The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-04

4 ccs of the Northland by an offer he
made to the T. S. Congress some
years ago to purchase that territory
for $14,OOO,OOO He stated that, at
the time, he had a deposit Of $1,000
600 in Riggs Bank, Washington.
Captain Carroll was in the employ
of the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
rany for nealy a quarter of cen
tury. He took the steamship Spo-
kane on her first voyage to Alaska.
As commander of the Queen, which
first took tourists to the Muir glacier,
he also became widely known
throughout the East.
After ocean service on the Atlantic
Coast he came to the Pacific Coast
in 1867, entering the employ of the
Pacific Mail S. S. Co at San
Francisco. From 1867 to 1865 he was
in command of the Colorado on the
run to China. Subsequently he had
command of various ships of that
company. running to Panama, among
them the Montana, Constitution and
Sacramento.
Leaving the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, he became interested with
Pen Holiday, at that time one of the
best known shipping men on the
Coast, in the old steamer California,
and in command of this craft he
made his first trip to Alaska in the
early sos. the first master to take a
steamer into those waters. At that
time Sitka and Wrangell were about
the only settlements in Alaska, and
the only ports at which the steamer
called.
Some years after Captain Carroll
became master of the California Holt
day sold out to Goodall, Perkins G.
Co., this firms holding later becom-
ing absorbed by the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company. After acting as
master of several steamers Of this
company's fleet Captain Carroll be-
came master of the Queen, and was
in command of that steamship for
ten years.
| In 1897 he left the sea to engage in
business in Seattle. returning eight
years later at the request of the Pa
cific Coast Steamship Co. to take
+ command of the steamship Spokane,
which he brought to Seattle from San
4 Francisco, and which steamer he com
manded on her first run to Alaska.
In 1891 he appeared before the
committee on territories of the U. s.
Congress, and urged that a territorial
form of government be given Alaska
LAPRAIK FOR CAPTAIN.
Rumor is still very persistent in
naming Chief Officer Lapraik of the
Mongolia as the next captain of the
Nile. Captain Eccleston leaves her
or arrival at San Francisco this time
The chief officer is known in the
service as Joe Brush" owing to the
fact that he wears a beard He is
we'll liked and apparently the selec,
ton should be a popular one.
! MAUNA kEA MISSES PURSER.
The Inter-Island steamer Mauna
Kea behaved in a very rude way to
Purser Phillips of the said vessel
this morning, for it pulled out from
the dock and left the gallant official
mourning on the dock
Say" he called out to the cap
tain, do you think it is etiquette for
you to go away and leave the purser
behind?"
The captain evidently thought II
wasn't for he came back again and
Phillips went on board. Also went
with him two belated passengers VINO
had been gnawing their finger nails
at their hard luck
Quite a bunch of notable people
went away on the Mauna Kea this
morning. First of all there was Link
McCandless, the Democratic party's
hope" Then Ben de Mello, still
very tender as to bis nose, and !ast
but not least the Hon. William Para
disc Sabin returning to the Crescent
City to write up Honolulu.
Likewise (there were two people
who will be seeking the secluded
hooks on board. They are Mr.. aud
Mrs Caleb Burns of Maui who were
married this morning.
LOST AT SEA.
CORDOVA, Alaska, May IS. - Al
though virtually all hope for the eight
men who were aboard the barge Hay
den Brown when she was cut loose
from the tug Pioneer during a terrif
ic storm in Prince William Sound