The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-12-14
MARINE

| The Oceanic liner Sonoma arrived
yesterday morning from the Colonies.
thrty-six hours behind her schedule
With the exception of the latter end.
the passage had been pleasant one
She departed for the Coast again last
night at . o'clock.
When the Sonoma locked after ar
rival her quarantine flag was still fly
ing. the quarantine officials not finish
ing their inspection until after thieves
sci was tied up. This was not because
the liner had any difficulty In passing
quarantine, but because the water out
side was so rough that the doctor did
not go out, boarding the steamer In
the harbor.
The Sonoma brought small quantity
of freight for this port, about 80 tons
| in all, including 900 carcasses Of NUT
| ton. She had n large through cargo.
however, and was unable to take on all
the freight offered from here. There
were ready for her shipments Of 5000
bags of rice and 500 bags of coffee.
which had TO be left behind. She took.
| however, 240 crates of pineapples. 500
Punches of bananas. 80 bags of taro and
quantity of other freight. and 1871
packages of Wells, Fargo packages.
Eleven passengers arrived for this
port and over n score sailed from here
for the Coast. The list of through pas
sengers was large one. Among those
department was Mr.. Matsubara, who
has been promoted from the local Jap
anese consulate to that in San Fran
nj OILS n ri
ing Honolulan. as was A. q. Correa-
who may decide to locate on the main
land. Fifty-two Japanese passengers
also sailed
The advertised time Of the vessels
sailing had been Ave o'clock, but the
liner was held for some time after that
| to take on water
SHERIDAN INVESTIGATION.
| Unusual currents, an uncharted rock
and defective light on BARRIERS Point
are the reasons assigned by Captain
Thomas Peabody for the stranding OF
the transport Sheridan on reef near
BARRIERS Point, oahu Island, at l:3e
o'clock on the morning OF August 81
cation yesterday by John X Bulger
and o. f. Bolles, United States In
spectors of Boilers and Hulls. and was
questioned at length regarding the
stranding of his boat.
The Sheridan was on the voyage from
the Orient and was about fourteen
miles only from Honolulu when she
struck.
Makulena Point was picked up al
about $40 O'Clock, and the vessel kept
on the same course until the light on
BARRIERS Point was sighted. The night
was clear and starlit and when the
light was seen 1t was thought that
the Sheridan was about fourteen miles
from the point, as the light could al
ways be seen at that distance. AS It
turned out, the light was eight miles
away only. The course was set In ac-
oordance with the supposed distance
from the light, which brought the
Sheridan in passing, within less than
mile, instead of within four miles, as
intended.
Captain Peabody claims that the cur
rent, which is given In the sailing d.
rections as having southwark ten
dency was on that night setting to-
ward the north and was. during the
weeks the boat was ON the rocks. very
variable. He claims also that the shoai
water where he struck is not on tina
charts. There were twenty six feet OF
water all around the ship, he said, but
when she was fast amidships there
ere only nineteen feet
Captain Peabody said he had taken
he la fri
Pacific and that he steered his usual
course
W. c. Kenealy. third officer of the
boat, corroborated the captains story,
especially as to the unusual current
and the light on BARRIERS Point. fte
said the light was extremely dim and
suddenly frightened, which was the
first intimation that the Sheridan was
near land. lie also said that the ship
always steers badly.
Colonel Ballinger United States
Army head of the transport service.
attended the hearing. He asked Cap
tain Peabody as to friction between
himself and Captain Humphrey, who
was head OF the wreckers that got the
Sheridan off. Captain Peabody said the
only friction arose out OF complaints
made by the Sheridan's men, who were
assisting the wreckers, that they We're
working eighteen hours day.-Chron.
icle, December A.
SHERMAN BRINGS COAL
The U. S. A. transport Sherman ar
rived from the Orient yesterday MORN
ing under command OF Captain F. II.
Johnston her regular officer, Captain
Latin, having been left behind In Yo-
kohama, where he is reported to be Sc
riously ILL., The transport brings a
cargo of 1900 tons of coal for the naval
station here. the discharging OF which
will hold the vessel here for some days
Among the passengers of the Sher-
man is Col, j. w. Duncan, the officer
who commanded the Sixth Infantry
in the fierce storming of the crater or
Mt. Dajo. He Is bound for the main
land to reioin his regiment, which pass
ed through here short time ago and
which Is now stationed in Nebraska
Captain y. w. Atkinson. also of the