The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-09
ISLAND BOATS MAY STOP
LAYING THE STEAMERS OFF is
TALKED OF.
Nine Anchored outside Last Night and
Brought in This Morning-Men
Threaten to Desert.

The island shipping business is in
danger of complete suspension if the
plague situation does not mend. The
Wilder and Inter-Island companies
have been talking of laying their ves-
sells off altogether, in view of the great
difficulties in the way of continuing 10
run them. This morning all were idle,
awaiting orders from the Board of
Health as to how to go ahead, If they
could go ahead at ALL
Last night a sudden order came from
the Board that sent nine island steam
ers to anchor outside the channel. The
w. G. Hall, Niihau, Ke Au Hou James
Makee, Kaiulani, Kinau. Claudine, He
lere and j. A. Cummins cut loose from
their wharves and moorings and drop
ped anchors outside. This morning they
followed one another back into the har-
Dor and drays began to line up al the
wharves with loads of freight for them.
The order was that they must not come
within a hundred feet of the wharves,
which meant that scows must be used
again in loading. The orders as under
stood by some were that they could not
load at all. Neither company would run
steamers under this rule. With no pas
sengers and no freight, the business of
running island steamers would not pile
up very large dividends.
Another danger that the companies
are trying hard to avoid is that of los
ing their crews. The men, especially
natives who have been wont to distri-
butte their salaries on shore at short
intervals, are becoming very dissatis-
! fed with their plight. An officer of the
| Iwalani left his position last night rath-
/ er than stay on the boat In quarantine
any longer and the men are threaten
! ing to desert by the wholesale. If the
| quarantine lasts some of the boats
may have to be laid off for lack of men.
| fon ~ 10
| for the island steamers were finally set
| tied upon, making a stricter quarantine
! than has yet been enforced before, since
| the first outbreak of plague. The reg
ulations are shown in the following In
structions issued by the Wilder Steam
/ ship Company to its captains and pur-
sers:
Steamers must lie outside the har-
Dor from the hours of $3.50 p. m. until
| $3.50 a. m. Steamers coming into the
harbor must not come within hundred
feet of the wharf.
The following goods only can be
taken:
Food and other material from ships
in the stream which have not touched
the wharf but no goods from China ol
Japan: from shore coin in bars after
dislnfection, sugar bags after disinfec
ton, lime, machinery, picks and Port
land cement. Coal for ships use car
also De taken from S1OTe, Dul COdi ~
transportation to other islands must b'
taken only from vessels which have
/ not been alongside the wharf
In lightering goods from the shore
if ships boats are used, they must bt
manned by members of the ships com
pany. If boats from the shore are uset
they can be manned by men from th'
shore but the shore gang must not ge
boats from the ship nor must the shipi
company be permitted to go on boats
manned by men from the shore
do not accept any freight that has
arrived on the wharf before 10 a. nj.
excepting lime. machinery bricks and
Portland cement. Do not accent su
par bags unless Won have a certificate
that they have been dsinfected."