The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-06-09

nander oil the order OF the Star OF
Oceanlca, q Hawaiian order King
Kalakaua, who has appointed Mr..
Heyman solo violinist to tho royal |
household, was represented on the
occasion by his Majesty's special
deputies, ]. ID. Spreckels, E. r. LII |
and Louis Sloss Jr., who in
vested Mr.. Heyman with the jewels
and ribbons Of the order. Among
those present were Henry Hey
man, Consult General d. A. Nc
Kinley, E r. Iillenthal, John d.
Spreckels, DIR. James E. Lilienthal.
J. III. Boalt, Leon Sloss, Joseph D.
Redding, Nathan Landsberger,
Geo. T. Bromley, Walter L. Dean
and Louis Sloss Jr.
Two Terrible Accidents.
The 1:30 P. NJ. narrow gauge local
train, between Oakland and Ala
media, ran into An open draw.
bridge on Webster street, on the
Both, and the engine, tender and
first car went over into the bay.
The car was crowded with pas
sengers, and as far as known, thir-
teen persons were drowned.
Among the victims whose bodies
have been recovered are n. W..
Aud of Honolulu, Martin Kelly,
the Assistant Chief Wharfnger,
and Mrs. Bryan O'Connor, widow
of the late Bryan O'Connor of
O'Connor, Moffatt l. Co., the dry
goods merchants.
A terrible panic ensued on the
train just after the accident. 1t was
soon found that there was no dan.
ger of the other cars plunging over
into the water. The railroad com.
pany at once sent out wreckine
parties, and hundreds of small
boats repaired to the scene. 1t was
soon ascertained that there were
thirty-five occupants of the first
car, asd only q few of them have
been accounted for. They mus,
have been drowned like rats. The
engineer, Samuel Dunn, and Fire
man O'Brien were both lost.
The accident was caused by thu
opening of the bridge to let the
yacht Juanita pass. The cngin.
driver saw his mistake too late
The whole tram would have un
doubleday followed the engine, ten
der and first car, had not coupling
broke. The signals were alrighI
and the blame is attached to tn,
engine driver.
The ship Oneida, with cannery
supplies for the Thin Point Pack
ing Co., was wrecked on a sunkel
rock near Sanak, on April Goth
and became total loss. The hui
was insured for $4,000 and tn,
cargo for $4,000 in the Anglo
Nevada Assurance Corporation
and 81 900 was insured elsewhere
making tota! of $4,000.
Panama Canal Contract.
A dispatch from Paris dated tn
Oath inst. says that the Panam
Canal committee has reported tina
the proposed new route is in I'm
permeable soil throughout the en-
tire length. The water in the res
ervoirs is not subject to diminutior
The surveys have proved that pre-
per precautions can be taken agains
earthquakes.
| M. Santereau has telegraphe
from Colon his willingness to tax
a contract to complete the canal il
four years.
Pacific Mail Deal.
| There is a new deal in the affair
of the Pacific Mail Co. At tn
meeting Of the stockholders on tn
18th inst. G. p. Huntington. Henri
Hart, I. e. Gates, CALVIN S. Buce
Samuel Thomas, Olive ii. Payne
Edward Lauterbach, Charles Nc
Chez and J. B. Houston, were mad
directors. and subsequently Hout
ton was made president and Lau
terbach vice-president. This effet
tually kills George Gould's projee
to run q line of China steamer
from Tacoma, and it is said insure
the consolidation of the Pacific Ma
and Occidental & Oriental Con
panies. The total earnings las
year were $4,065,O 900, the expense
were So, $50, 900 and the net carr
ings were $4,000. Dividends {
81 per cent. per annum were pal
last year after deductlng $3.50, 90
paid IN repairs to tressels.
Prospects for shipping.
Private advices have been r.
celved from Washington indicatin
| that the Farquhar Tonnage bi
and the Mail Subsidy bill hay
both . fine chance of passing .
this session. Both have been ia,
orably reported by the House an
Senate committees, and both hay
been read twice in each brancl
Their third reading will be urge
| at the earliest possible opportunit,
The passage of either bill woul
practically revolationize the con
merce of the Pacific ocean, an
would center here feet of me
; chant vessels, the equal of whic
has never been seen on this ocea
San Francisco News.
Decoration Day was approp1
!. ately celebrated in San Francist
: and throughout America.