The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-12-08
MARINE
missionary schooner Arrives.

1 AhAhnA0hoAN ASthtOheA NAAAANOos
Dining three times day off big
box containing Bibles printed in the
Gilbertese language, the work being the
result of many years labor on the
part of the late Rev. DR.. Hiram Bing-
ham of Honolulu, and using other boxes
Of Bibles as seats in the cramped quar-
tiers of the partitioned cabin, has been
the privilege of the crew of the mis-
sionary schooner Hiram Bingham, which
arrived yesterday forenoon from San
Francisco.
The little schooner of Eve tons got
here just twenty-five days ont from San
Francisco, en- route to the Gilbert Is
lands. The vessel viii remain here
about four or five days replenishing
stores and taking on ballast, and will
then set sail for the scene of DR.. Bing-
ham, early missionary labors. DIR.
Bingham was in the publishing house
in New York when the first pages of
the Bible were printed in the Gilbertese
language, the result of n task which
had take him more than a quarter of
century to perform. The printing of
this Bible was The elimination of all
his years of missionary labors in behalf
are now on the way to be distributed
among the natives.
The Hiram Bingham left San Fran
cisco on November 10 and considering
her small size, the trip of twenty-five
days is not long one. For the first
six hours after leaving San Francisco
the schooner wkas propelled by the
gasoline engine, but after that she de-
pended on sail power alone.
On arrival yesterday morning the
schooner was visited by large number
of people interested in religious work,
and she appealed to many, particular
ly at this time, owing to the recent
death of the man after whom the vessel
was named. Captain Walkup, his son
and daughter, were taken in charge by
w. A. Bowen and escorted to his home
for luncheon, although others visited
the vessel with the same idea in mind.
Captain Wallsup is n minister of the
gospel as well as n seafarer, and is re-
garded as man of ability in both
occupations. His son is one of the crew
on this trip, and his daughter, Miss
Eleanor Walkup, is on the ships arti-
cles as stewardess and cook. She has
shown her proficiency in the latter oc-
cupation and in order that she might
make good carries book of recipes.
Miss Walkup has been found to be a
splendid sailor and is the life of the
ship.
Though the Hiram Bingham is very
small her cabin space is ample. 1t is
a large cabin, divided into two parts.
The forward section is reserved for the
captain and his family. In this is his
desk and berths and the place is quite
commodious The partition divides it
from the quarters of the crew which
are in the after part. In this section
is the 40 horsepower gasoline engine,
"a relic of former missionary schooner
Hiram Bingham, capable of driving the
vessel at nine knots. The crews quar-
tiers are taken up with considerable
portion of the ships provisions in
boxes and many boxes of Bibles, die.
tionaries and hymn books. One large
box makes a splendid mess table and
smaller ones settees.
1t is understood that the vessel acted
little crankily on the voyage, as she
did not have sufficient ballast. Proper
ballast will be taken on here.
The Hiram Bingham is registered as
a five-ton schooner with auxiliary pow
err. She is sixty-fve feet in length and
twenty-five feet beam. She was built
at San Francisco by Anderson, the man
who built the famous "Snark'' for
Jack London.
Besides the captain, his son and
daughter, there is crew of three men.
They are F. Peterson, Oscar Lind and
Charles Johnson. None of them has
ever been to the Gilbert Islands.
Captain Walkup is well known in
Honolulu. He preached in the Old Fort
street church twenty-eight years ago.
He passed through Honolulu about eight
months ago on the s. S. Orland, from
Ocean Island en- route to San Fran.
cisco to superintendent the building
and launching of the schooner. Both
Captain Walkup's children will return
to the United tSates. Miss Walkup
will teach physical culture to the mem.
bers of the Elgin. H., Y. w. c. A., and
Will Walkup will take a postgraduate
course in agriculture at Oberlin.
The Naval Station was interested yes,
to-day afternoon in the marriage of
Mr.. Branch, formerly wireless opera
tor in the service of the United States
N'vv at Honolulu, but now the CHIEF
electrician of the Kahuku station of
the Inter-Island Wireless Telegraph
Company, and Miss Lyon of Beretania
avenue. The wedding took place yes.
terday afternoon at the home of the
brides parents, and shortly afterward
the young couple left for Kahuku on
the afternoon train. Mr.. Branch is con.
sidered an expert in wireless telegraphy
and the Naval Station people regretted
that he did not reenlist when his term
expired recently. But the offer of the
local wireless company was tempting.