The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-10

tried we could not get her to move
fast through the water. The trip was
made through all sorts of weather
bust most of it through strong trade
winds.
The first two days out we aver
aged ia miles. Then we picked up
some heavy weather, and the best we
could do was ninety-two, This lasted
for three or four days, and after that
we kept up our ia average through
Of. Two men were on the gate all
the time.
"The gate had big bride to which
the towing gear was fixed. There
were forty-five fathoms of chain and
big four-inch wire rope, so that
there was very little chance of any
thing carrying away"
Quick work was made after the ar
rival at Pearl Harbor, sor coming
down the straight stretches of the
channel full speed was made Arriv-
ing inside the harbor the forty-five
fathoms of chain were hove in and
the big shackles on the bride let go.
The gate was taken alongside a wait
ing scow and an hour and a half after
starting work the Hercules pulled out
for Honolulu. This is exceptionally
fast work.
CASTLE FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
The trip to Tanning Island planned
for the barkentine S. N. Castle by an
afternoon paper was and is, chimeri.
cal to the last degree. The staunch
little vessel clears tomorrow for San
Francisco, taking ballast and the co.
pra she originally brought to the port
when she put in with the distress sig.
mails flying.
81 leave for the coast tomorrow
morning" stated Captain Won Dalhern
this morning, land never had any in.
tention of going to Tanning Island
AS a matter of fact have been trying
| for some time past to make negotia
! tons for a cargo of scrap iron for Sc
attic but there was nothing doing and
/ clear tomorrow.
There is full cargo waiting for
me in San Francisco to take to Tahiti
and ! will pick that up and get away
again as soon as l can in order to
make up for the time / have lost here
My original orders were to proceed to
Hama but the cable received yesterday
upsets that plan"
PLANS TO RETIRE.
Il am going to spend one more
summer in the Pacific and then 1 will
retire" was the announcement made
by Captain Won Dalhern, of the bark
entine S. N. Castle, this morning.
If the captain carries out his word
the Pacific will lose one of its we'll
known characters and one of the
most popular captains that ever
steered windjammer into port.
Captain Delhern is known to every
island in the Big ocean and is not
only met with the glad hand by every
one but what is more always has a
smile and hearty grip for all COM
ers. He leaves for San Francisco
with the S. N. Castle tomorrow morn
ing and will not be seen here for
some time again. 1t is hoped that he
will reconsider his present decision.
STARS EXCLUSIVE STORY.
Readers of the Stars waterfront
page will be given an exclusive story
every afternoon. Heretofore demo
cracy has been the keynote but fash
ions must be followed.
Story one. Following out the Stars
exclusive prediction that the Pacific
ocean contains water prominent wat
erfront official this morning made this
statement during the course of an ex-
elusive interview with a Star report
err 1T not only contains water" he
stated but there is another exclu-
sive piece of information | will give
YOU for your papers exclusive use.
The water in the Pacific is likely to
taste salt and will wet you if You
should fall in"
PASSENGERS.
Departed.
Per str w. G, Hall, for Kauai
ports, May "a. V. Peters, Francis
Gay, b. F, Wicker. ]. H. Morange, wife
and three children, c. A. Rice, ed
Paris, G. Schuman, Mrs. Chong, A.
Nelson, R. P. Saplding and wife, Mrs.
Hay, Mrs, A. H, Rice
Booked.
Per p, NJ. S. S. Persia, Tor Orient,
May l1-Dr. Clark, X, Oshima, G.. J..
Bell, wife and infant, A, Phillips and
wife, Ebisuya and wife.