The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-16


Who has plans for a whaling expedi-
ton.
~ ~ - ~ y, " y y ~ y - ~ - ~ ~ - -
he has dreamed once more of chasing
the bowhead and sperm in the Arctic
regions.
When Mr.. Beckley was boy, he ran
away to sea, and for forty-six years
thereafter stayed by it to earn his 1--we.
lihood and lay up riches. When four.
teen years old he joined a whaler and
went up into the Boring sea. He liked
the business and remained with it for
several years, making many voyages
on many vessels.
For long term of years Beehey,
after leaving the deep sea excitement,
settled down in the purser's cabins of
several of the Wilder steamship com
pany's vessels, and later in one of
those of the Inter-Island company, I'M
til his retirement came a short time
since.
Mr.. Beekley has planned, or dream
ed, rather, of acquiring steam whafer,
gathering a crew of Hawaiian sailors.
the best men in the world to handle
whale-boat oars, and venturing into the
Beflng and OhkotSk seas.
But there are some other ventures
which are in the making, in which it
is said large amount of local capital
is to figure, and Mr.. Beckley is watch
ing The whaling expedition must wait
until these other plans are formulated
and put into action, or dropped These
later plan, it is said, involve the organ.
ization of a steamship company to
make an independent bid for trade be-
tween San Francisco and Honolulu.
Fatality on virginian.
SAN FRANCISCO, September g.
While setting the strong backs into
place in hold No. 2 of the American
Hawaiian freighter Virginian, six men
were thrown into the lower hold and
badly injured. One, Mexican steve
dore, was instantly killed, while three
others of the same nationality were
fatally injured. Third Mate Allison
and Quartermaster Tobin were also
badly injured, the former having his
hips crushed and the latter sustaining
a broken shoulder and broken legs.
The accident occurred while the big
freighter was loading on the night of |
August 90 in the harbor of Salina Cruz. |
Mate Allison was experimenting the |
placing of the strong backs on the !
hatch between decks The Mexican |
engineer inadvertently gave the signal |
to hoist. and with the rise of the |
strong back the six men were precipi- |
tated into the hold. thirty feet below. |
The Virginian landed freight here
twenty and half days after its ship |
ment from New York. The cargo was |
taken on at Salina Cruz out of the |
steamers American and Hawaiian.
Moorings at Page Page.
Several bluejaekets of the gunboat
arrived on the CA. S. S.
Mariana from Page Page, Samoa, yes
Lerday, and win wait here for the |
next Army transport passing through |
Honolulu to San Francisco. They state
that no special preparations have been
made for the reception of the fleet at
Page Page, other than purely mechan-
zeal ones. such as placing the moorings
for the entire feet. No special doings
will be held ashore for the men, as
Page Page is but a small village There
will be no baseball matches between
the station ships nine and feet mines,
because the baseball ground is Uttered
with stones in preparation for the cree
ton of the new barracks.
Alameda Sails Today.
The Oceanic steamship Alameda de-
parts for San Francisco at 10 o clock
his morning She viii carry large
largo of canned pines, sugar, bananas,
tie. She viii also have a large list of
passengers. including the members of
he Butler Lumlev Dramatic Company,
he Hallen-F French Vaudeville Company,
md Madame Arral, the French singer.
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