Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-02
Shipping
GERMAN STEAMER ERNA
HERE IN DISTRESS
Has Valuable Cargo of NorthV est Wheat Shipped Seas
Which Damaged Grair-FeW Movements Of inter-Isand
Vesses-kyo Maru Still n Quarantine

| Four days out from Tacoma. Wash
! ington the Jeb5en steamer Erna met
| with the worst kind CT weather and
at the time shipped q series of heavy
seas, a quantity CT the water washing
down into the hold where i'll was stof-
ed portion Of a shipment of three
| thousand tons CT northwest wheat.
The German passenger and freight
steamer arrived at Honolulu this
morning flying signals Of distress. II
was the intention OF the agents o.
owners OF the steamer to have her
call here Tor a small consignment Of
coal. The result Of an encounter With
the clements will necessitate the
Erna remaining at the POT for some
little time. =
1t is stated that d g3oly p>@tion
of the wheat has been damaged by
contact with the water. The grain
which received the deluge of salt wa
er has souyed ana sWailel ana unless
it is sTeolily remove from the h9id
it is claimed that it viii strain tie
vessel.
The Erna is cn2outc. u The Medi-
tcrranean ana it is un 'orstood that
upon arrival at Port Said the steam
er is to change ownership. 1t has
been reported that the E@na as well
as the Ella which sailed for Japan
ports this morning will be turned.
owes to the Turkish government to be
used as a transp-t for troops AMI
supplies
The Erna was hauled alongside the
Channel wharf. A survey Of the dam
aged cargo will be made tomorrow.
After tho examinat.ol isl completed it
can be better determined to what
length of time the German steamer
will be detained here. way"
. There is considerable water still in
the hold. The grain which received
Itch inundation is believed will be a
total less. IT, Hacltfeld & Co are the
local representatives for the steamer
and this morning a lengthy cable set
ting forth details Of the accident was
forwarded to the owners III Europc.
Mexican PiI;kia Eau.
The United States Marine Hospital
and Quarantine officials completed the
work of thorough fumigation of the
Amercan-Hawaiian freghter Mexican
this morning and that steamer was
brought alongside the railway wharf
and stevedores began removing main
land freight from the huge steamer.
The Mexican arrived mere on Satur-
day, but there was nothing to indicate
by the ships papers that the frelghter
had been fumigated after leaving the
port Of Salina Cruz. AS number OF
Central and South American ports are
pronounced infected by the Federal
quarantine authorities the local staff
Of medical officers did not propose to
take chances with a possibility Of an
Introduction of Yellow Jack. The
Mexican will take on freight destined
for IIilo and will make a round trip
to that port returning here for sug-
ar.
Wihemna Taking on Sugar.
The Matson Navigation steamer
Wilhclmina was brought alongside the
railway wharf this morning and
throughout the day force of steve
dores were taking on a consignment
Of sugar and pineapples. The vessel
will be shifted to the Matson wharf.
tomorrow and there complete taking
on freight intended for the mainland.
The Wilhelmina cargo for San Fran
cisco will include shipments Of pine
apples, rice coffee and sundries. The
steamer is scheduled to depart for the
coast at ten O'Clock on Wednesday
morning. A fair list of intending pas
sepgers has been booked at the local
agency of Castle & Cooke.
Asia from Coast This Afternoon.
A late wireless message received at
the agency CT II .Hackfeld & Co. from
the Pacific Mail Intermediate steam
or Asia announced the probable ar
rival of that vessel from San Fran
cisco on or about three o'clock this