The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-13
MARINE:

Crowded with Honolulu and Orient
bound passengers, and the holds full of
cargo, the Pacific Mail liner Korea,
with Captain Sandberg again in COM
mand, arrived yesterday forenoon from
San Francisco. The vessel departed
for the Orient at . p. m. taking, in
addition 10 number of cabin passen-
gers, about $50 Storage passengers.
just as the vessel was about to cast
of for Yokohama, and when the heavy
gangway was suspended in midair from
a boom, a Honolulu Chinaman appear
ed at the deck rail and looked aghast
when he found retreat to the dock cut
off. The officer on deck grabbed him,
and as the gangway swung toward the
side OF the ship preparatory TO its de-
scent. threw him on il. The Chinaman
was frightened and held on ike grim
death, and finally as the gangway
swung upward and then dropped with
successive jerks and finally as it made
swift descent to the dock, the ORR
entail laid down, closed his eyes and
probably saw punk sticks sprouting on
his grave The incident caused roars
of laughter from the large crowd both
on shore and On the ship.
The Korea s trip was uneventful.
The vessel brought an immense amount
of mail for this port, about $40 sacks.
One of the first passengers to come
ashore was a 6-fOot 2-inch man. some
what elderly, named John Gray. He
came to Honolulu in the steerage and
his baggage consisted of a grip and a
large bundle He went on the dock
and sat down. 1t was not long before
the attention of the harbor police Off
GERS was directed to him and then Cap
tain Riley, wharf superintendent, join
ed the investigators. Gray addressed
indecent and profane remarks to sew
eral people who passed him, all of
them utter strangers. As there was no
cause for his conduct, the police told
him to leave the wharf. He refused
to do so and continued to be pFofane.
He was finally sent to the police sta
ton and was investigated in the af-
ternoon by Police Surgeon Emerson
The man said he was from Wisconsin.
was a farmer, and came here for the
benefit of his health.
The Korea will arrive in Yokohama
the day before the Atlantic fleet sails
for Hongkong and viii probably put to
sea about the same time as the fleet
does. The Korea viii also carry the
large detachment of wives and rela-
tives of naval officers of the fleet, who
were visitors in Honolulu when Adj
miral Sperry's command arrived here.
On the last, trip Of the Korea from
Yokohama to Honolulu the forward
starboard Iifeboat was smashed in
gale. 1t was repaired at sea.
To Purge Manila.
With many passengers for Honolulu,
including two new officers for Fort
Shafter, the Army transport Thomas
arrived in port about noon yesterday
and moored at the Oceanic dock, the
naval wharves being kept open for the
reception of the Pacific feet at noon
today. The Thomas trip was pleasant
throughout and devoid of incident. The
wireless telegraph worked well all the
way down, the vessel being in com
munication with the Coast and with
Honolulu during much of the seven
days voyage.
For Manila there are 1877 cabin pas
sengers and 512 Storage, the latter in
Guiding 124 me1s of Battery c, Fifth
Field Artillery; 327 easuals, q. S. A.;
% marines and % Asiatie employees of
the Navy.
The Thomas is carrying $4,000 gal
Ions of carbolic acid in crystal and
LIQUID form to be used for disinfeet
ing purposes in Manila. The ship
ments in the commissary and quarter
master departments aggregate about
5000 tons.
The vessel also carries twenty en-
listed Chinese for the Atlantic feet.
These men win go into the stewards ,
departments on various battleships.
The Thomas also carries over 100000
pesos for the insular government.
The transport sails for Manila at 3
p. m. today.
Survivor Of the Rio.
Chief Steward Donohue of the