The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-16


s'Wade has said from the first that
he wanted the trial to come off as sooI
as possible, said one of his brother
officers yesterday, $50 that he might
| establish his innocence in the matter
| I have heard him say repeatedly that
| he had always done his best and felt
| that he had never neglected his duty
| He has grieved terribly over the affair
| as he was very popular officer, and
| the loss of so many of his men dis
tressed him greatly, but he has not
felt that he is to blame in the matter.
There is great criticism among GER
tain naval officers of the finding of
the naval court of inquiry, which rec
commended the courtmartial of Ensign
Wade. 1t is necessary, as concession
to public opinion, that some one be
blamed, they say, and as Ensign Wade
was the only surviving officer he must
bear the charge. Ensign Wade himself
has made no statement as to his atti-
tude toward the court, it is said, and
will only, so far, reiterate his state
nent that he always did his duty to the
best of his knowledge and ability. He
felt the severe strain of his position as
the officer in charge of the engineering
department, it was said yesterday, for
some time prior to the explosion, and
he wrote to friends here before the ar
rival of the Bennington in San Diego
last summer that he had been i'll in bed
for five days, with what he referred to
as his old Filipino trouble this be-
ing undoubtedly a slight attack of ap-
pendicitis. He was on his feet great
deal, also, and after the disaster he
worked almost steadily for three days
and nights, for which heroic conduct he
was especially commended by his SUI
perior officers, but which aggravated
his condition, undoubtedly.
He was first taken i'll two weeks ago
last Sunday, and although not con-
fined to his bed, grew steadily worse
until he was so i'll that he was taken
to the hospital last week. There are
heard among the officers and men for
Ensign Wade, and should any sentence
be imposed upon him there will be
great regret, it is said here and at
Mare Island.
Ensign Wade, who is 26 years old,
comes of a wel1-known and prominent
New Jersey family and is a graduate
of the Naval Academy. He has two
brothers, one of whom is a civil engl-
neer in the Philippines and the other
a student at Princeton. The court
martial appointed for the trial of the
Bennington officers viii convene on
September 18th to try Captain Young's
case, and Ensign Wade was to have
been tried Immediately afterward, but
should he recover he will be too i'll for
a long time to permit of his appearing.
STANLEY DOLLAR A WRECK.
1t appears from telegram received
Yesterday from Yokohama that the
steamer Stanley Dollar will be a total
wreck. AS reported yesterday, the YES
sci went on the rocks at Katsaura,
seventy miles from Yokohama, while
bound from here to Kobe. The tele-
gram yesterday reported that assist /
ance had been sent from Yokohama, !
cut that the vessel was in a serious
a diver having found sew
eraI holes in the bottom. The Stanley :
Dollar is fast settling down and bump |
ng heavily, with the fore hold full of !
water and the decks continually
awash.-Chronicle, Sept. 8. !
TURBINE STEAMER FOR PACIFIC.
A new turbine steamer, called the
Australia and Puget sound.
rhe new vessel is about ready to leave J
Ter builders hands in England and sail
or Australia. The Mankeino has a
of $500 tons, with an indicat-
I'd horse power of 5000, and will be
capable of making eighteen knots an
lour. She will be the first turbine YES
;el in the Pacifc.-Chronicle.
PASSENGERS FROM HONOLULU.
Ten passengers and a cargo of 49,
IS bags of sugar were brought from
honolulu by the bark Andrew WEIGH,
Captain Drew, out twenty-one days.
The passage was pleasant throughout.
The passengers We're J. F. Holloway,
wife and three children; Miss Martha
Wellington, Master Beverly Letcher, FL.
:, Thompson, w. S. Coleman, Mrs. z.
}. cCarthy.-Chronicle, Sept. 3.
SHIPPING NOTES.
The revenue cutter Bear has finished
er cruise in the Arctic ocean.
Through an error the detail for the
of runway at the new
Tharf Of the Quarantine station was
mitted in the contract. This work will
ave to be advertised over again. The
unway Will cost IN the nelSnDOrnOo0 1
f $4,000. The contract already award
4 for work at Quarantine Island calls
or SAT 200.
T. Anderson, the first officer of the I
.eamer Alameda, has been granted
ave of absence for a trip and his :
lace will be taken by L. Drewson, the /
econd officer. L. Jordan, who was
lird. will be advanced and Frank I
I1rner has been engaged to make q /,
ip as third. Peter Owens, the chief r
lgineer who laid off for a trip, re-
lines his place on the steamer.-Ex- 6
miner.