The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-19
SAILED
1900 MILES
STEAMER HANALEI RETURNS THIS MORNING FROM
HER SPECIAL TRIP TO CABLE STATION AT MIDWAY
AND GUAM-ALL OF BUILDINGS AT MIDWAY WERE
FINISHER-IROQUOIS HAD REACHER MIDWAY.

FINIsHER-IROQUOIs HAD REACHER MIDWAY,
The Hanalei Captain George Pitt morning
shortly before from Guam and Midway The vessel returned from
special chartered trip those islands the of the Com
mercia Pachc liable Company In every respect te trip was un
cvenu The vessel to land the members Of the various cable
s Midway and Guam and also discharge supplies and for
the stations The work accomplished very short order and
the entire carried out without difficulty So fine the
weather throughout the that Captain Pz said could have
u s. roquoi brought Hanaei
Midway before either the cable ships had reached that island Only
the roquos and japanese schooner we're at Midway on June H. the
left Honolulu morning of April a3 She aboard
the cable Midway
those parties and offices and houses for the
cable stations and living for the various cable employees
large quantity material for the purpose
ucng the various houses taken and food supplies for number
of months also taken.
She arrived at Midway at m of April 90 There no
the Hana small schooner the island
This strange proved be Japanese that had Mid
way purpose carrying away cargo
birds Some Eastern island engaged catching
birds. 50
Captain Pz took his vessel reef at We harbor
He did inside the reef the anchorage stopped
fatom There eager desire part every
naturally inspect they
rived there Only couple of shacks and pole
standing Sand island Captain Pz and Mate Leslie lost
time getting work BY 8Io they had begun discharge
cargo The work accomplished under difficulties The vessel
anchor distance Sand where the goods had
landed The dschagng and loading the
stood Captain Pz Mate Leslie good
the however and the work was done with considerable dis
patch.
strong.
Great big rollers booming the bar and threatened
break the vessel 1t decided unsafe longer
inside the reef anchorage the anchor weighed
and the outside the reef anchored about athoms
well that she did The increased in volume few hours
after she had sought the anchorage and dayba breaking
clean the reef and bar The weather rough May that
Captain P did inside again He waited May
fore reumng the work of dschargng The cable people
part The carpenter
selecting the sites for the various buildings and starting erection Of
the houses Most Of the time everybody slept aboard the She
would lie anchor inside reef the day. AT night would
outside and lie anchor At 80 OF May the vessel finished
dschagng and o'clock the afternoon she sailed for Guam
The weather delightful the Guam The vessels
ling crossed the 8oth meridian she
day. her date OF arrival Guam being of May The
remained the island of Guam until MAY She had good
weather Little difficulty experienced dischargng One earth
quake felt while the Guam but the trembor
mild and did damage.
The landing for the cable located Sumai The
high hill overlooking the harbor The station fully 300 above
the Until May the only vessel Guam addition the
Hanale the supply ship which arrived from On May
however occurred the biggest in the history of Guam
nexaon Of that island by the United States The cable ship Anglia
made her appearance.
The Hanae finished dchagng May loaded wood ballast
and sailed for Midway May She arrived Midway the night
June and sailed the following day. June H. for Honolulu She
brought passengers from Midway g. s. Mcclellan s. Turbu and
H. Turnbul the carpenters who attend the work
erecting the houses Midway All houses finished when the a
nae left
The oquois arrived Midway from Honolulu June She
pced wait Midway until the Anglia and Coona arrived Neither
of the cable ships had reached Midway the time that the Hanae
departed for Honolulu