Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-07
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Man overheard!
A jangling Of gongs down in the
| engine room of the United States
| army transport Sherman disturbed the
quiet of an afternoon siesta on board.
the troopship. e3 81
| Then followed an abTnH ceasatlon
| in the monotonous clanking of machin-
| cry and vibration in the ship as the
! Sherman gradually came To a stop.
Several hundreds OF feet away,
1 struggling in the water, endeavoring
to make himself heard, came faiht
cries from Able Seaman Kiener. 3
| He had fallen over the side, while
at work stringing some ropes upon
which were to be displayed decora-
| lions and flags,
The first warning call brought Cap
tain Lyman from his Office to the
bridge. 1t was but the work of the
| fractional part of moment that from
the bridge to the engine room passed
the word to bring the transport TO Il
full stop.
The Sherman had sailed from Guam
some three days when the accident
that well nigh cost the life of the
seaman occurred.
Kiener was engaged In running
lines for decorative purposes along
the side of the vessel, with other
members of the crew, when one of
the bolts gave away and he was pre-
cipitated into the sea. Life buoys
were thrown out, but they did not
effect a rescue, even the latest i'm
proved types, and Kiener, being an
excellent swimmer kept Zip good
battle for life, until the vessel on her
return pick him up. r1 '-l
After the life buoys were thrown
out Captain Lyman orcered a turn
about and picked the unfortunate man
up he not having been aple to avail
himself of the advantage of the life
buoy.
| An attempt by his ship mates to
manufacture a hero out of Kiener has
! failed. He is still numbered with
the crew of the transport that made
! but a brief call at Honolulu last night
He is now in the position of man
eligible to shake hands with himself
over what might be considered a very
close call from a tragic death.
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Quarantine Curtaled sherman,3 Stay.
A quarantined port had little at
/ traction to offer TO a delegation of
| United States army and navy officers,
or their families and as IL result Of
| the restrictions now imposed here by
| 49, I,,it AI
! States army transport Sherman from
! Manila and NagasaN, Japan, remain
ed at the naval wharf less than six
/ hours.
| Usually some plausible reason is
forthcoming for holding an American
! transport at this port at least twenty
four hours. Frequently The period has
been extended to forty-eight hours. A
! dance at one Of the hotels is general
| ly considered sufficient inducement to
! lure the military man from the hum
drum of existence on board an army
troopship.
The Sherman arrived at her wharf
at six O'Clock. She was dispatched
! for San Francisco at midnight. No
one was allowed ashore and the board
! ing party was restricted to but a
mere handful Of Honolulu military
officials.
The Sherman met with a rather I'M
pleasant trip across the Pacific. Nat
urally slow vessel the elements
conspired to delay her arrival at Ho-
nolulu for a number of hours. One
! passenger left the trcopship at this
, port the remaining 119 in the cabin
and $40 enlisted men, casuals and
| Insular government employees going
through to San Francisco.
The postofflce authorities dispatch
ed small mail for the mainland by
the Sherman though 1t is not believed
that the transport will reach the
coast very much before the faster
Oceanic steamship Sierra that is sche-
duled to depart at ten o'clock tomor-
row morning.
Seventy enlisted men from the To-
cal marine CORPS and infantry were
passengers from this port to the main
land having served their tour of
duty. ~ .