The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-29
AMY TURNER
RINGS LEAK
Scare on Sugar Ship in
the Harbor OF
hiIo.

HILO. May 26.-After the last light
board the Amy Turner about 500
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon, scare
was created when the vessel was found
to be rapidly filing with water. The
Amy Turner lies in the stream near
the sunken wreck of the i'll fated Mar
tina Davis, and had just completed her
cargo OF sugar for San Francisco. Capt.
Warland had everything in readiness
to sail early Thursday morning, when
a member of the crew discovered the
vessel was rapidly taking in water.
The pumps were put to work and all
night long pumped out the water as
fast as it came into the hold. By day
light a hole was discovered about an
inch and a half in diameter in the
lower end of the sleeve of a drain pipe.
through which steady stream of
water was flowing into the vessel
plug was Immediately inserted in the
pipe and covered with cement, which
effectively stopped the leakage.
At the request of Capt. w. c. War
land of the Amy Turner, a board of
survey was appointed, consisting OF
Capt. John Fitzgerald, harbor master.
Captain c.. H. Maeloon. master Of the
late Martha Davis and Carl Henrick--
son. the ships carpenter. After an in
vestigation of the vessel, the board of
survey reported no further danger from
the damaged drain pipe and that the
the leak was discovered the vessel was
making about two feet of water per
hour, but the prompt use of the steam
pumps kept the salt water from the
sugar, which would have been ruined
within a few hours, had not prompt
measures been taken. The Amy Turn
er got away Saturday morning. The
Captain felt no further apprehension
from a leak in this quarter and ex-
pressed himself satisfied with the re-
port of the board of survey.
A WONDERFUL EGG.
LID. Brown, the Kaiwiki giant, farmer,
pugilist and ex-policeman, made dis
covery of a nest egg in his hen coop
last Sunday which threatens to change
thes outcome of the war between Rus
STA and Japan. A hasty glance at the
remarkable egg would not impress one
that the oval body was different from
other hen fruit. but a closer inspection
discIoses the most delicate tracings on
the shell. formed into queer symbols, in
has relief Prominent on one side of
the egg is a blazing sun. with the rays
radiating to the four points of the
compass. a half moon and a shower
of stars appear elsewhere. Near the
apex is a cross, most symmetrical in
design while on the reverse side is the
face of bearded man. The Japanese
who have seen the freak egg believe
il to possess wonderful power and to
be an omen of good or bad import, as
their ina ginations are allowed freedom
and a little ragement by Browns
recital of his finding the egg among
lot of other eggs in a hens nest.
Brown has been offered $500 for the
prize. which he has steadfastly refused.
Which hen it was that laid the golden
egg" Brown declares he does, not
know, but he is laying for that hen.
In case the egg were to hatch out.
Brown is not prepared to say what
would be forthcoming. but some joke
ster has been unkind to say it might be
a cross between Japanese and a BAN
tam rooster. At any rate the Japanese
are focking to Kaiwiki to get a look
at this wonderful. freak of nature and
speculation is rife as to the cause. of
the wonder.
HAMAKUA HOMESTEADS.
Sub-Land Agent George H. Williams