The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-18
AMERICA MARU
IN PORT AGAIN
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With her war-paint off and again a
peaceful passenger liner, the Togo
Kisen Kaisha steamship America Maru
came into port yesterday morning at
an early hour and locked at the Hack
field wharf. where she is discharging
1000 tons of freight for Honolulu.
The America Maru was the only yes
sci of the Togo Kisen Kaisha rae that
did not get in active war service. The
vessel, however. was stripped of her
furnishings and was being made over
into a cruiser with her sister ships the
Nippon Maru and Hongkong Maru.
wAsa an order came to cease work.
This order was nnadee when it was
fSund that the Russian fleets had been
put hors de combat.
Then came a tug-of-waf between the
Navy and Army departments. The
Navy Department wished to keep the
vessel in readiness for 5ny contingent
cy that might arise, and the army
wanted the vessel badly as a troop
ship. Between the TWO, the company
managed to get the Vessel back, and
Immediately refitted her to resume her
run to San Francisco.
The furnishings were re-instalIed and
without waiting to tput on all the fan
cy work that had been her glory in
pre-war times, the America Maru took
in a big cargo arid such officers and
crew that could he obtained. and start
ed for Honolulu
The fesult OF the laying-up of the
vessel is shown in sort of woe-begone
appearance Of the varnish and paint,
especially yh the interior. Many of
the pier-gyasses have had their use
fulness destroyed by too much sun
light, s(nd there is yet need of con-
sideE4ble Furnishing.
Sdehe vessel formerly carried Chinese
for the diHingroom and staterooms, but
owing to her starting direct from Io-
kohaIna this trip, japanese were TAX
en- on. Captain Green of the Nippon
1Maru was given command, D. Morl
first officer and Purser c. Lacy Good
rich also of the Nippon Maru, Joined
him. B. H. Stanley-Aylward, the sur
geon. came to Yokohama as surgeon
for the two warships brought out from
Italy and T. r. Morgan is making his
first trip as freight clerk. Charles
Thomson, engineer, occupies his old
berth
The America Maru left Yokohama on
April Z and came direct to Honolulu
without making a detour. there being
no danger felt from Russian sources
Purser Goodrich supplies the following
account of the trip:
Left Yokohama April at 4:30 p. m
and from thence to April 10 had light
winds and moderate seas. On April
10 at 8 D. m. experienced heavy gale OF
wind. shifting round from north, n.
N. E. and N N. w with a high beam
sea. The ship rolled heavily and ship
ped much water. This gale continued
up to and throughout April H. From
April Il to arrival the vessel expert
enced strong N E. and E. n. E.
breeze with heavy squalls and seas.
Passage 10 days, 8 hours, % minutes.
Passengers: sol steerage for Honolulu,
q cabin and 100 steerage for San Fran
cisco. Freight: For Honolulu, A'ze9
packages-209O tons.
Inc snip lOOA hSl III 'i'At ~
from Kobe april ~ emitting Hong
kong, Shanghai and Nagasah.
Among the passengers aboard the
America Maru are some distinguished
Japanese officials. They are Viscount
n. Matsudaira, member of Peers; MT.
Dio Kawamura, Director of Civil ana
Criminal Bureau, Department of JUS
tice: Mr.. K. Kanokogi, Chief OF COM
munication Bureau, Formosa; Mr.. L.
Yamaguchi, representing Committee OF
japan Tea Exporters; Mr.. X lwaya.,
The vessel is scheduled to depart Tor
San. Francisco at 9 o'clock this morn
ing