The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-09
NEWS OF THE WATERFRONT
Four Men Who Deserted the Bryant
While She Was on Fire Are
Lodged in Jail.

~HE members OF the crew OF the
4 American bark c. u. Bryant, who
deserted that vessel and refused
duty while the ship was burning at the
Irmgard wharf ON Sunday morning, are
lodged behind prison walls.
| Their names are Hansen, Reid, Fost
and Scroeder The charge against them
| is that of refusing duty. They We're
handed over to the police yesterday
by Deputy United States Marshal e
Il. Hendry who acted on the COM
plant of Captain Colly. master OF the
Bryant,
Th. case is one that is exciting lively
interest. There is not a skipper in
port who does not feel that the case
is his own.
Refusing duty viii not be the only
icharge to which the four deserters
will have te. answer Already. much
has been ascertained in regard to the
origin of the fire aboard the Bryant.
| The fire was the all absorbing topic
of conversation on the waterfront yes
| terday, and many people gathered on
the Irmgard wharf TO take a look at
| the damaged vessel So anxious were
the curious to get aboard and see the
Icharred hold, that Captain Colly caus-
ed large sign to be placed at the
head OF the gangway. The sign read.
No admittance; beware or the dog.
and it had a good effect.
Inasmuch as men We're engaged ali
day in taking out the cargo and pilinS
ii on the wharf, the visitors were IN
the way. and some such measure was
necessary.
The hay taken from the hold Of the
Bryant was spread out on the wharf.
one bale thick that il might have an
opportunity of drying as much as pos
sihle While il is practically ruined
as far as market prices are concerned,
il Will be of some use, and something
can be realized on it,
\ large quantity of -four. in bags,
of which considera BILE was landed yes
terday. also contains much that viii
bring u small proportion of its original
value. For the thickness of TWO inch
es, perhaps. the -four Is spoiled; other
wise il can be used. and Will fetch
something.
A large number of cases Of tobacco.
brought out of the vessels hold and
placed ON the wharf, some of them
badly burned. all of them thoroughly
soaked with salt water, present a pc
culiar sight. Standing on end on the
wharf. the water gradually draining
from the tobacco and forming a pool
of tobacco juice mixed with salt water
around each case, the casual observer
is uncertain whether he is looking at
moiasSeS packed in boxes, opium af-
feeted by the heat, or liquor of some
kind, running from broken bottles.
The Rryant stood mp high out of the
water yesterday morning 81 her wharf
after the water had been pumped out
of her hold Ii is hard to say at this
time Just what the amount OF her dam
age is. While she is badly burned in
many places, IL is not thought that
the fire win Recessitate any very extern
sive repairs,
The question Of what ought 10 be
/ done to the sailors who deserted the
vessel while she was in distress IS wha I
is most aSitating the minds of the
captains OF the vessels at present in
this port 1t is a serious question with
them, for they cannot help but feel
that the case is one which is likely TO
be repeated at any time.
II is not difficult TO say what action
would have been taken by almost any
skipper in port in the event Of his
crew refusing 10 lend q hand when
the vessel was in distress ar sea, The
conversation on the waterfront yester-
day between indignant captains was
exceedingly clear on that point But
when With = vessel in port. lying
alongside of wharf. a fire which may
prove The total destruction Of the ship,
breaks ont. and the crew walks ashore
with their clothes under their arms. as
did four Of she crew Of the Bryant.
refusing to lend a hand, what : 10 be
dones