Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-16

Fifty per cent. of the one hundred
and thirty-four cabin passengers to ar
rive from San Francisco this morning
in the ever popular Oceanic liner 81
ezra are tourists, according, to the
statement of genial Tom Smith, veter.
an purser and all-around good fellow
IN that liner. ..s.
A score or more of the arrivals were
school teachers who upon re-touching
terra firma at once proceeded to take
mp their work.
Captain H. c. Houdlette, command
err OF the Sierra, was at his post on
the bridge this morning despite the
fact that the doughty skipper had, but
two days before sailing from San
Francisco, figured as passenger in a
large motorcar that had been met in
collision with railway train, result
ing. IN almost fatal injuries to one
member of the party, while Mrs.
Houdlette was still under the care of
n physician when the Sierra left the
coast for Honolulu.
Captain Houdlette came out of the
encounter with flying colors, notwith-
standing the fact that the machine
was forced along the steel track a
distance of ninety feet. Had the mo-
torcar upset, 1t is more than likely
that half Of the occupants would have
been killed
Mail to the amount of zoe sacks was
received at the local office from the
liner The pouches containing letters
h. oh - ffx.n
to the postoffice were but twenty min
utes in transit In other words, be-
fore the Sierra reached her dock this
morning the postal clerks had been at
work sorting the mail for q consider
able time.
Quartermaster M. p. Jensen, in the
Sierra, was taken down with what Is
believed typhoid fever some days ago.
On arrival of the liner this morning
Jensen was conveyed from the ship to
3 waiting ambulance and to Queen
Hospital.
In addition to 134 cabin passengers,
IS Travelled in the Storage. Purser
Smith declared that the Sierra is no
longer considered popular means Of
transit with the festive stowaway and
none of this gentry we're discovered
on the trip.
The best OF weather prevailed, maxi
ing dances and other outdoor forms of
entertainment a delightful pastirne.
Id the cargo are three automobiles,
400 tons hay and feed. q large guam
tity Of cement and suhdriess tQtaling
nearly three thousand tons. The ST
ezra VITA lay over here some hours
beyond the regular hour of sailing on
next Saturday in order that passen-
gers and others may witness the
complete program of sports on Regat-
"a day.
The Sierra brought fourteen lively
young men, members of an Alameda
rowing club. The vessel presented a
pretty picture this morning with sides
bedecked with Alameda pennants.
Among the passengers were S. r.
Hemingway, cashier OF the First Ma
tional bank of Redlands. who is ac-
companied by his daughter, Miss RAJ
chel Hemingway, and her friend, Miss
Grace Gill. s. T. Hauser, Jr., son of
a former governor of Montana, his
wife and a sparty of friends are
among the Sierra's passengers. Among
Honolulu people returning we're Mrs.
+. r. McNab. daughter of the late
Alexander Young Richard Schmidt,
vice president of the Schmidt Litho>'
graphing company, was a passenger
on the liner. The passengers also in.
cluded fourteen yachting enthusiasts
from Alameda who are coming to Ho-
nolulu to participate In the annual re-
gatta. For their benefit the Sierra's
sailing hour has been extended several
hours.
lnterislapd Record Smashed.
What is declared as a record break
ing event in the handling of sugar
cargies at Hilo in Interisland circles
was performed on last Wednesday
with the loading and dispatch Of the
Matson Navigation steamer Enter
prise.
The steamer Kaiulani broke all rec
.ords for loading sugar al that port
last Wednesday, when 5000 bags were
placed on the Enterprise in one hour
and seventeen minutes. A double
gang handled the sugar on the Enter
PRISE Wnlie the danullns On NuS lueSI-
Island boat was simply by the Kaiu-
leni's crew. This means handling 40
tags per minute, OF. 2400 hundred per
hour. The formed record was $3.50
bags per hour.
FIaurenee Ward OF For Midway.
Taking general shipment OF sup
plies, the little auxiliary power schoon-
er Flaurence Ward is being mare ready
for sea and viii probably be dispatched
today for Midway Island, the isolated
relay station of the Comercial Pacific
Cable Company. The Flaurenee Ward
has been supplied with varied as
sortment OF provisions and merchan-
disc sufficient for the needs OF the
company of operators and employees