The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-11-17
BEST GUNNER
IN THE WORLD

+. Z. Sheehy, champion naval gun
ner OF the world, arrived on the Ala
media yesterday, and will become per
manent resident Of Honolulu. Gunner
Sheehy made his record aboard the
United States cruiser Maryland at Mag
dalena Bay some time early this year.
This title is world title, no gunner in
any foreign navy equalling his record.
This is the way IN wnich he rose to
the proud distinction of being rapid
fire bull 'seye hitter with a little thing
called six.inch gun aboard warship.
The gunners are entitled to shoot six
, shells at target 1900 yards away.
The record is made by making the larg-
est number of hits in the shortest time,
Mr.. Sheehy loaded his gun, aimed and
fred six times in just twenty seven
seconds, and every shot scored on the
target. That was an average of four
and half seconds allowance for each
shot.
Sheehy, however, was given second
place in the target work, because the
man who was awarded first prize, made
his six shots in twenty four and half
seconds but only five hit the target.
1t took Sheehy two and half seconds
longer to PUNK his six shots, but every
one hit the mark.
For this distinction the winners re-
ceived prize money from the navy. Mr..
sheehy's share amounting to about
" $133. The navy gives no medals or
Y certificates for these records but the
. Maryland, which is now the gunnnery
. trophy warship of the United States
navy, received trophy pennant from
. the navy. The Maryland took the
prize away from the battleship Illinois.
Mr.. Sheehy also holds a medal as a
sharpshooter and here again the Mary
. land holds n record, for she has more
sharpshooters aboard. The medals are
y made from metal of old Civil War can.
= non. Mr.. Sheehy is n relative of one
of the leading officials of the Reorgan.
lied Church of Latter Day Saints, of
" which G.. J. Waller is the head in Ha-
= waii. Mr.. Sheehy has finished his en-.
y lstment in the navy.
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gressional Reform Bureau, a very force
. full man in agitation. Mr.. Crafts il
driving ahead for the removal of Breck
ons and will undoubtedly be power
=, toward that end. The Department
seems to be in possession of many de
tails about Breckons, gathered from
~ previous Investigations and inquiries. 1
was stated here today that if sue
charges had been pressed when BrecB
ons came up for denomination, he coul
easily have been beaten.
~ "Breckons, said a prominent of
" fetal of the department today, cha
- no right to fly in the face of sentimen
y in Hawaii as he has done. l never saw
such shocking charges against MAJ
as are preferred against him. o
y course, do not pretend to say hov
much of them are true. The languag
N he is accused of using to Mr.. ThwinI
on the boat outside Honolulu, whe
Secretary of the Interior Garfield, wa
aboard, can not be excused in publ
official under any circumstances.
Much of the information set forth i
:. the charges could not be printed in
:, ;, newspaper. They have to do wit
Breckons' conduct toward Oriental:
This feature of the charges is not ur
: derstOod to mean that the District Al
torney's conduct has been immoral bu
=, easy and far from exemplary. II
understood that the President has nc
read the charges but that he has bee
:. acquainted with their general charat
=: ter.
=. Senators Warren and Clark, of WY
n. oming, have been behind Attorne
Breckons and constitute his "pull"
official Washington. Both of them hol
,o very important chairmanships in II
Senate and the President probab
10. would not want to displease them.
20, they are willing to go to the front Fl
on Breckons it may be he will be able
!, retain his office. But the case has gol
ho, so far now, that his position is II
doubtedly more or less precarious. Mu
20. will depend upon the character of I
h, port the Attorney General makes to Il
cis. President after Special Attorney Ha
r;u returns. IF the administration do
Wis not act, there is the prospect that Re
Gov Mr.. Crafts will ventilate the case
ber other quarters, and thus he might e
,tsr barrass the President and the Attorn
General.
Hawaiian Gases.
Attorney General Charles R. Hem
fter way and Attorney d. l.. Withingi