The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-20
GALES FORCE
MAkEE BACK
Terrific Storm Met by Little
Tug With the Bark Alden
Besse in Tow.

su9 VIII LUG Doih HiuCtl
Besse in Tow.
Running into such terrific gales of
wind that it was almost impossible to
do anything, the little tug James Ma
kee, Captain MeAllister, towing the
bark Alden Besse. was forced to- re-
turn to Honolulu shortly before IL
O'Clock last night. High seas Were
encountered, and the Makee with her
big tow could scarcely hold up her
head in the teeth OF the gale. The
Makee left here last night at clock
for Hilo.
When about fifteen miles out, the
two boats ran into tremendous storm,
and after being tossed about at the
will of the waves for a considerable
time it was decided to head back for
Honolulu harbor. 1t was a hard job
for the little boat to bring her heavy
tow in, but the feat was finally ac-
eomplished. The Alden Besse anchor
ed outside, while the Makee came in
and locked at the foot of Fort street
On account of the number of Japa-
nese sampans which had placed them
selves at the foot of Fort street, it
was almost impossible for the Makee
to make a landing, and it was not until
the captain almost ran them down that
they made way for the steamer. The
lights of the sampans were so multi
tudinous that the master of the Ma
kee could scarcely see. let alone pull
into his docking place. Steamboat
captains state that there is constant
danger for small steamers so long as
the Japanese are allowed to tie up
their boats at any old wharf at any
old time, and that they should all be
compelled to remain in one stated
place at night.
Paragraph TO Midway.
CaT-The United States Weather
Bureau is sending to Midway Island a
paragraph similar to the one installed
in the hall of the Merchants Elk
change. The paragraph, or automatic
registering barometer, will be taken to
Honolulu by Captain Dowdell of the
liner Alameda and will be taken from
the island port to Midway by the cable
company supply steamer, which
makes regular trips between Honolulu
and Midway The weather observations
| made by the cable operators at Mid
way have been of value to the Weather
Bureau, and when the amateur OBJ
servers asked for paragraph the Blu.
reau complied with their request.
Marus on New Run
On April / the Togo Kisen Kaisha
will inaugurate its new line between
ports in the Orient and the lower coast
| The steamers America Maru and Hong.
kong Maru, for many years on the run
! between San Francisco and the Orient
will be operated in the new service
probably together with the Manshu
Maru or some steamer which Japan
| captured during the war with Russia
| The Hongkong Maru and the America
Maru are now at Hongkong, having
| been thoroughly overhauled for ser
vice in the new line. Captain Stevens
| is to be commander of the America
| and Captain Smith of the Hongkong
according to adviees received on the
| Nippon 1t is reported that the new
| line will receive subsidy from the
| Mexican Government, as well as the
/ japanese Government.
Leaves Crew Behind.
When the American Hawaiian steam
ship Virginian left port last night i
went without its carpenter, water ten
| der and oiler. The three members OF
| the crew were up town, celebrating
| and failed to arrive back at the dock
at the hour of sailing. Captain Col
cord waited until dark for them ant
| then put to sea. bound for Seattle. The
Virginian had hardly got into the
stream when the three sailors arrived
on the wharf. They chartered launch
and made a desperate attempt to catcf
up with the steamer, which was theI
headed for the Golden Gate. They
went as far as Lime Point, then gave
up the chase and returned to Meigg,
wharf Now they are debating how tt
| get up to Seattle in time to join thu
vessel before it leaves that port fol
Honolulu. The railroad seems to be
about the only way for them to make
time, but railroad fares are expensive
and there is the rub.-Chronicle
| March Il.
Shipping Notes.
The steamer Enterprise arrived al
San Francisco from Hilo yesterday.
The schooner Robert Levers, Captain
Meyers, arrived at Port Townsend yes
terday after a fast passage from thi:
port. The Levers left here on Marcel
first.
The Alameda, which arrived here
yesterday morning, had a splendid triI
down from the Coast She brought fol
this port sixty-four cabin and sixteer
steerage passengers, S8s tons of genera
cargo, and 166 bags of mail.
Agent Morse received cable yester
day that the American Hawaiian steam
err Virginian had sailed from Puget
/ Sound for Honolulu He lso received
another message to the effect that the
Pleiades had left San Francisco for thu:
Eport.
Arriving here from Union Bay, thu
Norwegian steamer Cecil. Captain J