The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-04
WRECK OF STEAMSHIP RIO
MAKES SORROW HERE
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He is also from Petaluma. His family
lives there. he was DOWN in Honolulu
for a snort visit / have a BUSINESS N
Honolulu, ana this has been my eighth
trip. Cons.l General Widman anu his
family were aboard. "
MISS Ripley.
Miss Frances Ripley. who was one CT
the saved, was we.l Known IN Honolulu
and had lVed at the home of MT. and
Mrs. f. NJ. Hatch. She mad narrow
escape and tells of her experiences as
fonows:
las l wanted to enjoy the run
through the Golden Gate" she said, Il
arose and dressed as soon as l teit the
steamer moving and went on deck.
had been there but a few minutes when
the vessel seemed to .recede for d second
and then make wild plunge forward. 1t
quIveled from bow TO stern and then
began to turn on one side.
The captain shouted from the bridge.
people We're screaming ana running about
aim!essly in their terror and the greatest
possible confusion prevailed.
Think ng some of the ladies' of the
cabin would need aid, l ran down to
the saloon and found Mrs. West, who
was bewildered and frightened.
we went on deck and were literally
picked up by some of the officers and
put in a small boat AS we left the
94tip L sd q" lIie captain Oil Tie utCk. Tie
seemed to be directing things as we'll as
he could in the great confusion.
Il shall never. believe that he locked
himself in s cabin. If he went down
it was at his post of duty"
Seymour" Had Er1enns Here.
H. F.. Seymour. the proprietor of the
Manila American, who became we'll
known in Honolulu during his short stay,
was a man of the world, and was one
OF the first to go to Manila to assist
dewey in taking the capital of the Phil.
lpplnes. He went as a. volunteer sol
der, and upon his discharge invested
what money he had in a Spanish news
paper, which he at once renamed the
american and printed it in English.
tie prospered and when he went through
mere on his way to the Coast to buy an
entTe new pr nting plant for his paper
ne was cons -dered rich man. His pa.
per was to become one of the chief DAT.
: lies or Manila c. o. Ziegenfuss for.
merly city editor of one of the local
Papers. was associated with the Amerj-
n. having been engaged upon it's stat:
iGrtly before Seymour sailed. Seymour
Aded to come through Honolulu on
FAY to the Philippines on March %
last words to D, G. Carnarinos
VI IS one of his best friends here
arc number of local newspaper mon
at Il hawaiian Hotel the night the Ric
SAL1tt-- NtIts NOW, uOn forget tbe
dat will be back here on March g
ara want you boys to have things
ready and show me a good time Don
forget the date" Seymour was vice
president of the Manila Country Club
the first racing organization started n
Manila after the occupation by the
AMERICAN troops
Camarinos' Card Found
FRANCISCO. Feb. 22-The tug
Aler arrived at Meigg's wharf at 0:35
i'eF he dead body of a woman, ap-
par " French. The corpse was wrap
PED American flag. Captain David
Sh@ the Alert stated that he had
gone to the scene of the wreck al
80 k. He picked up the body OF
the woman from amidst the wreckage. A
llfe-preserver was around her neck and
Ter body was still warm when it was
taken aboard. Near by the spot where
she was found Captain Shaw picked M
card containing the address I'd. G.
Camarinos, Honolulu, P. o. Box se7."