R.M.s.s. CITY OF SYDNEY
AUGUST 20 1883
Notice appeared in the Shipping Intelligence of
the New Zealand Herald newspaper on
Monday 20 August 1883.
City of Sydney, R.M.s.s., 3406, R.C.Dearborn,
from San Francisco on July 28,
via Honolulu August 4.
Passengers: (Cabin)
GLENDINING, Messrs
HERZOG A
JACOB
LAYARD C.V.
MITCHELL
MITCHELL, Mr & Mrs J M
PATRICK W
PORTER A F
Steerage:
BOLOVICH, J
CARTER, Mr & Mrs
GEORGE, Mr & Mrs
HART Mr & Mrs W S & 3 chdn**
JOHNSON, Mrs C
For Sydney: (Cabin)
BARNETT, O
BORROWDALE, W W
CLIFFORD, E T
CLEMENTSON, S & wife
DAWSON, Miss
GARLAND, A M
GAY P & wife
GEFFERSON, J G
GERSCHEL, L
GERSCHEL, Miss G
HERBERT Miss
LEVY, J L Messrs
LUDLOW, James P
MOORE J J
ROBINSON, W
RYVIE (3) Misses
RYVIE, D & wife
SMITH E T & wife
STAINER, F J
TOWNSEND, E
TUCKER, L
WEBB, C W
T T GAMBLE Agent
ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF SYDNEY
At about half past seven o'clock on Saturday evening the city of Sydney
announced her arrival by the firing of her gun when about the breast of
the Railway Wharf and shortly after she was safely berthed at the
Queen-street Wharf. Pilot SAINTY being in charge of the vessel.
Upon the present trip the City of Sydney has fully sustained her reputation
as a rapid traveller, she coming into port nearly two days ahead of her
time-table date and this too in the face of very unfavourable weather which
had to be contended against from the time the 'City' passed the Samoan
Islands. The vessel is still under the command of the ever popular
Captain H C DEARBORN and comes into harbour in her usual trim and
clean state.
As an evidence of the popularity of the City of Sydney, she has a well
filled passenger list, having 8 cabin and 11 steerage for her and 28 cabin
and 50 steerage for Sydney. In addition to this she has 159 tons cargo for
Auckland and 810 tons for Australia. The early hour of the steamer's
arrival coupled with the fineness of the evening, had the effect of
drawing a large crowd of sightseers down the wharf and being allowed on
board, her decks and saloons soon presented an animated appearance and
this continued up to a late hour in the evening. All who went on board
seemed well pleased with their visit and expressed themselves in
flattering terms of the natty and clean appearance of the vessel and
her appointments.
After the discharging of her cargo and taking in a supply of coal, the
City of Sydney resumed her voyage to Sydney shortly after eight o'clock
yesterday morning. Of the passage we find that the steamer left San
Francisco on the 28th July at 11.28 a.m. and arrived at Honolulu on the
4th inst. at 5.45 a.m., sailing again at 1.18 p.m. the same day.
Took the Auckland pilot on board at 7.7 p.m. on Saturday last and
reached the wharf as named above. Light winds and fine weather prevailed
up to the Samoan Islands, since then strong winds from the S.W. and
southerly, with very heavy head sea and swell. We have to thank
Mr J V C COMFORT the purser, for the prompt delivery of our files and
despatches and for other favours.
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