The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-14

Gus ports from which the Rio sailed
The Yokohama and Hoa0lHla lists viii
arrive March 15ea on the Isgy OF Pc
king The EunzEong lists viii not ar
rive until March Goth. On the Japan
csc liner Ho1zko1g Maru The local
immigration orncers have carefully In
terTiewed the rescued Chinese pas
sengers and crew. and have collect
ed from the various individuals infor
nation as TO all the Chinese on board
that each knew In this way they
have secured the most complete lists
obtsinable
Just what the tide at Fort Point is
capable Of was fully demonstrated
March LIST when the tug NflIen Grif-
fth attempted 10 place the wreck
ing scow in position over the sunken
steamer Rio de Janeiro- II was ex-
pected that the scov would be placed
in position Wednesday evening. but
the tide was running too strong. and
il vas decided to wait until the fol-
lowing morning
Extra guards and patrols were es-
tablished along the shore adjacent 10
the scene of the wreck commencing
March list, and will be kept there I'M
I'll after all possibility Of bodies COM
ing TO the surface is past This is 10
be done on account of the fact that
II is known that many of the people
who were drowned wore costly Jew
eiry and Il is feared that hooters will
endeavor TO secure these valuables
before the bodies are turned over to
the authorities.
The japanese divers. who are prov
ing themselves 10 be wonderful work
ers al extreme depths. were out again
for several hours March 4th trying
to locate the wreck of the Rio. On
Saturday they began with the red
buoy and the spot where Pilot Jor-
dan located" the wreck. and worked
backward and forward for nearly a
mile 10 the west. They changed their
tactics on the 3rd. trying the bottom
nearer the shore and close I'D TO the
reef In most Of their work they
walked on the bottom. following
their boat, which was in tow of the
tug Alert. Again they found no trace.
But one spot in the region of Fort
point remains 10 be searched. and il
is not improbable that il is the true
location. Ibis is the area directly in
toward the CITY front from the reef
and close in toward the shore This
IS the theory OF Second Officer Ora
ham Coglan. who had the coolest
head on the Rio the night of the
wreck He believes that when she
struck and ripped from stem TO stern.
she hurdled over the reef as she set
tied. and lies on the side toward the
city, where the ehb tide would only
lam her against the base of the fatal
rocks and would not. therefore.
change her position.
A stranger feature of the situation
than the complete disappearance of
the wreck is the fact that March Bird
waen the bodies should have begun
to rise to the surface according to
oil the laws governing such matters. |
not single corpse was found
March another effort was made by
Frank Mort. the Japanese diver 10
locate the wreck of the Rio. Mort
has been hunting for the wreck dur
ing the past five davs. He sent no |
livers down YESTERDAY owing to the |
'sct that some additional wrecking |
continent had nor vet arrived but |
he has purchased 500 fathoms of new
inc and viii start dragging for the |
vreckage early today.
II have very good idea of the To- !
'ation of the wreck" said Mort. "hut |
do not wish TO talk for publication |
-et- viii saw. however. that NV
'Torts hereafter viii be made near
Vile rock"
The CAPTAIN of the gasoline schoon- |
~ Jennie Griffin which niles between !
San Francisco and Bolinas reports |
hat mon entering mort March 6. dur
ng the ebh tide a human bodv was
;een OF Point Diahlo. opposite Point |
chos On account of the strong
ide no effort could be made to re-
over the BODY.
John Ward of Raleigh. Y. c..
'rother of the late Cantain Ward. ar
ived in San Francisco on the 9Th
nd Is ar the Occidental He exnects
q remain here until the BODY is re-
overed or until everv chance is past