The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-31
SPEEDY T0rAGE ACROSS PACIFIC
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT TAKES
PLACE IN COMING TO
ANCHOR.
The Thres-ton Anchor Lost in Twenty
five FathOms-Liss Of orheers-
AsuinaIdO Not AbOard-The ship
Goals Here.

The pride OF Uncle Sans navy IS
here. Yesterday morning soon after
sunrise the battleship Oregon from
the Orient arrived aud anchored OF
the harbor where she win coal AMI
then leave for San Francisco.
The big warship made a very speedy
run from Yokohama which port sha
left on the 10th and although her
commander wrote that he did not eV-
pect to reach here before the End
or Srd OF June. he arrived on the heels
OF his letter which was brought bg
the Gaelic. The trip over was not as
comfortable as il might have been.
as the same weather which DELAYED
the Gaelic was experienced by The
warship. OF the officers and men
aboard the vessel few were here
with her on her last visit TO the port.
The following is a complete list OF the
officers aboard:
Captain Charles NJ. Thomas. Lieu
tenant-Commander Charles A. Adams
executive officer; Lieutenant Com
mander II. F. Dixon. chief engineer:
Lieutenant +. VI. Bostwick, navigator,
tentenants =. " Gibbons Waido
Evans, r. II. Leigh. L. McName. How
ard Gage; Ensigns c. l.. Poor and D.
NJ Wood; Surgeon Philip Lineh: p
A. Surgeon A. Farenholt; Paymaster
5. L. Heap; First Lieutenant Logan
Feland, U. S. NJ c.. Boatswains J. E.
Murphy and Henry Feshan. Gunrers
Simon Jacobs and Samuel Chiles;
Carpenter ]. p. Yates: Machinists J..
F. Green. c. E. Wood. Charles Ham
mond. A. G. Bates: Pay Clerk II. ID.
Lazette
Soon after IL was known that the
Oregon was here there was n Wild
rumor that Aguinaldo was aboard on
his way to the states This was found
on inquiry to be untrue however
The big vessel will begin coaling this
morning and an effort will be made
to get her ready for sea again hy
Monday. She is on her way TO the
Coast to have repairs made 70 her
made necessary by her going on
rock in China waters last year.
While making her anchorage yes
terday a distressing accident happen
ed to boatswain Murphy who was su-
perintending the work OF letting go
the port anchor. After the anchor
was let go the chain was running out
and when the fifteen fathom shackle
was reached II snapped and the end
Of the chain swinging around struck
Murphy and dashed him up against
the holsting machinery in the fore
castle. II Is thought that the mans
skull was fractured He was taken
TO the hospital and now lies at the
point of death.
The big 6000-pound anchor was lost
overheard and as II is in twenty-five
fathoms OF water It viii be a hard
task TO recover It.
The Oregon is one OF the most not
ed warships in the world. She has
distinguished herself as no other yes
sci OF her kind has ever done. anl By
her trip from San Francisco to Cuba
| during the Spanish war she covered
her builders and officers with glory
by her performance. At che time she
made the voyage II was thought that
a whole Spanish feet was on The
lookout for her and would try their
best TO capture her. She reported at
her journeys end, however. without
having seen a sign OF the DOns and
was present at the capture Of Ger
vera's feet at Santiago. her guns do
ing great deal TO sink the Spanish
vessels.
| When she went on the rocks OF the
| China coast last year she had a mar
row escape from destruction Before
starting out on his trip from Yoko-
hama her commander had purchased
a wrecking outfit from one OF the Jap
anese steamers and this was on board
at the time. AS the Oregon went IN
the rock in extremely calm weather
che was got OF without other heip
than that she furnished herself. the
wreckfng apparatus Just purchased
coming in very opportunely. TEN
pOrary repairs were made 20 her and
she is now going 10 BE- oyerhaulsd and
put in hrst-class condition again after
her long duty