The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-29
MONGOLIA NOW
IN THE HARBOR
FROM MIDWAY
Pumps Keeping at Work in the Forward Holds
captain Porter Praises His Grew for
Their Hard and Steady Work.

much like 10 take them, but I fear l
will not be able to get permission.
L received many messages while at
Midway, some of them not of a very
cheerful tenor, but more that encour-
aged me and kept me up under the
trouble / was in. AT first after the
accident I felt like a criminal. 1 did
not want to look anyone in the face,
but then I received a message from
some of my former passengers, now in
New York and it put new life in me.
I tell you that it is when man is in
trouble that he learns to appreciate
friendly words. Then came message
from Honolulu, from my wife, which
said Everyone in Honolulu Is your
friend" That was the cablegram
which brought the Mongolia off the
reef
with me on the Mongolia during
the operations of getting her off the
reef was Captain Klitgaard, man
who has a considerable knowledge of
wrecking and who was my right hand
man in the work. While he was with
me 1 knew that I had someone with
experience to fall back upon and that
knowledge helped me greatly.
II do not know how long we will be
in port or what orders I am to re-
cefve. I am expecting a message with
orders from our general manager at
any time.
II have not yet had an opportunity
of talking to Captain Saunders. We
are both in the same kind of trouble
now and 1 will have talk with MN
as soon as possible"
A. MEGAPHONB CONVERSATION.
The Mongolia and Buford met the
Restorer a few days ago. The Re
storer rounded to and started in the
direction of Honolulu with the two
vessels, but after a megaphone con-
versation between the chief officers
the Restorer again turned about and
resumed her trip to Midway. Captain
Metcalf remained on the Restorer. The
latter vessel is to bring Mr.. Ward Mrs.
Ward and their daughter back to Ho-
nolulu.
! Officers and crew on the Mongolia
were bemoaning the fate of their mail
which they believed was aboard the
Restorer and not transferred to the
Mongolia.
THREE MIDWAY SUNDAYS.
The Mongolia spent three Sundays
in Midway waters. Arriving there the
night of September Is, it was Sunday.
The next day was also Sunday the
vessel taking on the extra day at that
place Then the vessel was in MID
way waters last Sunday also.
F., KLEBAHN'S NARROW ESCAPE.
While F. w Klebahn, representa-
tive of H. Hackfeld & Co. was en-
deavoring TO board the Mongolia from
the Customs launch Watermelon, out
side the harbor yesterday noon. he
missed his footing and almost took
plunge into the water. the sea was
quite rough on the windward side OF
the Mongolia and the launch was
with difficulty brought to the bottom
! of the gangway. Mr.. Klebahn lost ms
straw hat. but was given a tourist S
hat aboard the Mongolia. and came
came ashore looking like a wrecked
Monaghan"
DINED LIKE KINGS.
When it was found that necessity
REQUIRED the passengers to be sent
ashore from the Mongolia to Midway
Island. the officers stripped their cab
ms of personal belongings. packed
them up and had them ready to SEND
ashore. Much of this stuff was sent to
land with the passengers baggage
1t was a long pull from the Mongo-
liza to the landing, about three mlleS-
1t took a long time to transfer all the
Messengers. including the Aslatlcs.
Then came the problem of feeding all
hands. The cooks and stewards de-
partments We're called upon and the
entire force. almost, was sent ashore,
together with sufficient tableware ana
provisions.
The passengers ashore lived on the
best that the refrigerators and pan
tries of the Mongolia could afford. The
passengers were waited upon on ashore
lust as they had been in the Mongo-
HAS dining room.
PRAISE FOR THE COLLE4S.
Everybody aboard the Mongolla
=: shiu,s people and passengers have the
highest praise for superintendent COL
lev of the cable station at Midway
and his charming wife, and to the
cable staff in general. They ola eN
, erything possible for the comfort OF
those thrown upon their hospitality
: and succeeded beyond words.
They treated US finely. put them
: selves out and were unsparing to pro-
vide for. our needs" said "a passenger
SUPERINTENDENT and Mrs Cooley are
: both coming 10 Honolulu on the ne
, storer for a short vacation.
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