugs being necessary to as
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