The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-10
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The following reports OF the DIRE In
the hold Of the America Maru are those
telegraphed to the Japanese Govern
mert q, Tokyo. aud presumably should
be correct:
TOKYO, Sept. i6.-Fire having bro
ken out In the bunkers Of the T. X. X.
steamer America Maru, which left Yo-
kohama on the 10th Inst. for San
Francisco, the steamer put back to
Yokohama and arrived there yester-
day evening. II Is stated that on the
Iicrning Of the 18th inst, when about
$50 knots from Yokohama. smoke was
seen rising from the No. 2 hold. Upon
examination IL was found that fire had
broken out. The mails were immedi-
a,eiy taken out, the matches were
tightly closed and steam was sent into
the hold to extinguish the fire. II was,
however, considered dangerous to con-
tinue the voyage, and II was decided
20 put back to Yokohama. The fire
was at first not made known to the
passengers, for fear Of a panic. The
passongers carried were 75 first and
second class, in addition to 323 emf
grants for Hawaii in the steerage. II
is alleged that prior to the departure
Of the steamer from Yokohama Il was
already known that the coal at the
bottom Of the bunkers was on fire. At
tenffon was called TO the fact by the
Harbor Masters Office, but the captain
replied that there was no danger and
the vessel accordingly left. The fire
was discovered on the fourth day after
leaving port. On the re-arrival of the
vessel at Yokohama, the harbor master
ordered her to stay outside the break
water until the inspector had been
dispatched from the Marine Office. The
passengers have been landed. and
Lloyd's surveyor, Ia conjunction with
the employees, are examining the
steamer this morning. An agitation is
being organized TO prosecute the cap
tain for 'wilfully endangering the lives
of the passengers and the crew. as he
got under way knowing that the
steamer was already on fire.
TOKYO, Sept. 17.-Lloyd's surveyor
examined the America Maru yesterday
and found that the fire was still burn
ing in No. 2 hold, which was again
closed. 1t was decided to discharge
the wet coal from which the gas broke
out. and the vessel was allowed to en-
ter inside the breakwater, the dis
charging Of the coal being completed
at II a. m. yesterday. 1t was un-
known yesterday afternoon whether
the fire in the hold was out or net.
The cargo in the No. 2 hold was gen.
erai goods and rice and sake for Ha-
vail. The 323 cmigrants for Hawaii
still remain on board and may be sent
h,yn eta h< Ia,, s.,l
TO the America Maru Is not serious, |
however, II Is arranged that they
shall he sent on by the same steamer. |
Later.-The passengers by the
America Maru were mostly landed yes
terday afternoon, and II has been ar
ranged that 143 Of the emigrants en-
gagged by the Morioka and Kumamoto |
Companies shall be sent
by the City of Picking. which leaves
yG!....hsn.a on the 10Th inst. Many OF
the passengers are also going on other
steamers. The passengers by the
America Maru have demanded from
the Togo Kisen Kaisha payment of ex-
psnses for detention at Yokohama and
other damage. The company recOg
nizss the obligation and has agreed to
pay adequate compensation.
Yokohama paper says: I'VE learn |
at we are going to press that the
Maru has been examined by
officials from the Communications De-
partment in conjunction with Lloyd's
for this port, and that they |
found the ship practically free from
injury. Five hundred yen will cover |
all the damage. The fire was confined |
to the coal. These facts have been |
telegraphed to the insurance Offices in |
and It Is expected that the
ship will leave for San Francisco on
The 26th inst"
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