The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-25

I III u oASNtiAoI<o 1<ouSc NO o. Oh IHt
~ American Association of Masters
| I'LL and Pilots of Steam Vessels has
/ :. been organized, the charter has
been received, and the new organization
shows every sign of being a powerful
and important institution in these isl
ands.
Captain Gilbert Brokaw the master
of the tug Fearless, has for some time
past interested himself in the establish
ment in this Territory of a lodge OF
the great national association. Now
that the lodge has become an actua
fact, the masters of these waters natur-
ally feel very we'll satisfied. and paftic-
ularly grateful to Captain Brokaw for
his successful efforts. y Brokaw is as
busy man as every worked in Hawai-
ian waters and the fact of his having
exerted himself to secure a lodge here
does him credit.
Yesterday afternoon the lodge held its
first meeting aboard the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Companys steamer
W. g. Hall. A number Of the charter
members were present, others being alb
sent on account of their vessels being
at other ports in the islands
Hereafter the lodge will endeavor to
secure Progress Hall as it's headquart-
ers. The meeting yesterday was merely
for the making of plans and organfza-
ton. The steamer Hall was chosen as
a place of gathering for the reason that
a hall could not be secured at the time
This association, most powerful or
ganization in the States, embracing
thousands of masters and pilots, is one
that invariably proves of the greatest
benefit to it's members. inasmuch as the
grand lodge undertakes to look after
the interests of the various lodges and
their members in cases where licenses
are revoked.
The emblem of the order is la small
pin In the shape of blue pennant with
a white ball upon which appears the
number of the lodge to which the wear
er belongs. Those pins will soon be worn
by the members of the Honolulu lodge.
The following are the names of the
charter members of the local lodge:
George Beckley, Samuel Thompson,
John ]. Dover. d. F. Nichols, Hilbus,
Simerson, Bennett, Greene, Parker.
Freeman. r. F. Bennett, Sachs. Tul-
lett, J. w. Cook, P. Olsen. w. A. wy
man, Searle, Broom, Lane, Clark Hag-
lund, Gregory, Peterson, Thompson
Townsend and Napala
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
About noon yesterday the brig Tan
ner arrived from Port Blakeley with
cargo of lumber. Captain Newhan. who
is the skipper and owner of the craft,
is well known in this port The yes
sci, however, is here for the first time
f-t,
members of the crew, Harry Xix. whose
real name is supposed to have been
Patrick O'Brien, committed suicide. He
jumped overheard about midnight on
June LIST. Although a boat was imme-
olately lowered and number of boards
were thrown towards him, he was not
found. 1t is said that he had been
very heavily, and that for
couple of days previous to his jumping
overheard he had been crazy, suffering
from delirium tremens
The missionary schooner Carrie and
Annie made this port from San Fran
cisco yesterday morning. She is on
her way to the Marshall Islands and
has been fitted out to take the place
Of the old Morning Star. Captain Gar
and~and his family and Dr. Ref and
his family arrived here in the schooner.
The vessel ise under charter TO the Am
erican Board of Missions
Twenty-one Days Adrift.
Twenty-one days adrift, six weeks on
shellfish diet, six weeks isolation or an
ISLAND and rescued from drowning, are
few of the experiences of Captain
Charles F. Seymour of the Sitka
Hanna. The schooner went
adrift from Unga island, November 26.
1900, but beyond brief mention of her
loss nothing was learned until June
18th, at Seattle, of the thrilling exper-
fences of her master
Seymour's story is as follows: No
vember. %, 1900, 1 took my vessel, the
schooner Hanna, to Unga island with
The Intention of laying her up. On the
next day it started to blow a gale of
wind from the northwest / had to let
go both anchors, but they would not
hold her, and she began drifting toward
1 rock, so I had to slip my chains and
hoist the foresail and stand out to sea.
When clear of danger / hove the
Hanna to for four days, the gale still
when the rudder gave way
and the vessel became unmanageable. !
was alone on board, except for my
dog, and the sea was so rough that |
could not get over the side to rig up
any kind of steering gear until I had |