The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-06
MARINE:

With a large-sized list of passengers
for the Orient, he Japanese liner Chiyo
Maru arrived yesterday morning and
departed for Yokohama at $50 last
evening. The vessel was light, carry
ing only about 1000 tons for the Orient.
She took a big lot of fuel oil, which de-
layed her departure half an hour.
Among those passing through were MI.
and Mrs. G. E. Ferguson, the former
having been here some months ago en-
gagged n obtaining material for an
island write-up for the Overland
Monthly. Both Mr.. Ferguson and the
July number containing his Illustrated
articles arrived yesterday. M Fer
gusson is on his way to Japan to pre-
pare similar write-up. He had
pleasant talk at the gangwav of the
steamer last evening in regard to his
visit. Hector Mcneil and Ambrose
Cunning, two boys who are being given
a sround-the-world' trip, are aboard.
They. are racing around the world west
ward and two others are racing east
ward. T. Sakai, japanese Commissioner
to the Seattle exposition, is returning
home. T. Asano, son of the president
of the T. K. K, is en- route to Yoko-
hama, and Mrs. Dunlap, wife of the
traffic manager of an Eastern railroad,
accompanied BY. her daughter, is max
ing an Oriental tour A number of Ho
nolulu japanese left on the steamer,
plenfifullv covered with leis. On the
evening of the Fourth special dinner
was given, Chief Steward Ashman
gaining great credit thereby. The din
ing hall was handsomely decorated with
American and Japanese flags.
Tribute to Dowdell.
San Francisco Chronicle -Seyenteen
years of continuous service IN the
Oceanic Steamship Company is the
record of Captain Thomas Dowdell of
the steamer Alameda, the trim liner
that plies between this port and Homo
lulu. For many years Captain Dowdell
has brought the Alameda into port with
the regularity of clockwork Like
many other well known masters operat-
ing out of this port in offshore passen-
ger timers. Captain Dowdell received
his early sea training in sailing ships.
His urbanity and his skill as a naviga-
tor combine to make Captain Dowdell
liked by all the passengers that have
made voyages with him.
Accident on Hilonian.
Buried under several hundred bags of |
sugar in the hold of the Matson Navi-
cation Gompany's steamer Hilonian,
while the island liner was aischarging /
at Crockett Friday night, eight steve
dores underwent disagreeable expert
ance, and two were badly injured The /
injured men, Michael Brady and John
were rushed to this city, I
where they were given treatment, and
will recover.
At the time of the accident the gang
of stevedores was working in the lower
hold of the Hilonian, which arrived
Wednesday night from Honolulu. Ris-
ing about them in tiers twenty sacks
high were about 500 bags of sugar,
weighing twenty tons. As the huge
sings were hoisted out of the holds and
SWING to the warehouse wharf, the
steamer was Jared to such an extent
that suddenly the tiers in the lower
hold toppled over, hurying the men be-
ow several sacks deep. When aid
ZANE the stevedores could be seen
and struggling in the dark
md suffocating hold Groans came
from beneath the huge pile of sugar,
ind the buried nan s companions
worked frantically sxHising the sacks
IF their fellow workers. Of the eight
;tevedores two were badly injured,
while the others were more or less
oruised.-Chronicle, June q.
Shipping Notes.
The harbor shipping was in gala at
ire yesterday in honor of the holiday.
The transport Thomas is to sail to-
lay from San Francisco for Honolulu
and Manila
The Mama Kea is due early this
morning from Hilo with the holiday
and volcano excurslonists.
OFFICE OF THE UNITED