Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-23
GREAT NORTHERN
SAILS FOR HILO
At II TONIGHT
Big Liner Will Bring Its First
Visit to This Port to a Close
After Short Stay

The Great Northern will steam from
! Pier for HilO at IL o'clock sharp to-
night. That was the announcement
/ made this morning. following con-
ference between A. B. C. Denniston,
general agent Of the passenger depart
ment of the Great Northern Steam
ship Company, and Fred Waldron, Ho-
nolulu agent
A corps of machinists completed
minor repairs to the Great Northern
machinery this afternoon. The ocean
greyhound left the builders 4S hours
before it was accepted by the Great
Northern Company. If was placed i'm
mediately in service, and was de-
spatched from the Atlantic coast for
/ San Francisco by way of the Panama
canal before II had been given thor
! ough trial
On the record breaking voyage from
| San Pedro to Honolulu some trouble
was met with in the circulating pumps.
1t was found, upon arrival here, that
these we're in need of repair!
Hundreds of Honolulans have avail
ed themselves Of the opportunity to
inspect this finely appointed passen-
ger carrier. The Waldron Company
has issued more than 1000 passes to
the ship during its stay at the port.
The visiting and local representatives
OF the Great Northern announced to-
day that they were unable to throw
the Great Northern open to the gen
eral public 1t was found impossible
to do SO with large number of pas
sengers remaining on board.
The liner Is expected to arrive at
Hfio before So'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Passengers have the option of
visiting the volcano or remaining at
Hiio The vessel will probably steam
for San Francisco about o'clock to-
morrow evening Joining the Great
Northern at Honolulu are number OF
well known local people as well as
tourists. Among those booked at the
Waldron agency today were:s.a = s~
Paul Dewes, T. r. Muir, Mrs. Muir,
Mrs. Bristol, Frederick Hotaling, Miss
L. Fitzastes, F. N. Hall, 8. A. Matson,
Mrs. e. T. Hogarty. Mrs. B. H. Hamp-
ton, Mrs. Paul Selby, Mrs. Mabel
Thompson, A. T. CORNER, /. Hutchin-
son, Mrs. Hutchinson, Miss Percy,
Mrs. E. X. Borgam, Charles Bellina,
Mrs. Bellina, Mr.. Powell, Mrs. Lorin
Andrews, Mrs. B. Gallagher. 8
There are many familiar faces num-
bered with the Great Northern Off.
cial family. Capt. A. Amman has fire.
quently visited the port as a member
Of the navigation staff of Pacific Mail
Cd II crfr a
ty welcome by Honolulu shipping men.
Thomas Robinson, now second stew
ard In the liner, was for months in
the employ of the Pacific Mail in a
similar capacity. He was we'll known
to travellers in the Korea and Mongo-
liza. r -.
A local man with a host of friends
is AL. Thurlow. who some years ago
conducted cafe in this city and later
took up his duties With the United
States army transport service and
the Pacific Mail in the capacity of
steward. Thurlow has been renew
ing acquaintance as an officer in the
Great Northern - -
T. A. Bunker, formerly in the Paci-
fic Mail as chief engineer, is second
assistant in the Great Northern.
T. A. CGoody''1 Morse, known to
Honolulans some years ago, who has
been identified with the transport
fleet and the Pacific Mail, is second
officer in the Great Northern. @t"
M. Lehnhardt, a junior officer in the
Oceanic liner Sierra, transferred to
the Great Northern when it reached
the Pacific coast He Is with the nav
igating staff.
Samuel Williams, now purser in the
new vessel, who numbers his friends
in the Islands by legion. viii act as
host to company Of Hono1uians on
board the steamer this evening Will
liams visited the port for more than a.
year as purser in the Sierra. He was
popular with traveller and shipper
alike.
Mrs. NJ. NJ Taylor, who left the Pa.
cific Mail year ago after long SER
vice as stewardess, is with the Great
Northern. -~&E Il - r.