The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-06-03
FLEET GOES
SATURDAY
Off to AIeutian Island
Port After jolly
Old Time.

At ten o'clock tomorrow morning the
vessels of Admiral Glass's fleet will
leave Honolulu for Dutch Harbor,
Aleutian Islands. After the high old
times that the men of the fleet have
enjoyed in Honolulu Dutch Harbor will
be SLOW" Some Of the men of the
cruiser New York have been there be-
fore and mention the name of the
| place in q sad way.
AT Dutch Harbor one finds condi-
tions that would beat the Dutch" said
one of the men yesterday, the town is
all right, that is what little there is of
| it, but there is not much of it, If
remember rightly there are about ten
houses and a dog there-no, there are
more. There is a big company store,
which is also the saloon of the place.
There are about ten white persons liv-
| ing there and of course quite large
number of Indians, Esquimo, and Rus
| o-Esquimo. 1t is only q couple of
miles though from Dutch Harbor to
Unalaska. That is on another island
and there is sport there, for there are
six saloons in the town. But 1 doubt
if we get much liberty there.
And this cruiser New York is get
ting to be a bad boat for liberty any,
way. / was five months aboard of her
off Panama without being allowed to
| go ashore. Then 1 came to Honolulu
and was allowed my liberty. 1 went
ashore at four o'clock in the afternoon.
took a few drinks and in one place
things We're going so fast that I went
outside to get fresh air. l returned and
just as | peeped inside the door McDuff
got me. He's cop. He says: I've
seen you before l told him perhaps
not, but he took me to the station and I
was locked up. Before the judge I
said not guilty. McDufr took the stand
and said he had smelled my breath The
Judge took his word for it and said
/ three and costs Did 1 pay? Not me!
1 did an eight-day turn on the rock
pile instead. Then I came back to the
ship. l was due for punishment for
overstaying my leave but the Captain
just said: They appear to have got
you this time. 1 guess they give you
all you needed and a trifle more, so I
won't need to add anything to the
punishment
And the sailor said: 80 you see I
am still frst-class man. Liberty Is
due me at Dutch Harbor and unless
they place a line Of sentries around the
California Company's store there and
lock all Of its doors propose to booze
up to finish and try and even this
Honolulu deal up"
| There has been a lot of liberty
breaking while the fleet has been in
port. On the navy wharf Is a swill
| barrel. If man on the New York
has no liberty coming to him and he
Is willing to take chances he just trots
pail Of refuse out to that swill barrel
and when the marine on duty is not
looking jumps the doock fence and
makes a bee line to the Kakaako lum-
Der yard. This little amusement usual
ly nets him several months loss of pay
on returning to the ship.
MEN NEEDED ABOARD THEIR
SHIPS.
During the last couple of days few
er sailors have been on the streets than
previously. This is because the men
are needed and being held on board
ship, coaling, and cleaning ship after
the former work has been completed.
The New York has taken about 1855
tons of coal on board here. Yesterday
the Marblehead and Concord We're talk
ing coal from the collier Nero. All
three vessels We're moored alongside of
each other in the row and some fast
work was accomplished in filling the
warships bunkers.
HAM THIEVES PUNISHED.
1t is said that the men who took
hams from the supplies of the train
ing ship Mohican and then endeavored
to peddle them around the streets at
one O'Clock in the morning have been
severely punished. The policeman who
arrested the sailors was aboard the
Mohican several times giving testi-
mony When he first went aboard he
identified the men who We're found
peddling the hams. He says that on
leaving the ship the crew pelted him
with potatoes and that on his going
aboard IA second time and protesting
the officers gathered in the potato
throwers and they have also been pun
ished
DUTCH HARBOR COALING STA
IloN.
The Dutch Harbor coaling station is
one of the strategic points of the Pa
ciflc Ocean, Dutch Harbor Is located
on one of the Aleutan Islands. and Is
on the direct commercial route between
the ports of BehrIng Sea and Southern
Alaska and the Pacific Coast of the
United states, u Is also In the line
of steamships passing through the Uni
max Pass, most ~ which make Dutch
Harhor a port of call, Ils use as a
coal depot site was FIRST recommended
hy Rear Admiral Bradford, chief of
The Bureau 10 Equipment
Dutch llarhor Nill form the NTH IN
lhe chain Nf coal depois along the Pa
rinr Nnasli which Wlll begin IA san
nlsHo aHl include san Franclaco, nns
Rel sound and Hnka iianolulu Is lhs
HiAih ln he chain ana nuam possibly
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