The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-30

clock yesterday afternoon from Mid
way Island.
The day the Iroquois sailed for Mid
way FRIDAY. September 15) they ha,
second storm at Midway, similar tt
the one on July 13, flooding the island
and damaging what little vegetation
there is on Sand Island. Thousand.
of eggs and newly fiedged birds were
destroyed. The Iwalani struck this
storm and was badly shaken up The
Iroquois had fine weather the whole
trip, with trades very much to the
eastward, and phenomenally high
barometer. On the outward trip she
visited Bird. Nuku, Gardner and Lay
san islands, arriving at the latter on
September 10, where the Iwalani and
schooner Woodbury. We're found load
ing guano. The Iwalani sailed that
evening for Honolulu, and the Wood
bury was due to sail Saturday, Sep
TENDER %.
At Laysan Island, Mr.. Gerrit Wilder,
representing the agricultural and en-
genealogical interests of the Territory
planted cocoanut and iron wood trees,
and collected insects. Captain Schlem-
mer sent one dozen wild canaries from
Laysan to Midway to be turned loose
On Eastern Island.
The Iroquois arrived at Midway
Thursday morning. September 81, and
moored to the buoy in Willis harbor at
a. m, landing mails and stores as
soon as practicabl BILE. On September %
the light was installed in the new light
house which Lieut.. Slattery has had
built on Observation Spot, and that
evening was lighted for the first time.
1t is IS feet above sea line, and is visi-
BILE all round the horizon for dis
lance of Is miles. The lighthouse is of
type designed by Lieut.. Slattery for
the special conditions of these islands.
During the stay of the Iroquois at Mid
way, Lieut.. liarllee ri the Maj ne
Corps made a plane table survey OF
Sand Island for the use of the Navy
Department, and Mr.. Wilder did his
work in connection with plant and
insect life on the islands. The crew
of the Iroquois rebuilt and strengthen
ed the range marks for entering Welles
harbor and laid a perpendicular stripe
buoy, thus completing for
the present the buoying and lighting Of
Midway. The twelve canary birds
from Laysan were turned loose on
Eastern Island.
The Iroquois left Midway at s p. m.
Saturday, Sept. %, and spent sun
day inspecting and investigating Pearl
and Hermes Reef. On an island in the
lagoon near the north end of the reef
was discovered the wreck of the Japa-
nese schooner VIII Maru. This is the
schooner which was particularly active
IN bird killing in 1904. Captain Rod
man warned it away from Midway and
later from Lysianski Island in June,
1903. In September, 1904, part of the
crew of the schooner was found on
Lysianski Island by the Iroquois, to-
yether with part of the crew of the
Tamil Maru, and later the revenue
utter Thetis brought the II Japanese
o Honolulu. Captain Weisbarth made
4 try to get the bird skins left at
4ysianski, but the Tamil Maru evident
Y returned from Japan a few days
and took the skins. The
Viii Maru was driven away from Ly-
ianski and damaged by a storm in
uly, 1904, and later appeared at Mid
way in need of repairs. She evidently
vent to Pearl and Hermes and was
wrecked, and it is probable that the
AMI Maru picked up the crew when
t came for the skins at Lysianski. 1t
now very evident that the bird kill
1g has ceased. The hunting and fish
lg in Pearl and Hermes lagoon is !,
imply prodigious The Irouuois pass
d the Doric on Thursday morning Off
,ird Island.
The Iroquois had on board as pas |
angers Lieut.. Harlee, u. S. M. c.: Mr.. |
;efrit P. Wilder Mr.. T. NJ. Rae and |
1ree men of the lighthouse contract |
RS party, two marines invaded from |
[idway garrison, and a cable company |
lborer.
REINSTATED IN SERVICE.
s. A. Kidston, who was formerly |
1ief officer of the transport Sherman
nd who was dismissed from the SER
ice about month ago, has been re-
STATED. He will be kept on full pay
ntiI his vessel returns from the Phil
pines K Bryant, who was chief Of
,er of the transport Thomas, now I'M
,rgoing repairs at the Risdon Iron
rorks, has resigned from the service.
Id his place was given to Second Of
,er Simmie.-Examiner.
SHIPPING NOTES.
The ship Mary L. Cushing departed
sterday for San Francisco. :
The steamer Klikitat arrived yester- |
" morning from the Sound with lun-
n for Wilder & Co.
H. w. Parker, a sailor, fell from
G fore rigging of the British ship 4
fala yesterday morning, as the YES
was entering the harbor from New r
site and struck the deck His skull =