The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-17
SOLDIERS FOR HAWAII.

on board, sailed early today for Homo.
lulu, where the regiment will be sta.
toned.
From Honolulu the Sherman will
continue on to Guam and the Philip.
pines. In addition to the First infan.
try there were on board nearly 300
recruits for the Twenty-second infan.
try, which is stationed at Manila.
The First infantry, under command
of Colonel George X. McGunnegle. has
been stationed at Vancouver barracks
for almost four years. It will be sue.
ceeded by the Twenty-first infantry.
which is due to arrive within the next
week on the transport Thomas.
GREW SUFFER ToRruREs.
A terrible story Of ,shipwreck was
related on the arrival at Liverpool of
the Leyland liner Cuban, from New
Orleans, by member of the crew of
the full-rigged ship Erne, formerly of
Liverpool but now owned in Canada.
The Erne, under the command of
Captain Pickett, was on a voyage from
Boston to Monte video with a cargo
of lumber, including a deck load. and
on the Bird February, while in the
North Atlantic, encountered a terrific
gale, which washed away the deck
cargo, the rails, and the rigging. AL
through the next day, Sunday, the gale
increased in violence, and on the Mon
day, while Mrs. Pickett, who was on
board with her husband, was in the
cabin huge wave swept over the
after part of the vessel and carried the
lady right through large mirror into
another compartment. A second wave
brought her back again in a badly
injured condition, and she tainted from
her injuries and loss of blood. She
was carried into the chartroom, where
a passenger, the captain, and the sec.
ond officer remained by her. Later in
the day, when one of the men who
had been compelled to remain in the
forecastle went aft he found that the
captain, his wife, the passenger and
the second officer were missing, to.
gether with the only lifeboat that re.
! NAMED, and it is alleged by the sur.
vivors that they had left the vessel in
the boat, which in such sea could not
have remained afloat very long.
Some members of the crew we're
huddled under the forecestle and
| others were dashed to the rigging.
From the Monday night to the Wednes.
day morning they had neither food nor
water, and some of the men became
deranged by their terrible sufferings
and jumped into the sea. One of the
last to succumb to the privations was
Chief Officer Elliot, who told sur
vivor that he had q wife and family
residing in Liverpool. He fought to |
the last, but from sheer weakness fell
off the ibboom and was never seen
again, At $50 a. m. on Thursday the
wreck was sighted by the Cuban, and
in lifeboat manned by Chief Officer
Leight and four men the nine sur.
vivors of the Erne were safely trans.
ferred to the steamer just as the form
er vessel was about to sink
SUGAR ON HAWAII.
Purser Kekuewa of the Inter-Island J
steamer Wailele that arrived this
morning reports the following sugar
waiting shipment: Papaaloa, 16,5OO;
Paauilo, S1,7OO; ookala, 1858; Ku-
kaiau, 445O; Kukuihaele, $500; Pau
hau, 1900; Honokaa, $500.
sIERRA's QUIET TRIP.
Arriving off port early this morning
the Oceanic liner Sierra was passed
very quickly by the doctor and dock
ed at the Oceanic wharf about half
past seven o'clock. She had small
passenger list and Purser Smith re,
ports a fine trip throughout.
Although the crowd on board was
small there was something doing ev-
cry day and the main event pulled
off was the championship of the North
Pacific at the cribbage table.
This is now held by Mrs. Mary H.
Doughty and she is prepared to de-
fend her title against all corners. AS
usual the passengers were more than
pleased by the way in which Purser
Smith, the best known man holding
that position on the Pacific and the
best liked, looked after their interests.
"The only thing we are sorry for"
stated one of them this morning, "is
that he is to lay off trip and we shall
miss his genial face when we return
again"
Captain Houdlette reports a fine
passage throughout and nothing out
of the way during the run. The ST.