The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-05-08
THE DEADLY WORK OF
FAK|NG CORRESPONDENTS

How much damage was done to Ho-
nolulu by the local newspaper fakirs
during the time that the other people
in the city were awaiting anxiously
to hear from their friends will never
he known, but it was very great. The
false reports of disaster sent out from
here carried far, and they carried
heartache to every person on the main
land of America who had a relative or
a friend in these islands. Almost every
letter from San Francisco and from
other points received here in the Ala
| medals mail spoke of these stories, and
the Coast papers We're filed with them
AS We're papers farther east. Some
| extracts from letters and papers are
given herewith:
STARTS ONE SUVA STORY.
Major Fuller United States Marine
Corps, in charge of the detachment at
the Honolulu Naval Station, received
letter from Washington, d. c., yes
terday, in which the following quota
tion is made from the Washington Star
of April 20
Although earthquakes We're not in
frequent in Honolulu, this was by far
the worst felt for many years. Build
ings swayed to and fro and in the resi-
dence portion several buildings fell
down and n panic was the result, the
people preferring to take their chances
in the sugar plantations rather than
stay where they might be killed by
the falling houses.
"The marines from the warships in
the harbor had to be landed and, with
the assistance of the local police, sue
ceeded in restoring order
At the time that dispatch was printed
i'm Washington the Navy Department
had not heard from Honolulu or even
Up to April 90. This dispatch, however,
shows where the Suva cablegram con-
| cerning the alleged disaster in Homo
lulu originated.
NEEDS EXPLANATION.
The San Francisco Call of April "a
has this, which would seem to call for
some explanation from the local cor
respondent of the Associated Press:
The Associated Press received a ca
BILE yesterday morning from Honolulu
stating that the shock felt in this city
was recorded In Honolulu by the seis-
mograph. The disturbance, however,
was hardly felt by the people of the
iSieiiihSs llN IloNdiieiil WIZ
subscribe literally, It was stated, to-
wards the relief of San Francisco, and
that the anxiety felt there was of the
keenest character and general among
the people.
DEADLY SCRIPPS-MRAE.
The deadly Scripps- -McRae service
shows its hand in this clipping from
the Cleveland, Ohio, Press. received
through the mail by well-known Hoo
nolulu citizen:
MAY BE IN SEA.
| FEARED HONOLULU HAS MET
WITH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OFFICIALS SEEK IMPORTATION.
by Scripps-McRae Press Association.
WASHINGTON, April 2l.-The War
| Department is making every effort to
verify a report that Honolulu is slip
/ ping into the sea, The rumor was
spread by the arrival ~ the Oriental
liner China az san Francisco, The ship
claimed Ia have been in wireless com-
munication with Diamond Head Homo
lulu 80 confirmation can bD obtained
as yet,
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