The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-16
TRANSPORT LOGAN HARD
AND FAST ON THE CORAL

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Amusing Incidents
There were many amusing incidents
0u the transport shortly after shr
struck bottom in the hhrbor last night.
Orders we're nvne thick and fast on
the upper deck and one " Tho first
ones soni "a detachment Of sailors Ina
charge Of a hoatswnn hurr,inr fo cast
the lead 10 find out how deep the wa.
ter was alongside the ship. A little
girl. daughter Of one of the officers on
board. was an interested spectator of
the proceedings She had heard the
men say tina; the Logan was wreck
ed, and she was anxious 10 know what
they were going to do about IT, Just
as the boatswain. great gruff sailor
man. heaved the line overheard. tho
little one quericd:
Are YOU going to unwreck usi'
The wife Of Captain Willard of tho
9th Cavalry, now stationed here. was
a passenger on the transport from the
mainland. and it was not long before
the genial captain was on his way in
small boat from the shore to the
transport. He came within an ace of
having to swim, however, for his boat.
man ran the shallow craft into the
mud when near the bow of the Logan.
This incident illustrated to the passen.
gers in what a precarious position the
troopship lay. Captain Willard was
held up for short time, while his
boatman was pulling the craft out of
the mud, and he bridged the distance
by calling to his wife. He couldn't
see her, but he knew she was on board.
She answered, and it was not long be.
fore the Captain had climbed up the
rotten ladder that hung over the YES.
sci Is side.
No official information could be
learned ms to the extent of the dam.
age done to the vessel, the only thing
given out being that second attempt
would be made to pull the Logan off
this morning.
Brought Much Mail.
Besides her passengers, the Logan
brought 435 bags of mail for Homo
lulu, none of which was taken from
the ship last night. Several attempts
were made by the Postofiice authorities
to get launch to carry off the mail,
but none could be secured at the right
moment, so the employees of the Post.
office were dismissed from duty. Jack
Young was out in one of his large
launches, and this could have been Sc.
cured.
Ship Ashore, Soldiers Gamble.
A little thing like running aground
in Honolulu harbor did not deter the
troops down in the steerage from run
ming four or five gambling games.
"Black Jack otherwise known as
"Twenty-one,' was in full blast at n
number of improvised tables at the
time the Logan struck, but, aside from
a mild interest as to whether there
was any immediate danger, those 'who
looked upon the pasteboards when
they We're shuffledn were all-absorb.
ed in the card games. Considerable
money changed hands in a very short
time, and it was stated that there
were n few sharp players on board
who had won several hundred dollars
on the voyage down.
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of the Fort street wharf, most of
whom had come to witness the dock
ing of the transport These were dis
appointed, however, when the news
came that the Logan was ashore on
the other side of the harbor, with lit
tie chance of getting her off until this
morning
The big attempt will be made to.
day. The small high tide is scheduled
for 9:lS a. M. and at this time a con.
centrated effort will be made.
First Voyage for Months.
The Logan is on her first voyage for
many months. She has been laid up
in San Francisco, where about 5000. 900
have been spent in entirely rebuilding
her. She is now the best U. S. Army
transport in the Pacific Ocean. The
voyage down from San Francisco was
uneventful. rains and cloudy weather
being encountered most of the way.
The Logan brought no newspaper files
from San Francisco, one lonely paper
only being secured.
She was scheduled to sail for the
Philippines next Tuesday, but this
date is now very uncertain.
hecapitulatlon OF the people on the
transport Logan:
Officers belonging to distinct com.
mands on board, 49, officers not be.
longing to distinct commands on board,
20; civilian employees, War Depart.
ment,'9; civilians, cabin, War Depart.
ment, 81; children, cabin, War De.
partment, under five years of age, 10;
children, cabin, War Department,
under twelve years of age, 5; civilians,
second cabin, War Department, 49,
children, second cabin, War Depart.
ment, under five years of age, /; civil.
ihns, second cabin, Navy Department,
.; children, second cabin, Navy De.
partment under five years of age, 2;
sergeants travelling, End class passen.
gers, %; sergeants, C. A. C. and mas
ter gunner, travelling End class passen
gers, 2; civilians, steerage, War De.
partment 4: ARMY nurses o. unlisted