The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-10-05
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The steamship China bringing six
days mail. arrived from San Francisco
yesterday morning, docking at ths
channel wharf. She brought fairly
large number of passengers for Homo
lulu, but has small list of through
passengers. Little freight was carried
some 1000 tons, OF which only twenty
five tons were for Honolulu.
The voyage down was an uneventful
one, the most important incident being
the meeting of the Mongolia, dragging
her crippled self toward the Hunters
Point drydock The Mongolia was
making less than eight knots, which
rate OF progress will take her at least
ten days to make the Coast.
Among the returning Honolulans
were Mr. and Mrs. p. c. Jones. Mrs.
McChesney and Misses Ruth, Martha
and Lillian McChesney,' II. F. Wichman
and daughters. The China also brought
number of tourists.
The China made average time on her
trip. She will resume the voyage to the
Orient this morning, sailing at 6
o'clock.
RESTORER BACK IN PORT.
The cableship Restorer returned We'd
nesday from Midway, where she had
been hurried to the rescue of the
steamship Mongolia. AS passengers Of
the cableship were Manager Ward. OF
the cable company, his wife and daugh-
ter; b. w. Colley, the Midway man.
ager, and wire, and Mr.. Rudd The
Restorer had an uneventful trip, the
main incident OF which was the neces
e.ae
for thirty-six hours during a blow.
which came up shortly after the arrival
of the steamer at the island.
The Restorer is now lying at the
Hackfeld wharf, where she will dis
for Midway operations. which FORUM
ately had not been required
MARBLEHEADS PLATES.
The U. S. s. Marblehead has been
ordered to Mare Island naval yard,
California, for repairs. The Seattle
Times says. During a voyage from
Panama to California waters about a
year and half ago the Marblehead
was overhauled by the crew. In chip
ping Off rust from the plates it was
found that they had rusted through.
and one officer on the Marblehead as
that 1t was necessary to stop the work
or the majority of the plates would
probably have been full of holes sew
eral inches square. 1t Is understood
that the boilers of the Marblehead
have been considered unsafe by the
ships officers for the past three years.
50. F. Recorder.
MORNING STAR TO DEPART.
ra In, 10 rIa nd nf hs luiI m
sionary steamer Morning Star, has re-
eeived orders to prepare the vessel to
put to sea. 1t being the intention of the
owners, the American Board of Foreign
Missions. to offer her for sale at Sc
attic. The vessel has been lying in the
harbor here for some months, and sew
eral attempts to dispose of her have
been made but none were found will.
ing to offer as high as 1000 the upset
price decided upon by the owners.
1t is possible that the vessel will clear
for the Sound this week.
WORKING AT THE SHERIDAN.
All day yesterday the vessels clus-
tered around the beached transport
Sheridan We're busy in their attempts
to either get the distressed ship afloat
or preparing her to keep afloat after
she is hauled back into deep water. 1t
had been given out the previous night
that a lighter was to be dashed to each
side of her and when the Iroquois was
summoned to her aid and left at noon
yesterday 1t was supposed that she was
afloat and ready to be towed into the
harbor.
Evidently there was some hitch or
other, as from appearance from the va
rfous lookouts In town the transport is
still held firmly on the sands 1t Is
not probable that any difficulty has
been found in pulling her off, the more
likely supposition of the delay in float
ing her being that the work of flashing
the Melancthon and the empty water
barge alongside is proving a longer
operation than was expected.
Just what will be done with her after
she is in the harbor is the question that
great many are asking, considering
that she has to be brought up with a
pair OF crutches. Just at the present
time the wharf room at the naval
docks is all occupied, although the An
egawa and the Wisconsin leave on
Monday and the Lawton probably be-
fore then.
TREASURY JUSTIFIES RESTORER.
The trip of the British ship Restorer
TO Midway island whittier she went
TO take the Mongolia off a reef has
brought decision from the Treasury
Department regarding the Jurisdiction
of the United States over Guam and
Midway. 1t is against the shipping
laws for foreign vessel TO ply be-
tween American ports. But. according
TO letter received from the Treasury
Department by Acting Collector of the
Port OF San Francisco. William Hamil-
ton, the Restorer had right to go to
Midway. 1t Is held that while the
United States has Jurisdiction over
Midway and Guam. the shipping laws
relating to other American ports do not
apply to those two islands.
FLOATING KEEL UPWARD.
SEATTLE. Wash, Sept. 27.-Some-
where within the vicinity of ITO miles
to the southwest of Cape Flattery a
large vessel Ia floating bottom-side up,
Q menace to navigation. What flag she
may have carried or where she was
bound is not known in Seattle, but the
report was brought to this city by
First Mate A. Mcdonald OF the four
masted schooner Carrier Dove.
II was only through accident that the