The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-04
SCORES THE PILOT
says Thai No.hlne Hut Gross lucom-
p.t.no. off the Pilot caused Trouble
Declares Pilot Painted.

YOKOHAMA. November 2O-Tho ~.
g. transport Hancock previously rec
ported ashore in thc western entrance
uf rhIm0uosoN Straits arrived here lafi
night says The Kobe Herald of Monday
November d.. boz charge of Pilot Murray
who took charge of the ship when she
backed of the bank. and al the special
request of captain Strive brought her
up t0 Kobe. This morning she hauled
alongside the transport Warren. ana
during the day the LOO odd men
troops. officers and passengers-includ-
ing the sick and pris0ners-haNe been
safely traushlpped.
Captain strive. who Is a fine type Of
/ the men who have built up the mer-
] chant marine Of England aud America,
admitted the possibility OF the Wash
! lngto0 authorities giving orders that
I tbeir transports are 90 avoid the Inland
I Sea. ln consequence ~ the accident TO
I the Warren and Hancock.
Al what time Captain Struye was
/ asked "did you pass Rokuren2'
% anchored an R0kuren on the night
+ of the l4th. az s.30.'
And got under way again
Next morning az half past seven,
I during slack water
Who was on the bridge at that
/ ume2'
pilot Kreiduer and I. and the third
Z officer"
/ q suppose nothing calling for special
/ remark occurred until the accident hap
! pened2'
well. no. except that ] kept warning
I the pilot that be was keeping too much
I towards the South shore. but be insist
/ I'd that be Was IN the middle Of the
I Channel"
Were there any iunks coming in the
{ opposite direction
! NO. the channel WAS perfectly clear
! and these wasn't bit Of current"
I WAS the ship steering Well?'
THE ship was answering her helm
] perfectly"
could you tell me briefly what hap
pened just before the ship struck"
i yes. TIl tell you what happened A.
. / have told you, / had drawn the pilot =
. attention ~ the way be was keeping
towards the south shore. and } had
grown a little uneasy Notwithstanding
I hiF assurances. When we reached the
I red buoy on the BE fathOm patch, being
I convinced iu my own mind the ship was
getting into danger / myself ordered
I the ships helm hard a starbOard, but
. a moment afterwards saw that IL would
. b. impossible for the ship 10 make the
I swing. hence ! ordered full speed as
tern and they had been backing prob
ably one minute when the ship went on
/ the bank She touched very easily. In
fact % easily that ! doubted whether
sbc were really ashore Or not We en-
deayOred 10 back of but were unable n
DO 80, 20 / Immediately proceeded ~
discharge a portion Of our bunker coal
and ballast"
When the ship struck did you by
any act or order put the pilot off duty2'
"Yes, well he tainted away you
= know"
He tainted away?"
"Yes, twice, and after he came to,
told him that his room would be NOR
acceptable than his presence"
could the accident be In any way
explained by the state Of the tide2"
no, there was absolutely no excuse
for the accident other than gross in
competency on the part Of the pilot
There Was not the least Bit Of current
At the time, AZ IT was dead slack
water"
u suppose the pilot remained on board
until you got here2"
Indeed he did not. he went ashore al
Moi; and / was very glad 10 gee his
bark"
Did you have the ships bottom ex.
aminedT
ION yes. at Moi, by divers whom w
obtained through the Mitsui Bussar
Kalsha. The divers handed IN a writ.
ten report stating that the ships bot.
tom showed no indication Of damage"
|. And she al no time made any
Water2"
Not a drop"
The Hancock drew away from thu
Warren at about 4 =. m, and bOtf
transports left the harbOr just bcfOr'
dusk, the former for San Francisco, tn
later for Yokohama, whence she pro
cceds 10 UraRa 10 dock.