Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-11

Falling the full length Of long
stairway leading from the upper floor
of the Customs House to Fort street,
Captain Peter Johnson, master Of the
Matson Navigation liner Wilhelmina
had q mighty close call from serious
IL not fatal injuries this morning.
Captain Johnson has been navigat-
ing on crutches for the past. three
weeks as a result of fall sustained
during HIS stay at the coast.
While the Wllhelmina remained at
Honolulu, the genial skipper and well
known shriner, stayed pretty close to
his quarters on board the steamer.
Feeling considerable better this morn
ing Captain johnson announced his
determination to visit the Customs
House in person in order to clear his
vessel for San Francisco.
The necessary documents had been
signed and the skipper was leaving
the building with the assistance OF his
crutches when the vessel master
tripped and fell from one of the top
most steps, and he rolled to the bot
: tom, bruised and much injured.
Captain Bennett, master Of the Ho-
nolulan accompanied Captain Johnson
TO the Customs House. With the as
sistance of some friends the injured
navigator was placed In q motor car,
and taken to the Wilhelmina.
Despite all this rough handling, the
veteran skipper declared that he
would take his vessel out OF the har-
Dor. and when the Matsop Navigation
liner pulled away. from Hackeld
wharf at ten o'clock for San Francisco,
Captain johnson was stationed on the;
bridge. Few II any of the immense
fhrong Of passengers as well as visit
ors assembled at the departure OF the
liner realized the extent Of bravery
and courage displayed blythe master
Of the vessel in sticking 70 hts post,
notwithstanding the serious handicap
Of q eprained ankle rs Wellkas other
bodily injuries.
DR. c. B. Cooper was called to at
tend Captain johnson and 1t was fol-
lowing the medical examination that
the skipper decided that he would take
the helm and guide the Wilhelmina
from the harbor to the open sea.
The departure Of the Wilhelmina
for san Francisco was an animated
one. Judging from the large crowd
gathered at the wharf and the people
who swarmed the decks OF the popular
liner before the last line was cast Or.
The Royal Hawaiian band played
4 pleasing serenade Many Honolu-
lans prominent IN social, business and
professional life departed for the coast |
IN the vessel
One hundred and twenty.fye cahip
md s5 sfeerage passengers sailed for |
San. Francisco The cargo included
1910 tons sugar, 500 tons mOlasses,
10000 cases Of preserved pines, 5000
lunches bananas and quantity OF
eundries
Spanish and Portuguese monopoliz-l
ed the steerage quarters In the liner
Al large mail for the mainland was
dispatched about the same hour for
the coast
American-li swaiian At San Pedro.
r ID. Lapham. Southern California
agent Of the Americana awaiian
steamship Company. visited the office
Of the Harbor Commission at Los An
eeles 10 CLEAN information as to the /
for securing dockage and
space at the municipal 4
wharves to be constructed on. the
Concession. the eompany /
having in mind the using OF the Port
al Los Angeles upon the completion
Of the Panama Canal.
This company now docks at San
Diego, having two vessels there every i
eleven days, and runs its vessels from
New York by way or the Tehauntepec
route. 1t has only one vessel devoted
to freight-carrying
An average Of 1900 tons of freight
per trip is discharged at the San Die
20 wharves and then shipped by rail
70 Los Angeles. Much of this freight
comes from Cleveland. Cincinnati. and
other interior cities, being shipped by
rain 10 New York and then reshipped
by the water route.
Lapham suggested that the Hafbor
would find il to its adj
vantage to visit San Diego and IN
spect the freight-handling facilities
employed by this company, and it is
probable that the commission will do
so.
Much Coal on the Way 20 Hawaii.
Al least three ffeighters capable OF
carrying five thousand tops fuel each
are reported as on the way from New
castle, n. S. w, to the Hawaiian
Stands.
The Inter-Island Steam Nayigationi
Company. which is the largest inn
porter of coal in these islands, has
under charter the British fpeighterl
and the Japanese steamer
zijo Maru, each vessel having sailed
rom the Australian port. The Strath-
,Ilan is understood to have cleared
on August 2sth followed
wo days later by the Japanese col.
Ter. These vessels should reach
,ere on or about September Goth. /
The report is also current that the