The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-09-07

night, nrOJpnt ldTBt nuHibcT VI F"7-
sengers, nine OF whom were for this
port and sailed at o'clock last night
with every berth on the big ship token
and leaving several persons behind
who could not secure accommodations.
Among the through passengers was
Sidney Medwin, the president Of tho
Christmas Islands Phosphate Company
and the virtual owner OF that int
portant island. He is accompanied by
his wife and s A. Medwin, and Baron
Gravestein van Heyst, Dutch noble
man, is accompanying the party.
w. X. Hine, a prominent New York
banker, and his wife are returning from
a tour through the Orient.
Captain Finch, formerly of the Cop
tic. and 4. Lobez and j. Richardson,
the first officer and chief engineer, are
returning to England to continue In
the service of the White Star line, and
O. p. Low, a tea magnate, is also ,:oiiig
TO Europe.
Consul General NJ. Saito. who has
been spending some time at his home
In Japan, returned among those Tor
Honolulu, and Frank Thompson ana
4. Treadway are back from business
trips. In addition, there were 4ss Ash
adcs landed here.
The Siberia carried the smallest
freight cargo she has had for many
trips, the amount for Honolulu being
between 200 and 800 tons. A 1-2-ton
anchor, part of the spare gear OF the
Siberia, and two heavy wire hawse"s
were also put off here and will be taken
out to the Manchuria.
There was great number at the
wharf when the liner pulled out, wav-
ing goodbye to their friends departing
for the mainland. Among the depart
ing passengers were many young folk
leaving for different colleges and for
visits and each of these was given
hearty aloha and was the recipient of
numerous leis from schoolmates and
friends.
Rev. ]. w. Sylvester is going to New
England to settle his affairs there be-
fore settling down permanently in Ho-
nolulu Rev. w. E. Potwine Is making
a trip to the Coast. Major w. T. May
is one Of the Sheridan passengers, and
w. A. Mears is returning to Portland
after visiting here as the representa-
tive Of the Portland Chamber of Com
merce.
@. H. Berrey has been called to the
mainland through the serious illness
VI his wife. John Warehouse and w.
H. Beers, two prominent business men
of Honolulu, are bound for the Coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schweitzer and Misses
May and Louise Schweitzer are bound
for Berkeley, where they Will reside
after an eight years residence In Ho-
nolulu.
HURTS THE SERVICE.
what makes me so sore about II
ALL" said one of the commanding Of
ficers of the s. S. Siberia, discussing
the double disaster to the Pacific Ship
ing in these waters, lis the black eye
1t gives to the American merchant
marine / suppose that we will get
the ha-ha now from every boat We
cross for the next six months
The disaster to the Manchuria and
the latest particulars regarding the
condition of that vessel were live ques-
tions among the officers of the Siberia.
The westernly current they had ex-
perienced, although Captain Feeder did
not describe 1t as particularly strong,
. was referred to by many, and the ex-
periences of other captains coming in
here, especially that of Captain Stin-
son. of the Logan, was told in tone
that spoke of the Importance they at
tached to 1t in accounting for the
plight of the Manchuria.
IRoQUoIS TRIP.
In spite of considerable unfavorable
weather, the U. S. r, C. lroquois did
the work for which she had been de-
spatched TO Midway, accomplishing
more than the Navy Department eX-
pected Of her. She has been away 81
days, returning on Tuesday night with
all on board well and without having
had any accidents OF any kind among
her crew.
During the first ten days after her
arrival at Midway, five days out from
Honolulu, little was done. the weather
preventing any Roadway being made.
After that the work of boring and
sounding was uninterrupted until 1t
was completed, the crew, deck hands,
engineers and the marines taken on
at Midway putting in long days of
work, being called at 4;30 in the morn
ing and not knocking off until $3.50 in
the evening, In all 6S borings, ranging
from three to twelve feet in depth,
were made and $4,000 soundings re-
corded.
The work was done with view to
learning the feasibility of clearing out
a possible channel to Welles Harbor,
two channels being explored. At pres
ent the entrance to Welles Harbor Is
narrow and tortuous and only possible
for the passage of small vessels.
The department wanted two possible
channels surveyed, but had cabled in
structions 10 do the work in the north
channel first, thinking that II would
be impossible to do 1t all on this trip,
but both We're finished
The IroQuois brought back seven
marines who had been on duty at Mid
way.
Captain Carter was busy yesterday
going through his accumulated mail
and catching up with the business OF
his office.
He has received orders from Admiral
Very to prepare the Iroquois and hold
her ready to go TO the assistance OF
either the Sheridan or the Manchuria
should help be asked AS yet there has
been no request for help from either.
Captain Carter found only the usual
current TO the southwest in approach
ing oahu on Tuesday. although this
YVES somewhat stronger than common