The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-21

a long time.
THE STEERAGE PASSENGERS.
The transfer of the steerage passen-
gers 70 the Inter-Island steamers Maui
and Kinau was in ere3ting TO the spec
tators, but not to the Asiatics. Men,
women and children were bundled into
the bottom of the island steamers
boats Then came the hard row back
to the vessels Once alongside. the real
difficulty was to get~the Asiatics up the
ladders and safely on the decks The
men were hauled up the ladders like
bundles of clothes. 1t was the only
way Then there We're women with
babies strapped on their backs. They
We're safely taken aboard.
The Chinese sailors handled the
| Manchuria's small boats very well.
! Not so we'll as the Hawaiians by
hundred per cent, but well
There was one incident that took
place in view of the passengers on
/ the steamer Cummins that is worth re-
| eording. After leaving the side of the
Manchuria, one small boat seemed to
! be unmana geable on account OF the
! way rope held the craft. AT times
/ it rushed under the counter of the
/ steamer and spectators thought that
/ the Japanese sailor aboard would lose
/ his life There was a hurried lot or
/ work to change the ropes. The plucky
! Japanese sailor held on, changed slhe
painters. and while the crowd held It's
/ breath, finally brought the boat along
/ side, where it was hoisted to the daV1ts.
+ General Smith was among those who
keenly watched the maneuver.
NOTES.
The Manchuria cost S2,500,000
Captai1 Saunders was on the bridge
>most of the day.
| Since the Pacific Mail Co. began bust
ness it has lost 81 steamers, mainly on
| the Panama run.
Governor Carter and Secretary Akin
: son went to Waimanalo in the for
/ mer's automobile. The Governor re-
! turned to town and "Jack" did the
| honors.
The Manchuria carried the Taft
party to Honolulu and Manila last year
and Captain Saunders won the esteem
| of the distinguished passengers on that
| memorable trip.
Some fine photographs must result
! from the number of cameras In use.
| Almost every passenger had a KODAK
| and a large number of snap-snotters
were on board the island steamers.
Ther, was an unusually rough sea
along the coast from Diamond HEAD
70 Rabbit Island yesterday. The little
I tug Eleu weathered the seas safely'
| but at times only her smokestack was
/ visible.
!. Postr1a ster Pratt went out in the XII
/ nan TO do what he could to accelerate
I the transfer of the mails from the
| Manchuria and get them into town.
He. like most of those aboard that
boat, got bottled up until evening.
/ Considering the long runs from Ho'
neIulu to Waimanalo and back again
1 and over heavy grades, the autonopile
service yesterday was excellent. ]Ihere
! were in the neighborhood of 2OO people
I to be transported and it was all done
without an accident.
i The kedge anchor was carried out
beyond the port bow of the Manchurla
4 in a novel manner. A spar was lasheo
i across two of the steamers boats
which were about eight feet apart. Inc
\ anchor was then dashed to the center
of the pole and then carried out ana cut
loose.
.grhere will be a tremendous lot OF
! letters going back to the MAINLAND 1oi
! tho home papers, said a passenger
i
probably write to his or her own town
naner about their experiences. We're
getting enough experiences to fill
4 book
! A German passenger was notlneo
that the Manchuria had run on the
1 rocks He asked where the vessel was
/ and asked if she was going down he
was answered in the negative Wen
he said. 'sI think ] take my BATH then
| hafore T 60 out on deck And he TOOK
his bath
ooh. isn't this all SO romantic, ex-
s claimed a pretty girl as she leaped
i from, the Manchuria's gangway TO the
! deck of the steamer Cummins and into
i the arms of a husky sailor Il wouidn
! have missed this for worlds, and on
inst think how much I can write ABOUT
). it all, too
/ Captain Slattery is of the opinion that
there is no prospect of pullnS ih1
i Manchuria from the position she &c
c,nies on the reef. There is snoai
. water on both sides of her as she lies
he said, land unless her cargo i
1ightered she will be immovaoie. Ia
getting into the position she is IN sue
seems to have followed some challhei'
The cabin passengers took matters
quietly. With many II was lii0i 80
introduction to a sugar cane 1nes
q had never had an idea or hrst seeing
suear plantation before getting 10
Honolslu. The groups aboard those
/ little cane cars We're almost ludlcrous.
lack" Doyle aided the Advertiser oy
acting as a courier in bringing back
renorter's notes from Waimanalo 10
town -. iov,
.Dunnie" Hartmann of the Union
! E,xnress Company. who went to Wal
,nanslo TO look after the cabin passen-
gers baggage. arrived from Waimanalo
! at 1870 this morning. He states that
a view of the Manchuria from the
! ridge on the way 10 the Pail seemed
to show her as firmly imbedded on the
reef as in the forenoon.
FoIIowino are the entries in the
Arancburia 5 logbook relating to the
stranding of that steamship,
! .ISaw land supposed to be Maka-