The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-20
NAVY ASKS US
FOR ASSISTANCE
CAPTAIN RODMAN is SHORTLY TO
WRITE SAILING
DIRECTIONS.
TO DEAL WITH THE HAWAIIAN
PORTS.
He VIII Probably start on Special
Cruise Soon and Wants People to
supply the Necessary Information


Supply the Necessary Information
Unless the Navy Department supp les
Captain Rodman of the tug Iroql ois
with some officers to enable him to an
and shoals lying to the northwest of
and ChOals lying to the northwest of
the Hawaiian Islands, he will make a
special cruise about the Hawaiian ISL
ands next month for the purpose or
writing sailing directions of the va
rious ports of this group.
Already permission has been granted
Captain Rodman by the Navy Depart
ment, to write the sailing directions and
unless his vessel is dispatched on the
longer cruise, he will proceed without
delay to the performance of the new
task. Such directions will prove OF the
utmost value to seafaring people, both
to those engaged in inter-island naviga-
ton, as well as those coming from for
eign ports.
There is a standing order from the
Department for the Iroquois to be sent.
annually on a cruise to the chain of
shoals and islands lying to the north
west of here. This chain includes Lay
san Island, French Frigate Shoals, Mid
way island and the others of that
group. They are situated in a very un-
United States government desires to
have the ocean chartered as thorough
ly as possible as there are thought to
be many hidden dangers to navigation
in those comparatively unknown wa
terS.
Unless the Navy Department sends
Captain Rodman at least one officer to
assist him on such a cruise, he will not
be able to undertake it. Admiral Merry
wrote to the Department some time ago
calling attention to the need for two
officers to assist Captain ROdman on the
expedition, and word was received,
stating that the officers might be sent
about the latter part of May AS soon
as the intention of the Department shall
have been known, then Captain Rod
man will know how to act. If the Off
GERS do not come and he is therefore,
unable to undertake the regular cruise,
he will start about the middle of next
month about the Hawaiian Islands
There have bene no sailing directions
regularly compiled, regarding these ISL
ands and it is the intention of Captain
ROdman to do the work in thorough
and comprehensive manner The direc-
tions will be published by the Navy
Department. The cruise will last form
month to six weeks. His idea is to
visit every port in the Islands, which
mas or might serve as a haTbOT or an
ChOrage ground for merchant or war
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dat, and in nforTnatio, ~ D,,ssitio az ne t,ie
subject and in ordar to do tbis
tain Rodman desires tho co-oTo,,ot ti,l,
and assistancsa Of o,.a,,,, on, ,,it,l ,SI,I--
have information of value.
Professor Lyons has written up pref
ty thoroughly the meteorological Condi-
tions of these islands. The Albatrcss
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