The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-09-18


Certainly Midway has leaped into
prominence from a small village to q
busting city of about thousand in
ha bitants.
THE PASSENGERS.
F. w. Klebahn, head of the steam
ship department of Hackfeld & Co., re-
ports that when the Mongolia left Yo-
kohama the local office received a ca
blegram announcing that the vessel
had Recommendations for one hundred
first-class passengers from here. From
this report he concludes that there are
from 60 to 75 cabin passengers at a
low estimate. There are also about 45C
Asiatic passengers for Honolulu and
San Francisco. The vessel is also
MRS. PORTER HERE.
Mrs. w. S. Porter wife of Captain
Porter of the unfortunate steamship,
is guest at the Moana Hotel. She
has been here for the past two months
and intended leaving shortly for San
Francisco, but not on the Mongolia.
About 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
she received a cablegram from Captain
Porter, dated midway, TO the effect that
the Mongolia was on the rocks, posi-
ton bad. passengers safe.
Mrs. Porter was greatly disturbed by
the news as 1t was great blow to her.
1t is quite a coincidence that the wives
OF two sea captains of vessels wrecked
here should have been In Honolulu ut
the time of the disasters. Mrs. Pea
body, wife of Captain Peabody of the
transport Sheridan. wrecked at Bar
ber's Point, has been a guest at the
Hawaiian Hotel for some time. and was
awaiting her husbands return from
Manila.
The harbormaster Is reported to have
received 4 oatlegram concerning the
Mongolia to the following effect:
ION rock and can not proceed"
MANY PASSENGERS BOOKED.
The stranding of the Mongolia is a
to a large number Of
passengers booked to leave for the
Coast in the vessel.
IMPORTANT SURVEYS.
The Navy Department has made
many important surveys at Midway Is
land, especially at Welles Harbor, the
only inner anchorage about Midway.
The U. S. s. Iroquois has been employ
ed in much of this work, under Cap
tain Niblack, and recently under Cap
tain Carter. Captain Carter recently
returned in the Iroquois from month g
survey work there, making soundings
and surveys, preparatory to dredging
Of the harbor to make it safe for
large vessels to enter.
A detachment of marines has been
stationed there for the past three
years.
THE CABLE COLONY.
The cable colony is headed by Mr..
Colley, superintendent, and staff. Mrs.
Colley enjoys the distinction of being
the only woman on the island, at least
up to yesterday. The cable people
are comfortably located there in com.
modious structures erected by Milliken
Bros.
There have been many attempts to
start vegetation on Midway by the i'm
portation of soil from Honolulu, and
a variety of trees and plants. Some
have succeeded in growing. Much of
the plant life has been destroyed by
storms sweeping over the island and
away the soil. Gerrit Wilder
has been instrumental in this attempt
to redeem the vacant sand wastes.
Amusements on Midway Island are
few. When golf is played the balls
have to be blackened to distinguish
played.
LANDED MR.. WARD.
The steamer Mongolia was brought
TO bear down upon Midway this trip
% land Mr.. George Gray Ward vice
president and general manager and
chairman of the Board of Directors of
the Commercial Pacific Cable Company
who is on tour of inspection of the
cable stations, accompanied by Mrs.
Ward, their daughter and his private
secretary. Mr.. Ward visited Manila
and opened the new station at Yoko-
hama, and in connection Herewith he |
was decorated by the Emperor of |
Japan. Mr.. Ward is Que of the most |
important men of the cable company. !
He was on his way here to remain for
a short time, during which stay he and |
his family were to be the guests of |
Gaines, of the Homo
ulu cable station, and Mrs. Gaines.
THE MoNGOLIA's HISTORY.
The p NJ. S. S. Mongolia was launch
ID at Camden, New Jersey, on July 20. |
903. When her keel was laid, about
wo years before. she was named the |
by the Atlantic Transport !
o.. her original owner. A sister ship I
Il the Manchuria. the Mongolia is $40
eet long, 65 feet broad. 81 feet 8 inches
leep. and her tonnage is 1859 gross /
argo space is 1900 tons measurement.
md her passenger capacity sls cabin