The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-11
FITZPATRICK AND THE REEF
VESSEL ANCHORED IN LEA or
DIAMOND HEAD.
Reported She Had Gone on the Reef
Fearless to Rescue Some Of Trans
ports Passengers.

The transport Fitzpatrick arrived Off
the port from San Francisco saturday
evening about 10 o'clock and anchored
i'm the lea of Diamond Head. Her pres-
ence i'm that anchorage was the cause
for considerable excitement for "a few
hours Saturday night.
Diamond Head Charley reported TO
Major Robinson, the local quartermas-
ter that the Fitzpatrick had anchored
dangerously near the reef. An attempt
was made 10 reach Major Robinson but
as he was at the theater he could not
be notified until after the show. When
informed OF the supposed danger Of the
Fitzpatrick, he sent the tug Fearless out
to the transport, to ascertain If the ves-
sci was in any danger and In such an
event, to stand by and lend whatever
assistance was necessary In addition
to this, Major Robinson had some OF
the soldiers from Camp Mckinley sta
toned on shore by Waikiki, in order TO
lend whatever aid might be necessary
should any boats from the transport be
sent ashore.
When Captain Brokow and the Fear
less reached the transport, he discover
ed that Captain Saunders, the plot,
was aboard her and that instead OF
there being any cause for alarm, the
transport was safely anchored in "
fathoms of water, where the vessels
formerly anchored. The place was
marked on the chart as an anchorage
and as the vessel was all right Captain
Brokow returned and reported TO Major
Robinson, who lost no time in hurrylng
back to bed.
Captain Rodgers of the Fitzpatrick
says that the reason he chose thal
anchorage was because he saw quite
number of lights from fishing boats all
along the channel, and as there was a
chance of confusing those lights win
the shore lights, and incidentally get
ting the fishing nets tangled in the pro-
peller, he decided to go where he knew
was q good and satisfactory anchorage.
Inasmuch as it was his third trip TO
Honolulu, he was well acquainted with
the approach to the harbor and the To-
cation of the reef. The vessel came
into port yesterday morning.
She brought two officers and "a enlist
ed men for the batteries here ana IN ad-
dition, is taking number OF olhcers
and S4 recruits out to Manila. Ihere
are also some officers families, nurses
and several school teachers aboard the
vessel. who are bound for the Philip
pines. -
Among the through passengers are
some agents from the forestry commls'
sion who are going out to the fhlllp
pines. to examine conditions there ahl
report to their department This parts
consists of Capt. G. =. Ahern, ,. r
Nicely, r. c. Bryant, w. Klemme'
Hereford and f.. Hagger.
Miss Anita Spellman, daughter OF MI
and Mrs. Martin Spellman of san iran
cisco is a passenger on the Nessel ~
| Manila. where she is to be married u
crank i. Perrine, the customs superin
tendent. e..o
The remains of the late United State
Marshal Daniel Ray will be taken OF
the transport to Manila, and back agar
to san Francisco, from where they VIII
be shipped east to his relatives
The band will play at the kilpatrlcI
this afternoon. The vessel VIII san 10
Manila at 4 p. m. today.