The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-07
DIFFICULTIES ATTENDING
THE oTrERsPooLs TRIP.
Dishonest HaroOr Police Of Honolulu Fur,
nlsh Captain Reid With an Incom-
petent japanese crew

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passenger on the British ship offers.
pool from Honolulu. took che train last
night FOR New York Mr.. Camden. TO-.
gcther with Captain Reid. gives an inter.
estlng accoun, OF their experiences In
that port. as well as their trap TO the Co
lumhla river Mr. Camden believes the
Stands valuable acquisition to the
United states. but that many rerorms
must Dc Instituted In the municipal afIairs
% the country.
He speaks harshly OF the city govern
ment % Honolulu. and says tho injustice
aud avorice ot the city officials would
iuSke the Old Nc-v York rims. in lls pam
lest days, turn grecn with envy. In fact.
he aays there seems 10 be an under
standing among thom for ,hesr own per-
soaal bcneht without regard 10 justice.
Ia speaking OF his departure from Hon.
Olulu. AIR. Camden said;
"a few days prior all but ave OF the OF.
terspool's crew deserted and went 70
Manila on the transport ships. The mas
ter OF the otterspool. Captain Reid. went
20 the captain OF the harbOv police. who
acts as sailor shipping master and asked
u he could ship him a good crew. Most
aSsuredly. replied the shipping master.
as good and tired crew as ever left a
port which he would have aboard tue
day before the ship was 10 leavo the dock
He shipped altogether Il Japs Next
morning i've Of them were missing The
master informed the captain OF the har.
boz police. who next day brought nve
more aboard saying they were the same
who had deserted. only shaved up b.t.'
with different names. Ihls meant S per
head more, or IS in extras for the po-
liceman's pocket. TO say nothing OF the
SIS advance pay FOR each man. a part. Il
not all. OF which. no doubt. was pocketed
by the Official.
when the captain ordered sails bent
he saw at once what kind OF sailor ma
teriai the harbor police captain had worked
on on him. The Japs knew absolutely
nothing about a ship.
ANY man who understands shipping
viii also understand what all this means.
Next day. when the ship lay In the
stream. the English consul came aboard
with japanese Interpreter and all hands
we're mustered aft to be questioned. II
was found that only two OF the original
Jap crew Hrst sent aboard answered to
their names. The police captain had as
sured Captain Reid that every man of
the Jap crew was an experienced sailor.
pointing out several whom he said he
knew personally had been petty officers
on ships.
"As SIS per man had been paidln advance
as advance pay 10 the police captain.
which he supposed was 10 be turned over
to them as the ship pulled out. 4, is safe
10 say. knowing what we have since
found out about this gentleman's good
faith and integrity. that some other jeans
pocket. and not the Japs, would hold that
advance pay.
when the tug LEI go at sea there was
not jap In the whole crew who would
even attempted to so alofi TO set sail We
al once concluded that they were a lot
picked up by the enterprislng wharf po-
lice captain who were anxious 10 get 10
Frisco and in all probability expected
no pay. One after another was tired at
steering. and not mothers son OF them
knew how 70 turn the wheel or one point
Of the compass from another.
soon after putting to sea they came aft
and asked for their clothes. 1t took some
time TO arrive at their meaning. but
finally We caught on 70 the fact that the
harbor police captain had told them that
the captain would supply them with new
clothes aboard ship.
Fortunately for Us. one OF the old sail
ar - . h.. 49, af Hha old
remained with Us. or we should have been
com -elled to turn ABOUT and put back TO
port. they. with the ships officers, had.
Of course. all the work to perform.
Coming out between the islands OF
Oahu and Kanai, a passage only ten
miles in width, a squall struck US. II
was very dark and all the Japs got sea-
sick and laid down like 50 many hogs.
The officers took hand hauling sails and
had 70 steer, and but for the captains
cool head and watchfulness. the Offers
pool would never have reached the Col
umbia river.
''On sailing up this coast we had mar
row escape from going ashore on Tilla-
nook rock. A thick fog prevailed. when
all at once We heard breakers ahead |
The hem was put hard down and It was
found that the vessel was only about
three lengths from the rock. The wind
was favorable and We soon sailed out OF
danger. For some reason no fog horn
was blowing on the rock. Soon after we
heard the nghtship's fog horn at the
mouth N the river and tho ship was
t9wed safely into port next morning"