The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-09-10
GERMANS
INSPECT
THE BAY
Baron Won Buttlar
Takes Notes and
Pictures.
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"3 jutant on the staff of Gen.
- Won Gessel during the Tien-
tsin campaign, a trusted officer Of the
Imperial German Army, carried with
him out of Honolulu yesterday morning
in the Doric, fun Information as to the
harbor. with a complete set Of photo
graphs of the bay and the shipping.
Fully fifty exposures were made by the
party Of four officers who made the tour
Of the harbor before the ship got away
for San Francisco.
While Mai. Baron Won Buttlar and
his associates as well as the officials
of the German consulate here, were
throbbing with Indignation over the
publication exclusively In the Adver-
tiser. Of the purpose of the trip Of the
bakers dozen of officers of the I'm
perial Germany Army through America
at this time, they were able to control
their emotion sufficiently TO attend to
their duties, and they made most
complete tabulation of the soundings
all over the inner bay, out in the chan
mel and half way to Waikiki. In parti-
cular were they interested in the chan
mel about the bell buoy and they made
their record exact both as to the chart
and any changes in the channel.
Baron Won Buttlar came to Homo
lulu with letter of introduction to
Capt Harry Evans from an old friend
of the we'll known waterfront author
ity. now in Hongkong. Early yesterday
morning the officers hunted up Mr..
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their guide around the harbor. In
showing the letter the Baron presented
three of his comrades and requested
that all be taken about the bay. A
boat was secured and the five spent
more than an hour in their investiga-
ton. All of the officers were equipped
with cameras and they got busy with
them as soon as the boat had got out
into the bay. They snapped the shut
tiers when the docks, the naval row and
the channel at the lighthouse were. in
range. The particular care taken to get
pictures which would give an entire
panoramic view of the harbor was
noticeable.
Note books were out in hand from
the first and the depth of water was
noted, stenographic report being made
of the explanations given by Capt.
Evans, as the trip was made out the
harbor. The men made a study of the
two entrances to the harbor proper,
and went out toward the east for
couple of miles. This gave them com
prehensive knowledge of the entrance,
as they were not compelled to make any
soundings, owing to the fact that they
had a chart of the entire harbor with
them, Harry Evans being recognized as
having excellent information as to the
water all along the route.
When ample opportunity had been az
forded by the trip for the taking of
full set of photographs the return was
made and the officers had just time to
get TO the ship before 1t sailed. While
this was being done on the water other
parties of the officers were just as busy
in driving about the city. They got
into hacks and went to Punchbowl, the
Palf and to Diamond Head and bought
maps and asked questions about Pearl
Harbor, in general making themselves
as well acquainted with the city. its
surroundings and probable defenses as
they could do in the limited time.