Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-10
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MAS AUGUSTA v. PARK. an

Il WATERFRONT NOTES /
Mas AUGUSTA v. PARK, an Of.
tractive young woman Of Dorchester,
Mass. and well known in Oakland,
Cal. Is the heroine Of storm.feught
voyage which her fathers big Amer.
lean sailing ship, the Acme, has Just
completed. II required les days for
the Acme to round the Horn from San
Francisco to this port and during that
time the vessel experienced many
adversittes. W.
Miss Park shipped as a companion
for her father, but before the voyage
was finished, she had become skilled
as a surgeon, nurse, cook, seamstress.
sailor and hsherwoman.
After rounding the Horn the Acme
ran Into a terrific storm, during which
the Arst mate was hurled from the
wheel. his arm being broken in two
places and his right hand split open.
While the storm ragged Miss Park set
the broken bones, mended tho hand
and put the arm In splints and since
then she has served as trained nurse
to the mate. }.
In other storms many Of the sails
were carried away and the decks were
under water. but at no time did the
young woman display the least symp.
tom Of fright.
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\ MESSAGE FOUND IN BOTTLE
The captain OF the gasoline schooner
H. X. Helander has given to the agent
Of the Sailors Union at Port Town.
send q bottle and message which was
picked up at sea on the northern
coast. The message was dated July
s. 1907. and was signed by John Ma.
son and Charles Johnson, Of the steam
schooner Orient. But no vessel Of
that name and class was known to
exist at the time given. The mes.
sage:
+ ITO the finder Of this bottle: Tho
steam schooner Orient is being ship.
wrecked on an island due east Of
Hawaii as near as We can tell and We
are sending this note In the hope of
1t being picked up by somebody who
can effect our rescue. There are bare.
" enough provisions to last six
months, so for Gods sake hurry up.
Cannibals have tried to land US, but
thanks to good luck In having two
rifles We have protected ourselves"
|, The message IL regarded by sea.
faring men az not genuine. - Examin.
er. .;trs
CAPTAIN INMAN sEALBY, who
was commander Of the White Star
liner Republic. when that vessel was
ratntied by the steamer Florida, ia 70
ported to have entered the University
of Michigan law school as q fresh
man. The litigation growing gu,
OF the Republic disaster has shown
him the opportunities Of admiralty
law practice. Although Scalby Is SO
years old. he is alive to the situation
and means to become q lawyer. Cap
tain Seaiby was formerly on one oil
the White Star liners running between
Fan Francisco and the Orient.
| HAWAIIAN COFFEE constituted q
biz Item IN the cargo shipped from Ho
nolnlp by the Oceanic steamship Ala
media. which got away for San Fran
cisco at 10 O'Clock this morning. Ths
vessel carried over $500 sacks Of COT
fee. three thousand sacks being ship
ped through the agency Of Hind. Rolph
4 Co. and Ave hundred sacks from
Davies 4 Co. The vessel also tool
some 10000 sacks Of sugar, 45O0 case,
| pf, pineapples, 1000 sacks OF rice ant
about 5000 lunches Of bananas. She
had ample passenger accommodation
Tor those booked for passage.
i ANOTHER FOREIGN. war vesse
soon,tb arrive here Is the italian cruls
or Calabria. which, according to thu
latest Information. has been orderet
to proceed to the China station to re
lieve another cruiser soon to leave
Hongkong for Italy. The Calsbria Il
expected to arrive here on or abou,
Tuesday. .g,.
A SHIPMENT Of cocoaput plants ar
rived at the port this morning as par
Of the cargo brought by the steamer
W. @. Hall from Kauai ports. The yes
sci also brings 20 packages Of sun
dries. The vessel met with moderats
weather with strong trade winds or
the inward trip. -, ...ptsu