The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-11

H. Navy Department, copies OF
" which have just been received at
the Naval Station, Hawaii, deals
among other things, with the courage
and determination shown by Lieuten'
ant Bierer, well known in Honolulu
during the wreck of the United States
steamship Yosemite, Off Guam, last
November.
The following Is the wording of the
order, in full:
The department wishes to publish
for. the information of the service, the
following extracts from the reports OF
the Governor of Guam, of the com
mahding officer OF the u. 8. 8. Yosemite
and of her senior engineer officer con-
corning the loss of that vessel of
Guam on November 15, 1900.
Government House, Agana, Island of
Guam, November 81, 1900.
SitLd ~ ~ "a copy of Lieutenant
Bierer's report is enclosed, to which
there seems to be nothing to add be-
yond inviting the departments atten-
ton to the unflinching courage and de-
termination evinced by him and the
officers and men under his command.
The final inevitable abandoning or the
ship was accomplished in good order,
and all moneys, accounts, records, log
books. cipher code. and signal books
were saved.
1 learned that the Yosemite had put
to sea and the Justin was still in port,
she having fortunately fetched up In
sixteen fathoms, stiff bottom. l then
sent orders to Captain Scott OF that
ship, to go out and search for the Yo-
semitic, but there was some delay in
reaching him His report is enclosed.
By the exercise of most excellent
Judgment he found the Yosemite and
did all that lay in an experienced sea
mans power to bring her into port. 1
respectfully suggest that letter OF
commentator and thanks addressed
to Captain Scott would be richly de-
served and well appreciated
sEAToN SCHROEDER,
Commander, u. S. Navy, Governor.
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Navy Department, Washington, D.
c. Agana, Island of Guam, No
vember 90 1900.
Sir All the officers, and,
with but few exceptions, the whole
crew; behaved with exemplary courage
and determination during this trying
period, without which 1t would have
been impossible to keep the ship afioat
SO long. From among so many deserv-
ing men 1t is difficult to pick out all
of those who deserve special mention.
lass chief master at arms; G. Glispey,
chief boatswains mate; E. Clifford
sergeant u. S. NJ. c.; c. Gustafson,
boatswain's mate first class; P. Gold
en-, oiler; j. l.. Cherry, fireman, second
class; T. Trefry Jr., carpenters mate,
third class; F. O. Hergren, private, U,
SIM. c.: G. H. Schmiedling, landsman;
G. w. Hopkins, water tender; A. Bay
liss, water tender, and j. White, quar-
termaster, third class; but there is no
doubt that there are many others
equally deserving, who did not happen
to come so, much under the personal
observation of myself and the other of
ficers. The officers on board were the
following: Lieutenant Albert Moritz
u. S. Navy; First Lieutenant G.. Van
Orden, u. S. Marine Corps; Boatswain
Hugh Sweeny, U. f5:--Navy; Chief Sail
Chief Carpenter w A. Barry. Y. s.
Navy; Acting Carpenter o. c. Jones,
u. S3NaVy: Acting Warrant Machinist
c. l.. Phillips, u. s. Navy; Acting
Warrant Machinist S. L. Wartman, u.
S. Navy; Pay Clerk w. d. Bollard, U.
B. B. BIERER.
Lieutenant, U. S. Navy, Command
ing u S. S. Yosemite.
The Governor of the Island of Guam.
Agana, Island of Guam.
November 20, 1900.
Sir *"* | do not feel justified
in completing this report without ex-
pressing my thanks to the officers and
men of the engineers force who so
CALAMITY fought the battle to save ship
and lives. Where all worked so loyalty
and, faithfully it is hard to individual
iZe Hoases,, vet there are q few who
showed so much strength, zeal and
bravery that / think it but just to
mention them specially. They are p.
b. Golden, oiler, going over the stern
to clear hawser; j. L. Cherry, fireman,
second class, constantly in attendance
on officers and crew; Albert Bayliss,
water tender, constant work in fire
rooms; c.. w Hopkins, water tender,
constant work in firerooms. Very re-
spectfully, ALBERT NORTH,
Lieutenant, u. S. Navy, Head OF
Department Steam Engineering
u. S. S. Yosemite.
The department can not express in
too high terms, it's commentator OF
the courageous conduct of the officers
and men of the Yosemite, who, on this
trying occasion, so nobly upheld the
best traditions of the service.
F. w HACKETT,
Acting Secretary
Gave a towards Blow
Many waterfronters and others were
witnesses to brutal affair on the
waterfront yesterday afternoon about