The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-15

IeNCIJlug experience on the run down
from the coast, for there was such a
big electrical disturbance at one time
that there We're showers of birds,
killed by the lightning, lying on the
deck, 1t was indeed an anxious time
on board, especially for the engineers.
The storm developed with great ra-
pidity, and swoopad down on the boat
The lightning was extremely vivid
and the scene was a wonderful one,
for almost the whole of the vessel was
outlined as the electricity played
around the steel parts. At one par
ticularly vivid flash there was a loud
crash and the wireless telegraphy
plant was thrown out of commission.
The engineers were on the watch the
whole time in order to repair any ser
ious damage, and the work of restor-
ing the wireless plant was begun i'm
mediately. Luckily, there was moth
ing serious in this connection and the
operator was soon able to announce
that it was working in proper order
once again.
| One member of the crew said that
it rained birds for awhile. That is
Iwhat it seemed to be, for lying about
IN large numbers were many small |
birds that had been killed by the cleo
tricity. For some time afterwards. he
! said' it was sickening to attempt to
walk along the decks, as almost at
every step one crunched a dead bird
undertoot Fortunately the storm
passed away almost as rapidly as if
had come, and the boat came through
practically unharmed.
The Rosecrans took $4,000 barrels of
oil to Kaanapali. She arrived there
on Sunday evening last from Mon. |
terey and discharged the cargo and
then proceeded to Honolulu. She had
only 4GOO barrels to discharge here
lhls was easy work for her and left
Ter ready to sail long before the hour
set-half-past two this afternoon. The
Oil is consigned to the Associated Oil
Company.
She goes to Monterey, whence she
came, not to Gaviota. as per cabled cd
vices received.
THOSE canadian-Pacific Steamers
me vice president of the Cana
dlan-Pacific Railway Company in.
forms us that tenders are being pre-
pared for two new steamers for the
Pacific route, the details of which
VIII be made public within a few
weeks No tenders have ben asked
lor IN connection with the construc-
lloh OF new steamers for the Allan.
llc route, says an exchange.
This is a hardy annual now Tiro
after time the statement is made It
mat the Canadian-Pacifc is building
new steamers. or about to build
them. The excellent EMPRESS of
China, Empress of Japan and En-. l
press OF India have not become obso-
Iete-they are not in keeping with ]
the company's progressive nolicv Of :
GIVING Its patrons the finest and ]
Dest boats it possibly can across the ]
racine ocean. 1t is going to put ]
Ihem in place where they will Sill !
nersede older vessels. but will nrova
"o'a useful than those that they will ]
-'''''"'""t one time it was even Y
''"tod that for want Of a better !
H'"oe to put them, they would be 7
'''""ated to the Canadian-Australian !
trade. Until it is actually known, s
therefore, that new vessels have \
been built to replace those splendid {
specimens that now ply on the Van '
run, there will alwavs \
be great amount of skepticism re- \
garding the matter. 7
Derelict Towed In. n
San Francisco Examiner. Nav 2Q A
"eSSeas7@GsS9S13@9.GA9904S1 F
ST ROGATIEN, from London for Ho- s
nolulu, April 27. a
SHERMAN, U. s., A. T., from Homo I
lulu, ar San Francisco, June 10. c
Am. S. s., from Honolulu V
ar Yokohama, May 21. S
'ENYO MARU, from Honolulu, ar. d
San Francisco, June 8. G
Am. S. S., left Hilo for G
Salina Cruz, May 80. J
Or S. S. from Honolulu G
for Newcastle, via Ocean Island, A
April IA. Z
WILLIAM T. FRYE. Am. ship, for
Delaware Dreallwater, May %.
FILHELMINA, for Hilo from Homo
lulu, June II. 81
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