The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-14

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In addition there is silver TO the
amount % $4,000 and the gold va-u-
alton Is %S5l5.990.
ALAMEDA IN TROUBLE
In distress. but evidently not in need
I Of assistance. the Oceanic :. : Ala
/ media was passed al 9.4s a III. Thurs
/ dav bv the :. :. Siberia. The Alameda
was al that time go miles from Ho-
/ uolQlu. in Lat. z43. Long. 1872.
| A. the Siberia passed by her. It was
! seen that she vas not steaming- She
! hotsred signal which, translated
/ meant: Vessel not in command By
| this Il is inferred that the steamer Wa-
! not in control"
/ L IS understood that the Alameda :
steering gear vas unavoidable. She was
/ headed away from her course, and as
| the Siberia passed out Of sight. the last
seen of the vessel she was still lying o.
/ The Two vessels passed close to each
| other and everything was discernible
| on the decks OF the Oceanic boat II
/ is presumed that the engineers were at
! work making repairs and expected 10
! have them completed presently, or else
! assistance would have been asked OF
| the Pacific Mail boat.
| At that time the Alameda was out
| about twenty three hours from Homo
| lulu having left here on Wednesday at
10:4o a. n.
| STOVE NAIN-HATCH IN.
Just in time TO fly the trfcolor for
| the celebration of the FAN of the
! Bastile anniversary today, the big
! French ship Andrew Theodore. Captain
| Louvet. arrived yesterday afternoon at
2:30 from Cardiff via Ho5arttown and
sydney The vessel put into the two
places on account of damage sustained
in 3 storm just before reaching the
former port.
In that storm a big sea was shipped
on the main deck and the main-hatch
was stove III. The water poured down
through the open hatch ana into thel
hold. For ten days the steam and hand
pumps were operated before the water
was reduced. During all this time the
vessel had a dangerous list 10 port
and This fact alone made the crew work
like Trojans The vessel was steered
for Hoba:ttown. and then on getting
orders proceeded TO sydney 10 repair
and to obtain 4 survey,
The vessel was sixty days on tbs
voyage 20 Honolulu from sydney, ans
is all told from Cardiff The ship
brings coal fer the navy department.
At present the Andre Theodore is at
the Bishop wharf. but today she viii
be shifted over 20 the navy docks.
LAwTON BY WIRELESS.
The operators at the naval wireless
station expect to get into cornmunica-
ton with the L. :. naval transport
Lawton today. If the vessel is not
reported by this forenoon the L s =
iroquois VIII depart for Midway before
evening The little tug is all coaled
and Trovisioned Lieut.. Cushman is 10
go along 10 make surveys of Welles
Tarbor and Bert Loebenstein. son Of
a. b Loebenstein OF HilO. will also
accompany the expedition to assist in |
the survey work
Late last night II was learned that /
a wireless message had been received t
from the Lawton.
RECRUITS FOR THE NAVY.
The Navy transport Lawton was /
ready TO sail last evening for the Asia
tic station with 500 bluejackets. who !
are 10 be distributed to the various
American war ships in Far Eastern
waters. A number of passengers viii
sail on the Lawton. She also carries
naval supplies. and will call a Homo
lulu, Guam and Manila.-Chronicle.
SHIP NOTES.
George Englehardt. purser Of the Ko-
rea, has resigned to accept a position
with the Bank OF California.
The funeral of the late Arthur O'Neill
first officer OF the 5. s. Siberia was held
in san Francisco on July 5.
DR.. Rossiter. L. s. n, formerly at
the local naval station, has been de-
tailed for duty at Annapolis.
The schooner Alice Cooke arrived
yesterday from Port Gamble, twenty
seven days out. with $4,000 feet of
lumber.
Mr. Ludlow. formerly second officer
On the Korea. has taken the place of
Of the Siberia.
The Nebraskan is expected today
from Seattle and Tacoma. She is bring
ing a lot OF feed, doors, windows and a
general cargo.
Captain Very, I. :. n. may sail from
san Francisco for Honolulu. July d
He Will assume command of the naval
station Immediately upon arrival.
The Californian sails for Kahului,
Huo and New York at ) 2. m. today.
From the three island ports the steam
Pr will take on about s 600 tons of su-
gar
Purser Friel OF the steamer Mauna
Loa- which arrived yesterday from
Hawaii. reports there has been no rain
n kau. although Kona has been re
reshed by light showers.
Among the arrivals yesterday was
he steamer WaialaIe. which is running
between Vancouver. Seattle and Taco
IA. She brought small quantity Of
reight for this port and loaded a guam
ity in rerurn.-Taconaa Ledger
Assistant Paymaster A s. Brown, I.
:. N, formerly Of the Honolulu Naval