The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-06
AUSTRIAN NARSH|P HERE.
rs NAMED FOR THE FAMOUS OLD
e. DoNAU.
Original Boat Put Into this Port in
Distress Thirty Years Ago-Donau
Going to Nagasaki.

After a long voyage from San Jose,
Guatemala the Austrian training ship
Donau reached port this morning and
anchored in naval row. She is a trim
/. full rugged ship with steam attach
ment also but inasmuch as the steam
power is used for only short distances
and entering and departing from har-
bors the long trip of "a days was due
to the poor weather. The Donau is a
vessel of $500 tons and is eight years
old.
The vessel has an equipment of 34O
men of which "a are young naval off,
GERS. The majority of the men aboard
are seamen who are being systematical-
Iy trained for the navy. She is on her
way to Nagasaki, to join the Asiatic
squadron of Austria. She left Austria
last May and has been cruising in
South American waters. She will re-
turn home via the Suez canal this year.
The vessel is quite a fine looking
boat and is some thing like the training
ship Adams which was here recently
although she is a much newer and bet
ter equipped vessel than the old Ameri-
can ship. The vescsel is equipped with
10 four inch guns, 4 rapid firing guns
and 1 saluting gun, all of the Hotch-
kiss variety. The vessel is built of
both iron and wood and is named for
the famous, war ship of Austria,
which participated in the famous sea
battle of Lissa when Austria fought
Italy in 1866. The older vessel went out
of commission some years ago and the
training ship was named in honor of
her.
The vessel is commanded by Captain
Anton Paus. The other officers are Ii
eutenants, Johann Hesse, Alexander
Hansa, Ottaker Schubert, Franz Marti-
max, Richard Flario ensigns, Virgil
Sandor Nicholas Stankovic, Karl Stoc-
kert, Egan Fipperer limerick Schonta,
Norbert Migotti; surgeons, DR.. Krock
Jacob, DR.. Anton Lisowiecki; engineer,
Konrad Blaha; paymaster, Anton Null
Ter, cadets, Messrs. Berber, Schallas-
-chek, Bena, Mazuranio, Heinz, Kloss
Straub, Willisch Willcink, Muller, Lis
ter, Hid Leist, Ogaston, Seocovick,
Hoffman,, Gylek, Gobanz, Woss, Yoris
Honsell Kastner and Potosink.
A number of these officers are baron
cts of the Austrian nobility. Baron b.
Won Rakovszky of the diplomatic SER
vice is aboard the vessel. He is on a
special mission to visit the different
'consulates of his government. The Ba-
ron ranks very high in official circles
of his country. He will call upon +! A.
Schaefer the local Austrian consul.
The advent of the training ship has
been of more than passing interest to
the older residents of Honolulu as many
of them recall the visit which the old
Donau paid to this port about the year
1871. At that time the Donau put into
this place in distress, having encounter
ed rough weather. Aboard her were an
admiral and his staff. Her crew was
picked body of men. all of the officers
belonging to the nobility. In addition,
there was a diplomatic corps aboard the
vessel. They continued on their Journey
to the Orient but the vessel and officers
remained in Honolulu a long time, as
extensive repairs had to be made to the
warship. During her stay here two
fatalities occurred among the officers.
One of them the son of one of Austria's
leading ministers, committed suicide in
the British club. Debt was the cause
of the deed. Another officer was drown
ed by falling off dock during a heavy
rain storm.
The new Donau will remain in port
about two weeks before starting for
Nagasaki.