Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-10-19
SHIPPING IN PORTS OF WORLD
Thirty Thousand Tons ships Of Doubt.
ful Use.

Thirty Thousand Tons ships OF Doubt.
ful Use.
WASHINGTON Estimates for the
maintenance of the Navy for the next
fiscal year have been completed with
one important exception. the provision
tor the construction Of new ships.
II Is pretty well understand that the
Secretary will adhere to the program
of the last few years and suggest tul
Congress the addition of two first
class battleships and corresponding
number of submarines, torpedob,at
destroyers, golfers and auxiliarisR
These battlcships probably will he
about the size of the New York and
Texas, just being laid down at New
York and Newport News. though
strong pressure Is being brought TO
lear to have the size increased to
10000 tons, In order to give the ships
more armor protection than Is planned
more and heavier guns.
II Is urged that the recent striking
| tests of the eject Of the high power
naval ordnance upon armor belts, as
demonstrated In the firing upon the
San Marcos. has made It plain that
none OF the battleships now afoat is
| safe against the guns now carried.
The practical objections. however. to-
further increase in the size of battle
ships. such as the limited number OF
harbOrs that would be open to such
big ships and their excessive cost and
difficult handling, are believed to in
cline the majority of the members Of
the boards which submit recommended
tons to the Secretary of the Navy
for new construction, to a conscrva-
tive course at present.
| ~
Toll Of the Northern Seas.
| within the past three years a num-
bcr of fine passenger carriers have
afforded a toll TO Northern Seas. That
more than one vessel has gone ashore
in Alaskan waters Is In the opinion
of Coast shipping men sufficient ar
Sument for the installation of better
lights and bcacons.
The stranding Of another OF the
Pacific Coast Steam hip Company's
steamers. the Ramona, MAKES the
THRU that has gone down since June.
The Ramona, like the Inflated Santa
Rosa, will he a total loss. Advices re-
ceived by the Merchants Exchange
reported that the Ramonas hull Is
broken In two and the bulwarks car
ried away The gold bullion In the
treasure tanks has been salved.
Some OF the serious wrecks In the
north during the last three years, at
tributed to the trcacherous log and
the scarcity Of aids to navigation are
Steamship Saratoga wrecked near
Blight island. March 90. 1908. Vessel
Z la total loss.
r BarQue Star of Bengal wrecked OF
y Coronation island, September 90, 1908
, Vessel a total sss and 40 lives lost
Steamship Ohio struck a rock on
Steep point, August 26. 1909. and sans
4 In Carter bay before Se could be
beached. Purser Frederick j. ste
i
T.. Ecles lost their lives In saving
3 those of others. Vessel total loss
Steamship Portland struck a rock
while going into Katalla February ~
! 1910, and was beached near the mouth
Of the katalla river. Vessel a totaI
u loss.
Steamship Farallon wrecked or
Black reef, Cook inlet, January
1910. Vessel total loss.
Steamship Yucatan struck a sub
merged iceberg In Icy strait and was
beacbed In Mud bay, February 20
1919. Vessel badly damaged. but re
hoatei and repaired.
. I'm ted States Steamship PER-,
/, wrecked on Tonki point. st. Paul isl
4 and. July 26, 1910. Vessel a tota
loss.
II Steamship Princess May strande,
on Sentinel island August s, 1910. Re
4 NAMED on the reef for month. whei
she was relocated and repaired.
ell Steamship Olympia struck on thu
@ Sea Island reef In a fifty-mile gale
q December IL. 1910. Vessel a tota
G loss.
: Steamship Northwestern wen
r aground at False bay. December q
y 1910. Vessel hoated and repaired.
: Steamship Cottage City wrecked II
i Seymour narrows, on Cape Nudge
g February 3, 1911. VesseI total loss
Steamship Victoria went agroun'
! OF Cape Nudge February 3, 1911
y Vessel hoated and repaired.
Schooner +. s. Rchcld wrecked hal
j. mile north Of Cape Prince OF Wales
August 81, 1911.
Steamship Spokane wrecked Jun
.29, 1910. In Seymour narrows by strik
= ing . rock. Two passengers lost thei
lives, Vessel raised and repaired
Steamship Ramona wrecked on Roc
Ky reef Of Spanish island. Septembe
10th. Vessel a total loss,