The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-03-13
TRp on TINE BNTERPRIsE,

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5.-Tho
Mntson Navigation Companys steam
or Enterprise arrived yesterday, uino
ana ono-hnlf days from lilo towing
the small steamer Charles Councilman
which has for some time been doing
duty as u tug In lilo harbor, but II
hcnccforth TO be- used by the Assocat-
cd on Company IN towing oil barRcs on
this coast. Three days ago, of this
cOnst, during u strong south-southwost
gale, the Counsclmun twice broke ndrlft
from the Enterprise, ns a result Of the
parting Of the hawsor, but was easily
picked ~ again The inability Of the
Councilman TO carry sufficient coal TO
last during the voyage from Hawaii
explains her towing by the Ent rprisc.
The Enterprise brought seventeen
! Japanese passengers and two In the
ste rage besides a cargo that includ-
cd 25,2OO bags OF refined sugar 10000
bags Of raw ugnr, 5000 ounces OF
| bannnus ana other freight
! ss.@p"H.1ey.1sD ssDas1,s.I.sSs5
water Another American, Edward
| Fritch was washed out
COMMANDER REFUSED AID.
rho substitute guardian at the quar-
antinc station NJ Motauta island, pa
| poetic hnrbor, was waving lantern
| FOR many hours during the night, as
| he ana his wife chung 10 the tops OF
! cOncOnuut trees in the midst Of waves
that dashed thirty fc high over the
| island, on shore NJ. Andre, the CHIEF
! pilot, called out 10 Commander Hur-
! bin Of the guubOat IclCc 10 let him
| have boat ana crew for tho rescue
Of the man ana woman NJ the quaran-
! tine station, Commander Hurbln ex-
! planned that he deemed II his duty
to decline TO send his mon into what
appeared fOrlOrn hope expedition,
! but promised 10 let M. Andre have u
| boat without a crew. Pilot Andre
r QUESTIONED four prisoners at the
! local jail, ana with thom proceeded to
! the Hcloo, Az Commander Hurbin ala
not wish 10 risk the lives Of his crow,
! even 10 Hond q boat ashore, the four
native prisoners, who were splendid
swimmers, succeeded In saving the man
ana woman after a heroic att mpt.
! AZ Fnkarara the natives had 10 climb
into The cocOanut trees, although
| few IT them preferred 10 put 10 sea
| IN cutter boats ana anchor their boats
ms securely ~ possible in the lnROOns.
NJ Marcadi The French resident put
! 10 scn ln % tension cutter and after
! three days rcgohcd TAHITI, reporting
that tho Government buildings the
! Roman Catholic church and an the
dwellings had been swept away lie
know Of no loss Of NE
The sblpbuildlng yards ~ Captains
! Peterson, Brown and Ben Chapman
were destroyed, Mrs G0Odlng, an
/ ogcd American, narrowly cscupcd
death, being caught by debris IN her
| homo when II collapsed The lumber
sheds Of l., Martin woro destroyed, the
| lumber noatlnR far and wide acting
Ike bniicring rams against were-
houses and dwellings The fine cs-
tabllshmont .Of v, l.. Raoucx, a stone
structure, suffered much damage.
/ cOprH and other produce and mcr-
| chNndlBc being badly jumblcd together
! The loss may roach $4,000 Donald
ana EdenburRh sustained an equal loss
! while the BOclto Commercials dc rOcea-
! MIA the largest mercantile establish
ment IN French Oooanica, loses about
100000, Their frame store ana wnre-
houses were greatly injured, and valu-
able goods swept AWAY Smaller COM
mcrCial embellishments Including three
or four Chinese Arms lost heavily,
while The telephone station was oven
washed out, but with no less serious re-
suits, Tho Oceanic Steamship Com
panys wharf was bndly wrecked. Tho
customs House tho bonded warehouse
ana sheds, the post office, the house OF
tho captain Of tho port, q club house,
tho police headquarters, n restaurant
nnr barber shop were wrecked
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