Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-24
fire Eating ITS Way into |
uncle SANS NAVAL COAL Pile
BUT TWO DEEP-SEA ARRIVALS FROM THE COAST Ex-
PECTED THIS WEEK-lNTER-SLAND STEAMERS AR
RIVE WITH ASSORTED PRODUCTS -ExPL0 RER STILL
IN PORT. tx

IN PORT.
Thd prcscn of fire in Uncle
Sans naval coal pile situated oppo.
site the Alakca wharf was made
manifest late Saturday afternoon,
and commencing early this morning
active steps were taken by the au.
thorities to locate the center of the
condensation.
The coal comes from the New
River distri { on the Atlantic coast
Of the United States. There are APP
proximatcly twelve thousand tons of
this innammablc fuel stored at the
United States naval coal station.
This morning a force OF workmen
was delying into the mauka Eva cor
ner of the pile. and II was expected
that by afternoon the exact position
of the fire will be determined and
the borning coal will have been re-
moved.
Spontaneous combustion within
coal OF a kind like that which comes
from New River district is not con
sidercd an uncommon oc urrence.
To successfully fight It, however.
sometimes requires long and patient
effort upon the part of the Navy
Department.
A number of wagonloads of smok-
ing coal were taken from the Pile
and transferred to the adjoining
yard this porning. No water has
thus far been TURNED upon the
smoulderins pllc.S though this may be
done later on, should the fire be
found to have gained sufficient head
| way TO warrant more heroic and
energetic Treatment.
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I Tourists Arc Headed This Way.
II Is predicted that there will be a
/ far greater number of tourists to ar.
rive here from Central and Southern
California THIS fall and winter than
on any previous season since the or.
ganization of the present energetic
campaign under the auspices of the
Promotion Complttee. The Oceanic
steamship Sierra is said to be bring.
| ing down a good sized list of passcn.
gers a large percentage being those
who come TO these Islands for health
/ and recreation. Following the arrival
. of the Sierra from San Francisco on
| Friday morning will be the departure
Of the lnter-Island steamer Mauna
/ Kea for Hilo. by this connection,
passengers are permitted to complete
! a speedy round trip to the Volcano
4, at the same time allowing them sun.
! cient time for visit at Honolulu and
its picturesque environs. .s..
Quiet Week Promised.
There Is light week In prospect
along the waterfront. The arrival oi
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS freightcr Me
xican with cargo from New York and
transhippcd at Tehuantcpcc Is about
tho only vessel that Is thus far SEIZED
uled to call at the port There Is
a possibility that a lumber laden
schooner may arrive within the next
six days but save these vessels tho
local shipping will doubtless present a
rather distorted appearance. Accord
ing to calculations of shipping men
the powerful tug Hercules with the
turbine dredger In tow bound from
Astoria to Pearl Harbor Is expected
to show up most any day. The tug
and dredgcr left Astoria, Oregon, thir
teen days ago
Opium Is On the Other Boat.
That opium Is on the other boat,
was the laughing comment made by
an officer connected with the Pacific
Mall Steamship Korea when asked
concerning the result OF a close and
careful search of the Korea durins
her visit at the port The quest fol
opium instlgated by a squad OF loca
customs men Is declared to have
brought to light no drug of any sort
However, the unfruitful returns from
search OF trans-Paciflc liner Ii
nothing out of the ordinary in Homo
lulu customs circles as the investiga
tion is being carried on In connection
with all vessels visiting this port from
the Orient or the coast.
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Few Passengers, Many Pircs,
Short on passengers but long or
pineapples the Matson Navigation
steamer Hilonan pulled away from
the wharf al six o'clock on Saturday
evening with destination ms San Fran
cisco, Some half dozen travellers
placed themselves under the care q
Captain Frederlckson and his genia