Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-11-03
Threw KEROSENE CAN
ON HEAD OF
THE MAN0A W0ND,R

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John F. sylvia, who, under tho
name of the "Manoa Wonder" made
some claim to fame, has through his
attorneys, Heen and Kaulukou filed a
libel for divorce against Hattie X. Syl.
va. 1t is shown that marriage took
place Nov. I, 1899. The trials and trib.
ulations of sylvia by reason of which
he would fain forego the pleasure Of
/, married state are set forth in the fol.
lowing paragraph of the libel:
THAT during the period of three
years last past libellee has against
the wishes, requests, entreaties and
commands of libellant, associated and
consorted with men of corrupt morals
and vicious characters; has remained
away from the home of libellant with.
out his consent on divers occasions;
has frequently and repeatedly assault.
ed libellant without just cause and
excuse; and has ever been profuse in
applying vile, foul, indecent and pro.
lane epithets to libellant.
"And more particularly libellant
shows unto this honorable court that
on Oct. 10. 1905. libellant did, without
cause. excuse or provocation, and with
great force and violence, hurl kero.
sene oil can filed with dirt at libel.
liant. which struck him on the head,
causing him intense pain, and imme.
dately libellee did threaten libellant
as follows: C you, I'll kill you
yet; I'll chop off your neck with
| Ratchet"
sylvia AYERS that these performances
have caused him loss of sleep and APP
petite and disturbed his peace of mind
so as to unfit him to carry on his du
ties as a mail carrier. He asks for an
absolute divorce.
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between so and 100 barrels OF oil each
day and night. If necessary coal caG
be used.
| At night the boat and surroundings
will be Illuminated with electric lights
For this purpose a dynamo has been
installed on the boat and furnishes all
the electric power.
Four cylinder, triple expansion en-
gines of 1900 horsepower furnish the
power for the mammoth pump. This
pump, which is capable of throwing
mud 5000 feet through 26-inch pipe,
Is sc inches In diameter at its runner.
The pump itself is eleven feet in
diameter and makes 200 revolutions a
minute. Its outlet and the pipe line ie
20 inches through.
The Pacific is equipped with all mod
ern appliances for dredging work. II
has a steam condenser aboard which
catches the exhaust from the engines
and uses the condensed water over and
over again. In addition IL has an
evaporating plant in its hold which is
capable of preparing 5000 gallons Of
salt water ready for the huge boilers
While In Honolulu the supply Of fresh
water will be secured from shore be
cause It is cheaper.
| When all the machinery Is going, the
rollers under a full head of steam.
the cutter making its eleven revolu
tons through all kinds of mud, the
vibration all over the Pacific Is aston
ishing. One would imagine that IL
would shake itself to pieces. But Il
doesn't and It has been at the same
work for years, in all kinds of harbors
and bays, and in every climate imagln.
able. All the men from the States
claim that Honolulu and its climate is
the most acceptable they have ever
been employed in.
AL mud lOosened by the cutter IL
drawn through a pipe by the pump
which is located about midships. Here
another pipe line is connected and the
, earth is carried out through pipes
which are held up by pontoons. At the
bow of the boat under the large pipe
is receptacle which catches all refuse
from the harbor floor. Frequently
some times every hour, other times moi
for days, this huge bowl has to be clean
ed. The things that are taken from II
would fill a museum. One can ina
CINE the numerous and varied list OF
things that are thrown overheard from
, ships from countries all over the world
And the different articles that might
be washed up by the tide. Human
bones, including skulls and all the
other parts Of a body, are often found
In the catcher" Not only that but
animal bones as well. Also hundred!
of tin cans, occasionally money, and in
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