The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-23
FIRE INCOAL
ON THE DIX
Spontaneous Combus.
ton Causes Blaze
in Hold.

Caused by spontaneous combustion,
fire which endangered the safety of
the ship broke out in the coal in the
hold of the United States transport
Dix the other day, and it was only
by the most strenuous efforts that
control was secured. The Dix had APP
proximately 5000 tons of Nagasaki coal
in her hold when she arrived here, but
about half of this had been discharged
on the wharf.
When the fire broke out, or when it
was first noticed, there was in the
hold of the big transport. All of the
mule skinners'' and helpers on board
the vessel were called in the emer-
gency. and, according to the latest
reports, the fire was well under con-
troll last night.
Hose was carried into the hold and
steady streams of water played on the
smouldering fire. A large force of men
was kept busy shifting the coal for
while. The coal has been coming out
of the vessel so rapidly the last day
or so, however, that the officers on the
ship hope to leave here by next Tues
day.
Yesterday Will Cooper had a force
of men at work getting the Hawaiian
exhibit down to the Naval slip, and a
part of this was loaded during the aft
ernoon. Work will continue in the
loading of the exhibit today probably.
Construction and placement of the
tanks which will hold the fish exhibit
took good deal of time. This work
| is most important, as extreme care
has to be taken in order that the fish
| may receive the best of treatment.
During the voyage through the colder
| waters to the Northwest, the Hawai-
ian fish which will be sent to Seattle
| will be kept in water that is as near
| ~ as possible the same temperature
as that to which they have been acr
| customed here.
Collision in Frisco.
| A brief cablegram was received here
| yesterday stating that the barkentine
! Coronado and the schooner H. c.
Wright had collided in San Francisco
bay. Both were slightly damaged. The
| Coronado recently returned to the
| Coast from this port, carrying good
| load of sugar. She is under the COM
mand of Captain Houdlette.
| Siberia Due Tomorrow.
| The Pacific Mail liner Siberia is due
/ to arrive here from the Orient tomor-
| row morning, and, according to pres
ent indications. she will be pretty we'll
| loaded with passengers from the ORR
| ent. There is room for very few who
wish to board the steamer at this port
| and continue to the Coast. This news
| was first brought here from the ORR
ent by the Nippon Maru, later being
confirmed by a cablegram received by
the local agents of the company.
Makura from Colonies.
Tomorrow the Canadian-Australian
| liner Makura is due to arrive from the
| Colonies She has room for seven men
and two ladies at this port, according
| to word received by the agents here
| The latter have about thirty-five
| round-trip passage contracts to carry
| out, and they are booking their pas
sengers on other steamers. The Ma
| kura is making a fast run this trip
on account of the fact that she wants
to arrive in Victoria in time to carry
an excursion party from British Co.
| lumbia to Seattle on the occasion OF
| the opening of the Alaska-Y ukon-Pa
| cific Exposition.
Captain Filmer in Trouble.
According to the Associated Press
| cablegrams yesterday, Captain Filmel
| of the Togo Kisen Kaisha liner Nip
| pom Maru had come into conflict with
| the authorities on account of having
| Illegally landed Admiral Uriu, tbs
Japanese naval commander ''Commo.
| dore'' Filmer. as he is popularity
known, is one of the best-liked steam.
ship masters who pass through thi:
port. His trouble is not likely to b.
serious.