The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-10

/ 1-'tlIct <AoNcI b4oC4 Having just AZ
ceiyed a most interesting letter from an
old shipmate, giving brief description
of the famous ''Sailors Snug Harbor'
of New York, I enclose copy of same
herewith for publication in the columns
of your paper. The writer was well
and most favorably known to many of
our Honolulu business men and for
fear of causing him any embarrass-
ment, I would respectfully request
that names be omitted.
After reading his letter, as I sat IN
der my own fig tree, enjoying the COM
pany of my dear family, growing up
+! around me, I thought of the great
benevolence of those good people who
were the direct means of providing
such helpful institution as the ":Sail-
ors Snug Harbor," and I wonder if
Hawaii, too, couldn t do something of
the sort for the sailors of our Terri
tory.
I feel confident that there are men,
yes women too, within this Territory
who would be only to glad to render
charitable aid for such worthy cause,
if made acquainted with the require
ments.
/ should say that the sugar planta.
tions owe a great deal to the sailors
in the inter-island trade, for it was
through them that it was possible for
the plantations to become a success.
Realizing the hardship and extreme
difficulties these men have had to con-
tend with, I make mention of the
heavy work they perform, which, even
in the best of weather is hazardous
task.
Handling heavy machinery for in
stance, such as boilers, rollers, bed
plates and steam plows; very often
having to parbuckle them up the cliffs
of Hamakua, is one of the causes that
serve to turn his hair grey, to say
nothing of the mental strain and physi-
cal exertions whilst this class of cargo
is being transported from the vessel
to the shore.
In bringing this matter up in your
, valuable paper, / feel sure that some
thing Will NC dOAt lUI buG lul6IlSldHtI
sailor, if found in want and deserving
of aid in his old age.
j Thanking you, Mr.. Editor, for space
granted, I subscribe myself as mem.
Der of Honolulu Harbor No. 81, or the
American Association of Masters,
Mates and Pilots.
! What Snug Harhor Is.
"Sailors Snug Harbor, New York,
Aug. D, 1909,
''Dear Friend: I received your let
ter and the papers are coming regu-
larlv, / am ever so much obliged 30
YOU for your kindness. [ should have
written last week, but have been wait
! ing to get photographs of this institu-
ton to send you, but can not get any
! until next month.
81 will do the best I can to give
you an insight of this place. At pres
emf there are about 900 inmates here,
there are seven large houses for sleep
ing three stories high and will hold
over one hundred each also a large
hospital with four doctors and nurses
, always on the premises.
''To give you an idea, the place is
! insured IUI 0o-pbP.VVV. IHtIe dIe dDUuI
/ $50 acres of ground attached, regu-
lar farm, with men from the outside
to work it.
"The rules for admission are: Ten
wears IN American ships if foreign
born or five years if native, and so
wears old. or if disabled, at any age.
''You are allowed two suits winter
| clothes. two suits summer clothes and
an overcoat. Shoes, stockings, hats
! and tobacco all first quality and if
| YOU do any work outside you are paid
| $3.50 per month for sweeping side
walks and picking up leaves. If you
work for yourself there is workshop
! in the basement with lockers for each
one They make cork tenders, coal
and ash bags, tennis nets and ham
| mock shawls and lot more.
| "They have their own preacher, a
! fine church and theater in which there
1 is a performance every two weeks in
! winter and in summer there is band
PLAYS once week at night.
]! "Yeu have everything here that IS
necessary, you have TO be in at P. m.
but if YOU want to stop out you can
get pass for any hour you like or
dav or month.
every holiday they give You bot
/ tie of beer. but If any one gets drunk
he is nut in Jail and his liberty stop
ned for one or two months and there